PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hael comes to the cage accompanied by WISE MAN AND HIS WORDS by Wiley. Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hael
vs
J Shain

186 cm
30
186 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

178 cm
33
185 lbs
28 - 21 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER
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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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mic Hael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hael.
Hael tries for a takedown but Shain circles away easily
and Shain counters with an inside leg kick.
Hael on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shain. Shain obviously looking to wear him down.
Hael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hael throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Shain misses.
Hael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hael throws a right and a left that Shain avoids nicely.
Shain throws a hook but Hael blocks it.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hael cracks a nice hook into Shain's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hael.

It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Hael throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shain throws a head kick that misses
and Hael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shain cracks Hael with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hael.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain looks to land a left hand but Hael moved out of range nicely.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Shain misses with a hook. Hael ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hael. Shain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hael.
Hael scores with a jab to the body.
Hael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shain's calf.
Hael takes a swing at Shain's ribcage but misses.
Shain throws a head kick but Hael moves out of range.
Hael keeps the fight on the outside.
Shain misses with a wild body shot.
Shain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Shain misses its intended target.
Hael lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hael looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Hael shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shain's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael 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.

Shain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hael doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hael manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Shain throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hael uses it to pass to side control.
Shain trying to remain calm as Hael controls from the top position.

Hael working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shain parries the strikes from Hael easily there. Hael is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shain to escape.
Shain is looking to regain half guard here but Hael keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hael seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shain tries to roll over but Hael keeps him under control.

Hael is looking for a kimura here.
Shain manages to get to full guard.
Hael wants to control from the top but Shain keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hael got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hael has managed to get both his arms back between Shain's legs - danger averted.
Hael looking to pass the guard.
Hael stands and throws Shain's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Hael goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shain rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hael's guard! Nice work there by Shain!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mic Hael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hael tried to score with a low kick but Shain checks it.
Hael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shain.
Shain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shain stuffs the takedown attempt from Hael. Hael gets slowly back to his feet.
Shain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hael looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A clash of legs there as Hael blocks the low kick.
Hael looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Shain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hael connects with a jab.
Hael shoots in looking for a takedown but Shain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hael's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shain ducks under a wild hook from Hael.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hael is looking to wear down Shain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shain cracks Hael with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shain misses with a few strikes there.
A leg kick checked by Hael.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hael. Shain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hael.
Shain throws a right and a left that Hael avoids nicely.
Hael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shain.
Hael defending well as Shain loads up on a big left hand.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Hael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mic Hael is winning the standup battle so far.
Shain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shain there as he acknowledges the shot.

Hael manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shain on his heels. He'll look to pass Shain's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hael trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hael sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shain wants to control but Hael passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shain wants to improve his position but Hael is controlling well.

Hael is looking for a kimura here.
Shain trying to control from the bottom.
Shain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hael.
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.

Hael is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shain sees it coming and defends easily.
Shain is trying to get back to full guard.
Hael tries to pass to full mount but Shain defends it.
Shain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hael's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hael's back!
Shain throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Shain is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hael. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Shain scores with punches to the body.
Shain lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hael is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shain lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hael's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shain is persistently looking for the submission but Hael is defending it well.
Hael can't escape the position.

Shain is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hael is defending well though. Shain let's go of the attempt for now.
Hael tries to escape but Shain has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Shain is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hael knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hael for a finish.
Shain missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

M J Shain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hael swats away the attempt to clinch by Shain.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shain.
Hael misses with a looping left.
Hael throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shain on the side of the head.
Shain cracks Hael with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shain misses with a looping left.
Shain misses the jab.

Hael manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shain on his heels. He'll look to pass Shain's guard now, I'm sure.
Hael preventing the sweep.
Hael sitting in guard here, content to control.

Shain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Shain is looking for a triangle here but Hael uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Shain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shain tries to bench press Hael off him but Hael keeps the position.
Shain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shain keeps working.
Hael working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hael working the head with strikes.
Hael working the head and body with strikes.
M J Shain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shain keeps working.

Hael tries for a kimura but Shain is defending well.
Shain tries to improve position but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shain takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael is putting a hurting on Shain here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hael cracks Shain with a big right hand but Shain just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shain keeps working.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mic Hael!
In his post fight interview, Mic Hael started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.