PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Shinola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinola is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hollywood. Brett Shinola has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Out
vs
Shinola

174 cm
19
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beast Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Shinola!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Shinola darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shinola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shinola jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Out misses with a takedown attempt
and Shinola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shinola lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shinola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Out is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shinola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shinola lands with a kick to the temple. Out shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out wants to clinch
and Shinola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shinola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Out takes a step back to recover.
Out takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shinola.
Brett Shinola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Out with a poor takedown
and Shinola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Out. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinola lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a takedown
and Shinola counters with a one-two to the body.
Out with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shinola counters with a body kick that stops Out in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Shinola both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Shinola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Out tries for a takedown but Shinola circles away easily
and Shinola counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Out wants to clinch but Shinola slips to the side
and Shinola counters with a head kick.
Out throws a combination that misses
enabling Shinola to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out has his takedown stuffed
and Shinola counters with a head kick.
Brett Shinola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shinola throws a sloppy head kick and Out moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinola goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Out misses with a right hand
and Shinola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shinola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shinola misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinola scores with a nice right hand.
Shinola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Out takes a step back to recover.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Out. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Out tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinola is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Shinola lands but Out takes it in his stride.
Out misses with an uppercut
and Shinola counters with a nice leg kick.
Out doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shinola counters with a body kick that stops Out in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Shinola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Out misses with a right hand
and Shinola counters with a three punch combo that has Out backing up. Out nods at Shinola to acknowledge the strikes.
Out has his takedown stuffed
enabling Shinola to counter with a crisp jab.
Out shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shinola counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out misses with a lunging right hand
and Shinola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinola lands a head kick!
Out misses with a takedown
letting Shinola counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Out. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinola lands a body shot.
Out misses with a takedown attempt
and Shinola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shinola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brett Shinola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like Beast Out has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out shoots and misses
and Shinola counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Out with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shinola counters with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Shinola coming out on top.
Out fails with the takedown
and Shinola counters with a big head kick but Out shrugs it off.
Beast Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shinola, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Shinola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shinola 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Shinola!