PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Reid (ranked 7933 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shaw (ranked 6146 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Shaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Reid
vs
Shaw

174 cm
23
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geraldo Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid misses with a takedown attempt - Shaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Reid closes the distance and clinches.

Reid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown but Reid manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shaw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shaw shoots for a takedown but Reid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Reid. Reid gets slowly back to his feet.
Shaw wants to counter with a clinch but Reid pushes him away.
Reid fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geraldo Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid tries to work over Shaw's front leg with a kick but Shaw checks it.
And Shaw tries to counter it with a takedown but Reid pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reid is defended easily by Shaw.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Shaw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shaw showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Reid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaw.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Shaw passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Shaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reid is trying to control Shaw's posture but Shaw avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shaw tries for a kimura but Reid is defending well.
Reid is looking for a sweep.
Shaw working away.
Reid is looking for a sweep.

Shaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shaw throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Shaw works to advance to full mount. Reid defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw prevents Reid from getting the reversal.

Shaw looking to secure an arm triangle but Reid defends it well.
Shaw throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shaw fails to take his opponent's back.
Shaw throws some wild stikes that Reid manages to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reid is trying to escape the mount.
Reid is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Shaw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Reid shows good takedown defense.
Reid shoots in and drives through. Shaw sprawls well.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reid is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Shaw tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shaw swivels and escapes.
Reid shoots and misses
and Shaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geraldo Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Reid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reid is one step ahead there.

Shaw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid wanted to stand there but Shaw had control of the position.

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

Reid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaw, pushing him back against the cage.

Reid lands a takedown into guard.

Shaw has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Reid is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Shaw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shaw is trying to pull guard but Reid has him pressed against the cage.
Shaw tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reid smiles and moves away.
Reid misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw stuffs the takedown.

Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reid is trying to drag Shaw to the mat but Shaw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Reid turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Shaw sneaks out the side door and pushes Reid away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw shoots in for a double leg but Reid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Reid tries to sprawl out of it but Shaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.

Shaw shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Reid is trying to defend but Shaw finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw thows a huge punch but Reid dodges it nicely.
Reid tries to roll over but Shaw keeps him under control.

Shaw is looking for a kimura but Reid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shaw to get the leverage.
Shaw wants to pass to mount but Reid is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shaw is working for a kimura here but Reid manages to reverse the position and he's now in Shaw's guard.
Reid is in close to Shaw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Shaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Reid wants to slow Shaw down by chopping away at his legs.
Reid fails with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a big head kick but Reid shrugs it off.
Reid could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Reid, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Reid against the cage but Reid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reid tries for a takedown but Shaw circles away easily

and Shaw decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reid's guard.

Reid has his feet on Shaw's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid looks for the body kick but Shaw saw that one coming.
Reid fails to land the takedown.
Shaw only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geraldo Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid looks for a takedown but Shaw sprawls well.
Shaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Shaw shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shaw works his way into side control.
Shaw throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shaw throws an elbow but Reid slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid tries to buck Shaw off but Shaw is having none of it.
Shaw moves into full mount!
Shaw looking to finish with strikes here!
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reid sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Shaw seems to be looking for submissions.
Reid won't allow Shaw to pass to mount.

Shaw is working for a kimura but Reid is defending it quite comfortably.
Shaw throws a strike but Reid avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Reid looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Reid wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw slips nicely into half guard.
Michael Shaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reid keeps working.
Shaw is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shaw trying to control the action but Reid is working from the bottom.
Shaw is thwarting Reid's attempts to control the position.
Shaw wants to stand but Reid has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shaw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Shaw!