PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cappadonna Frappuccino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched. Frappuccino has chosen Apinamies as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Shaw
vs
Frappuccino

185 cm
25
180 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

185 cm
26
180 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Resistance

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cappadonna Frappuccino!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frappuccino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Frappuccino. That snapped Shaw's head back.
Shaw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frappuccino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaw momentarily.
Frappuccino misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frappuccino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frappuccino jabs at Shaw's body.
Frappuccino checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Frappuccino misses the target.
Frappuccino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Jab from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frappuccino.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frappuccino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Frappuccino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shaw under the eye.
Shaw dodges the punch combination from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino checks the leg kick.
Frappuccino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frappuccino's waist but Frappuccino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shaw off to one side.
Frappuccino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frappuccino cracks Shaw with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frappuccino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frappuccino.
A combination from Frappuccino does no damage.
Frappuccino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaw lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frappuccino throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frappuccino moves into range and clinches up with Shaw.
Frappuccino wants to break free but Shaw has control.
Frappuccino tries a body shot but Shaw blocks it.
Frappuccino lands a right hand.
Frappuccino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw has Frappuccino pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frappuccino manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Shaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frappuccino circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaw looks for the body kick but Frappuccino saw that one coming.
Shaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frappuccino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Frappuccino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frappuccino looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Frappuccino is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shaw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Frappuccino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frappuccino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frappuccino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shaw.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frappuccino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shaw - the referee stops the clock and Frappuccino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shaw. Frappuccino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Frappuccino scores with a jab. Shaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaw tries to move into range but Frappuccino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frappuccino feints a jab promting Shaw to slip. Frappuccino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Frappuccino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frappuccino misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frappuccino throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Shaw misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Shaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shaw. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shaw.
Shaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shaw throws a wild body kick that Frappuccino sees coming a mile off.
Shaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frappuccino just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw tries to clinch up but Frappuccino circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frappuccino as he jumps to the side.
Shaw shoots in but Frappuccino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frappuccino misses with a body shot
and Shaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Frappuccino checks a low kick from Shaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Frappuccino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frappuccino checks it well.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Frappuccino scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cappadonna Frappuccino dominated that round.
That's time! Shaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab, jab by Frappuccino - just one landing.
Frappuccino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shaw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Frappuccino's head.
Shaw keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Frappuccino misses with an uppercut.
Shaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Frappuccino.
Frappuccino misses with a hook.
Frappuccino misses with a wild combination.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frappuccino as he avoids it easily.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frappuccino moves away.
Frappuccino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Frappuccino.
Shaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frappuccino avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frappuccino connects with the punch.
Frappuccino fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaw moves forwards but Frappuccino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shaw connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Frappuccino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw clobbers Frappuccino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Frappuccino throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Cappadonna Frappuccino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frappuccino slips under a jab.
Cappadonna Frappuccino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frappuccino lands a glancing blow to the side of Shaw's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frappuccino misses the shot to the body.
Shaw moves away from the strike by Frappuccino.
Shaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frappuccino swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Frappuccino.
Frappuccino throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Shaw lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frappuccino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Frappuccino lands a jab to the nose.

Shaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shaw lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shaw stops Frappuccino from standing up.
Shaw works over Frappuccino with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw passes Frappuccino's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Frappuccino wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Shaw there.
Frappuccino pushes Shaw off looking to stand but Shaw dives back in and keeps control.
Frappuccino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frappuccino is trying to stand.
Shaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Frappuccino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shaw content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shaw wants to pass to mount but Frappuccino is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frappuccino tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Shaw manages to move to mount!
Frappuccino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frappuccino trying desperately to get to his feet.
Shaw dominating with strikes here.
Shaw raining down shots from the mount!
Shaw working the ground and pound effectively.

Frappuccino is rocked!
Frappuccino wants to try and get back to his feet.
Frappuccino is still in real trouble! Can Shaw finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw looking to finish Frappuccino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frappuccino!
Shaw trying to control but Frappuccino is having none of it.
Frappuccino really trying hard to get back to half guard 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 Don Shaw will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Shaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frappuccino seems to have recovered his senses.
Frappuccino looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Frappuccino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw misses with an uppercut.
Shaw throws a hook but Frappuccino blocks it.
Shaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Frappuccino sprawls well. He's pushed Shaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shaw lands with a shot to the body.
Shaw walks into a left hand.
Shaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frappuccino!
Shaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frappuccino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frappuccino lands a really nice looking cross but Shaw seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw takes a swing at Frappuccino's ribcage but misses.
Shaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frappuccino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shaw.
Frappuccino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frappuccino looks to land a combination. Shaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shaw looks to throw the jab but Frappuccino is out of range.
Frappuccino looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Frappuccino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Shaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frappuccino is looking to chop away at Shaw's legs.
Frappuccino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Frappuccino misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt - Frappuccino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frappuccino.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frappuccino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frappuccino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shaw - the referee stops the clock and Frappuccino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shaw. Frappuccino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Frappuccino misses the jab.
Shaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw slips under a jab from Frappuccino.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Frappuccino misses.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Frappuccino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a two punch combination.
Frappuccino tries to score with a low kick but Shaw moves his leg out of the way.
Shaw feints and then cracks Frappuccino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frappuccino down.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frappuccino manages to avoid it.
Shaw throws a hook to the side of Frappuccino's head but Frappuccino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frappuccino looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Frappuccino.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino misses with a few strikes there.
Frappuccino misses with an uppercut. Shaw saw that one coming.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frappuccino manages to avoid it.
Frappuccino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frappuccino throws a good cross that connects.
Frappuccino misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frappuccino moves forwards but Shaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frappuccino slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frappuccino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frappuccino throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Frappuccino throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Shaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Frappuccino misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Frappuccino.
Frappuccino is trying to break the clinch but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Frappuccino avoiding damage as Shaw throws knees to the body.
A short right from Frappuccino on the inside.

Frappuccino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cappadonna Frappuccino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Frappuccino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cappadonna Frappuccino!
Cappadonna Frappuccino took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.