PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Konovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konovalov comes to the cage accompanied by CJClip - No reason to live but we do it. Shaughnessy has chosen I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Konovalov
vs
Shaughnessy

189 cm
24
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
154 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Konovalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaughnessy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Konovalov.

Konovalov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shaughnessy's guard.
Konovalov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Konovalov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shaughnessy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shaughnessy has escaped and now he's on top!
Shaughnessy content to stall in guard here.

Konovalov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shaughnessy has picked Konovalov up and slammed him! Konovalov can't keep hold of the triangle and Shaughnessy manages to pass to side control!
Konovalov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Shaughnessy presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Shaughnessy controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shaughnessy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shaughnessy prevents Konovalov from getting the reversal.
Shaughnessy controlling the position easily from mount.
Konovalov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cael Shaughnessy.
Konovalov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konovalov fails to land the takedown.
Shaughnessy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Konovalov looks to land a combination but Shaughnessy avoids it well.
Konovalov lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaughnessy off the cage and back into range.
Cael Shaughnessy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Konovalov pushes Shaughnessy up against the cage in a clinch.
Konovalov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konovalov is trying to break the clinch but Shaughnessy is controlling him.
Shaughnessy is trying to break the clinch but Konovalov is controlling him.
Konovalov lands an uppercut.
Shaughnessy working hard to break the clinch.
Shaughnessy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konovalov's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov is pushing Shaughnessy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Shaughnessy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaughnessy cracks Konovalov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Konovalov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Konovalov scores with a jab to the body.
Shaughnessy dodges the punch combination from Konovalov.
A combination from Konovalov does no damage.
Shaughnessy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shaughnessy throws an overhand right that lands on Konovalov's shoulder, as Konovalov tries to avoid the shot.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut. Konovalov saw that one coming.
Konovalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Konovalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Konovalov dodges the punch combination from Shaughnessy.
Konovalov scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Konovalov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaughnessy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Konovalov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaughnessy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Konovalov sizes up Shaughnessy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Shaughnessy. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Shaughnessy misses its intended target.
Shaughnessy throws a hook but Konovalov blocks it.
Konovalov misses the shot to the body.
Shaughnessy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Konovalov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shaughnessy tries to avoid it but Konovalov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shaughnessy to the ground. Shaughnessy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shaughnessy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konovalov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konovalov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Konovalov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shaughnessy but Shaughnessy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Konovalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Konovalov does no damage.
Shaughnessy scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrey Konovalov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shaughnessy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shaughnessy throws a nice looking combination but Konovalov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shaughnessy keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Konovalov scores with a four punch combination!
Shaughnessy misses with a series of wild punches.
Konovalov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Konovalov jabs Shaughnessy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shaughnessy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shaughnessy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Konovalov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shaughnessy.
Konovalov misses with a wild body shot.
Shaughnessy jabs at Konovalov's body.
Shaughnessy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrey Konovalov is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konovalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut. Konovalov saw that one coming.
Konovalov tries to clinch there but Shaughnessy circles away.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Konovalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov with a jab.
Shaughnessy looks to throw the jab but Konovalov is out of range.
Konovalov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shaughnessy.
Konovalov just misses with a punch to the body.
Konovalov scores with a sloppy right hand. Shaughnessy should have avoided that one.
Shaughnessy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaughnessy.
Konovalov looks to land a combination. Shaughnessy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Shaughnessy is rocked!
Shaughnessy tries to bum rush Konovalov with a series of wild strikes but Konovalov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaughnessy is still on wobbly legs! Can Konovalov finish him?
Konovalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrey Konovalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaughnessy misses with a double jab.
Shaughnessy seems to have recovered his senses.
Konovalov scores with a one two! Shaughnessy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konovalov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaughnessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Konovalov shoots in looking for a takedown. Shaughnessy tries to sprawl out of it but Konovalov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shaughnessy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaughnessy scores with a jab.
Konovalov is looking to wear down Shaughnessy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Konovalov dodges the punch combination from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Konovalov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Konovalov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shaughnessy's half guard.

Konovalov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Konovalov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shaughnessy defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy wants to control but Konovalov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shaughnessy is pressing down on Konovalov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Konovalov is fighting to break Shaughnessy's control of his arms but Shaughnessy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shaughnessy keeping moving, preventing Konovalov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaughnessy pulls Konovalov in to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cael Shaughnessy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A combination from Shaughnessy does no damage.
Konovalov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaughnessy manages to avoid it.
Konovalov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Konovalov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Konovalov taking a breather.

Konovalov breaks the clinch.
Shaughnessy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Konovalov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Konovalov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Konovalov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shaughnessy's head backwards.
Konovalov works Shaughnessy's body with a nice hook.
Konovalov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaughnessy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konovalov goes for a double leg but Shaughnessy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shaughnessy continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Konovalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konovalov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shaughnessy's efforts to push away.

Shaughnessy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Konovalov misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Konovalov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Konovalov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaughnessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Konovalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaughnessy misses with a body punch
and Konovalov counters with a two punch combo.
Shaughnessy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Konovalov.
Konovalov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Konovalov slips under a jab from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy misses with a double jab.
Konovalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaughnessy.
Konovalov shoots in and drives through. Shaughnessy sprawls well.
Konovalov swinging wildly here.
Konovalov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaughnessy scores with a jab to the body.
Shaughnessy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Konovalov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Konovalov throws a body punch but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Konovalov moves away from the strike by Shaughnessy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov needs to keep his hands up - Shaughnessy had a free shot at his head there.
Konovalov slips a straight right by Shaughnessy.
Konovalov cracks Shaughnessy with a good jab.
Konovalov scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Shaughnessy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaughnessy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konovalov swings for the body but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Konovalov throws a looping overhand right but Shaughnessy ducks down to avoid it.
Konovalov needs to keep his hands up - Shaughnessy had a free shot at his head there.
Konovalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Konovalov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shaughnessy throws a one two combo.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaughnessy lands with a straight right. Konovalov didn't see that one coming.
Konovalov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Konovalov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Konovalov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Konovalov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov slips a jab and a cross from Shaughnessy.
Konovalov throws a combination. Shaughnessy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Shaughnessy does no damage.
Shaughnessy dodges the punch combination from Konovalov.
Shaughnessy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Konovalov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shaughnessy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaughnessy throws a combination. Konovalov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Konovalov is rocked!
Konovalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaughnessy is just out of range.
Oh Konovalov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Konovalov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaughnessy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Konovalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaughnessy is just out of range.
Konovalov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shaughnessy tries to avoid it but Konovalov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shaughnessy to the ground. Shaughnessy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Konovalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaughnessy dips to his left and cracks Konovalov with an uppercut!
Shaughnessy cracks Konovalov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Konovalov falls backwards against the cage. Shaughnessy follows up with more strikes that drop Konovalov to his knees. Shaughnessy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Konovalov! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Shaughnessy!
A victorious Cael Shaughnessy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.