PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sef Shoemake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoemake has chosen WhiteChapel-Exalt as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Danes
vs
Shoemake

184 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Synergy Nutrition

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 Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sef Shoemake!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shoemake circles away.
Shoemake throws a nice looking combination but Danes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shoemake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danes moves out of range as Shoemake strikes.

Shoemake clinches up against the cage.

Danes breaks the clinch.

Danes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Danes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shoemake looks like he's trying to stand up.
Danes controlling the action here.
Danes prevents Shoemake from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Shoemake is trying to get back to full guard.
Danes moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shoemake is trying to get back to half guard.
Shoemake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shoemake pushes Danes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Danes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Danes misses with the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Danes doesn't manage to clinch there - Shoemake circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shoemake tries to clinch up
and Danes counters with a low kick, right behind Shoemake 's knee.
Shoemake looks gassed!
Shoemake misses with a combination

and Danes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shoemake won't be happy with that.
Danes happy to just control the position for now.
Shoemake gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Danes working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poor strikes thrown by Danes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Danes throwing strikes here but Shoemake is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Danes controlling from the full mount.
Danes looking to ground and pound but Shoemake is blocking nicely.
Danes controlling from the full mount.

Danes has hold of Shoemake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shoemake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Danes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Danes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shoemake is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoemake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Danes's guard.
Danes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shoemake manages to get himself to full guard.
Danes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Danes advances position into side control!
Shoemake wants to get back to his feet but Danes drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Danes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Danes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shoemake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shoemake thows a leg kick but Danes checks it

and Danes moves into the clinch.
Danes tries to pull guard but Shoemake holds him up against the cage and eventually Danes drops back down to his feet.
Danes misses with some punches.
Danes trying to land knees to the body.

Danes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shoemake misses with a wild combination.
Danes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shoemake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danes throws a hook but Shoemake blocks it.

Danes feints and as Shoemake raises his hands in defense, Danes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shoemake is breathing heavily.
Danes content to stall in guard here.
Danes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Danes 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.
Danes preventing the sweep.
Danes stands and throws Shoemake's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danes trying to control the position but Shoemake is working away.
Danes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shoemake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Danes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shoemake is looking to reverse the position.

Danes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shoemake bucks up and tries to throw Danes off but instead Danes has got his back!
Danes controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Luke Danes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danes.
Shoemake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Danes with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Danes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shoemake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Danes clinches up against the cage.
Shoemake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Danes breaks the clinch.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt
and Shoemake counters with a one-two to the body.

Danes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shoemake, pushing him back against the cage.

Danes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shoemake circles away.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shoemake as he jumps to the side.
Shoemake misses with the combination.
Shoemake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sef Shoemake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shoemake's waist but Shoemake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danes off to one side.
Danes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shoemake is fending him off so far but Danes persists. Nope, Shoemake circles away and we're back to standing.
Danes slips a jab and a cross from Shoemake.
Danes tries to clinch but Shoemake is having none of it.
Danes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shoemake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danes's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Danes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shoemake throws a right and a left that Danes avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Shoemake misses.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danes closes the distance and clinches up with Shoemake, looking for a takedown. Danes pushes Shoemake against the cage but Shoemake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shoemake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shoemake wants to clinch
and Danes counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Danes.
Shoemake lands a jab-cross combination.
Danes misses with a takedown

and Shoemake counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Danes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shoemake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Danes throws a head punch that misses.
Danes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shoemake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shoemake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Danes jumps into guard, dragging Shoemake to the mat.
Danes pulls Shoemake in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Danes kicks Shoemake off and gets to his feet.
Luke Danes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shoemake misses with a few strikes there.
Danes shoots in but Shoemake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shoemake swivels and escapes.
Shoemake throws a hook but Danes blocks it.
Horrible takedown by Danes or perhaps it was just good defense by Shoemake which made him look bad.
Shoemake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shoemake but Shoemake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danes throws a sloppy head kick and Shoemake moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Shoemake misses

and Danes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Danes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shoemake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Shoemake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danes wants to clinch up but Shoemake keeps it at a distance.
Danes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shoemake fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danes.
Shoemake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danes is out of range.
A slow jab from Shoemake misses its intended target.

Danes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Danes successfully pulls guard.
Shoemake is fighting to break Danes's control of his arms but Danes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shoemake won't allow Danes to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shoemake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Danes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Danes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shoemake manages to get himself to full guard.

Danes stands up and waves to Shoemake to follow him.

Danes clinches up with Shoemake and pushes him back against the cage.
Danes is trying to drag Shoemake to the mat but Shoemake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shoemake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shoemake is trying to break free.
Shoemake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shoemake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danes throws a punch but it's blocked by Shoemake.
Shoemake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Danes.

Danes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shoemake.
Sef Shoemake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shoemake.
Shoemake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shoemake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Danes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shoemake is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Danes.
Danes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sef Shoemake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Danes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shoemake pinned against the cage. Shoemake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Danes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Danes!