PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JC DQ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

DQ
vs
Shaw

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

169 cm
21
184 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JC DQ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DQ tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shaw swivels and escapes.

Shaw shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. DQ manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
DQ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shaw preventing the sweep.
Shaw scoring with some ground and pound.
Shaw works over DQ with some ground and pound from guard.
Shaw postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
DQ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
Shaw connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DQ controls Shaw momentarily but Shaw frees himself.
Shaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DQ is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shaw distracts DQ with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
DQ wants to stand and escape but Shaw is having none of it.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shaw is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
DQ is breathing heavily.
Shaw won't allow DQ to sweep him here.
Shaw wanted to stand there but DQ had control of the position.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but DQ is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of DQ's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shaw postures up.
Shaw content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
DQ will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
DQ wants to control but Shaw passes easily into half guard.
DQ is trying to stand.
Shaw working over DQ with some ground and pound. DQ looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shaw works his way into full mount!
Shaw with the ground and pound from mount.
Shaw looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DQ is bucking up trying to escape but Shaw cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
DQ wants to control but Shaw is having none of it.
DQ is in a horrible position here. Shaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shaw landing shots from mount.
DQ wants to control but Shaw is having none of it.
Shaw punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shaw landing strikes from the mount.
DQ wants to control but Shaw is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A nice elbow there by Shaw.
DQ slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
DQ is looking to control Shaw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DQ avoid being mounted?

DQ actively working from the bottom here.
Shaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
DQ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaw.
DQ is looking to control Shaw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DQ avoid being mounted?
DQ moves into full guard.
Shaw won't allow DQ to get back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

DQ escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shaw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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

Shaw changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. DQ looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
DQ regains half guard.
DQ gets back to full guard.
Shaw wants to get up but he can't break DQ's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
DQ working a defensive guard here.
DQ pulls Shaw in close to prevent any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shaw stands and throws DQ's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Shaw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shaw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
DQ is looking to regain half guard here but Shaw keeps moving and retains side control.
Shaw scoring with punches and elbows.
DQ is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shaw connects with a decent elbow.
DQ is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
DQ is trying to improve his position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throws an elbow but DQ slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Shaw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shaw throws a leg kick but DQ moved away.

DQ closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shaw did well to prevent DQ getting side control.
DQ works his way into side control.
DQ trying to control the position but Shaw is working away.
DQ working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but DQ wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
DQ in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shaw managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by DQ.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

DQ goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shaw rolls with the submission and now he's on top in DQ's guard! Nice work there by Shaw!
Shaw throws a big right hand that misses.
DQ not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shaw cracks DQ with a solid left hand.
DQ trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

DQ wriggles free and stands up.
DQ shoots and misses

and Shaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DQ's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Shaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

DQ shoots in for a takedown but Shaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaw is looking to land body kicks.
DQ fails with the takedown.

Shaw has managed to clinch.
DQ trying to control the position but instead, Shaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed DQ into the ropes.

Shaw breaks the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as DQ checks a leg kick.

Shaw looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shaw landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like Shaw is going to stand back up.
Shaw thows a huge punch but DQ dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Shaw is looking for a kimura but DQ is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shaw to get the leverage.
DQ is looking to improve his position.
DQ is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shaw tries to work over DQ's front leg with a kick but DQ checks it.
Shaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw tries to work over DQ's front leg with a kick but DQ checks it.
DQ keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two 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.
Shaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DQ has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JC DQ. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shaw instigates a clinch.
DQ lands with a light punch inside.
Shaw is working for takedown but DQ is calmly controlling the position for now.
DQ is working for takedown but Shaw is calmly controlling the position for now.
DQ landing knees to the body.

Shaw drags the fight down to the ground.
Shaw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DQ's guard.
DQ lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shaw!

DQ goes for an armbar but Shaw turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Shaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DQ is trying to keep Shaw in close.
Shaw is looking to work some ground and pound but DQ has wrist control.
Shaw postures up in DQ's guard and throws a big left but DQ blocks it.
DQ wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw stands up over DQ, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
DQ is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chad Shaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shaw won't allow DQ to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DQ's waist but DQ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shaw off to one side.
Shaw fails in his attempt to clinch.

Shaw throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. DQ was covering up waiting for the punch and Shaw finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shaw throws and elbow that misses. DQ uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shaw's guard. Nice move by DQ!
DQ stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shaw is on top in guard.
Shaw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shaw postures up.

DQ throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shaw lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
DQ looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
DQ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaw with a nice head shot there.
DQ is trying to keep Shaw in close.

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

Shaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DQ missing with knees to the body.
Shaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but DQ pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shaw slaps away a takedown attempt from DQ, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DQ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
JC DQ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but DQ swivels and escapes.
Shaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DQ counters with a thumping low kick.

DQ rushes Shaw and presses him up against the ropes.

Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DQ misses with a takedown attempt

and Shaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DQ's guard.
Shaw throwing strikes but missing.
DQ scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
DQ looking for a sweep. Not yet DQ, not yet.
Shaw scoring with some ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
DQ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
DQ is trying to control the position but Shaw postures up.
Shaw throws a big right hand that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
DQ misses with a takedown attempt

and Shaw moves into the clinch.
Shaw gets underhooks to prevent DQ's takedown attempt.

DQ manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
DQ preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

DQ is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaw is aware though and is defending well.
Shaw wants to get up but he can't break DQ's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Shaw drops back, looking for a kneebar! DQ looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. DQ looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from DQ!

DQ thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but DQ presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
JC DQ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DQ unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Chad Shaw!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Chad Shaw!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Chad Shaw!

Chad Shaw wins by unanimous decision!