PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lothbrokson (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. This should be fireworks!

Lothbrokson
vs
Shadow

186 cm
19
174 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

The Knot

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivar Lothbrokson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow takes a swing at Lothbrokson's ribcage but misses.
Lothbrokson misses with a hook
and Shadow counters with a nice uppercut.
Shadow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lothbrokson.
Shadow misses with a hook

and Lothbrokson counters by clinching up.
Shadow can't find room to land a body shot as Lothbrokson controls the action.
Lothbrokson lands a shoulder strike.
Lothbrokson is struggling to control the position.
Shadow is trying to push Lothbrokson away but Lothbrokson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lothbrokson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Shadow.
Shadow blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lothbrokson scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Shadow.
Lothbrokson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow is trying to maintain a safe position but Lothbrokson gets an underhook and turns Shadow into the cage.
Shadow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shadow blocks a body shot from Lothbrokson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrokson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lothbrokson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shadow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shadow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Lothbrokson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shadow trying to control the position but instead, Lothbrokson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shadow into the cage.
Lothbrokson misses with some punches.
Lothbrokson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lothbrokson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lothbrokson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lothbrokson scores with a shoulder strike.
Lothbrokson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Lothbrokson on the inside.
Lothbrokson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shadow taking a breather.
Lothbrokson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lothbrokson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson lands a shot to the body.
Lothbrokson prevents a body shot from Shadow.
Shadow cracks Lothbrokson with a nice body shot.
Shadow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shadow blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shadow.
Lothbrokson misses with a body punch.
Lothbrokson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shadow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Shadow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lothbrokson misses with the head strike.
Lothbrokson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Shadow as the two fighters clinch.
Lothbrokson working aggressively here.
Lothbrokson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lothbrokson throws a head punch that misses.
Shadow content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shadow taking a breather.
Lothbrokson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lothbrokson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shadow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lothbrokson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shadow has Lothbrokson pressed against the cage.

Shadow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shadow has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lothbrokson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lothbrokson lands a right hook to the body.
Lothbrokson swings for the body but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow misses with an uppercut.
Lothbrokson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lothbrokson avoids the body shot from Shadow.
Shadow lands a jab to Lothbrokson's midsection.
The Shadow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson scores with a jab to the head.
Shadow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lothbrokson throws a body shot but no joy.
Lothbrokson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shadow.
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!
Lothbrokson looks to land a combination but Shadow avoids it well.
Shadow avoids the body shot from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shadow.
Lothbrokson connects with a crisp jab.
Shadow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lothbrokson.
Shadow throws a jab when Lothbrokson was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Shadow misses the target.
Lothbrokson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivar Lothbrokson 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.

Shadow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shadow blocks a jab.
Shadow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shadow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lothbrokson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shadow lands a nice hook to Lothbrokson's body. Lothbrokson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shadow throws a lazy right hand but Lothbrokson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Shadow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shadow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lothbrokson.
Shadow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lothbrokson doesn't seem bothered though.
Shadow misses with a straight right.
Lothbrokson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shadow.

Lothbrokson closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lothbrokson lands a right hand.
A short left from Lothbrokson.
Shadow throws a head punch that misses.
Shadow blocks a body shot from Lothbrokson.
Shadow tries to stall but Lothbrokson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shadow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shadow misses with some punches.
Lothbrokson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lothbrokson blocking some punches.
Lothbrokson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lothbrokson misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lothbrokson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow tries to circle away but Lothbrokson has him pinned against the cage.
Lothbrokson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lothbrokson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivar Lothbrokson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shadow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shadow takes a shot to the head.
Lothbrokson misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shadow prevents a body shot from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lothbrokson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shadow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lothbrokson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lothbrokson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lothbrokson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shadow backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lothbrokson fails to land.
Lothbrokson blocks a body shot from Shadow.
Lothbrokson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shadow can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lothbrokson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lothbrokson tries a body shot but Shadow blocks it.
Shadow blocks a body shot from Lothbrokson.
Shadow scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Shadow on the inside.
Shadow blocks an uppercut.
Lothbrokson lands a body punch.
Shadow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lothbrokson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shadow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shadow fails to land.
Shadow lands a shoulder strike.
Shadow struggles to land a body shot inside as Lothbrokson controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shadow backwards.
Shadow blocking some punches.
Lothbrokson blocks an uppercut.
Lothbrokson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lothbrokson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shadow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lothbrokson can't find room to land a body shot as Shadow controls the action.
Lothbrokson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Shadow as the two fighters clinch.
Shadow has a couple of punches blocked by Lothbrokson.
Shadow prevents a body shot from Lothbrokson.
Shadow blocks an uppercut.
Lothbrokson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shadow is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivar Lothbrokson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lothbrokson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lothbrokson is looking to clinch.
Lothbrokson is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadow moves away.
Jab from Shadow.
Lothbrokson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shadow takes one to the side of the head.
Shadow throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrokson slips under a jab from Shadow.
Lothbrokson ducks under a wild hook from Shadow.
Shadow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shadow lands a nice shot that snaps Lothbrokson's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrokson takes one on the button.
Shadow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shadow slips a jab from Lothbrokson.
Shadow throws an overhand right that lands on Lothbrokson's shoulder, as Lothbrokson tries to avoid the shot.
Shadow misses with an uppercut.
Shadow misses with a jab to the body

and Lothbrokson counters by moving into the clinch.
Lothbrokson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shadow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lothbrokson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lothbrokson working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lothbrokson.
Shadow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lothbrokson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shadow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lothbrokson.
Shadow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shadow takes a shot to the head.
Lothbrokson misses with a punch to the body.
Lothbrokson misses with the head strike.
Shadow trying to stall but Lothbrokson improves his position.
Lothbrokson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shadow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lothbrokson blocking some punches.
Shadow lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lothbrokson.
Shadow working aggressively here.
Shadow misses with a punch to the body.
Shadow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shadow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lothbrokson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrokson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lothbrokson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shadow backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lothbrokson as Shadow tries to tie him up.
Lothbrokson lands a left hand.
Lothbrokson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Shadow.
Shadow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lothbrokson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shadow backwards.
Shadow is trying to maintain a safe position but Lothbrokson gets an underhook and turns Shadow into the cage.
Lothbrokson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lothbrokson backwards.

Lothbrokson is rocked!
Lothbrokson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shadow blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Lothbrokson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lothbrokson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shadow lands a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lothbrokson stalling in the clinch but Shadow improves position.
Lothbrokson prevents a body shot from Shadow.
Lothbrokson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shadow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lothbrokson working aggressively here.
Shadow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shadow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lothbrokson backwards.
Lothbrokson can't find room to land a body shot as Shadow controls the action.
Shadow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lothbrokson.
Lothbrokson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shadow is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lothbrokson.
Shadow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lothbrokson.
Good body shot from Shadow.
Shadow throws a head punch that misses.
Shadow is pushing Lothbrokson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shadow dips a shoulder and cracks Lothbrokson with a mighty uppercut! Lothbrokson falls back against the cage and Shadow unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lothbrokson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Shadow screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Shadow!
A victorious The Shadow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.