PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Shawcross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Truffaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shawcross
vs
Truffaut

175 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthur Shawcross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Truffaut!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truffaut misses with a hook

and Shawcross counters by clinching up.
Shawcross has a couple of punches blocked by Truffaut.

Truffaut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Shawcross.
Truffaut slips under a jab.
Truffaut misses with a looping right.
Truffaut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Truffaut closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Truffaut misses with a body kick.
Shawcross throws a looping overhand right but Truffaut ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Shawcross's head coaches at Zero Tolerance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truffaut misses with a leg kick
and Shawcross counters with a nice uppercut.
Truffaut looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Truffaut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shawcross.
Both fighters circling a little - Truffaut finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truffaut throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Shawcross.
Shawcross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Truffaut throws a leg kick but Shawcross sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shawcross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Truffaut. Truffaut obviously looking to wear him down.
Shawcross connects with a single shot there.
Truffaut scores with a jab.
Truffaut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shawcross to counter with a crisp jab.
Truffaut lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shawcross takes a step back to recover.
Shawcross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Truffaut is looking to land body kicks.
Truffaut takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Truffaut takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shawcross misses with an uppercut

and Truffaut counters by clinching up.
Truffaut lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shawcross or not.
Shawcross scores with a shot to the side of Truffaut's head.
Truffaut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shawcross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Shawcross.
Shawcross struggles to land a body shot inside as Truffaut controls his hands.
Shawcross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shawcross swings wildly with an uppercut but Truffaut uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Shawcross.

Truffaut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Truffaut misses the body punch
and Shawcross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shawcross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Truffaut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Truffaut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross throws a shot from downtown. Truffaut moves away and avoids it.
Truffaut lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shawcross checks the leg kick.
Shawcross lands a slapping body shot.
Shawcross is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shawcross.

It looks like Michel Truffaut has been cut.

Shawcross gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Truffaut breaks from the clinch.
Shawcross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Truffaut steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shawcross.
Shawcross jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Truffaut.
A slow jab from Truffaut misses its intended target.
Truffaut connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truffaut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Truffaut throws a right hand that misses
and Truffaut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Truffaut.
Truffaut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shawcross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Truffaut misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shawcross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shawcross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shawcross throws a body punch but Truffaut moves out of range.
Shawcross is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Truffaut drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shawcross blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick from Truffaut lands but Shawcross takes it in his stride.

Shawcross has Truffaut up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Shawcross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michel Truffaut's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shawcross cracks Truffaut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shawcross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truffaut can do to turn this around?

Shawcross clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shawcross.
Shawcross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Truffaut misses with the head strike.
Shawcross throws a punch but it's blocked by Truffaut.
Truffaut has a couple of punches blocked by Shawcross.
Truffaut blocks an uppercut.
Shawcross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Truffaut tries to stall but Shawcross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Truffaut lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shawcross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shawcross's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Truffaut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shawcross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truffaut misses with a left hand
letting Shawcross counter with a right hand.
Shawcross misses with a looping left.
Truffaut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shawcross is out of range and Truffaut settles back down.
Truffaut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shawcross.
Truffaut steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Truffaut misses with a left hand
and Shawcross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Truffaut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shawcross moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Truffaut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Truffaut misses with an uppercut
and Shawcross counters with a nice uppercut.
Shawcross scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Truffaut keeps Shawcross at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shawcross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Truffaut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Truffaut.
Truffaut staying out of range there.
Nice body kick from Truffaut.
Shawcross is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Truffaut misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Truffaut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Shawcross moves into the clinch.
Shawcross blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Truffaut.

Truffaut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Truffaut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shawcross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Truffaut lands a leg kick that knocks Shawcross off balance momentarily.
Truffaut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shawcross misses with a left hand
and Truffaut counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shawcross's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truffaut throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shawcross counters with a one-two to the body.
Shawcross throws a hook but Truffaut blocks it.
Truffaut has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Truffaut lands with a hook. Shawcross tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shawcross throws a combination. Truffaut tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Truffaut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shawcross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Truffaut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Truffaut misses with a low kick.
Truffaut swings widly with a right hand
and Shawcross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truffaut bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shawcross's head backwards.
Shawcross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Truffaut swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truffaut throws out a loose jab but Shawcross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shawcross throws an overhand right that lands on Truffaut's shoulder, as Truffaut tries to avoid the shot.
Shawcross misses with a looping left.
Truffaut has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Truffaut fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good exchange - Shawcross coming out on top.
Truffaut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Truffaut slips a jab from Shawcross.
Truffaut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Truffaut. Shawcross shrugs it off though.
Truffaut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Truffaut tries a quick counter leg kick but Shawcross is wise to it.
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 Arthur Shawcross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michel Truffaut'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!

Truffaut lands a right hook to the body.
Shawcross throws a lazy uppercut
and Truffaut counters with an outside leg kick.
Truffaut throws a leg kick
and Shawcross counters with a stiff right hand.
Truffaut throws an overhand right that lands on Shawcross's shoulder, as Shawcross tries to avoid the shot.
Arthur Shawcross is winning the standup battle so far.
Truffaut looks to land a body kick but Shawcross moved away.
Shawcross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shawcross misses with a looping left.
Shawcross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Truffaut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truffaut cracks the inside of Shawcross's front leg.
Truffaut slips a jab and a cross from Shawcross.
Truffaut throws a leg kick which misses Shawcross's front leg but catches the back leg as Shawcross tries to avoid it.
Truffaut on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Shawcross misses.
Truffaut connects with a solid leg kick.
Truffaut takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shawcross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shawcross cracks Truffaut with a good jab.
Shawcross dips to his left and cracks Truffaut with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Truffaut.
Truffaut tries a quick counter leg kick but Shawcross is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Truffaut.
Shawcross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Truffaut.
Michel Truffaut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truffaut connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Truffaut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shawcross dips to his left and cracks Truffaut with an uppercut!
Truffaut throws an off balance right hand
and Shawcross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Truffaut swings widly with a right hand
letting Shawcross counter with a right hand.
Truffaut takes a swing at Shawcross's ribcage but misses.
Shawcross lands a nice shot that snaps Truffaut's head back.
Jab from Truffaut.
Truffaut throws a jab when Shawcross was well out of range.
Truffaut throws an off balance right hand
and Truffaut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Truffaut misses with an uppercut
enabling Shawcross to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross misses with a hook.
Truffaut fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shawcross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shawcross throws a good cross that connects.
Truffaut just misses with a punch to the body.
Shawcross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shawcross throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Truffaut moves into the clinch.

Truffaut breaks from the clinch.
Shawcross cracks Truffaut with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shawcross misses with a straight left.
Truffaut swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shawcross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shawcross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Truffaut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross scores with a hook.
Truffaut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Shawcross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shawcross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Truffaut throws a head punch that misses.
Truffaut presses Shawcross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Truffaut throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Truffaut.
Arthur Shawcross has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Shawcross breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Truffaut, right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Truffaut.

Shawcross is rocked!
Shawcross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oh Shawcross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Truffaut ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Shawcross out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michel Truffaut!
After winning the bout, Michel Truffaut thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.