PBP Commentary

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

Shields
vs
Kavitha

193 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ty Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meenakshy Kavitha!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kavitha moves into range and clinches up with Shields.
Kavitha trying to land knees to the body.
Shields misses with a body punch.

Kavitha has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shields is trying to keep an underhook but Kavitha manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Shields looking for submissions off his back.

Shields looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kavitha is thwarting Shields's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavitha is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Shields manages to get to full guard.
Kavitha is looking to stand up but Shields won't let him.
Shields is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kavitha tries to get to full guard but Shields has control of the leg.
Shields scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Shields is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shields prevents Kavitha from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavitha keeps trying to improve his position.
Kavitha is not content to let Shields control the position.
Kavitha keeping hold of Shields's head, controlling as best he can.

Shields is looking for a kimura here.
Kavitha tries to get to full guard but Shields has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Shields is trying to control the action in half guard but Kavitha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kavitha keeping control of the position.
Shields is pressing down on Kavitha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kavitha is holding on for now.

Shields maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kavitha could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Shields has cracked it and Kavitha is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Shields!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ty Shields!
A relieved looking Ty Shields thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.