PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cajetan Shashi (ranked 21877 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Thomas (ranked 8142 p4p, 0 weight class). Cajetan Shashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shashi
vs
Thomas

185 cm
23
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
30
170 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cajetan Shashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas wants to counter the offense by Shashi and move into the clinch position.

Shashi closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shashi effectively controlling the action here.
Shashi lands a body shot in the clinch.

Shashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Shashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shashi wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
Shashi managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shashi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Thomas has his hands clasped together but Shashi extends and breaks Thomas's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Shashi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cajetan Shashi!
A very excited looking Cajetan Shashi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.