PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn McShane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Sotaheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McShane
vs
Sotaheimo

181 cm
18
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn McShane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ari Sotaheimo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotaheimo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Sotaheimo clinches.

Sotaheimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sotaheimo lands a glancing blow to the side of McShane's head.
McShane throws a combination that misses
and Sotaheimo counters with a nice body kick.
Sotaheimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McShane lands a nice hook to Sotaheimo's body. Sotaheimo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sotaheimo throws a lazy right hand but McShane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McShane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McShane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sotaheimo.
Sotaheimo connects with a looping right hand.
McShane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sotaheimo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McShane.
Sotaheimo moves out of range as McShane strikes.
McShane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McShane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from McShane finds it's target.
Sotaheimo blocks a jab.
Sotaheimo looks to land a body kick but McShane moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotaheimo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sotaheimo throws the left hand but McShane avoids the punch easily.
McShane connects with the punch.
McShane moves out of range as Sotaheimo strikes.
Sotaheimo avoids the body shot from McShane.
Sotaheimo cracks the inside of McShane's front leg.

McShane drives through with a takedown into Sotaheimo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McShane wants to control from the top but Sotaheimo keeps moving.
Sotaheimo is trying to keep McShane in close.
Sotaheimo keeping moving, preventing McShane from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sotaheimo can do anything to dispel that myth.
McShane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sotaheimo is not content to let McShane control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McShane is really struggling to control Sotaheimo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McShane takes a little break here. Sotaheimo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sotaheimo is trying to improve his position.

McShane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by McShane.
Sotaheimo is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McShane is looking to take a break and control but Sotaheimo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sotaheimo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sotaheimo wants to control but McShane postures up.
Sotaheimo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McShane haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

McShane is trying to get an arm triangle but Sotaheimo is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sotaheimo struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McShane misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotaheimo taking punishment in the form of punches.

McShane has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sotaheimo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. McShane yanks on the arm and Sotaheimo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by McShane.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn McShane!
Shawn McShane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.