PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Linder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shore is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dr. Feelgood. Wade Linder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Linder
vs
Shore

175 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Linder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Shore!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Linder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Linder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Linder working over Shore with some ground and pound. Shore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Linder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Shore is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Linder lands strikes from half guard.
Shore is still in real trouble! Can Linder finish him?
Linder frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Linder landing strikes, looking to finish!
Linder landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linder dominating with strikes here.
Linder landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Linder.
Shore is bucking up trying to escape but Linder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Linder landing shots from mount.
Linder breaks from Shore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Linder lands a big elbow.
Linder looking to finish Shore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shore!
Linder looking to finish Shore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shore!
Linder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Linder lands a heavy elbow.
Linder lands a big shot there that rocks Shore but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linder looking to finish Shore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shore!
Linder landing strikes from the mount and Shore is in trouble!
Linder is breathing heavily.

Linder working for a guillotine from mount but Shore is in no mood to give up.
Shore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Linder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Linder raining down shots from the mount!
Linder lands a heavy elbow.
Shore is bucking up trying to escape but Linder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Linder postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shore looks a forlorn figure.
Shore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Linder unloading with bombs!
Linder punishing his opponent with strikes.

Linder is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shore is surviving well by controlling Linder's body position as best he can.
Linder looking to finish Shore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shore!
Linder is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shore is bucking up trying to escape but Linder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Linder with shots to the head and body - Shore looks very uncomfortable down there.
Linder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shore hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Linder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Linder lands a big elbow.
Linder landing strikes from the mount.
Linder lands with some strikes.
Linder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Linder breaks from Shore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Linder cracks Shore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Linder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Linder landing strikes, looking to finish!
Linder is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Linder working the ground and pound effectively.
Linder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Linder lands a heavy elbow.
Linder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Linder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Linder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Linder has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Linder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Shore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Linder unloading with bombs!
Linder with a couple of short strikes.
Shore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linder punishing his opponent with strikes.
Linder unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Linder.
Linder lands a big shot there that rocks Shore but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Linder lands a nice shot to the head.
Shore is desperately trying to improve his position but Linder has a good base and remains in mount.
Shore is in a horrible position here. Linder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shore is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Linder with shots to the head and body - Shore looks very uncomfortable down there.
Linder looking to finish Shore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shore!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shore is bucking up trying to escape but Linder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Linder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shore hang on?
Linder lands a heavy elbow.
Linder with shots to the head and body - Shore looks very uncomfortable down there.
Linder with good strikes from the mount here!
Linder is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Linder is landing with some decent strikes but Shore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Linder.
The referee warns Shore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Linder cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Linder working Shore over with strikes here.
BOOM! Linder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shore taking shots to the head.
Linder landing shots from mount.
Linder breaks from Shore's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Linder looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Linder fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Linder landing punches.
Linder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Linder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linder with shots to the head and body - Shore looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Linder connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Linder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shore stuffs the takedown.
Linder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shore tries to avoid it but Linder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shore to the ground. Shore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Linder.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Linder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linder fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Linder.
Linder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shore circles away.
Linder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shore tries to avoid it but Linder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shore to the ground. Shore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Linder looks for a takedown but Shore sprawls well.
Linder tries for a takedown but Shore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Linder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Linder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shore pinned against the cage. Shore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Linder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Linder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shore circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linder looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Linder misses with a takedown attempt - Shore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Linder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Linder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shore is fending him off so far but Linder persists. Nope, Shore circles away and we're back to standing.
Linder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wade Linder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shore circles away.
Linder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shore as he jumps to the side.
Linder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shore pinned against the cage. Shore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Linder closes the distance and clinches up with Shore, looking for a takedown. Linder pushes Shore against the cage but Shore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Linder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Linder or perhaps it was just good defense by Shore which made him look bad.
