PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Woo Petz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaemus O Shaunessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Shaunessy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Becoming The Bull by Atreyu. Shaemus O Shaunessy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Petz
vs
O Shaunessy

225 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Woo Petz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shaemus O Shaunessy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Shaunessy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petz.

O Shaunessy clinches up with Petz and pushes him back against the cage.
Petz drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Shaunessy pulls his leg out and moves away.

O Shaunessy has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Shaunessy tries to land a knee to the head but Petz blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Shaunessy as Petz tries to tie him up.
O Shaunessy stops a takedown attempt from Petz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woo Petz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petz tries for a takedown but O Shaunessy manages to get underhooks.
O Shaunessy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petz wants to stall.
Petz wants a takedown but no success here.
Petz taking a breather.
O Shaunessy misses with a knee strike.
O Shaunessy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petz blocks it with crossed arms.
O Shaunessy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petz has O Shaunessy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Shaunessy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by O Shaunessy.

It looks like Woo Petz has been cut.
Petz takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Shaunessy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Shaunessy lands a nice knee to the body.
Petz is breathing heavily.
O Shaunessy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Shaunessy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
O Shaunessy scores with a knee to the head.
O Shaunessy with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Shaunessy connects with a knee to the head.
O Shaunessy with a knee to the head.
O Shaunessy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

O Shaunessy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

O Shaunessy rushes Petz and presses him up against the cage.
O Shaunessy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Shaunessy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Petz can't get the takedown.
O Shaunessy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petz's face.
O Shaunessy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petz tries to pull guard but O Shaunessy won't allow it.
O Shaunessy landing knees to the head.
O Shaunessy connects with a knee to the head.
O Shaunessy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Shaunessy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petz goes for a takedown attempt but O Shaunessy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

O Shaunessy has managed to clinch.
Petz has O Shaunessy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Shaunessy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

O Shaunessy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petz shoots in looking for a takedown. O Shaunessy tries to sprawl out of it but Petz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Shaunessy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

O Shaunessy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petz wants a takedown but no success here.
Petz looking for a takedown.
Petz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Shaunessy is keeping busy.
Petz wants a takedown but no success here.
O Shaunessy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petz blocks it with crossed arms.
O Shaunessy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petz's face.
Still in the clinch, O Shaunessy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Shaunessy just stands there and leans against the cage.

O Shaunessy breaks the clinch.

O Shaunessy has closed the distance and engaged Petz in a clinch.
O Shaunessy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petz wants a takedown but no success here.

O Shaunessy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Petz is trying to keep an underhook but O Shaunessy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Petz missing with punches from the bottom.
Petz 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petz is trying to maintain the position but O Shaunessy is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petz is holding on to half guard well.
Well, if O Shaunessy 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Shaunessy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petz's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petz wants to control but O Shaunessy is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaemus O Shaunessy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woo Petz's cut.
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.

O Shaunessy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petz goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Shaunessy prevents it.
O Shaunessy connects with a knee to the head.
O Shaunessy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Shaunessy is keeping busy.
Petz takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Shaunessy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
O Shaunessy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petz blocks it with crossed arms.
Petz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Shaunessy fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Petz tries to keep at a distance but O Shaunessy has taken the fight into the clinch.

O Shaunessy jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Shaunessy looking for a sweep. Not yet O Shaunessy, not yet.
O Shaunessy is trying to control the position but Petz postures up.
O Shaunessy keeping moving, preventing Petz from controlling successfully.
Petz throwing strikes but missing.
Petz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petz throws a big elbow that misses.
O Shaunessy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petz passes into half guard.
O Shaunessy is staying active underneath Petz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Shaunessy wants to control but Petz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petz trying to control from half guard but O Shaunessy is working away.
Petz prevents O Shaunessy from improving his position.
O Shaunessy is breathing heavily.
Petz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petz winds up and cracks O Shaunessy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Petz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
O Shaunessy trying to control but Petz postures up.
Petz lands with a punch from half guard.
Petz drops an elbow to the side of O Shaunessy's head.
Petz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Petz winds up and cracks O Shaunessy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Shaunessy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shaunessy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Petz working over O Shaunessy with some ground and pound. O Shaunessy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Petz lands a nice short elbow.
Petz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Shaunessy is refusing to be controlled, as Petz sits in half guard.
Petz throwing shots but O Shaunessy is blocking nicely.
Petz with the ground and pound but O Shaunessy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Petz is in close to O Shaunessy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Petz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Shaunessy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Petz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petz chips away with some ground and pound.
Woo Petz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Shaunessy pulls Petz in close to prevent any damage.
Petz trying to control the position from guard on top but O Shaunessy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shaunessy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petz's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petz keeping moving, preventing O Shaunessy from controlling successfully.
O Shaunessy throws a big right hand that misses.
Petz controlling O Shaunessy's posture.
O Shaunessy trying to control but Petz is working from the bottom.
Petz pulls O Shaunessy in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Shaunessy lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woo Petz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Woo Petz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

O Shaunessy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petz, pushing him back against the cage.
Petz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Shaunessy fights it off and pushes away nicely.

O Shaunessy rushes Petz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Shaunessy is pressed up against the cage. Petz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Shaunessy down to the mat. O Shaunessy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
O Shaunessy lands with a nice body kick.

O Shaunessy moves into the clinch successfully.
Petz takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Shaunessy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Shaunessy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woo Petz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petz taking a breather.
Petz is trying to drag O Shaunessy to the mat but O Shaunessy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

O Shaunessy successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shaunessy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
O Shaunessy keeping moving, preventing Petz from controlling successfully.
O Shaunessy wants to sweep but no luck.
O Shaunessy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Shaunessy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Shaunessy tries to strike from the bottom.
O Shaunessy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Petz throwing strikes but missing.
O Shaunessy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Shaemus O Shaunessy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

O Shaunessy takes the fight into the clinch.
O Shaunessy prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Shaunessy is pressed up against the cage. Petz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Shaunessy down to the mat. O Shaunessy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

O Shaunessy moves into the clinch.
Petz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Shaunessy fights it off and pushes away nicely.

O Shaunessy closes the distance and pushes Petz back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Shaunessy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petz has O Shaunessy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Shaunessy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petz is trying to pull guard but O Shaunessy has him pressed against the cage.

O Shaunessy breaks the clinch.

O Shaunessy has Petz up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by O Shaunessy.
Woo Petz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shaunessy landing knees to the body.
O Shaunessy throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Shaunessy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Petz.
O Shaunessy tries to land a knee to the head but Petz blocks with his arms.
O Shaunessy looking to throw knees to the head but Petz is blocking nicely.
O Shaunessy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petz blocks it with crossed arms.
O Shaunessy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Shaunessy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
O Shaunessy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petz wants a takedown but no success here.
O Shaunessy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but O Shaunessy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shaemus O Shaunessy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petz takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Shaunessy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petz looking to stall.
O Shaunessy misses with a knee to the head.
O Shaunessy looking to throw knees to the head but Petz is blocking nicely.
Petz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Shaunessy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
O Shaunessy has Petz pushed against the cage.
Petz wants to take the fight to the mat but O Shaunessy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Petz trying to control the position but instead, O Shaunessy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petz into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Shaunessy tries to land a knee to the head but Petz blocks with his arms.
Petz tries to score a body lock takedown but O Shaunessy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
O Shaunessy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petz blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petz looking to slow down the pace here.
O Shaunessy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaemus O Shaunessy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Shaunessy 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Shaemus O Shaunessy!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Shaemus O Shaunessy!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Shaemus O Shaunessy!

Shaemus O Shaunessy wins by unanimous decision!