PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Judah
vs
Shaker

188 cm
28
195 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

180 cm
33
195 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arman Shaker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaker throws the kick towards the body but Judah avoids it.
As Shaker tries to get set, Judah tries to push him back and clinch up but Shaker manages to avoid the attempt.
Shaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah.
Nice straight punches there by Judah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Judah.
Judah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shaker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Shaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaker.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaker misses the target.
Shaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head.
Judah cracks a nice hook into Shaker's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaker throws a leg kick but Judah checks it.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Shaker looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Judah gets a clinch.

Shaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Shaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shaker fakes the leg kick and cracks Judah in the body.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Shaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shaker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shaker throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily.
Judah cracks a nice hook into Shaker's ribs.
Judah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.

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!
Judah doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaker circles away.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaker.
Judah throws a jab when Shaker was well out of range.
Shaker throws a front kick aimed at Judah's knee but Judah avoids it well.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaker moves away.
Judah swings for the body but Shaker moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Shaker. That snapped Judah's head back.
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Shaker down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shaker checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Judah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaker momentarily.
Shaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
Shaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Judah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shaker.
A countering left hand to the body from Shaker misses.

Judah gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Judah has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Shaker has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shaker avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Shaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaker avoids the damage to the body.
Shaker blocks a body shot from Judah.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaker blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Shaker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaker managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaker.
Judah lands a body shot.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Shaker jumps guard but Judah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Judah lands a body shot.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shaker's face.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Shaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Judah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shaker throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Shaker looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely.
Shaker throws a solid leg kick but Judah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaker.
Good work by Shaker as he checks the leg kick.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Judah scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shaker.
An inside leg kick from Judah misses.
Shaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Judah with a nice cross.
Shaker throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Shaker off balance momentarily.
Shaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah half committed to a counter leg kick.
Judah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaker. Shaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Arman Shaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah throws a low kick, looking for Shaker's leg but Shaker calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker lands with a good body shot.
Shaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Shaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Shaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Judah takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaker takes an elbow to the temple.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Shaker breaks the clinch.
Shaker cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs.
Judah punishes Shaker's body with a nice straight punch.
Judah throws a body kick that misses.
Shaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Judah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Judah staying out of range there.
Judah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shaker just manages to avoid it.
Shaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaker throws a solid leg kick but Judah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaker.
Judah misses with a hook. Shaker ducked under it nicely.
Judah slips under a jab.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Shaker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Judah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Judah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shaker will feel that in the morning.
Shaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Shaker looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Shaker misses with a straight right.
Judah takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shaker shoots in for a takedown but Judah shows good takedown defense.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
Shaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaker.
Jab by Judah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head.
Shaker throws the kick towards the body but Judah avoids it.
Shaker blocks the body kick.
Shaker cracks Judah with a good jab.
Shaker misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Shaker is predictable there
and Judah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Judah throws a leg kick
and Shaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Shaker moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah tried to score with a low kick but Shaker checks it.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah is looking to wear down Shaker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shaker misses with a two punch combination.
Judah is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shaker.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Shaker ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Judah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Judah wants to land a leg kick but Shaker is out of range.
Judah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shaker counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Judah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Judah lunges at Shaker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shaker's hand.
Shaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaker moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Shaker throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shaker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shaker ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Shaker misses with a low kick.
Shaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Judah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Shaker blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Judah will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Judah throws a leg kick which misses Shaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Shaker tries to avoid it.
Shaker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Shaker.
Shaker avoids the body shot from Judah.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaker misses the target.
Judah lands a nice shot that snaps Shaker's head back.
Shaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah scores with a leg kick.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
A good leg kick by Shaker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Judah!
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Judah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Judah lands a knee to the body.
Shaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Shaker's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Judah scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Judah lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker avoiding damage as Judah throws knees to the body.
Judah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Shaker blocks with his arms.
Judah prevents Shaker from breaking the clinch.
Judah scores with a shot to the side of Shaker's head.
Shaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shaker managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shaker.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Arman Shaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaker working hard to break the clinch.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniel Judah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaker avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker blocks an uppercut.
Shaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaker tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body.
Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Shaker jumps guard but Judah stands there with Shaker around his waist. Shaker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Judah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Judah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Daniel Judah!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Daniel Judah!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Daniel Judah!

Daniel Judah wins by unanimous decision!
Daniel Judah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.