PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Shurk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pavarez
vs
Shurk

167 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Pavarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Shurk!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shurk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pavarez is trying to defend but Shurk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shurk working Pavarez over with strikes.
Pavarez wants to get back to his feet.
Shurk slips a nice elbow through Pavarez's hands, connecting with Pavarez's forehead.
Shurk lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shurk lands a nice short elbow.
Pavarez pushes Shurk off looking to stand but Shurk dives back in and keeps control.
Pavarez is breathing heavily.
Shurk lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shurk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shurk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shurk is nestled in close to Pavarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shurk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shurk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk working over Pavarez with some ground and pound. Pavarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pavarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shurk is nestled in close to Pavarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pavarez is trying to stand.
Shurk is nestled in close to Pavarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shurk lands a nice short elbow.
Shurk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pavarez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shurk scores with a couple of nice shots.

Shurk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shurk stops Pavarez from getting back to his feet.
Shurk is nestled in close to Pavarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shurk wants to take a breather but Pavarez is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shurk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Shurk.
Shurk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shurk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shurk prevents Pavarez from standing back up.
Shurk working Pavarez over with strikes.
Shurk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shurk is nestled in close to Pavarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pavarez is staying active underneath Shurk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pavarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shurk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shurk drops an elbow to the side of Pavarez's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk lands strikes from half guard.
Shurk winds up and cracks Pavarez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shurk working the head and body with strikes.
Shurk lands with a punch from half guard.

Shurk decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Shawn Shurk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shurk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Shurk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shurk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pavarez keeps working.
Pavarez is pushing Shurk's head away, looking to escape. Shurk manages to hold on to the position though.
Pavarez taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk scoring with punches from side control.
Shurk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pavarez down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shurk working the body and head with strikes.
Shurk working the ground and pound from side control.
Shurk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pavarez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shurk scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shurk is putting a hurting on Pavarez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shurk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pavarez some visible discomfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shurk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pavarez some visible discomfort.
Pavarez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Shurk is working Pavarez over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shurk shoots in and gets a takedown into Pavarez's guard.
Shurk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shurk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shurk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shurk working Pavarez over with strikes.

Shurk stands up out of the half guard.
Shurk jabs at Pavarez's body.
Shurk works Pavarez's body with a nice hook.
Shurk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pavarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shurk somewhat.
Anthony Pavarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shurk dives in and scores a takedown into Pavarez's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shurk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shurk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shurk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk lands a couple of digs.
Shurk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shurk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shurk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shurk postures up and lands a big shot to Pavarez's brow.
Shurk scoring with some ground and pound.
Shurk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shurk postures up and lands a big shot to Pavarez's brow.
Shurk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pavarez's head.
Shurk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shurk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shurk throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shurk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Shurk gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavarez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pavarez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pavarez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shurk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shurk landing strikes.
Shurk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shurk scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pavarez to see if he's OK.
Pavarez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shurk in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shurk working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pavarez keeps working.
Shurk lands an elbow.
Shurk looks up at the clock and then as Pavarez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shurk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Shurk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pavarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shurk working the ground and pound from side control.
Shurk lands a nice forearm strike.
Shurk lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pavarez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Shurk lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurk working the head with strikes.
Shurk lands a nice forearm strike.
Shawn Shurk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shurk landing strikes.
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!
Shurk tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pavarez's legs.
Shurk looks up at the clock and then as Pavarez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shurk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shurk scores with punches from side control.
Shurk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shurk lands an elbow.
Shurk is looking to take a break and control but Pavarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pavarez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Shurk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Shurk shoots in for a takedown but Pavarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shurk digs a good hook to Pavarez's body.

Pavarez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shurk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shurk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shurk works over Pavarez with some ground and pound from guard.

Shurk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shurk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shurk stands and throws Pavarez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shurk grinds an elbow into Pavarez's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk working the body and head with strikes.
Shurk trying to control the position but Pavarez is working away.
Shurk landing a few strikes.
Shurk lands some shots froms side control.
Shurk creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shurk lands a nice forearm strike.
Pavarez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pavarez taking a bit of punishment here - Shurk scoring with strikes.
Pavarez taking a bit of punishment here - Shurk scoring with strikes.
Shurk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pavarez some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Shurk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavarez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shurk connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shurk scoring with punches and elbows.

Pavarez is rocked!
Shurk cracks Pavarez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pavarez is not content to let Shurk control the position.
Shurk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shurk landing strikes.
Shurk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pavarez taking a bit of punishment here - Shurk scoring with strikes.
Pavarez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shurk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pavarez down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavarez is pushing Shurk's head away, looking to escape. Shurk manages to hold on to the position though.
Shurk is looking to take a break and control but Pavarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shurk advances to mount.
Shurk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Pavarez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shurk unloading with bombs!
Oh Pavarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shurk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pavarez looks a forlorn figure.
Pavarez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavarez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pavarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Shurk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pavarez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shurk scoring with strikes but Pavarez is staying in there.
Shurk cracks Pavarez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Pavarez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shurk.
Pavarez is in a horrible position here. Shurk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shurk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anthony Pavarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Shurk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shurk lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Shurk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shurk 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Shurk!