PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lake Dutchman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DK Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake Dutchman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dutchman
vs
Shaw

185 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

152 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lake Dutchman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DK Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Dutchman sprawls well. He's pushed Shaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shaw throws a right and a left that Dutchman avoids nicely.

Dutchman closes the distance and clinches.
Shaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dutchman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shaw looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dutchman has him pressed against the cage.

Dutchman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Shaw gets tackled into the cage by Dutchman. Dutchman maintains the clinch.

Dutchman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Dutchman closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Dutchman.
Dutchman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dutchman'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.
Dutchman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutchman lands with a right to the head.
Dutchman has Shaw pressed against the cage, preventing Shaw from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Dutchman.
Shaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dutchman manages to break the clinch.
Dutchman scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw looks winded!

Dutchman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dutchman lands with a light punch inside.
Dutchman stalling.

Dutchman manages to break the clinch.
Shaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dutchman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lake Dutchman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DK Shaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt - Dutchman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Dutchman moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dutchman breaks from the clinch.

Dutchman rushes Shaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dutchman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dutchman drives through and clinches with Shaw against the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Shaw has eaten all the pies!

Dutchman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shaw shoots for a takedown but Dutchman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Dutchman forces Shaw back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutchman is stalling here.
Dutchman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dutchman is pushing Shaw up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Dutchman breaks the clinch.
Shaw goes for a double leg but Dutchman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dutchman continues to drive forward.

Dutchman darts in and clinches Shaw up against the cage.
Dutchman pushes Shaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dutchman breaks the clinch.

Dutchman clinches up against the cage.
Dutchman gets through Shaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dutchman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutchman lands a body shot.

Dutchman rushes Shaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dutchman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutchman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shaws head.

Dutchman manages to break the clinch.
Shaw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Dutchman forces Shaw back against the cage and clinches.

Dutchman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dutchman circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Shaw drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dutchman follows Shaw to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lake Dutchman!