PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Coon (ranked 24994 p4p, 925 weight class) and Aldo Shupe (ranked 6072 p4p, 709 weight class). Aldo Shupe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coon
vs
Shupe

180 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aldo Shupe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shupe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shupe shoots in and drives through. Coon sprawls well.
Coon tried to counter with a leg kick but Shupe avoided it.

Coon clinches up against the cage.
Coon landing knees to the body.
Shupe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shupe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shupe jumps guard but Coon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shupe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shupe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Justin Coon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Shupe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shupe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Coon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shupe.
Coon pushes Shupe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shupe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shupe throwing strikes but Coon manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Shupe tries to buck Coon off but Coon is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shupe keeps trying to improve his position.
Shupe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coon wants to stand but Shupe is controlling his arm.
Shupe can't do much from the bottom here.
Shupe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Shupe wants to get back to his feet but Coon drags him back down.
Coon wants to stand but Shupe has his arm trapped.
Shupe tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Coon presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shupe is trying desperately to improve position.

Coon stands up from mount. Strange move.
Shupe slaps away a takedown attempt from Coon, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Coon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shupe working hard to break the clinch.
Shupe jumps guard but Coon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shupe is trying to pull guard but Coon has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shupe is looking to break free of the clinch but Coon has double underhooks.
Shupe lands a right hand.
Coon lands an elbow just above Shupe 's eye.
Shupe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coon smiles and moves away.
Coon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shupe throws a right and a left that Coon avoids nicely.
Coon wants to clinch up but Shupe keeps it at a distance.
Shupe fails with the takedown.
Coon throws a counter high kick but Shupe was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon moves in looking to clinch but Shupe pushes him off.

Shupe moves into range and clinches up with Coon.
Coon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shupe lands with a short punch from the clinch.

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

Shupe moves into the clinch.
Shupe lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shupe tries to pull guard but Coon holds him up against the cage and eventually Shupe drops back down to his feet.
Coon landing knees to the head.

Shupe works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Shupe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Coon dives on top into guard.

Shupe looks winded!

Coon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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 Justin Coon will probably get the nod.
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.

Shupe tries to keep at a distance but Coon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shupe lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shupe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shupe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shupe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Coon.
Shupe is trying to pull guard but Coon has him pressed against the cage.

Shupe pulls guard.

Coon gets to his feet. Shupe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Coon moves into the clinch.
Shupe misses with a punch on the inside.
Coon lands an elbow just above Shupe 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shupe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shupe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Justin Coon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Shupe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Coon regains guard immediately.
Coon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shupe.
Shupe tries to stand but Coon is controlling from the bottom.
Shupe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coon is looking to stand up but Shupe isn't so interested in that idea.
Justin Coon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Shupe has gone for a leg lock! Coon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shupe's guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shupe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shupe is breathing heavily.

Shupe working for submissions but it's allowed Coon to get to half guard.
Coon wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shupe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coon tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Shupe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coon pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shupe tries to roll over but Coon keeps him under control.
Coon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Shupe.
Shupe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Coon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Coon throws a right hand that Shupe ducks under and follows up with a left that Shupe also avoids with ease.
Shupe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Shupe moves into range and clinches up with Coon.
Shupe takes an elbow to the temple.
Coon working aggressively here.
Coon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shupe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coon misses with a punch to the body.
Coon can't find room to land a body shot as Shupe controls the action.
Shupe wants to take the fight to the mat but Coon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shupe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Justin Coon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Shupe.
Shupe jumps guard but Coon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Coon lands an elbow that stopped Shupe in his tracks for a moment.
Coon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shupe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Coon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Coon with a knee to the head.
Shupe takes an elbow to the temple.
Shupe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coon prevents it.
Coon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Coon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Coon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Coon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coon looking to stall.
Shupe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shupe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coon tries to stall but Shupe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Shupe jumps guard.
Shupe wants to sweep here but Coon controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shupe looking to control but Coon passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coon tries to stand and escape but Shupe is controlling the position.

Coon stands up out of the half guard.
Coon tries to clinch there but Shupe circles away.
Shupe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shupe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coon, pushing him back against the cage.
Coon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Shupe pulls guard successfully.

Shupe working for a triangle but Coon defends it easily.
Shupe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coon wants to stand but Shupe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Coon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coon. Shupe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shupe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shupe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shupe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Shupe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shupe misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coon.
Shupe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Coon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coon with a knee to the head.
Shupe takes an elbow to the temple.

Shupe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shupe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coon tries to stand but Shupe is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shupe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coon passes into half guard.
Coon tries to stand but can't do so whilst Shupe controls his leg.
Coon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shupe can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Coon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Shupe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shupe shoots in for a double leg but Coon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Shupe has managed to clinch.
Coon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shupe is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Shupe.
Shupe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aldo Shupe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Coon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shupe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coon backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Justin Coon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Justin Coon!