PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Gaynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hop sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gaynes
vs
sing

175 cm
19
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Gaynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, hop sing!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaynes.
sing wants to clinch up but Gaynes keeps it at a distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gaynes.

Gaynes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
sing is looking to clinch.
sing throws the kick towards the body but Gaynes avoids it.
Gaynes throws a series of punches but sing moves out of range.

Gaynes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. sing looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
sing is not content to let Gaynes control the position.

Gaynes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by sing, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sing is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gaynes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Gaynes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gaynes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
sing is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gaynes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gaynes is breathing heavily.
sing is controlling Gaynes's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gaynes is thwarting sing's attempts to control the position.

sing actively working from the bottom here.
sing wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

sing is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gaynes's half guard.
Gaynes is not content to let sing control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sing wants to get back to his feet.
sing looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
sing moves nicely into side control.
Gaynes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gaynes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

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.
Gaynes is not content to let sing control the position.
sing tries to advance to mount but Gaynes denies him.

sing tries for a kimura but Gaynes is defending well.
sing avoids the strikes from the bottom by Gaynes.
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 Shawn Gaynes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

sing shoots and misses

and Gaynes counters with a shoot takedown. sing fights it but they end up in guard.
sing wants to get back to his feet but Gaynes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gaynes looking to pass the guard.
Gaynes wants to control from the top but sing keeps moving.
Gaynes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
sing wants to sweep but no luck.
Gaynes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as sing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sing is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
sing looking for a sweep. Not yet sing, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gaynes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from sing.

Gaynes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for sing!
Gaynes tries to control but sing wriggling away.
Gaynes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
sing wants to hold on but Gaynes pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sing tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gaynes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. sing can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
sing is trying to escape the mount.
Gaynes working sing over with strikes here.

Gaynes has control of sing's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and sing regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sing holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gaynes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
sing wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gaynes.
sing is squirming around, avoiding Gaynes's attempts to control the action.
sing really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gaynes trying to control but sing is having none of it.
sing tries to lock up and control but Gaynes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
sing working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Gaynes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

sing with a poor takedown

and Gaynes moves into the clinch.

Gaynes tightens his grip and picks sing up, before dumping him to the ground. sing manages to land in guard.
Gaynes trying to control but sing is working from the bottom.
Gaynes passes sing's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
sing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gaynes is working away from the top position though.
sing throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
sing trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaynes is trying to work for a kimura but sing is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sing is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sing has his takedown stuffed

and Gaynes counters with a takedown into side control.
Gaynes trying to control the action but sing is working from the bottom.
sing is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaynes trying to control the position but sing is working away.
sing tries to bench press Gaynes off him but Gaynes keeps the position.
Gaynes in side control, throwing shots but sing defends.
Gaynes working the head with strikes.
sing is looking to reverse the position.
sing is trying to control Gaynes's posture but Gaynes avoids it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
sing closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gaynes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sing!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaynes wants to control the pace but sing is squirming around nicely.
Gaynes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gaynes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
sing regains half guard.
Gaynes tries to pass the half guard into mount. sing knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
sing is looking to control Gaynes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can sing avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gaynes passes to side control.
sing manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gaynes's best efforts.
sing wants to control but Gaynes is keeping busy.
hop sing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Gaynes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
sing punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Gaynes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaynes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Gaynes!