PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Winner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Shaw
vs
Winner

169 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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, Chad Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cain Winner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shaw has closed the distance and engaged Winner in a clinch.
Shaw is working for takedown but Winner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Winner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaw tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaw misses with an elbow strike.
Shaw goes for a takedown in the clinch but Winner prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw is working for takedown but Winner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Winner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winner misses with a head kick.
Winner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cain Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw scores with a one two! Winner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shaw misses with a wild combination.
Winner wants to clinch.
Shaw throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Winner.
Winner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Winner punishes Shaw's body with a nice straight punch.

Shaw gets a clinch.
Winner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Shaw could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Winner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Winner misses with a knee strike.

Shaw manages to pull guard.
Winner tries to stand but Shaw is controlling from the bottom.
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Shaw tries to strike from the bottom.
Winner preventing the sweep.

Shaw looking for a guillotine here but Winner defends easily.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Shaw is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Winner tries to kick Shaw off but Shaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shaw tries to pass the half guard into mount. Winner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shaw is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner is trying to stand back up but Shaw is controlling him
Shaw takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Winner tries to kick Shaw off but Shaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shaw working the head and body with strikes.
Shaw landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Winner tries to kick Shaw off but Shaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Winner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaw.
Shaw prevents Winner from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Winner lands a head kick. Shaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shaw misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Winner - just one landing.
Winner swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
Winner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Winner tries to clinch there but Shaw circles away.
Winner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winner.
Nice uppercut lands for Winner. That snapped Shaw's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Winner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Winner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shaw tries to clinch up but Winner circles away and keeps his distance.
Winner lands a jab-cross combination.

Shaw is rocked!
Winner throws a shot to the body.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Winner.
Winner wants to clinch.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaw tries to bum rush Winner with a series of wild strikes but Winner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Winner there.
Winner tries to clinch there but Shaw circles away.
Shaw works over Winner's head and body with a nice combination.

Shaw shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shaw was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Shaw throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is landing with some decent strikes but Winner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Shaw is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Winner is surviving well by controlling Shaw's body position as best he can.
Winner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shaw unloading with bombs!
Shaw working the ground and pound effectively.
Shaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shaw postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Winner looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner is bucking up trying to escape but Shaw cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Winner taking shots to the head.
Shaw putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Winner?
Shaw is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Winner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shaw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Winner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shaw breaks from Winner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shaw has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winner's face.
Shaw has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winner's face.
Shaw looking to control but Winner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shaw working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shaw landing punches.

Shaw has control of Winner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Winner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Shaw working Winner over with strikes here.
Shaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winner is looking to escape.

Shaw with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Shaw raining down shots from the mount!
Shaw with good strikes from the mount here!
Winner is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Shaw looking for a guillotine from mount but Winner is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Shaw dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shaw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winner lands with a slapping head kick.
Shaw scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Winner tries to clinch up.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner lands a jab-cross combination.
Winner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Shaw misses.
Shaw shoots in and drives through. Winner sprawls well.
Shaw misses with a wild combination.
Shaw takes one to the chin there.
Winner scores with a head kick.
Winner is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner throws a left and a right that both miss

and Shaw counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shaw.
Winner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shaw's face.
Shaw wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Winner.
Winner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winner is pressed up against the cage. Shaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Winner down to the mat. Winner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner scores with a hook to the body. Shaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Winner.
Winner doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
Shaw throws a body kick the misses
and Winner counters with a one-two to the body.
Shaw throws a hook but Winner blocks it.
Shaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winner scores with a jab. Shaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Shaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chad Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winner avoids a punch combination nicely.

Shaw drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Winner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shaw is controlling him well.
Winner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shaw controls the position from side control.
Winner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Shaw working the ground and pound from side control.
Shaw in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shaw lands some shots froms side control.
Winner pushes Shaw away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shaw gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Winner takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shaw lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Shaw landing strikes.
Shaw working the head with strikes.
Winner prevents Shaw from moving into mount.
Winner taking a bit of punishment here - Shaw scoring with strikes.
Shaw scoring with punches and elbows.
Shaw trying to control the action but Winner is working from the bottom.
Shaw lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw cracks Winner with a big elbow.
Winner is pushing Shaw's head away, looking to escape. Shaw manages to hold on to the position though.
Shaw controls the position from side control.
Winner is pushing Shaw's head away, looking to escape. Shaw manages to hold on to the position though.
Chad Shaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner stops Shaw from passing to mount.
Winner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shaw is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cain Winner.
I think Winner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Winner!