PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenix Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fields comes into the arena with The Beast in Me - Johnny Cash blaring out of the sound system. Shawn Fields has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fields
vs
Espada

162 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fenix Espada!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Espada drives through with a takedown into guard.
Espada wants to control from the top but Fields keeps moving.
Fields has Espada pulled in close to control his posture.
Fields manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Espada manages to get himself to full guard.
Fields throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Espada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fields throws a strike but Espada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espada trying to control the position from guard on top but Fields is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fields pulls Espada in close to prevent any damage.

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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Fenix Espada hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fields misses with a double jab.
Fields swings widly with a right hand
and Espada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Espada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fields jabbing away but nothing is landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fields takes a shot to the head.
Fields misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espada tries a body shot but Fields blocks it.
Espada throws a head punch that misses.
Espada misses with some punches.
Espada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fields drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Espada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fields misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espada misses with a body punch.
Espada blocks a body shot from Fields.
Fields can't find room to land a body shot as Espada controls the action.
Fields's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Espada blocking some punches.
Espada tries a body shot but Fields blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Fields.
Fields dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fields lands a nice shot to the body.
Espada misses with a punch to the body.
Espada can't find room to land a body shot as Fields controls the action.
Espada tries to throw a body punch but Fields avoids it by throwing Espada back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fields.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Espada can't find room to land a body shot as Fields controls the action.
Fields lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Espada backwards.
Fields content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fields cracks Espada with a nice body shot.
Fields lands an uppercut.
Fields working aggressively here.
Fields struggles to land a body shot inside as Espada controls his hands.
Fields struggles to land a body shot inside as Espada controls his hands.
Fields blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fields pushes Espada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fields tries to work over Espada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Espada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Fields.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fields tries to throw a body punch but Espada avoids it by throwing Fields back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fields as Espada tries to tie him up.
Fields misses with a body punch.
Espada misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Fields dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good exchange - Fields coming out on top.

It looks like Fenix Espada has been cut.
Espada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Espada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fields misses with a hook.
Espada slips under a jab from Fields.
Shawn Fields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Fields misses.
Espada moves forwards but Fields connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fields misses with a takedown attempt - Espada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fields shoots in and drives through. Espada sprawls well.
Espada staying out of range there.
Espada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Espada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fields was well out of range. Poor timing from Espada.
Espada missing with a left hand there. Fields was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fields throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Espada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espada misses the body punch
and Fields cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fields misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fields looks to land a combination but Espada avoids it well.
Fields misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Fields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Espada - just one landing.
Fields throws a right hand that Espada ducks under and follows up with a left that Espada also avoids with ease.
Espada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Espada shoots in for a takedown but Fields shows good takedown defense.
Espada connects with a body shot that sends Fields's belly button to the back.

Fields shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fields showed some decent athleticism there.
Fields uses his free foot to push down on Espada's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Espada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields throwing strikes but Espada bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Espada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fields swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fields has control of Espada's left arm, preventing Espada from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shawn Fields wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Espada scores with a punch to the head.
Espada takes one to the chin there.
Fields fails to land with a series of punches.
Espada ducks under a wild hook from Fields.
Fields takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fields uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Espada has time to react.
Fields swings widly with a right hand
and Espada counters with a nice body shot.

Espada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Espada is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fields cracks Espada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fields misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Espada.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Espada swings for the body but Fields moves out of range.
Fields takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fields swats away the attempt to clinch by Espada.
Espada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Espada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Fields dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fenix Espada's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Espada misses with a body shot.
Fields connects with a looping right hand.
Espada stuns Fields with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Espada just misses with a punch to the body.
Shawn Fields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fields shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Espada's guard.
Fields tries to free his leg and advance position but Espada is retaining full guard.
Fields slips nicely into half guard.
Fields winds up and cracks Espada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fields wants to advance to full mount but Espada doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fields stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Espada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fields might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Espada is proving hard to escape from.
Shawn Fields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Fields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fields looking to pass the guard.
Fields with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fields trying to control the position from guard on top but Espada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fields pushing down on Espada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Espada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fields sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Espada defending well though.
Fields scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Espada is not content to let Fields control the position.
Espada tries to roll over but Fields keeps him under control.
Fields throwing shots but Espada is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields moves nicely into side control.
Fields is trying to ground and pound but Espada uses the momentary lack of control by Fields to regain half guard.
Fields is looking to pass Espada's guard but actually Espada recovers to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fields won't allow Espada to get back to his feet.
Fields looking to pass the guard.
Shawn Fields is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields stands and throws Espada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fields creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fields in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fenix Espada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fields tries to score with some ground and pound. Espada controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fields postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fields trying to control the position but Espada is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Espada is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Fields showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fields has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

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