PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Crushman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shaw
vs
Crushman

191 cm
29
214 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

196 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Voodoo Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Crushman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Shaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Crushman misses with a leg kick.
Shaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crushman counters with a stiff right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Crushman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Crushman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel Crushman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw throws the left hand but Crushman avoids the punch easily.
Shaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crushman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crushman.
Shaw throws an overhand right that lands on Crushman's shoulder, as Crushman tries to avoid the shot.
Crushman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shaw scores with a jab.
Crushman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crushman motions for Shaw to come forward. Crushman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crushman just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crushman misses with a jab to the body
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw throws a shot from downtown. Crushman moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shaw scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Daniel Crushman has been cut.
Crushman misses with a low kick.
Crushman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shaw blocks a low kick nicely.
Shaw does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crushman throws out a counter right but Shaw avoids it with no problem.
Crushman throws a leg kick which misses Shaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Shaw tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Shaw misses.
Crushman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shaw throws a hook to the side of Crushman's head but Crushman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaw throws the left hand but Crushman avoids the punch easily.
Crushman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crushman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shaw throws a low kick, looking for Crushman's leg but Crushman calmly moves out of range.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crushman moves away.
Shaw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shaw moves away from the strike by Crushman.
Shaw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crushman moves away.
Crushman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shaw throws a hook to the side of Crushman's head but Crushman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crushman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crushman misses with a straight right.
Shaw is looking to counter punch.
Crushman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crushman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shaw throws a big shot that misses.
Crushman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shaw's sensitive parts.
Crushman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crushman.
Crushman looks to land a combination but Shaw avoids it well.
Crushman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw staying out of range there.
Shaw connects with a looping right hand.
Crushman tries to score with a low kick but Shaw moves his leg out of the way.
Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
Jack Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shaw displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crushman misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw is looking to counter punch.
Crushman has his takedown stuffed
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crushman takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Crushman wants to land a leg kick but Shaw is out of range.
Crushman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crushman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crushman misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw avoids the head kick by Crushman.
Shaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crushman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
An attempted straight right counter from Shaw misses the target.
Crushman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crushman lands with a shot to the body.
Crushman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crushman moves away from the strike by Shaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Shaw. That snapped Crushman's head back.
Crushman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Crushman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crushman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shaw throws a sloppy head kick and Crushman moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crushman missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crushman throws a leg kick but Shaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crushman scoring well with a low kick there.
Crushman scores with a jab. Shaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Crushman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Crushman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crushman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shaw.
Crushman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crushman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaw drops his hands momentarily and Crushman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crushman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shaw's sensitive parts.
Crushman misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crushman.
A slow jab from Shaw misses its intended target.
Crushman tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Crushman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crushman throws a body shot but no joy.
Shaw went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Crushman.
Crushman throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shaw.
Crushman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crushman thuds a left hand into Shaw's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw misses with the body kick
and Crushman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shaw's knee momentarily.
Shaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel Crushman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Shaw there.
Crushman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shaw takes a swing at Crushman's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Crushman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shaw catches Crushman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crushman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Crushman misses with a right hand
and Shaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crushman thinking.
Shaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crushman lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw scores with a jab.
Shaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shaw 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.
Shaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crushman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crushman.
Shaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crushman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crushman cracks the inside of Shaw's front leg.
Shaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crushman backs up against the cage.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Crushman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Shaw.
Shaw swinging wildly here.
No luck for Crushman with that takedown attempt.
A low kick from Crushman misses
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crushman throws a leg kick but Shaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shaw half committed to a counter leg kick.
Crushman jabs Shaw right on the nose. Shaw blinks but takes it well.
Crushman misses with a takedown attempt
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Crushman misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crushman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Shaw looks to land a right hand but Crushman moved out of range.
Crushman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaw lands a slapping body shot.
Shaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crushman misses with a looping left.
Crushman motions for Shaw to come forward. Crushman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crushman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaw. That did some damage!
Crushman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crushman moves away from the strike by Shaw.
Shaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crushman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crushman fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Shaw misses the target.
Jack Shaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Crushman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Crushman does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crushman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crushman slips under a jab from Shaw.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Crushman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Shaw blocks the leg kick.
Crushman wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Crushman thows a leg kick but Shaw checks it
and Shaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shaw, as that shot connected.
Shaw checks a low kick from Crushman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crushman staying out of range there.
Crushman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crushman misses with a body kick.
Shaw tests Crushman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Shaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Crushman's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Crushman throws a jab when Shaw was well out of range.
Shaw throws a lazy right hand but Crushman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crushman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaw swings for the body but Crushman moves out of range.
Crushman tries a low kick but Shaw avoids it.
Crushman throws a low kick, looking for Shaw's leg but Shaw calmly moves out of range.
Shaw misses with a body shot.
Shaw backing away here, and Crushman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaw lands a leg kick that knocks Crushman off balance momentarily.
Crushman throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaw counters with a two punch combo.
Shaw misses with a leg kick.
Shaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crushman under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crushman throws a hook to the side of Shaw's head but Shaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaw throws a counter high kick but Crushman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Crushman lands with an overhand left.
Shaw lands a jab to the head.
Shaw lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushman misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Crushman.
A big right from Shaw misses.
Shaw throws a good cross that connects.
Shaw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shaw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crushman.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crushman.
Crushman throws out a counter right but Shaw avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Shaw. That snapped Crushman's head back.
Shaw avoids the head kick by Crushman.
Shaw blocks a low kick nicely.
Crushman blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Crushman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shaw with a body shot.
Crushman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Crushman.
Shaw throwing a counter right hand but Crushman manages to avoid it.
A jab from Shaw misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands a leg kick that knocks Crushman off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crushman with a poor takedown
and Shaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crushman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crushman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crushman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crushman moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaw connects with a jab.
Shaw jabs at Crushman's body.
Crushman slips under a jab.
Shaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaw lands with an overhand left.
Crushman throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shaw, right into the meat.
Shaw misses with an uppercut.
Shaw moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That has opened up Daniel Crushman's cut even more.
Crushman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shaw looks to throw the jab but Crushman is out of range.
Crushman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crushman misses with an uppercut
and Shaw counters with a left and a right that stings Crushman.
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crushman.
Shaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crushman can do to turn this around?
Shaw displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Shaw misses
and Crushman counters with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crushman checks a leg kick.
Crushman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crushman throws a leg kick but Shaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crushman.
Crushman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shaw fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crushman checks it well.
Good shot there by Crushman.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Crushman.
Crushman swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crushman misses with a low kick as Shaw jumps back.
Shaw misses with a straight left.
Shaw lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shaw lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Shaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shaw 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shaw!
A very excited looking Jack Shaw made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.