PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ring is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ring
vs
Pitt

185 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition
O'Brannigan's Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Pitt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pitt has managed to clinch.
Ring is breathing heavily.

Pitt breaks from the clinch.
Pitt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ring counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pitt with a nice cross.

It looks like Shane Ring has been cut.
Pitt misses with a series of wild punches.

Pitt closes the distance and clinches.

Pitt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitt misses with a body shot.
Pitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pitt clinches with his opponent.

Ring manages to break the clinch.

Pitt gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pitt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitt.
Pitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rings head.
Come on Pitt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Ring working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Pitt.
Pitt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ring backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pitt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pitt lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ring walks into a left hand.
Ring drops his hands momentarily and Pitt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pitt takes a swing at Ring's ribcage but misses.
Pitt throws a series of punches but Ring avoids them all with ease.
Pitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ring.
Pitt scores with a jab. Ring acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitt. Ring does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitt throws a combination. Ring tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ring throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitt connects with a body shot that sends Ring's belly button to the back.
Pitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pitt throws a right hand that Ring ducks under and follows up with a left that Ring also avoids with ease.
Pitt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Shane Ring's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pitt.
Pitt works the jab nicely.
Ring has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pitt finds it's way round the side to connect with Ring's head.
No joy there for Pitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ring swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pitt just misses with a punch to the body.

Pitt closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Pitt.
Pitt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ring backwards.

Pitt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitt misses with a double jab
and Ring counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pitt thinking.
Pitt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Shane Ring's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pitt throws a right and a left that Ring avoids nicely.

Pitt takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pitt breaks from the clinch.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Ring swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pitt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ring rather than just go for the knockout.

Pitt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Pitt.
A short body shot lands from Pitt as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Pitt.
Nice body punch from Pitt - that landed with a thud.
Pitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Pitt lands a body punch.
Pitt gets through Ring's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Pitt.
Pitt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pitt stalling.
Pitt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pitt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Pitt.
Pitt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pitt stalling.
Pitt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Pitt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ring misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Pitt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pitt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Pitt.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.

Jeez, Shane Ring's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pitt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ring counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitt lands a nice shot to the body.

Pitt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Pitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Ring's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pitt misses the shot to the body.
Ring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ring keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ring throws a big shot that misses.
Ring misses with the combination.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ring paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Pitt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt slips a straight right by Ring.
Pitt misses with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ring is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pitt lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Pitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pitt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Pitt's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pitt receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Good body shot from Pitt.
Pitt is pushing Ring up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Pitt.
Ring takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ring slips a jab and a cross from Pitt.
Pitt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ring paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ring drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pitt misses with an uppercut.
Pitt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pitt lands a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Ring's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Pitt!