PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick O Shae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontana comes to the cage accompanied by Pass The Dutchie. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fontana
vs
O Shae

186 cm
24
192 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

170 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Fontana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick O Shae !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Shae manages to avoid it.
Fontana misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Fontana does no damage.
Fontana scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Fontana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fontana looks to score with a jab to the body but O Shae is just out of range.
Fontana misses with a wild combination.
Fontana takes a swing at O Shae 's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! O Shae slams his shin into Fontana's torso.
Fontana misses with a series of wild punches.
O Shae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fontana's calf.
Fontana is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Shae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fontana throws a right and a left that O Shae avoids nicely.
Fontana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fontana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Fontana.
Fontana blocks a head kick by O Shae .
Fontana tries to bum rush O Shae with a series of wild strikes but O Shae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Shae tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No joy there for Fontana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fontana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Shae circles away quickly and effectively.
O Shae moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Shae scoring well with a low kick there.
O Shae cracks the inside of Fontana's front leg.

O Shae lands a high kick to the side of Fontana's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! O Shae dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Paulo Fontana has been cut.
O Shae controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
O Shae wants to stand but Fontana is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shae postures up.
O Shae is stalling in the full guard.
O Shae trying to control but Fontana is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Fontana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fontana looking to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Fontana misses.
Fontana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Shae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rick O Shae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fontana looks to score with a jab to the body but O Shae is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontana shoots in looking for a takedown. O Shae tries to sprawl out of it but Fontana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Shae manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fontana wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Fontana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Shae misses with a head kick.
O Shae throws a head kick but Fontana moves out of range.
Fontana wants to clinch.
Fontana lands a nice looking body shot.
Paulo Fontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontana lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Shae backs up against the cage.
Fontana misses with a wild combination.
Fontana avoids the head kick by O Shae .

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae dodges the punch combination from Fontana.
Fontana is looking to wear down O Shae with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fontana!
Fontana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fontana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Shae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fontana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Shae moves away.
Fontana just misses with a punch to the body.
O Shae misses with a head kick.
O Shae throws and low kick but Fontana moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rick O Shae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fontana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Shae , right into the meat.
O Shae shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fontana throws a shot from downtown. O Shae moves away and avoids it.
O Shae fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fontana is out of range.
Fontana misses the shot to the body.
Fontana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Shae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fontana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Shae .
O Shae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fontana.
Fontana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Shae .
Fontana scores with a hook.
Fontana is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fontana blocks a head kick by O Shae .
O Shae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Shae .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fontana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by O Shae .
O Shae scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Shae .
O Shae scoring well with a low kick there.
Fontana throws the left hand but O Shae avoids the punch easily.
O Shae misses with a head kick.
Paulo Fontana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fontana misses with the combination.
Fontana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Shae throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fontana blocks a head kick by O Shae .
O Shae throws a front kick aimed at Fontana's knee but Fontana avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Fontana's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

O Shae throws a head kick but Fontana moves out of range.
O Shae dodges the punch combination from Fontana.
An inside leg kick from O Shae misses.
Fontana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Shae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Shae throws a leg kick but Fontana sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from O Shae .
Fontana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fontana misses the shot to the body.
O Shae wants to land a leg kick but Fontana is out of range.
Fontana closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Shae circles away.
O Shae tries to land a leg kick but Fontana saw it coming and moves away.
O Shae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Shae attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Shae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Fontana does no damage.
O Shae swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Shae counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fontana blocks a head kick by O Shae .
O Shae finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Shae . That's going to slow Fontana down.
O Shae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fontana. That did some 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!
O Shae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Shae plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
O Shae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fontana misses with a series of wild punches.
Fontana lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Shae .
O Shae throws a low kick, looking for Fontana's leg but Fontana calmly moves out of range.
O Shae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fontana.
Fontana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fontana blocks a head kick by O Shae .
O Shae throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fontana throws a series of punches but O Shae moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shae tries a head kick but it misses.
O Shae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Shae tries a head kick but it misses.
O Shae avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Shae tries to land a leg kick but Fontana saw it coming and moves away.
Fontana thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fontana looks to land a combination. O Shae sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Shae tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Fontana's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

O Shae throws a head kick that Fontana semi-blocks.

