PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fourth Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Austin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fourth Fist's chin.

Austin
vs
Fist

179 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Instinct

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fourth Fist!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fist throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Fist lands a glancing blow to the side of Austin's head.
Fist connects with a crisp jab.
Fist lands with a nice combination. Austin backs away looking to recover.
Fist throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist lands with an uppercut that bounces Austin off the cage and back into range.
Fist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Fist slips under a jab from Austin.
Fist moves away from the strike by Austin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Austin has closed the distance and engaged Fist in a clinch.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Fist controls his hands.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin is working Fist over against the cage.
Fist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin pushes Fist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Austin pushes Fist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin lands a body shot.
I was talking to Austin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Austin lands a right hand.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Austin presses Fist against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fist has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Fist.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
Austin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Austin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Austin lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin lands a hook that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Austin can't find room to land a body shot as Fist controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Austin.
Fist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin has Fist pressed against the cage, preventing Fist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fist is looking to break free of the clinch but Austin has double underhooks.
Fist tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Fist back against the cage.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Fist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
Austin lands a body punch.
Austin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Nice body punch from Austin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Austin.
Fist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Austin.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Fist looks winded!
Austin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Austin lands a shot to the body.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Austin cracks Fist with a nice body shot.
Austin lands with a short shot to the head.
Austin is leaning against Fist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Austin digs a right hand underneath Fist's ribcage. Fist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Austin is leaning against Fist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Austin is leaning against Fist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Austin lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Austin scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Fist is rocked!
A short right from Austin on the inside.
Fist is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Austin prevents a body shot from Fist.
Fist seems to have recovered his senses.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Austin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fist can't find room to land a body shot as Austin controls the action.
Austin lands with a short shot to the head.
Austin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin lands a body punch.
Austin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fist swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fist's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Austin gets through Fist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Austin dominated that round.
That's time! Austin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Austin cracks Fist with an open hand slap.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Fist counters with a right hand to the body.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fist can do to turn this around?
Austin misses with a right hand
and Austin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Austin clinches up against the cage.
Austin cracks Fist with a nice body shot.
Austin is leaning against Fist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Austin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fist working hard to break the clinch.
Austin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Austin scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Austin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fist is breathing heavily.
Austin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fist has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.
Austin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Fist misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Austin.
Fist working hard to break the clinch.
Austin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fist or not.
Austin pushes Fist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fist misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Austin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Austin.
Fist tries to circle away but Austin has him pinned against the cage.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shane Austin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Austin.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Austin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Fist controls his hands.
Austin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fist blocks a body shot from Austin.
Austin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fist's efforts to push away.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
Austin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Austin.
Austin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Austin prevents Fist from breaking the clinch.
Austin pushes Fist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Austin.
Austin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Austin scores with a shoulder strike.
Austin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin has Fist pressed against the cage. Fist drops his hands and Austin takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Fist tumbling to the canvas! Austin rains down with more punches but Fist was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Austin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Austin!
Shane Austin retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Shane Austin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Fourth Fist was interviewed post fight and said 'My daddy can win ur daddy!'.