PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chipped Shoulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Spite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoulder's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Call On Me - Eric Pyrdz. Spite is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nelly - "Here Comes The Boom". Chipped Shoulder could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DeAngelo Spite's chin.

Shoulder
vs
Spite

175 cm
23
155 lbs
14 - 2 - 1

183 cm
26
155 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chipped Shoulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DeAngelo Spite!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Shoulder with that takedown attempt.
Spite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shoulder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shoulder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spite.
Shoulder misses with a low kick.
A combination from Spite does no damage.
Chipped Shoulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoulder lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Spite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shoulder misses with a low kick.
Spite works over Shoulder's head and body with a nice combination.
Shoulder is looking to slow Spite down with leg kicks.
Shoulder scoring well with a low kick there.
Spite misses with a straight right.
Shoulder connects with a solid leg kick.
Spite thuds a left hand into Shoulder's body.
Shoulder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spite misses with a series of wild punches.
Spite will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shoulder thumps Spite with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shoulder closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shoulder lands in his opponent's guard.
Shoulder is pushing down on Spite's leg trying to pass to half guard. Spite is fighting to maintain full guard but Shoulder has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shoulder throwing shots but Spite is blocking nicely.

Shoulder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shoulder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shoulder thows a huge punch but Spite dodges it nicely.
Spite holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shoulder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spite looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spite defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shoulder misses with the combination.
Shoulder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spite.
Shoulder throws a nice looking combination but Spite bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shoulder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shoulder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spite was well out of range. Poor timing from Shoulder.
Spite throws a series of punches but Shoulder avoids them all with ease.
Spite throws a series of punches but Shoulder avoids them all with ease.
Spite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spite waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shoulder.
Shoulder moves out of range as Spite strikes.
Good leg kick by Shoulder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Spite.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder throws a leg kick but Spite sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Shoulder.
Shoulder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spite counters with a straight right hand.
Shoulder slips under a jab.
Shoulder misses with an uppercut. Spite saw that one coming.
Spite fails to land with a series of punches.
Spite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spite throws a nice looking combination but Shoulder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shoulder lands a high kick!
Spite lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spite throws a front kick aimed at Shoulder's knee but Shoulder avoids it well.
Shoulder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spite.
Shoulder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shoulder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shoulder looks to land a combination but Spite avoids it well.
Shoulder has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chipped Shoulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoulder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crunch! Shoulder slams his shin into Spite's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spite.

Shoulder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shoulder thows a huge punch but Spite dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spite has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shoulder is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shoulder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spite defending well though.
Shoulder throwing shots but Spite is blocking nicely.
Spite manages to get to full guard.
Shoulder looking to pass the guard.
Shoulder with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chipped Shoulder dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shoulder fails to land the takedown.
Shoulder cracks the inside of Spite's front leg.
Spite throws a solid leg kick but Shoulder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spite.
Shoulder throws a head kick that half lands.
A left and a right from Spite both land. Nice combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shoulder.
Shoulder tries a head kick but it misses.
Spite's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spite swinging wildly here.
Shoulder defending well as Spite loads up on a big left hand.
Spite throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Shoulder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spite's guard.
Shoulder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shoulder sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spite's guard.
Spite regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shoulder.
Shoulder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shoulder 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoulder prevents Spite from getting back to his feet.
Shoulder is fighting to break Spite's control of his arms but Spite is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shoulder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shoulder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spite works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shoulder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spite is keeping the position for now.
Shoulder lands a couple of digs.
Shoulder throws a big right hand that misses.
Shoulder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shoulder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two 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.
Shoulder looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shoulder fakes the leg kick and cracks Spite in the body.
Spite displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shoulder.
Spite has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shoulder.
Shoulder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shoulder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spite counters with a left to the body.

Shoulder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Spite tries to hold on but Shoulder pushes him away.
Spite sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Shoulder seems to be working for a kimura but Spite defends the submission attempt.
Spite tries to kick Shoulder off but Shoulder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spite controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Spite is trying to stand up here but Shoulder is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Shoulder there.
Shoulder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spite won't allow Shoulder to pass to mount.
Spite is looking to improve his position.
Shoulder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shoulder trying to advance position but Spite counters by regaining guard.

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.
Spite controls Shoulder momentarily but Shoulder frees himself.
Shoulder throws a big right hand that misses.
Shoulder thows a big elbow that misses.
Spite is looking to stand up but Shoulder isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spite slaps away a takedown attempt from Shoulder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chipped Shoulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoulder throws the left hand but Spite avoids the punch easily.
Shoulder throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spite's waist but Spite gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shoulder off to one side.
Spite connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shoulder defending well as Spite loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chipped Shoulder will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Shoulder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spite checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
DeAngelo Spite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spite on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shoulder. Shoulder obviously looking to wear him down.
Shoulder is looking to slow Spite down with leg kicks.
Shoulder tries to move into range but Spite moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chipped Shoulder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shoulder lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spite has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spite and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spite lands a slapping body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Spite.
Shoulder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spite checks it well.
Shoulder misses with a jab to the body
and Spite counters with a left and a right that stings Shoulder.
Spite falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shoulder counters with a nice leg kick.
Spite misses with a few strikes there.
Spite blocks a head kick by Shoulder.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spite checks a leg kick.
Shoulder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spite sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shoulder dodges the punch combination from Spite.
Shoulder misses the body punch
and Spite counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spite misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spite takes a swing at Shoulder's ribcage but misses.
Shoulder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spite's sensitive parts.
Shoulder throws a combination that misses
and Spite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shoulder tries a head kick but it misses.
Shoulder finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spite lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shoulder circles away quickly and effectively.
Shoulder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shoulder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spite goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spite keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spite misses with a series of wild punches.
Spite throws a right and a left that Shoulder avoids nicely.
Spite displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shoulder.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chipped Shoulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spite throws a nice looking combination but Shoulder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeAngelo Spite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spite uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shoulder.
Spite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shoulder tries a head kick but it misses.
Spite throws a lazy right hand but Shoulder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shoulder misses with a hook to the body
and Spite counters with a one-two to the body.
Spite cracks Shoulder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shoulder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shoulder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spite was well out of range. Poor timing from Shoulder.
Nice shot lands for Spite.
Spite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shoulder.
Spite just misses with a punch to the body.
Spite throws a series of strikes that have Shoulder backpedaling.
Spite misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shoulder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spite counters with a three punch combo that has Shoulder backing up. Shoulder nods at Spite to acknowledge the strikes.

Shoulder gets the takedown into side control.
Shoulder in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Spite bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A head kick misses from Shoulder.
Spite goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spite fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shoulder on the side of the head.
Shoulder thumps Spite with a low kick.
Shoulder swinging wildly here.
Shoulder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shoulder feints and then cracks Spite's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spite down.
Shoulder scores with a jab to the body.
Shoulder connects with a solid leg kick.
Shoulder lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeAngelo Spite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shoulder is looking to slow Spite down with leg kicks.
Shoulder misses the body punch
and Spite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder scoring well with a low kick there.

Shoulder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shoulder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spite utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shoulder prevents Spite from getting back to his feet.
Shoulder advances to half guard.
Shoulder throwing shots but Spite is blocking nicely.
Spite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shoulder.
Shoulder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spite punching from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shoulder scores with a head kick.
Shoulder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chipped Shoulder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spite takes a swing at Shoulder's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeAngelo Spite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shoulder 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!