PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blagoi Mladenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shields comes to the cage accompanied by The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shields
vs
Mladenov

180 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Blagoi Mladenov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mladenov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shields.
Shields throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mladenov misses with a double jab.
Mladenov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mladenov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shields.
Shields looks to land a combination but Mladenov avoids it well.
Shields throws a right hand that Mladenov ducks under and follows up with a left that Mladenov also avoids with ease.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Mladenov misses with the combination.
Jake Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mladenov moves away.
Shields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mladenov manages to avoid it.
Shields uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mladenov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shields.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Shields throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shields scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shields is looking to wear down Mladenov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shields tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mladenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Shields.
Shields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mladenov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mladenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Shields.
Mladenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shields is just out of range.
Good work by Mladenov as he checks the leg kick.
Mladenov avoids the body shot from Shields.
Mladenov misses with a series of wild punches.
Mladenov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
Shields tries to clinch but Mladenov is having none of it.
Shields throws a body punch but Mladenov moves out of range.
Mladenov misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shields. Mladenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Mladenov.
Shields bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shields throws a chopping leg kick but Mladenov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mladenov.
Shields throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shields throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shields misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mladenov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mladenov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mladenov misses with a series of wild punches.
Mladenov defending well as Shields loads up on a big left hand.
Mladenov throws a hook to the side of Shields's head but Shields sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick from Mladenov misses.
Mladenov misses with a two punch combination.
Shields moves away from the strike by Mladenov.
Mladenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mladenov throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields tries to clinch but Mladenov is having none of it.
Shields throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov moves out of range of the body kick from Shields.

Shields closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mladenov quickly recovers to half guard.

Shields is trying to work for a kimura but Mladenov is defending well.

Shields is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mladenov defends it well.
Shields is trying to control. Mladenov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shields is looking to advance position but Mladenov won't allow it.
Shields with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mladenov can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shields is looking for a kimura but Mladenov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shields to get the leverage.
Mladenov pushes Shields off looking to stand but Shields dives back in and keeps control.

Shields is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mladenov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shields.

Shields seems to be working for a kimura but Mladenov defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Shields 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.

Shields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shields avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shields tries to land a leg kick but Mladenov saw it coming and moves away.
Shields misses with the combination.
Mladenov moves out of range of the strikes.
Shields throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Shields.
Mladenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mladenov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shields throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shields looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A big right from Shields misses.
Mladenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shields circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields takes a swing at Mladenov's ribcage but misses.
Mladenov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mladenov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shields.
Shields misses with a looping right.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Shields checks a leg kick.
Shields tries to clinch up but Mladenov circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Shields throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mladenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Shields throws out a loose jab but Mladenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Shields finds it's way through Mladenov's defenses.
Shields throws an overhand right that lands on Mladenov's shoulder, as Mladenov tries to avoid the shot.
Shields ducks under a wild hook from Mladenov.
Mladenov tries a low kick but Shields avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Shields.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Mladenov pushes him off.
Mladenov throws a solid leg kick but Shields takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mladenov.
A swing and a miss from Shields.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Mladenov avoids the body shot from Shields.
Nice sprawl there from Mladenov as Shields shoots in.
Shields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shields misses with a low kick as Mladenov jumps back.
Shields misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mladenov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mladenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shields was well out of range. Poor timing from Mladenov.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Mladenov is just out of range.
Shields throws a big shot that misses.
Mladenov moves out of range of the body kick from Shields.
Shields fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mladenov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shields just misses with a punch to the body.
Mladenov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shields.
Jake Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mladenov tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Shields misses.
Mladenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shields throws out the jab.
A clash of legs there as Mladenov blocks the low kick.
Shields misses with a body shot.
Mladenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blagoi Mladenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mladenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shields throws out the jab.
Shields attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mladenov avoids the body shot from Shields.
Shields throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mladenov throws the left hand but Shields avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields blocks a head kick by Mladenov.
Shields fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mladenov checks it well.
Shields avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mladenov throws a sloppy head kick and Shields moves out of range easily.
Mladenov is breathing heavily.
Mladenov moves out of range as Shields strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shields. Mladenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shields misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mladenov.
Shields misses the shot to the body.
Shields looks to land a right hand but Mladenov moved out of range.
Shields swings for the body but Mladenov moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Mladenov as Shields shoots in.
Shields misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mladenov wants to land a leg kick but Shields is out of range.
Mladenov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mladenov misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Shields dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Mladenov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shields throws out the jab.
Shields throws a nice looking combination but Mladenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mladenov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shields.
Mladenov checks a leg kick.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Mladenov is just out of range.
Mladenov throws a right hand that Shields ducks under and follows up with a left that Shields also avoids with ease.
Mladenov wants to slow Shields down by chopping away at his legs.
Shields misses with a takedown

and Mladenov counters by moving into the clinch.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mladenov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shields misses with an elbow over the top.
Shields is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shields using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mladenov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shields drags the fight down to the ground.

Shields looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mladenov is defending well. Shields quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mladenov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shields celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Shields!
Jake Shields was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.