PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ross Gellar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by Stray Cat Strut. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gellar
vs
Shaw

188 cm
22
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ross Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dj Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shaw looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gellar misses with a wild combination.
Gellar moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.

Gellar clinches up against the cage.
Gellar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shaw.
Gellar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shaw wants to take the fight to the mat but Gellar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Gellar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shaw looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Gellar kicks Shaw off and gets to his feet.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Gellar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shaw takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Gellar with that takedown attempt.

Gellar instigates a clinch.

Gellar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gellar looks for a takedown but Shaw sprawls well.
Gellar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shaw circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Gellar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gellar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shaw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gellar has Shaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike.

Gellar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gellar.
Gellar shoots in and drives through. Shaw sprawls well.
Gellar dives in for a single leg takedown but Shaw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Gellar clinches up against the cage.
Gellar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gellar wants a takedown.
Gellar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.
Shaw changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gellar fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gellar darts in and clinches Shaw up against the cage.

Gellar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shaw uses from the top position.
Gellar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Shaw is trying to stand up here but Gellar is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shaw tries to get to full guard but Gellar has control of the leg.
Gellar is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gellar stands up and beckons Shaw to join him on the feet.
Gellar fails with the takedown.

Gellar clinches with his opponent.

Gellar pulls Shaw into guard.
Shaw wants to stand but Gellar is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Gellar 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.

Shaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gellar's waist but Gellar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shaw off to one side.
Gellar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Gellar has closed the distance and engaged Shaw in a clinch.
Good body shot from Gellar.
Gellar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shaw just stands there and leans against the cage.

Gellar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Shaw regains guard immediately.
Gellar sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Gellar gets to his feet. Shaw looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shaw is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gellar takes the fight into the clinch.

Gellar breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaw stuffs the takedown.
Gellar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Gellar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gellar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gellar fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Gellar with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Gellar with that takedown attempt.

Gellar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gellar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gellar tries to score a body lock takedown but Shaw shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Shaw jumps guard and drags Gellar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Gellar gets to his feet. Shaw looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw slaps away a takedown attempt from Gellar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shaw tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shaw tries to clinch but Gellar is having none of it.
Gellar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaw is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Shaw. No joy for Gellar on that attempt.
Gellar has a takedown stuffed.
Gellar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gellar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Gellar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gellar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shaw defends it nicely.
Shaw throws a head kick but Gellar moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gellar. Those never looked like landing.
Shaw wants to counter with a clinch but Gellar pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gellar takes the fight into the clinch.
Shaw stops a takedown attempt from Gellar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Gellar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gellar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shaw sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gellar somewhat.
Shaw is looking for the big counter here.
Gellar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gellar shoots in for a takedown but Shaw shows good takedown defense.
Shaw tries to bum rush Gellar with a series of wild strikes but Gellar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Gellar clinches with his opponent.
Gellar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shaw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Gellar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gellar manages to break the clinch.

Gellar darts in and clinches Shaw up against the cage.
Shaw is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shaw after a bit of a struggle.
A bit of stalling here from Gellar.
Shaw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Gellar breaks from the clinch.

Gellar clinches up with Shaw and pushes him back against the cage.

Gellar successfully pulls guard.
Gellar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gellar won't allow Shaw to get back to his feet.
Gellar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gellar throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gellar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gellar remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shaw is pushing Gellar's head away, looking to escape. Gellar manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar advances to full mount.
Shaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gellar unloads with some shots from mount but Shaw bucks and avoids them well.
Gellar looking to ground and pound but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Gellar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gellar controlling his opponent.
Shaw wants to hold on but Gellar pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar manages to capitalize on a mistake by Shaw to take his back!
Gellar is hanging on to Shaw's back as he tries to escape.
Gellar controls the action.
Shaw can't escape the position.
Shaw covering up well under a series of strikes from Gellar.

Shaw is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dj Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross Gellar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Gellar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gellar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Gellar!
Ross Gellar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Dj Shaw had this to say: 'This is bullshit i had that fight he was the better fighter though so im just going to ask for a rematch'.