PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaughnessy comes to the cage accompanied by I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def. The Chef has chosen C.R.E.A.M. - Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Shaughnessy
vs
The Chef

170 cm
21
154 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
161 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shaughnessy.
The Chef tries to clinch up but Shaughnessy circles away and keeps his distance.

Shaughnessy gets tackled into the cage by The Chef. The Chef maintains the clinch.
The Chef cracks Shaughnessy with a nice body shot.
The Chef goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Chef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shaughnessys head.
The Chef struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaughnessy controls his hands.
Shaughnessy has had enough of the clinch but The Chef keeps him there for the moment.
Shaughnessy is trying to break the clinch but The Chef has him pressed against the cage.
The Chef blocks a body shot from Shaughnessy.
The Chef wants to stall.
The Chef tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Shaughnessy.
The Chef keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shaughnessy's efforts to push away.
The Chef tries to work over Shaughnessy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Chef gets through Shaughnessy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shaughnessy misses with a body punch.
The Chef lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Chef tries to pull guard but Shaughnessy won't allow it.
Shaughnessy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Chef's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Chef fails to pull guard.
Cael Shaughnessy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raekwon The Chef.
The Chef lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaughnessy backwards.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Chef.

The Chef pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Chef is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Chef has his hands on Shaughnessy's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Raekwon The Chef hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy misses with a body punch
letting The Chef counter with a right hand.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
Shaughnessy takes a swing at The Chef's ribcage but misses.
The Chef looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaughnessy is just out of range.
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaughnessy is looking to wear down The Chef with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shaughnessy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Chef tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Chef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaughnessy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Chef misses with a double jab.
The Chef looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
The Chef tries to clinch up
and Shaughnessy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
The Chef fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Chef moves away.
Shaughnessy swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Chef counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.

The Chef rushes Shaughnessy and presses him up against the cage.
The Chef lands a nice uppercut.
Shaughnessy can't break the clinch.
The Chef stalling against the cage.
The Chef lands a body shot.
Shaughnessy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaughnessy tries to circle away but The Chef has him pinned against the cage.
Shaughnessy misses with a punch to the body.

The Chef gets control of Shaughnessy's arms and successfully pulls guard. The Chef will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Chef pulls Shaughnessy in close to his closed guard and prevents Shaughnessy from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Let's hope that The Chef has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The Chef is trying to keep Shaughnessy in close.
The Chef looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaughnessy is looking to stand up but The Chef won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The Chef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaughnessy, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raekwon The Chef dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shaughnessy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
Shaughnessy swats away the attempt to clinch by The Chef.
The Chef ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Chef uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaughnessy.
A lazy left from The Chef finds it's target.

Shaughnessy tries to keep at a distance but The Chef has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Chef lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Shaughnessy breaks from the clinch.
Shaughnessy takes a swing at The Chef's ribcage but misses.
Shaughnessy misses with a lunging right hand
and The Chef counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaughnessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaughnessy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Shaughnessy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Chef tries to clinch up but Shaughnessy circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Shaughnessy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. The Chef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaughnessy seems to have got his legs back now.
The Chef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shaughnessy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy throws out a loose jab but The Chef uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Chef tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Chef bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaughnessy digs a good hook to The Chef's body.
The Chef tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shaughnessy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Chef doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaughnessy circles away.
The Chef is looking to clinch.

The Chef darts in and clinches Shaughnessy up against the cage.

Shaughnessy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaughnessy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but The Chef moves out of range.
Shaughnessy connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Chef. The Chef circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Chef moves out of range as Shaughnessy throws a body kick.
Shaughnessy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Chef counters with a right hand to the body.
The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaughnessy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Chef wants to clinch.
The Chef misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.

The Chef gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Chef has Shaughnessy pressed against the cage, preventing Shaughnessy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Chef is trying to pull guard but Shaughnessy has him pressed against the cage.
The Chef tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shaughnessy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Chef lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaughnessy is trying to break free.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Chef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shaughnessys head.
The Chef lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from The Chef as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaughnessy tries to circle away but The Chef has him pinned against the cage.
The Chef lands a body shot in the clinch.

The Chef successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The Chef bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaughnessy's guard.
The Chef throwing strikes from guard but Shaughnessy blocks nicely.
The Chef showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaughnessy keeping full guard, as The Chef tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shaughnessy wants to stand and escape but The Chef is having none of it.
The Chef is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Chef working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Chef wants to control from the top but Shaughnessy keeps moving.
The Chef throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaughnessy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Chef content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Chef loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Chef is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Chef keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shaughnessy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raekwon The Chef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Chef throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaughnessy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

The Chef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaughnessy, pushing him back against the cage.
Shaughnessy is trying to stall.
The Chef keeps control of Shaughnessy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shaughnessy presses The Chef against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Chef misses with a punch to the body.
The Chef keeps control of Shaughnessy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Chef pushes Shaughnessy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaughnessy tries to work over The Chef's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Chef tries to pull guard but Shaughnessy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from The Chef.
The Chef tries to pull guard but Shaughnessy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shaughnessy is trying to break the clinch but The Chef has him pressed against the cage.
Shaughnessy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Chef's elbow.

Shaughnessy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shaughnessy moves away from the strike by The Chef.
The Chef with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Chef avoids the body shot from Shaughnessy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Chef moves away.

The Chef pushes Shaughnessy up against the cage in a clinch.
The Chef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaughnessy backwards.
Good body shot from The Chef.
The Chef fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cael Shaughnessy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raekwon The Chef.

The Chef pulls guard successfully.
The Chef looking for a sweep. Not yet The Chef, not yet.
The Chef looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shaughnessy stopping the sweep attempt from The Chef.
The Chef managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy trying to control but The Chef is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cael Shaughnessy just wasn't active enough.

The Chef clinches up with Shaughnessy and pushes him back against the cage.
The Chef will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shaughnessy up against the cage.
Shaughnessy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shaughnessy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Chef.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaughnessy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Chef as Shaughnessy tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef is trying to pull guard but Shaughnessy has him pressed against the cage.
Shaughnessy can't find room to land a body shot as The Chef controls the action.
Shaughnessy tries to break the clinch but The Chef is controlling the position.
The Chef jumps guard but Shaughnessy stands there with The Chef around his waist. The Chef gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Chef lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shaughnessy or not.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

The Chef jumps guard and drags Shaughnessy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shaughnessy trying to control but The Chef is working from the bottom.
The Chef has Shaughnessy pulled in close to control his posture.
Shaughnessy trying to control but The Chef is working from the bottom.
Shaughnessy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shaughnessy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cael Shaughnessy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shaughnessy throws a hook but The Chef blocks it.
The Chef tries to clinch but Shaughnessy is having none of it.
Decent striking displayed by The Chef there.
Sloppy strikes from The Chef. Those never looked like landing.
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Chef dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaughnessy misses with a hook

and Shaughnessy is countered with a crisp right hand from The Chef that sends him to the canvas! The Chef follows him to the mat into side control.
Shaughnessy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The Chef lands a strong strike to the head of Shaughnessy. That's dazed him! The Chef looking to finish here. Shaughnessy is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - The Chef lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raekwon The Chef! Raekwon The Chef retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Raekwon The Chef thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.