PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shields
vs
Beef

183 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chicken Beef!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beef stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shields.
Beef throws a body punch but Shields moves out of range.
Shields shoots in and drives through. Beef sprawls well.
Chicken Beef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beef throws a leg kick
and Shields counters with a low kick, right behind Beef 's knee.
Shields feints and then cracks Beef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beef down.
Beef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shields.

Shields throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beef tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shields is in Beef's guard.
Beef looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Beef is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shields postures up in Beef's guard and throws a big left but Beef blocks it.
Shields trying to control but Beef is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Shields wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Beef throws a leg kick
and Shields counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Shields misses
and Beef counters with a nice leg kick.
Shields tries to work over Beef's front leg with a kick but Beef checks it.
Shields keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beef misses with a straight left.
Beef avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beef misses with a lunging right hand
and Shields counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beef.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beef takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shields slips a jab from Beef.
Beef throws a right and a left that Shields avoids nicely.

Shields scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shields works his way into side control.

Shields thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shields working the head with strikes.
Shields wants to control but Beef is keeping him busy.
Shields tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shields wants to control but Beef is keeping him busy.
Shields 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shields avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beef throws a right hand that misses
and Shields counters with a leg kick.
A head kick by Beef misses
and Shields counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shields scores with a nice body kick.
Beef scores with a leg kick.
Beef throws the kick towards the body but Shields avoids it.
Shields throws a leg kick
and Beef counters with a head kick.
Beef throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields blocks a head kick by Beef.
Beef throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beef tries to clinch but Shields moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Shields throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beef tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shields is in Beef's guard.
Shields controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beef has momentary wrist control but Shields slips an elbow through the middle.
Shields thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields throwing strikes from guard but Beef blocks nicely.
Beef avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shields wants to pass the guard but Beef is keeping the position.
Beef keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Shields passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shields throwing shots but Beef is blocking nicely.
Shields not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Shields is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Shields is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beef doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shields.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Beef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shields is stalling here. Beef is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shields seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Beef has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Shields sneaks back into half guard.

Shields actively working from the bottom here.
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 David Shields will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shields misses with a leg kick
and Beef counters with a nice body shot.
Shields moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Shields is predictable there
and Beef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like David Shields has been cut.
Shields throws out a leg kick but Beef moves out of range and Shields only half commits.
Shields connects with an inside leg kick.
Beef takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shields moves out of range as Beef strikes.
Beef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shields.

Shields closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beef quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields is trying to control. Beef wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Shields seems to be working for a kimura but Beef defends the submission attempt.
Beef tries to get to full guard but Shields has control of the leg.

Shields wants to work for an arm triangle but Beef is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shields missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shields seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Shields seems content to control.
Beef wants to improve his position but Shields is controlling well.
Shields sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beef defending well though.
Shields trying to control from half guard but Beef is working away.
Beef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beef won't allow Shields to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef trying to hold on to Shields's head to control him but Shields postures up.
Shields works his way into side control.
Shields misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Beef is looking for a sweep.
Shields tries to score with some ground and pound. Beef controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Beef is looking for a sweep.
Shields wants to control but Beef is keeping him busy.

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.
Shields fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Beef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shields controlling the position from side mount.
Beef is trying to control Shields's posture but Shields avoids it.
Chicken Beef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shields misses with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Shields.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shields, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Shields!