PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow has chosen Scandal / Shunkan Sentimental as his entrance music. The Shadow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Williams
vs
Shadow

180 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Perkele!

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow misses with a body shot.

Shadow has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Shadow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Shadow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Shadow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shadow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow is working Williams over against the cage.
Shadow digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shadow effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Shadow - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shadow.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shadow to keep the fight standing.
Shadow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Shadow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Good body shot from Shadow.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Shadow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Williams is trying to push Shadow away but Shadow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams is trying to push Shadow away but Shadow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shadow is struggling to control the position.
Shadow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Shawn Williams has been cut.
Shadow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow lands a left hand.
Shadow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shadow lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shadow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Shadow on the inside.
Shadow effectively controlling the action here.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shadow smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadow looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to chop away at Shadow's legs.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shadow as he jumps to the side.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shadow lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shadow defends it nicely.
Williams staying out of range there.
Shadow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow stuffs the takedown.
Shadow stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Shadow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
The Shadow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shadow circles away from the clinch attempt

and Shadow moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shadow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shadow is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadow is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shadow has Williams pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Shadow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Shadow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Williams's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shadow connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams moves forwards but Shadow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shadow throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shadow misses with a two punch combination.
Shadow throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Shadow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Shadow sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Shadow misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Shadow throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shadow swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Shadow cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Shadow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Shadow.
Shadow dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shadow.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shadow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shadow's head.
Shadow tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Shawn Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shadow looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Shadow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow just misses with a punch to the body.
Shadow just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
A swing and a miss from Shadow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shadow as he jumps to the side.
Shadow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shadow throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Shadow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shadow connects with the punch.
Shadow throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Shadow backing up. Shadow nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shadow.
Shadow catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Shadow tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shadow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shawn Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams moves out of range as Shadow strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shadow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shadow scores with a shot to the body.
Shadow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shadow connects with a body shot.
Shadow looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams closes the distance but Shadow moves to the side
letting Shadow counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shadow misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Shadow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shadow stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shadow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shadow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Shadow misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams tries to clinch there but Shadow circles away.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Shadow tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shadow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Shadow misses its intended target.
Shadow swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams darts in trying to clinch

and Shadow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Shadow.
Williams tries to pull guard but Shadow holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Shadow.
Shadow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams jumps guard but Shadow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Williams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A hook to the body from Shadow.
Nice body punch from Shadow.
Shadow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shadow lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shadow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Williams is rocked!
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shadow lands a left hand.
Shadow unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Williams! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shadow is unloading with more strikes now! Williams drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Shadow!
After winning the bout, The Shadow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.