PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clemente Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Shields has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Warner
vs
Shields

208 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clemente Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Shields !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Shields counters with a single leg into guard. Warner didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shields postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shields lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shields scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shields scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shields throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Warner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shields landing some decent shots from guard.

Warner is rocked!
Shields scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Warner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shields landing some decent shots from guard.
Shields arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Warner's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Shields !