PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mikey trident (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Shanks
vs
trident

192 cm
21
268 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Shanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, mikey trident!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but trident moves away.
trident lands with a straight right. Shanks didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
trident looks to land a combination but Shanks avoids it well.
Shanks misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Shanks.
Shanks has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shanks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
trident thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Shanks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
trident wants to improve his position but instead Shanks has moved into half guard.
Shanks not doing much here.

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.
trident has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shanks is working away from the top position though.
Shanks winds up and cracks trident with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
trident trying to control from the bottom.
trident might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shanks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shanks is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
trident is trying to maintain the position but Shanks is very close to passing his half guard.
trident is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
trident trying to control from the bottom.

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.
Shanks content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edward Shanks.
A punch combination from trident misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Shanks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

trident throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
trident fails to land with a series of punches.

Shanks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shanks lands in his opponent's guard.
Shanks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
trident tries to roll over but Shanks keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
trident is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if trident can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two 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.
trident is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shanks is controlling the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edward Shanks.
Shanks slips a straight right by trident.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks slips a straight right by trident.

Shanks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for trident!
trident tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Shanks controlling the pace for now.
trident takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
trident should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
trident wants to hold on but Shanks pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Shanks dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

trident uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shanks.
A looping hook to the body misses from trident. Shanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from trident.
Shanks shoots in for a takedown but trident shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
trident throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shanks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around trident's waist but trident gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shanks off to one side.
trident throws a right and a left that Shanks avoids nicely.
Shanks throws a jab when trident was well out of range.
Shanks is trying hard to land a takedown here. trident sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Shanks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
trident waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shanks.
Shanks avoids the body shot from trident.

That's two 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.
trident's corner calls for a 1-2. trident obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
trident throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
trident checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shanks dodges the punch combination from trident.
trident fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shanks manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shanks throws a jab when trident was well out of range.
mikey trident is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shanks blocks a jab.
trident misses with a body shot.
trident tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shanks was well out of range. Poor timing from trident.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shanks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
trident tries to bum rush Shanks with a series of wild strikes but Shanks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shanks shoots in but trident avoids the takedown attempt easily.
trident looks to score with a jab to the body but Shanks is just out of range.
mikey trident has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
trident fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
mikey trident comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shanks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Shanks!