PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Janus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman has chosen Shaman's Dream as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Janus
vs
Shaman

162 cm
34
167 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

182 cm
26
168 lbs
12 - 5 - 2

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh Janus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janus fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Janus.
Janus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Janus throws a head kick but Shaman moves out of range.
Janus moves forwards but Shaman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Janus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shaman looks to land a right hand but Janus moved out of range.
Janus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaman misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaman keeps the fight on the outside.
Janus throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Janus scores with a head kick. Shaman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Blind Shaman has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janus wants to clinch up but Shaman keeps it at a distance.
Janus scores with a jab. Shaman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Janus throws a nice looking combination but Shaman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shaman throws a looping overhand right but Janus ducks down to avoid it.
Janus moves out of range of the body kick.
Shaman misses with a wild body shot.
Shaman swats away the attempt to clinch by Janus.
Janus looks to throw a body kick
and Shaman counters with a straight right hand.
Janus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shaman.
Shaman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janus manages to avoid it.
Janus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janus throws a sloppy head kick and Shaman moves out of range easily.
Janus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shaman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Janus misses its intended target.
Shaman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Janus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shaman lands a right hand.
Janus blocks a body shot from Shaman.
Shaman pushes Janus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Janus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaman blocks it with crossed arms.
Shaman misses with a body punch.
Janus lands a knee to the body.
Shaman stalling in the clinch but Janus improves position.
Janus landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shaman.
Shaman can't break the clinch.
Shaman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shaman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaman lands with a right to the head.
Janus throws a head punch that misses.
Shaman throws an elbow that misses.
Janus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Janus tries to throw a body punch but Shaman avoids it by throwing Janus back against the cage.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaman blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaman.
A short right from Janus.
Shaman misses with an elbow strike.
Janus missing with knees to the body.
Janus avoiding damage as Shaman throws knees to the body.
Janus trying to control the position but instead, Shaman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Janus into the cage.
Shaman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shaman up against the cage.
Shaman blocking some punches.
Shaman misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman misses with a punch to the body.
Janus working aggressively here.
Janus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Janus lands an elbow that stopped Shaman in his tracks for a moment.
Janus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janus lands with a right to the head.
Shaman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janus backwards.
Shaman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Janus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shaman tries to land knees in the clinch but Janus avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shaman fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Blind Shaman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shaman.
Janus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shaman manages to circle out of the way.
Janus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janus misses with a low kick.
Janus throws a sloppy head kick and Shaman moves out of range easily.

Janus has closed the distance and engaged Shaman in a clinch.
Shaman trying to stall but Janus improves his position.
Shaman lands an elbow that stopped Janus in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Shaman.
Shaman misses with an elbow strike.
Shaman avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janus misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Janus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shaman lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Janus letting Shaman take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blind Shaman.
Shaman throws a head kick but Janus moves out of range.
Janus looks to clinch
and Shaman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaman lands a really nice looking cross but Janus seems unphased.
Janus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shaman counters with a two punch combo.
Janus throws a leg kick
and Shaman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shaman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shaman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shaman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Janus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shaman.
Shaman tries to land a front kick but Janus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Janus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Janus.
Blind Shaman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Janus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Janus clinches up against the cage.
Shaman tries to work over Janus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Shaman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaman with a knee to the head.
Shaman swings wildly with an uppercut but Janus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janus has a couple of punches blocked by Shaman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shaman is defending well for now.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janus avoids it.
Shaman is trying to pull guard but Janus has him pressed against the cage.
Shaman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Janus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaman misses with a knee strike.
Shaman tries to circle away but Janus has him pinned against the cage.
Janus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Janus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Janus as Shaman tries to tie him up.
Shaman working hard to break the clinch.
Shaman throws a head punch that misses.
Janus prevents a body shot from Shaman.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janus lands a knee to the body.
Janus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janus lands an elbow inside that Shaman shrugs off.
Janus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Janus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaman stalling.
Shaman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Janus blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Janus.

That has opened up Blind Shaman's cut even more.
Janus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Janus misses with the head strike.
Janus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Janus has a couple of punches blocked by Shaman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Blind Shaman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Janus slips a straight right by Shaman.
Shaman swats away the attempt to clinch by Janus.
Janus wants to clinch up but Shaman keeps it at a distance.

Shaman gets tackled into the cage by Janus. Janus maintains the clinch.
Shaman tries to work over Janus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaman blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Janus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman is trying to push Janus away but Janus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Janus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Janus tries to stall but Shaman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shaman presses Janus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Janus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaman's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman tries to work over Janus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shaman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaman cracks Janus with a nice body shot.
Shaman managing to block the knees to the body from Janus.
Shaman taking a breather.

Shaman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janus tries a head kick but it misses.

Janus gets tackled into the cage by Shaman. Shaman maintains the clinch.
Janus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Janus as Shaman tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
Janus swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janus misses with a knee to the head.
Hugh Janus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman is looking to break free of the clinch but Janus has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janus.
Shaman lands an elbow inside that Janus shrugs off.
Janus lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.

Shaman manages to break the clinch.

Shaman instigates a clinch.

Shaman breaks from the clinch.

Shaman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaman throws an elbow that misses.
Shaman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Janus avoids a wild elbow strike from Shaman.
Shaman scores with a hook to the body.
Shaman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janus pushes Shaman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Janus.
A bit of stalling here from Shaman.
Janus tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaman avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Janus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Janus.
Shaman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shaman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Janus or not.
Shaman dodges an elbow strike from Janus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Janus.
Shaman fails to pull guard.
Janus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shaman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Janus prevents a body shot from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaman scores with a shoulder strike.
Janus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaman looking to slow down the pace here.
Janus works on Shaman's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janus lands a left hand.
Shaman missing with knees to the body.
Janus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Janus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shaman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Janus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Janus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shaman's defenses.
Shaman can't find room to land a body shot as Janus controls the action.
Janus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaman blocks it with crossed arms.
Shaman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Janus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Janus scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Janus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Janus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shaman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Blind Shaman!
Blind Shaman looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'When my mother gave birth to me in the forests I was struggling so much that I wrapped my own mothers neck tightly with my embilical chord. End in end, I had to bust my embilical chord by tightening heavily....I earnt my freedom and it cost me my own mother. Matador mightt have felt like this.'.