PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Shabadoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mcbeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Shane Mcbeth enters the ring!

Shabadoo
vs
Mcbeth

168 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Shabadoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Mcbeth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcbeth avoids the body shot from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shabadoo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shabadoo avoids the head kick by Mcbeth.
Mcbeth shoots in looking for a takedown. Shabadoo tries to sprawl out of it but Mcbeth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Shabadoo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shabadoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcbeth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shabadoo as he avoids it easily.
Shabadoo throws a shot from downtown. Mcbeth moves away and avoids it.
Joey Shabadoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shabadoo misses with a two punch combination.
Mcbeth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shabadoo pinned against the cage. Shabadoo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joey Shabadoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Mcbeth.
Shabadoo cracks Mcbeth with an open hand slap.
Shabadoo stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcbeth. Mcbeth gets slowly back to his feet.
Shabadoo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shabadoo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mcbeth swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabadoo thuds a left hand into Mcbeth's body.
Mcbeth looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Mcbeth.
Shabadoo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shabadoo throws a head kick that misses.
Mcbeth throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Shabadoo counter with a right hand.

Mcbeth gets caught flat footed, as Shabadoo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Mcbeth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shabadoo connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcbeth wants to get back to his feet but Shabadoo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mcbeth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mcbeth trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcbeth lands a big elbow.
Mcbeth lands a big shot there that rocks Shabadoo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mcbeth looking to control but Shabadoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mcbeth lands a big elbow.
Shabadoo tries to reverse the position but Mcbeth maintains control.
Mcbeth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shabadoo can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcbeth looking to control but Shabadoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Shabadoo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mcbeth.
Shabadoo is trying desperately to improve position.
Shabadoo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Shabadoo tries to roll but Mcbeth sticks to his back.
Mcbeth is looking to control Shabadoo but Shabadoo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shabadoo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shabadoo is looking to get to half guard.
Shabadoo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shabadoo is working to get back to half guard.
Shabadoo is working hard here to advance position.
Mcbeth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mcbeth wants to control the pace but Shabadoo is squirming around nicely.
Shabadoo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shabadoo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mcbeth. What's that going to do exactly?
Mcbeth trying to control but Shabadoo is having none of it.

Mcbeth is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shabadoo is surviving well by controlling Mcbeth's body position as best he can.

Mcbeth working for a guillotine from mount but Shabadoo is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Shabadoo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Mcbeth moves away from the strike by Shabadoo.
Shabadoo misses with a looping right.
Mcbeth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shabadoo.
Mcbeth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shabadoo cracks Mcbeth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shabadoo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Shabadoo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mcbeth!
Mcbeth tries to reverse the position but Shabadoo maintains control.
Mcbeth is trying to stand up.
Shabadoo has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mcbeth's face.
Mcbeth is breathing heavily.
Shabadoo looking to finish Mcbeth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mcbeth!
Mcbeth wants to control but Shabadoo is having none of it.
Mcbeth is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcbeth has left one of his arms exposed and Shabadoo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Mcbeth screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Shabadoo!