PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Jakort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shewmaker (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.

Jakort
vs
Shewmaker

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Jakort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shewmaker misses with a head kick.

Jakort shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shewmaker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Shewmaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Jakort has gone for a leg lock! Shewmaker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jakort's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jakort throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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

Shewmaker gets to his feet - Jakort follows without any prompting.

Jakort gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shewmaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Jakort is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jakort is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jakort is breathing heavily.
Shewmaker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jakort's guard.

Shewmaker seems to be looking for submissions.

Shewmaker is working for a submission of some sort.

Shewmaker wants to work for an arm triangle but Jakort is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jakort slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shewmaker wants to pass the guard but Jakort is keeping the position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shewmaker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shewmaker wants to stand but Jakort has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Shewmaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Jakort is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shewmaker is aware though and is defending well.

Shewmaker drops back looking for a leg! Jakort is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jakort manages to kick Shewmaker off! Shewmaker jumps back into Jakort's guard.

Jakort has his foot on Shewmaker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shewmaker works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shewmaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shewmaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Jakort is working an open guard so Shewmaker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shewmaker with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jakort counters with a single leg into guard. Shewmaker didn't expect that.

Jakort is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shewmaker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shewmaker has escaped and now he's on top!
Shewmaker stands and throws Jakort's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Shewmaker stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jakort tries to close the distance and clinch but Shewmaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shewmaker tries to clinch up.

Shewmaker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Shewmaker is trying to work for a kimura but Jakort is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jakort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jakort looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Shewmaker is looking for a kimura here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shewmaker stops Jakort from getting back to his feet.

Shewmaker is looking for a kimura but Jakort is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shewmaker to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jakort actively working from the bottom here.

Shewmaker is working for a submission of some sort.

Shewmaker seems to be working for a kimura but Jakort defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Shewmaker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jakort shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shewmaker regains half guard.

Jakort is working for a submission of some sort.

Shewmaker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jakort is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jakort is working for a submission of some sort.

Shewmaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Shewmaker actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Shewmaker looking for submissions off his back.
Frank Shewmaker has got the better of the ground game so far.

Shewmaker is defending against the submission attempts here by Jakort.

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

Shewmaker clinches up against the cage.

Shewmaker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shewmaker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shewmaker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jakort is aware though and is defending well.
Shewmaker can't keep his opponent in guard - Jakort advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Jakort 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.

Shewmaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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.

Shewmaker actively working from the bottom here.

Jakort is working for a kimura here but Shewmaker manages to reverse the position and he's now in Jakort's guard.

Shewmaker drops back looking for a leg! Jakort is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jakort manages to kick Shewmaker off! Shewmaker jumps back into Jakort's guard.

Shewmaker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jakort has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shewmaker has managed to get both his arms back between Jakort's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Jakort is looking for a triangle but Shewmaker pushes his legs off easily.

Shewmaker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Shewmaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Shewmaker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Jakort looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shewmaker passes into half guard.

Shewmaker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jakort has managed to free his arm - good work.

Shewmaker seems to be working for a kimura but Jakort defends the submission attempt.

Shewmaker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jakort defends it well.

Jakort looking for submissions off his back.

Jakort actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shewmaker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Jakort is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shewmaker pulls his head out easily.

Shewmaker has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jakort defend it? Shewmaker steps over the head and cranks it - Jakort is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shewmaker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Shewmaker!