Paulo Fontana's cut is getting worse.
O Shae misses with a leg kick.

Fontana pushes O Shae up against the cage in a clinch.
Fontana keeps control of O Shae as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fontana scores with a shot to the side of O Shae 's head.
O Shae blocks an uppercut.
Fontana throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
O Shae blocking some punches.
O Shae tries to break the clinch but Fontana is controlling the position.
Fontana is working O Shae over against the cage.
O Shae wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fontana pushes O Shae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Shae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fontana has O Shae pressed against the cage.
Fontana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fontana.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
Fontana throws a head punch that misses.
Fontana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fontana lands a body punch.
Fontana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Shae .
O Shae can't break the clinch.
Fontana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fontana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Shae stalling in the clinch but Fontana improves position.
O Shae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fontana working aggressively here.
Fontana lands a left hand.
Fontana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fontana tries a body shot but O Shae blocks it.
O Shae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fontana prevents O Shae from breaking the clinch.
O Shae wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fontana misses with a punch to the body.
Fontana throws a head punch that misses.
Fontana cracks O Shae with a nice body shot.
O Shae is trying to break the clinch but Fontana has him pressed against the cage.
Fontana lands a nice shot to the body.
O Shae is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
O Shae is looking to break free of the clinch but Fontana has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Fontana.
Fontana tries to work over O Shae 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fontana lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fontana.
Fontana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fontana lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
Fontana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Shae wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fontana displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Shae up against the cage.
O Shae has had enough of the clinch but Fontana keeps him there for the moment.
Fontana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fontana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontana lands with a light punch inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fontana. O Shae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fontana misses with a series of wild punches.
Fontana scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fontana misses with a two punch combination.
Fontana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fontana fails to land with a series of punches.
O Shae moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from O Shae .
A punch combination from Fontana misses.
Fontana closes the distance and clinches up with O Shae , looking for a takedown. Fontana pushes O Shae against the cage but O Shae circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Shae pushes Fontana away with a front kick.
Fontana lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Fontana had his way with Rick O Shae in that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Fontana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

O Shae plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fontana throws a body punch but O Shae moves out of range.
Fontana tries to bum rush O Shae with a series of wild strikes but O Shae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fontana blocks a head kick by O Shae .
Fontana avoids the head kick by O Shae .
O Shae avoids the body shot from Fontana.
O Shae throws a head kick that misses.
Fontana swinging wilding here.
No luck for Fontana with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana lands a right hook to the body.
O Shae throws a head kick but Fontana moves out of range.
Fontana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fontana throws a series of strikes that have O Shae backpedaling.
Fontana shoots in and drives through. O Shae sprawls well.
Fontana takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fontana misses with a straight left.
O Shae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Shae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fontana throws a right hand that O Shae ducks under and follows up with a left that O Shae also avoids with ease.
O Shae slips a jab and a cross from Fontana.
Fontana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rick O Shae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Fontana.
Fontana takes a head kick and keeps coming.
O Shae slips a jab and a cross from Fontana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana looks to land a combination but O Shae avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Fontana blocks the low kick.
Fontana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Shae . That's going to slow Fontana down.
O Shae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fontana fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Fontana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fontana tries to clinch there but O Shae circles away.
Fontana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Shae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paulo Fontana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Shae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Shae cracks the inside of Fontana's front leg.
No luck for Fontana with that takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
O Shae connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! O Shae slams his shin into Fontana's torso.
O Shae is looking to slow Fontana down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Fontana.
Fontana fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick O Shae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Shae 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick O Shae ! Rick O Shae retains his middleweight title!