PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Per Fekt Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fekt Jr
vs
Shaw

165 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Per Fekt Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DJ Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fekt Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shaw is looking to get back to is feet but Fekt Jr passes into side control.
Shaw can't do much from the bottom here.
Fekt Jr trying to control the position but Shaw is working away.
Fekt Jr passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shaw!
Shaw tries to hold on but Fekt Jr postures up.
Shaw holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fekt Jr tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fekt Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shaw?
Fekt Jr has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fekt Jr tries to control but Shaw wriggling away.
Shaw is in a horrible position here. Fekt Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fekt Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fekt Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shaw is in a horrible position here. Fekt Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Fekt Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Fekt Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Fekt Jr connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fekt Jr controlling the pace for now.
Shaw is in a horrible position here. Fekt Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is looking to get to half guard.
Fekt Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Shaw but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shaw tries to hold on but Fekt Jr postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw working to try and regain half guard.
Shaw wants to control but Fekt Jr is having none of it.
Fekt Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Fekt Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fekt Jr working Shaw over with strikes here.
Fekt Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fekt Jr avoids the attempt from Shaw to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Fekt Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Fekt Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shaw is looking to escape.
Fekt Jr looking to finish Shaw with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shaw!
Shaw is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fekt Jr dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fekt Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fekt Jr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shaw can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fekt Jr controlling from the full mount.
Shaw wants to control but Fekt Jr is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fekt Jr working Shaw over with strikes here.
Shaw is in a horrible position here. Fekt Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fekt Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fekt Jr landing punches.
Shaw tries to lock up and control but Fekt Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fekt Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Fekt Jr.
Fekt Jr looking to control but Shaw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fekt Jr looking to finish Shaw with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Fekt Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shaw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fekt Jr defends well and Shaw ends up having to push Fekt Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaw tries to clinch up.
Shaw slaps away a takedown attempt from Fekt Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fekt Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Fekt Jr throws a poor cross that misses

and Shaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Fekt Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Shaw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fekt Jr defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fekt Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fekt Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw looking to sit in guard and control but Fekt Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fekt Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Fekt Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fekt Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Fekt Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Shaw looking to control.
Fekt Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fekt Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fekt Jr with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fekt Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Per Fekt Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fekt Jr landing some decent shots from guard.

Shaw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fekt Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Shaw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fekt Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Fekt Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fekt Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Fekt Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shaw doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Fekt Jr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Shaw!
Fekt Jr working the ground and pound.
Fekt Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
Fekt Jr scoring with punches from side control.
Fekt Jr working the head with strikes.
Fekt Jr working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fekt Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaw keeps working.

Fekt Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fekt Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shaw down.

Fekt Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shaw is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shaw is not content to let Fekt Jr control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Per Fekt Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fekt Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Shaw.
Fekt Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fekt Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Fekt Jr is trying to control Shaw's posture but Shaw avoids it.
Shaw wants to control for a moment but Fekt Jr uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control from Fekt Jr's half guard. Fekt Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shaw is looking to stand up but Fekt Jr won't let him.
Shaw advances to half guard.
Shaw prevents Fekt Jr from improving his position.
Shaw seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Shaw is looking to stall in half guard but Fekt Jr is in no mood to hang around. He's locked up a Kimura from the bottom and has used it to sweep! He's held on to the kimura and is looking to finish here... will he get it... YES! Shaw taps out and the crowd goes crazy! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Per Fekt Jr!
After the fight, Per Fekt Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.