PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shaw
vs
Williams

183 cm
22
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
171 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Williams!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shaw tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shaw to the ground. Shaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A quick step to the side and Shaw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams fails with the takedown

and Shaw counters by clinching up.
Shaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Shaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Shaw.
Shaw has Williams pushed against the cage.
Shaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries for a takedown but Shaw manages to get underhooks.
Chris Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Williams.
Shaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shaw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Williams can turn it around.
Shaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaw prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Shaw tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Shaw back against the cage.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
A short right from Shaw.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Shaw - that landed with a thud.
Williams working aggressively here.
Shaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Shaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Shaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams misses with some punches.
Shaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Shaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaw has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shaw takes a shot to the head.
Shaw has Williams pushed against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Shaw keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling him.
Shaw misses with a body punch.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shaw.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Shaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams prevents a body shot from Shaw.
Shaw misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaw lands a right hand.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams looks for a takedown but Shaw sprawls well.
Shaw tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chris Shaw will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams tries for a takedown but Shaw circles away easily

and Shaw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chris Shaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams misses with some punches.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Shaw blocking some punches.
I was talking to Shaw's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chris Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Williams.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
A short right from Shaw.
Shaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Shaw.
A short right from Shaw on the inside.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw lands a nice uppercut.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Shaw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shaw counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Shaw throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams is breathing heavily.

Shaw clinches.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams tries for a takedown but Shaw circles away easily
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Shaw goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Shaw. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chris Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shaw sprawls well. Shaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Shaw counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shaw swivels and escapes.
A quick step to the side and Shaw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams with a poor takedown
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Chris Shaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaw appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Shaw counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Shaw clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Shaw.
Shaw slows down the pace here.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Shaw 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!

Williams shoots in and drives through. Shaw sprawls well.
Shaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams has his takedown stuffed
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams tries for a takedown but Shaw circles away easily
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Williams.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaw fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Shaw. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shaw counters with a one-two to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Shaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Shaw.
A right hook to the body lands for Shaw.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
Shaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams is looking to control Shaw's arms but Shaw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Shaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Shaw stalling in the clinch.
Shaw stalling the fight.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shaw avoids it.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Shaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams misses with some punches.
Shaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Shaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Williams misses with some punches.
Shaw can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
Shaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaw has double underhooks.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw throws a head punch that misses.
Shaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Shaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Shaw prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Shaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Shaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
Shaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Williams manages to pull guard.

Williams is working an open guard so Shaw takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chris Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ash Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams shoots and misses
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt

and Shaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Shaw.
Shaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ash Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Shaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Shaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Shaw!