PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Disamsam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shadow
vs
Disamsam

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 Hilo, Bill Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Disamsam!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow tries to clinch there but Disamsam circles away.
Disamsam moves out of range of the strikes.
Disamsam throws a right hand that Shadow ducks under and follows up with a left that Shadow also avoids with ease.
Shadow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Disamsam fails to land with a series of punches.
Shadow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Disamsam.
Disamsam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Disamsam scores with a one two! Shadow had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shadow shoots in looking for a takedown. Disamsam tries to sprawl out of it but Shadow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Disamsam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Shadow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Disamsam tries to sprawl but Shadow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shadow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shadow is looking to take a break and control but Disamsam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shadow stops Disamsam from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Disamsam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Disamsam is looking to escape.
Disamsam is refusing to be controlled, as Shadow sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bill Shadow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Disamsam takes one to the side of the head.
Shadow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Disamsam.

Disamsam gets a clinch.
Disamsam throws an elbow that misses.
Shadow throws a punch but it's blocked by Disamsam.
Disamsam misses with a knee to the head.
Shadow misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disamsam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shadows head.
Disamsam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Disamsam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Disamsam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shadow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Disamsam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shadow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Disamsam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Disamsam is trying to push Shadow away but Shadow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shadow misses with some punches.
Disamsam tries a knee to the head but Shadow blocks it.
Disamsam tries to stall but Shadow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shadow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shadow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shadow throws a punch but it's blocked by Disamsam.
Disamsam throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shadow as Disamsam tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Disamsam.
Shadow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Disamsam backwards.
Disamsam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Disamsam tries to circle away but Shadow has him pinned against the cage.
Shadow avoiding damage.
Disamsam misses with a punch on the inside.
Disamsam being controlled against the cage.
Shadow swings wildly with an uppercut but Disamsam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shadow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disamsam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Disamsam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow avoids the elbow strike from Disamsam, against the cage.
Shadow prevents Disamsam from breaking the clinch.
Shadow avoids the elbow strike from Disamsam, against the cage.
Disamsam is trying to break the clinch but Shadow is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Disamsam fails to land.
Disamsam is trying to break free.
Shadow has a couple of punches blocked by Disamsam.
Shadow stalls.
Shadow working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadow stalling the fight.
Disamsam tries to land a knee to the head but Shadow blocks with his arms.
Disamsam creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Shadow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shadow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shadow tries to keep at a distance but Disamsam has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shadow stalling in the clinch but Disamsam improves position.
Disamsam being controlled against the cage.
Shadow tries to score a body lock takedown but Disamsam shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Disamsam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shadow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Disamsam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shadow throws a punch but it's blocked by Disamsam.
Disamsam misses with the head strike.
Disamsam blocking some punches.
Disamsam gets through Shadow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shadow slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow throws a head punch that misses.
Shadow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shadow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Disamsam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shadow stalling against the cage.
Shadow swings wildly with an uppercut but Disamsam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill Shadow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Disamsam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shadow slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bill Shadow.
Shadow fails with the takedown.
Disamsam misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Disamsam does no damage.
Disamsam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shadow eats them both and turns towards Disamsam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Disamsam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Disamsam throws a nice looking combination but Shadow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Disamsam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shadow momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Disamsam.
Disamsam is breathing heavily.

Shadow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shadow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Disamsam's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Shadow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Disamsam is just riding it out for now. Shadow eventually gives up the hold.
Shadow scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shadow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shadow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shadow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Disamsam keeps working.
Shadow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

We're going to have a standup here because Bill Shadow wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Disamsam moves away from the strike by Shadow.

Shadow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disamsam tries to escape but Shadow is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Shadow dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shadow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Disamsam sprawls well initially but Shadow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shadow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shadow is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Shadow trying to control the position from guard on top but Disamsam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Disamsam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shadow controlling from the top position.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Disamsam keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shadow advances position into side control!
Disamsam parries the strikes from Shadow easily there. Shadow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Disamsam to escape.
Disamsam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shadow with the ground and pound but Disamsam regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Shadow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Disamsam's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Disamsam is staying active underneath Shadow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Disamsam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shadow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Disamsam keeps working.
Shadow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Disamsam defending well though.
Shadow takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Disamsam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shadow.
Shadow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shadow stops Disamsam from getting back to his feet.
Shadow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shadow moves nicely into side control.
Shadow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from Shadow crashes against the mat.
Shadow landing a few strikes.

Shadow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Disamsam has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow in side control, throwing shots but Disamsam defends.
Shadow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Shadow throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Shadow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Disamsam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
An elbow from Shadow crashes against the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Shadow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shadow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Shadow!
Bill Shadow spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.