PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Shabroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shabroo comes to the cage accompanied by BLOODSPOT - Volcanos . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shabroo
vs
Long

215 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malik Shabroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Long!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabroo doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.

Long gets tackled into the cage by Shabroo. Shabroo maintains the clinch.
Shabroo tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Shabroo won't allow it.
Shabroo scores a nice knee to the body.
Shabroo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Long looks winded!
Shabroo trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shabroo.
Knees to the body from Shabroo.
Shabroo working Long over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shabroo.
Shabroo working Long over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shabroo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shabroo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Long lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Shabroo.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Shabroo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shabroo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabroo crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shabroo scores a nice knee to the body.
Shabroo tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Shabroo lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long working aggressively here.
Shabroo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long avoiding damage as Shabroo throws knees to the body.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Shabroo.
Long avoiding damage as Shabroo throws knees to the body.
Shabroo trying to land knees to the body.
Shabroo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Shabroo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabroo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Shabroo is controlling him.

Long wants the takedown. Shabroo is fighting it off but Long persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Shabroo's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long controlling from the top position.
Long lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Long drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Long jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Long sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shabroo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Long stands and steps away. Shabroo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Shabroo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Long will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shabroo up against the cage.
Shabroo stops a takedown attempt from Long.
Shabroo scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Shabroo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Shabroo is controlling him.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long is trying to pull guard but Shabroo has him pressed against the cage.
Shabroo tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shabroo obliges.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Long drags the fight down to the ground.

Shabroo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Shabroo stands and steps away. Long gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Shabroo rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long has had enough of the clinch but Shabroo keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malik Shabroo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shabroo looks to clinch
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shabroo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Long shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shabroo's guard.

Shabroo kicks Long off and gets to his feet.
Shabroo moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.

Shabroo instigates a clinch.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long is looking for a takedown.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shabroo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shabroo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Long in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shabroo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shabroo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Long can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabroo landing knees to the body.
Long is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shabroo to keep the fight standing.

Long tightens his grip and picks Shabroo up, before dumping him to the ground. Shabroo manages to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Long gets to his feet. Shabroo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shabroo is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Shabroo closes the distance but Long moves to the side

and Long counters with a shoot takedown. Shabroo fights it but they end up in guard.

Long gets to his feet - Shabroo follows without any prompting.
Shabroo blocks a low kick nicely.
Shabroo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Long is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Long drives through with a takedown into Shabroo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Long controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shabroo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Long.
Long works over Shabroo with some ground and pound from guard.
Long is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Long has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Long gets to his feet. Shabroo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Long scores with a push kick.

Long shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shabroo's guard.
Shabroo has momentary wrist control but Long slips an elbow through the middle.
Long throws a big right hand that misses.
Long slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Long stands up from Shabroo's guard - Long perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shabroo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long tries to counter with a clinch but Shabroo shakes him off and moves away.
Malik Shabroo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long wants to break free but Shabroo has control.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Long jumps guard.
Jax Long has got the better of the ground game so far.
Long pulls Shabroo in close to his closed guard and prevents Shabroo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shabroo wants to stand and escape but instead Long has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jax Long will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Long is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shabroo's half guard.
Long tries to pass to full mount but Shabroo defends it.
Long perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Long is stalling here. Shabroo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Long seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Shabroo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long wants to control but Shabroo postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shabroo tries to stand but Long is controlling his head.
Long throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabroo wants to stand but Long is controlling his arm.
Long is looking for a sweep.
Long controls the position for a moment.
Shabroo prevents Long from escaping the position.
Shabroo wants to stand but Long has his arm trapped.
Long is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Long desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Long manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Long can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shabroo preventing the sweep.

Shabroo stands and steps away. Long gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Long closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Long content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Long is continuing to stall.
Shabroo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Long on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long stops Shabroo from getting back to his feet.
Long working Shabroo over with strikes.
Shabroo has hold of Long's hands but Long slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Long seems to be working for a kimura but Shabroo defends the submission attempt.
Shabroo is trying to stand up here but Long is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Long connects with a nice short shot to Shabroo's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Long has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Long!