Shore stuffs the takedown attempt from Linder. Linder gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linder tries for a takedown but Shore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Linder shoots in looking for a takedown. Shore tries to sprawl out of it but Linder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Linder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shore as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Shore as Linder shoots in.
Linder shoots in and drives through. Shore sprawls well.
Linder tries for a takedown but Shore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Linder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shore but Shore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Linder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shore can do to turn this around?
Linder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Linder fails with the takedown.
Linder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shore tries to avoid it but Linder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shore to the ground. Shore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Linder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Linder fails with a takedown attempt.
Linder fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shore is fending him off so far but Linder persists. Nope, Shore circles away and we're back to standing.
Shore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shore stuffs the takedown attempt from Linder. Linder gets slowly back to his feet.
Linder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shore's waist but Shore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Linder off to one side.
Linder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shore as he jumps to the side.
Shore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Shore. No joy for Linder on that attempt.
Linder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shore swivels and escapes.
Linder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Linder closes the distance and clinches up with Shore, looking for a takedown. Linder pushes Shore against the cage but Shore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Linder shoots in but Shore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Linder or perhaps it was just good defense by Shore which made him look bad.
Linder looks for a takedown but Shore sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linder shoots in looking for a takedown. Shore tries to sprawl out of it but Linder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Linder fails with a takedown attempt.
Shore stuffs the takedown attempt from Linder. Linder gets slowly back to his feet.
Linder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shore but Shore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Shore as Linder shoots in.
Linder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shore is fending him off so far but Linder persists. Nope, Shore circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Shore as Linder shoots in.
Linder shoots in for a double leg but Shore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Shore. No joy for Linder on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Linder or perhaps it was just good defense by Shore which made him look bad.
Linder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shore swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Shore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shore stuffs the takedown.
Linder misses with a takedown attempt - Shore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Linder swinging wilding here.
Linder has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Linder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shore dodges the punch combination from Linder.
Linder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shore circles away.
Linder tries for a takedown but Shore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Linder looks to land a left hand but Shore moved out of range nicely.
Linder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Linder looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Linder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Linder fails to land the takedown.
Linder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Linder.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linder shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linder throws a nice looking combination but Shore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linder throws a head kick but Shore moves out of range.
Shore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shore is fending him off so far but Linder persists. Nope, Shore circles away and we're back to standing.
Linder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Linder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shore stuffs the takedown.
Shore blocks a jab.
Shore slips under a jab from Linder.
Linder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Linder wants to clinch.
Linder moves in looking to clinch but Shore pushes him off.
Linder throws a sloppy head kick and Shore moves out of range easily.
Linder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shore swivels and escapes.
Linder fails to land the takedown.
Linder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linder shoots for a takedown but Shore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Linder looks for a takedown but Shore sprawls well.
Linder has a takedown stuffed.
Linder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shore circles away.
Linder wants to clinch up but Shore keeps it at a distance.
Linder shoots in but Shore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Linder fails to land with a series of punches.
Shore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Linder throws a wild body kick that Shore sees coming a mile off.
Linder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Linder.
Nice sprawl there from Shore as Linder shoots in.
A head kick misses from Linder.
Linder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shore's waist but Shore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Linder off to one side.
Linder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shore tries to avoid it but Linder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shore to the ground. Shore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Linder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Shore as Linder shoots in.
Linder throws a right hand that Shore ducks under and follows up with a left that Shore also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linder looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Linder fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeremy Shore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Linder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shore as he avoids it easily.
Linder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linder tries to clinch there but Shore circles away.
Linder shoots in looking for a takedown. Shore tries to sprawl out of it but Linder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Linder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shore's waist but Shore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Linder off to one side.
Shore blocks a head kick by Linder.
Linder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linder throws a sloppy head kick and Shore moves out of range easily.
Linder tries for a takedown but Shore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Linder misses with a head kick.
Linder shoots for a takedown but Shore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shore stuffs the takedown attempt from Linder. Linder gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linder.
Nice takedown defense from Shore. No joy for Linder on that attempt.
Linder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shore circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Shore as Linder shoots in.
Linder moves in looking to clinch but Shore pushes him off.
Linder moves in looking to clinch but Shore pushes him off.
Linder shoots in and drives through. Shore sprawls well.
Linder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shore checks the leg kick.
Shore stuffs the takedown attempt from Linder. Linder gets slowly back to his feet.
Linder moves in looking to clinch but Shore pushes him off.
Linder shoots for a takedown but Shore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Linder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shore is fending him off so far but Linder persists. Nope, Shore circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Linder.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Shore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shore 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Shore!