PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Jr (ranked 5879 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shields (ranked 3806 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jr
vs
Shields

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shields!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Jr as Shields shoots in.
Shields gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shields lands a right hook to the body.

Shields drops Jr with a beautiful combination! Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shields is looking for the KO!

Jr is rocked!

It looks like Black Jr has been cut.
Shields has his takedown stuffed
letting Jr counter with a right hand.
Black Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Shields.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shields tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Jr counter with a right hand.
Shields throws a sloppy head kick
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Jr staying out of range there.
Shields gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Shields does no damage.
Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shields darts in looking for a takedown but Jr gets double underhooks and turns Shields into the cage.
Shields looks to clinch
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Shields shoots and misses
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shields with a poor takedown
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shields has his takedown stuffed
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shields looks winded!
Shields tries to land a front kick but Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shields fails with the takedown
and Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields looks to throw a body kick
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields tries for a takedown but Jr circles away easily
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jr defends well and Shields ends up having to push Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jr throwing a counter right hand but Shields manages to avoid it.
Black Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shields shoots and misses
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Shields looks to throw a body kick
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields throws a lazy uppercut
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields closes the distance but Jr moves to the side
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields darts in trying to clinch
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shields throws a sloppy head kick and Jr moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jr misses the target.
Shields tries to clinch but Jr is having none of it.
Shields tries to land a body kick
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shields tries for a takedown but Jr circles away easily
letting Jr counter with a right hand.
Black Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields misses with a shot to the body
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shields has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shields moves to clinch but Jr breaks away
letting Jr counter with a right hand.
Shields throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shields shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Jr counter with a right hand.
Jack Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Shields.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries for a takedown but Jr circles away easily
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields is breathing heavily.
Shields shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields wants to clinch
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shields darts in trying to clinch
and Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shields tries for a takedown but Jr circles away easily
letting Jr counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields misses with a takedown
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Shields misses with a takedown
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shields throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shields with a poor takedown
and Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Shields throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shields throws a combination that misses
enabling Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Shields has his takedown stuffed
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Black Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Shields.
Shields takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields misses with a takedown
and Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Jack Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Shields gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields closes the distance but Jr moves to the side
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shields has his takedown stuffed
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Shields misses
and Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shields throws a combination that misses
and Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Shields closes the distance but Jr moves to the side
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shields with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields closes the distance but Jr moves to the side
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields fails with the takedown
enabling Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Shields shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shields might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jr has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields throws a sloppy head kick
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shields closes the distance but Jr moves to the side
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shields tries for a takedown but Jr circles away easily
and Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Black Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.