PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larith Shun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Hales has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hales
vs
Shun

182 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Hales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larith Shun!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shun misses with some punches.
Shun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hales walks away with a smile on his face. Shun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shun fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Hales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larith Shun.

Hales moves into range and clinches up with Shun.
Hales lands a knee to the body.
Hales working Shun over with knees to the body.
Shun looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hales.
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Shun won't want to take too many of those.
Hales crunches a lovely knee into Shun's ribcage.
Hales unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hales lands a knee to the head.
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!
Hales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hales.
Hales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Shun won't want to take too many of those.
Hales lands a knee to the body.
Hales lands a knee to the body.
Hales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shun's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hales obliges.
Hales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shun's face.
Hales with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shun tries to pull guard but Hales holds him up against the cage and eventually Shun drops back down to his feet.
Hales lands a good knee to the midsection. Shun won't want to take too many of those.
Hales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hales scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hales landing knees to the head.
Shun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hales working Shun over with knees to the body.
Shun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shun jumps guard but Hales stands there with Shun around his waist. Shun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shun has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hales is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shun is defending well for now.
Hales landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shun is trying to pull guard but Hales has him pressed against the cage.
Hales working Shun over with knees to the body.
Shun misses with a punch on the inside.
Shun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hales walks away with a smile on his face. Shun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hales clinches up against the cage.
Hales connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hales blocks an uppercut.

Shun jumps guard.

Hales is sitting in close to Shun's body. Shun has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hales is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hales is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shun.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Larith Shun!