PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Regal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quon Shum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Regal comes to the cage accompanied by A real mans man's man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Regal
vs
Shum

195 cm
18
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
263 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KnockOut

Urban Fighter

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darren Regal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quon Shum!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Regal shoots in and bounces Shum off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Regal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Regal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Regal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Regal stays in close to Shum's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Regal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Regal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Regal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shum has Regal pulled in close to control his posture.
Regal postures up and lands a big shot to Shum's brow.
Regal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shum has control of Regal's left arm, preventing Regal from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal wants to control from the top but Shum keeps moving.
Shum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shum keeping moving, preventing Regal from controlling successfully.
Shum seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Regal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Regal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Regal is looking to work some ground and pound but Shum has wrist control.
Regal trying to control the position from guard on top but Shum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shum can do anything to dispel that myth.

Regal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two 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.
Shum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Regal is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Regal walks into a stiff left hand from Shum.

It looks like Darren Regal has been cut.
Regal shoots in for a takedown but Shum shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Regal.

Regal scores with a takedown into Shum's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shum is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Regal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shum has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ganja Paradise. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Regal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shum controlling Regal's posture.
Regal preventing the sweep.
Shum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shum is pulling down on Regal's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Regal postures up in Shum's guard and throws a big left but Shum blocks it.
Regal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Regal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Regal is looking to work some ground and pound but Shum has wrist control.
Regal trying to control but Shum is working from the bottom.
Regal tries to free his leg and advance position but Shum is retaining full guard.
Regal wants to control from the top but Shum keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Regal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Regal misses with a takedown attempt
and Shum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Regal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Regal tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shum defends well and Regal ends up having to push Shum into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Regal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Regal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horrible takedown attempt by Regal or perhaps it was just good defense by Shum, which made it look bad.
Shum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Regal feints and as Shum raises his hands in defense, Regal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Regal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Regal is one step ahead there.
Shum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Regal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shum wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Regal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shum can do to turn this around?
Regal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Regal wants to control from the top but Shum keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Regal distracts Shum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Regal wants to control from the top but Shum keeps moving.
Regal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shum keeping moving, preventing Regal from controlling successfully.
Darren Regal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Regal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Regal trying to control but Shum is working from the bottom.
Regal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Regal wants to control from the top but Shum keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Regal won't allow Shum to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Shum sends Regal crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shum is motioning to the referee to let Regal up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Regal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Shum gets caught flat footed, as Regal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Regal works over Shum with some ground and pound from guard.
Shum keeping moving, preventing Regal from controlling successfully.
Regal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shum 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.
Regal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Regal.
Regal trying to control but Shum is working from the bottom.
Regal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Regal won't allow Shum to sweep him here.
Regal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Regal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Regal postures up and lands a big shot to Shum's brow.
Regal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Regal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shum keeping moving, preventing Regal from controlling successfully.
Regal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shum controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Regal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shum defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Regal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Regal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shum rattles Regal with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Regal tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Shum dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Regal stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Quon Shum!
Quon Shum really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.