PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Angelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Angelov
vs
Shaw

186 cm
26
178 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

183 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Angelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Shaw!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelov wants to clinch but Shaw slips to the side
and Shaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelov tries to clinch up
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Angelov doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Angelov tries to clinch up
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Shaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Angelov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.

Shaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Angelov clinches.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Angelov working Shaw over with knees to the body.
Angelov with a knee to the head.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Angelov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaw has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Shaw breaks from the clinch.

Angelov forces Shaw back against the cage and clinches.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angelov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Angelov tries to clinch up.
Shaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw throws out a counter right but Angelov avoids it with no problem.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Shaw counters with a three punch combo that has Angelov backing up. Angelov nods at Shaw to acknowledge the strikes.

Angelov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Shaw can't break the clinch.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaw is trying to break the clinch but Angelov is controlling him.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.

Shaw manages to break the clinch.
Shaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Angelov closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Angelov wants to clinch.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw throws a right and a left that Angelov avoids nicely.
Angelov tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Angelov moves into the clinch.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shaw has had enough of the clinch but Angelov keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peter Angelov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Angelov moves to clinch but Shaw breaks away
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angelov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaw tries a quick counter leg kick but Angelov is wise to it.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Angelov rushes Shaw and presses him up against the cage.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Angelov throws an elbow but misses.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Angelov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Angelov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Angelov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Shaw breaks from the clinch.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelov moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.
Shaw throws out a counter right but Angelov avoids it with no problem.
Angelov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Angelov.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Shaw counters with a one-two to the body.

Angelov moves into the clinch successfully.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angelov keeps control of Shaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Angelov has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw blocks an elbow strike.
Shaw has had enough of the clinch but Angelov keeps him there for the moment.
Angelov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shaw working hard to break the clinch.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but Shaw blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov misses with a knee to the head.
Angelov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Angelov prevents Shaw from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Shaw prevents a body shot from Angelov.
Angelov lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Chris Shaw has been cut.

Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Angelov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.

Angelov gets a clinch.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov scores with a knee to the head.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Angelov pushes off an throws an elbow but Shaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Angelov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov misses with a knee strike.
Shaw tries to break the clinch but Angelov is controlling the position.
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Angelov.
Angelov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Angelov looking to throw knees to the head but Shaw is blocking nicely.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Angelov tries to land a knee to the head but Shaw blocks with his arms.
Shaw avoiding damage as Angelov throws knees to the body.
Angelov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Shaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Angelov is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Peter Angelov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angelov wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Angelov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Shaw's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angelov tries to clinch up
and Shaw counters with a leg kick.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Angelov closes the distance but Shaw moves to the side
and Shaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Angelov thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw tries to work over Angelov's front leg with a kick but Angelov checks it.
Angelov misses with a combination
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Angelov doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw connects with a jab.
Angelov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Angelov is looking to clinch.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt

and Shaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Angelov's guard.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Angelov is keeping the position.
Shaw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Angelov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angelov pushes Shaw off and scrambles back to his feet.
Angelov closes the distance but Shaw moves to the side
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angelov wants to clinch but Shaw slips to the side
and Angelov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Angelov tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Peter Angelov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Angelov is looking to clinch.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Shaw only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shaw.
Shaw lands a lovely overhand right.
Chris Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Angelov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Angelov at a distance.
Angelov tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Angelov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Angelov tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.
Shaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Angelov tries to clinch up
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Angelov moves to clinch but Shaw breaks away
and Shaw counters with a left to the body.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Angelov backing away here, and Shaw unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Angelov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chris Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Angelov 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Angelov!
A victorious Peter Angelov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.