PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Buchardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Shaw has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Buchardt
vs
Shaw

188 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
171 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shaw is working Buchardt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shaw in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shaw lands a nice forearm strike.
Shaw scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Buchardt to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Shaw.
Shaw lands a decent elbow from side control.

It looks like Simon Buchardt has been cut.
Shaw working away.
Shaw misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shaw in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Shaw cracks Buchardt with a big right hand but Buchardt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Buchardt is rocked!
Buchardt taking a bit of punishment here - Shaw scoring with strikes.
Oh Buchardt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaw just content to control the position.
Buchardt seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Shaw tries to move to mount but Buchardt blocks the move with his legs.
Buchardt tries to bench press Shaw off him but Shaw keeps the position.
Shaw working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Buchardt is breathing heavily.
Shaw tries to move to mount but Buchardt blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shaw cracks Buchardt with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchardt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Shaw grinds an elbow into Buchardt's temple.
Check out the look on Shaw's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Shaw working the ground and pound.
Buchardt taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Buchardt is trying to buck Shaw off.
Buchardt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Shaw unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Buchardt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw landing strikes from the mount.
Shaw loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Buchardt scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Shaw land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Shaw stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Shaw!