PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Plum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Shaw looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Shaw
vs
Plum

180 cm
23
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

190 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Steven Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Plum!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plum swinging wilding here.
Shaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Steven Shaw has been cut.
A combination from Plum does no damage.
Plum misses with a two punch combination.
Plum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnny Plum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plum catches Shaw napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Shaw to the canvas!

Shaw is rocked!
Shaw is breathing heavily.
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!
Plum wanted to stand there but Shaw had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plum stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Plum throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Shaw tumbling to the canvas!
Plum wants to stand but Shaw is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shaw is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plum is looking to stand up but Shaw won't let him.

Shaw is working an open guard so Plum takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plum lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plum.

Steven Shaw's cut is getting worse.
Plum misses with a double jab.
Plum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaw.
Plum's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Plum duly obliges.
Plum lands with a nice combination. Shaw backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plum misses with a few strikes there.
Plum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Plum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw drops his hands momentarily and Plum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shaw tries to clinch but Plum is having none of it.
Plum throws a leg kick but Shaw checks it.
Shaw could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Plum lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plum swinging wilding here.

Shaw drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Plum's guard.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Plum looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Plum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Shaw's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Plum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A decent looking cross lands there for Plum.
Plum misses with a two punch combination.
Johnny Plum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Plum misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Plum.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Plum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Plum with a hook.
A punch combination from Plum misses.
Plum swinging wilding here.
Plum misses with a wild combination.
Plum misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Plum does no damage.
Shaw lands with a nice combination. Plum backs away looking to recover.
Plum throws a combination that misses

and Shaw counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shaw trying to control from half guard but Plum is working away.
Plum wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to mount his opponent but Plum defends it.
Plum is refusing to be controlled, as Shaw sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw stops Plum from getting back to his feet.

Plum manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Plum misses with a two punch combination.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shaw counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Plum!
Plum tries to buck Shaw off but Shaw takes his back!
Shaw scores with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with an elbow to the head.
Shaw misses with punches from the back.
Plum wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Shaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Shaw's cut.
That's time! Shaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Plum swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
Plum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shaw counters with a takedown into side control.

Plum bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Shaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shaw ducks right into an uppercut from Plum.
Plum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Plum does no damage.
Shaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Plum misses with the combination.
No joy there for Plum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plum throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Plum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Plum.
Shaw shoots for a takedown but Plum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plum stalks Shaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaw's face. Shaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Plum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Plum throws a left and a right that both miss

and Shaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaw.
Plum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Plum is working an open guard so Shaw takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plum lands with a straight right. Shaw didn't see that one coming.
Plum throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Plum misses with a combination

and Shaw counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Plum!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw trying to control but Plum is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Plum wants to try and get back to his feet.
Shaw content just to control the position here.
Shaw punching from mount but Plum doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You get the feeling that Plum really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shaw is standing up, even though he is in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Shaw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shaw has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!