PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Metis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamus O Hooligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hooligan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Metis
vs
O Hooligan

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Metis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamus O Hooligan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hooligan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Hooligan tries to clinch but Metis is having none of it.
O Hooligan circles away from the clinch attempt

so O Hooligan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Metis is trying to keep O Hooligan in close.
O Hooligan looking to sit in guard and control but Metis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Metis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Hooligan is keeping the position for now.
Metis wants to stand and escape but instead O Hooligan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hooligan tries to free his leg and advance position but Metis is retaining full guard.
Metis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Metis keeping moving, preventing O Hooligan from controlling successfully.
O Hooligan looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Metis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and O Hooligan counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hooligan trying to control the position but Metis is working away.
Metis struggling a bit here.
Metis wants to get back to his feet but O Hooligan drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hooligan advances to mount.
Metis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Metis is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Hooligan tries to control but Metis wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Metis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Metis is working to get back to half guard.
Metis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Metis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

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.
O Hooligan moves nicely into side control.
Metis is trying to control O Hooligan's posture but O Hooligan avoids it.
Metis tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Metis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Metis wants to control but O Hooligan is having none of it.
Metis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus O Hooligan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Hooligan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Metis is fending him off so far but O Hooligan persists. Nope, Metis circles away and we're back to standing.
O Hooligan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Hooligan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Metis pinned against the cage. Metis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Metis with a lazy takedown attempt

and O Hooligan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Metis wants to improve his position but O Hooligan is controlling well.
O Hooligan tries to stand and escape but Metis is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metis is looking to escape.
Metis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Metis trying to control the position.
O Hooligan is breathing heavily.
O Hooligan thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hooligan wants to control from the top but Metis keeps moving.

Metis has his foot on O Hooligan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Hooligan works his way back into a safe position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Metis with a poor takedown

and O Hooligan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
O Hooligan is looking to take a break and control but Metis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Metis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Metis is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hooligan wants to take a breather but Metis is having none of it.
Metis trying to hold on to O Hooligan's head to control him but O Hooligan postures up.

O Hooligan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Metis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O Hooligan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O Hooligan's back!
Will Metis go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Metis is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Shamus O Hooligan has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metis tries to keep control of the position but O Hooligan is staying busy.
O Hooligan can't escape the position.
Metis thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
What can O Hooligan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Metis thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Metis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Metis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, O Hooligan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Metis tries to keep control of the position but O Hooligan is staying busy.

Metis is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Metis trying to control.
O Hooligan tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus O Hooligan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

O Hooligan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Metis pinned against the cage. Metis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Hooligan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and O Hooligan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Metis's guard now.
Metis trying to keep a closed guard but O Hooligan is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Matt Metis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
O Hooligan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Metis.
Metis misses with a takedown attempt

and O Hooligan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Hooligan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Metis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Hooligan leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Hooligan prevents Metis from breaking the clinch.
Metis goes for a takedown attempt but O Hooligan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Metis has his takedown stuffed

and O Hooligan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Metis!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Hooligan looking to control but Metis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Metis tries to hold on but O Hooligan pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hooligan looking to control but Metis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Metis wants to hold on but O Hooligan pushes him away.
Metis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Hooligan is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Metis is in real trouble.
Metis turns into O Hooligan and is now in his guard.
Metis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
O Hooligan seems keen to control Metis's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O Hooligan is looking for a triangle here but Metis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Metis tries to score with some ground and pound. O Hooligan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Metis has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Metis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O Hooligan is squirming around, avoiding Metis's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Metis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
O Hooligan tries to control Metis's body but Metis pushes him off. O Hooligan squirms to his side and now Metis has his back!
Metis tries to keep control of the position but O Hooligan is staying busy.
Metis misses with an elbow to the head.
Metis has good solid back control here.
Metis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shamus O Hooligan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Hooligan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus O Hooligan!