PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wet Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wet Hell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hell
vs
Shields

196 cm
26
130 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

167 cm
27
130 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wet Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Shields!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Shields. Those never looked like landing.
Shields looks to throw the jab but Hell is out of range.
Shields tries to land a front kick but Hell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shields throws a sloppy head kick and Hell moves out of range easily.
Shields misses with a body shot.

Hell pushes Shields up against the cage in a clinch.
Shields tries to break the clinch but Hell is controlling the position.

Hell pulls guard.
Shields wants to stand but Hell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shields wants to get up but he can't break Hell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell wants to stand up but Shields is controlling him.
Shields tries to stand but Hell is controlling from the bottom.

Shields stands up and waves to Hell to follow him.
Hell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shields swinging wildly here.
Jason Shields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields misses with a two punch combination.
Shields throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hell moves out of range as Shields throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shields looks winded!
Shields looks to throw a body kick

and Hell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shields tries to circle away but Hell has him pinned against the cage.
Hell has a couple of punches blocked by Shields.
Hell misses with a punch to the body.
Shields working hard to break the clinch.
Shields wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shields tries to break the clinch but Hell is controlling the position.
Shields is trying to break free.
Hell throws a punch but it's blocked by Shields.
Hell throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Hell is controlling him.

Shields's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hell moves out of range of the body kick from Shields.
Shields throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hell tries to clinch but Shields moves out of range.
Shields tries a head kick but it misses.
Shields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shields throws a lazy head kick

and Hell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hell misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shields wants to break free but Hell has control.
Shields tries to break the clinch but Hell is controlling the position.
Hell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hell tries a body shot but Shields blocks it.

Shields manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shields misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shields misses with a double jab.
Shields connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Shields dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hell blocks a head kick by Shields.
Hell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shields paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jason Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hell.
Shields misses with a two punch combination.
Hell dodges the punch combination from Shields.
Shields misses with a few strikes there.
Shields tries a low kick but Hell avoids it.
Hell moves out of range of the body kick from Shields.
Shields goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hell moves out of range as Shields throws a body kick.
Shields is looking to chop away at Hell's legs.
Shields is breathing heavily.
Shields misses with a head kick.
Hell avoids the head kick by Shields.
Shields avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields throws out a leg kick but Hell moves out of range and Shields only half commits.
Hell wants to clinch.
Shields just misses with a punch to the body.
Hell is looking to clinch.
Hell swings for the body but Shields moves out of range.
Shields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hell throws a body punch but Shields moves out of range.
Shields tries a head kick but it misses.
Shields lands a head kick!
Shields is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hell rather than just go for the knockout.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hell wants to clinch up but Shields keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shields.
Hell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shields circles away quickly and effectively.
Hell throws a hook but Shields blocks it.
Hell moves out of range of the body kick.
Hell jabs Shields to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hell looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
Shields throws a right and a left that Hell avoids nicely.
Shields throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hell.
Hell doesn't manage to clinch there - Shields circles away.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shields throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hell misses with a wild body shot.
Shields misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hell takes a swing at Shields's ribcage but misses.
Hell tries a head kick but it misses.
Shields throws a body kick that misses.
Shields thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shields swings for the body but Hell moves out of range.
Shields looks for the body kick but Hell saw that one coming.
Hell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shields misses the jab.

Hell forces Shields back against the cage and clinches.
Hell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shields blocks a body shot from Hell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields is trying to push Hell away but Hell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shields is trying to break free.
Hell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shields wants to get back to striking at distance but Hell won't allow it.
Shields is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shields is looking to break free of the clinch but Hell has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hell tries to pull guard but Shields forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shields's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Shields will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

A combination from Shields does no damage.
Hell misses the jab.
Shields pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shields throws the left hand but Hell avoids the punch easily.
Shields tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shields swings for the body but Hell moves out of range.
Shields throws a hook but Hell blocks it.
Hell avoids the head kick by Shields.
Shields thows a body shot but no joy.
Hell checks a low kick from Shields.
Hell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shields takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Shields.
Hell moves out of range as Shields throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell moves in looking to clinch but Shields pushes him off.
Hell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shields but Shields pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shields throws out a loose jab but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Shields does no damage.
Hell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shields attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shields manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jason Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hell avoids the head kick by Shields.
Hell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shields paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shields misses with a body kick.
Hell tries to close the distance and clinch but Shields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shields throws a push kick but Hell slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shields tries to keep at a distance but Hell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shields wants to break free but Hell has control.
Hell throws a punch but it's blocked by Shields.
Shields is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Shields tries to circle away but Hell has him pinned against the cage.
Hell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hell has Shields pressed against the cage, preventing Shields from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shields blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hell.
Shields working hard to break the clinch.
Jason Shields is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shields prevents a body shot from Hell.
Hell working aggressively here.
Hell struggles to land a body shot inside as Shields controls his hands.
Hell effectively controlling the action here.
Hell swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell stalling in the clinch.
Hell has Shields pressed against the cage, preventing Shields from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shields has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hell prevents Shields from breaking the clinch.
Hell working aggressively here.
Hell has Shields pressed against the cage, preventing Shields from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wet Hell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shields blocks a body shot from Hell.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Shields.
I've got Shields 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason Shields!