PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddy (ranked 25144 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Shaw (ranked 5769 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Shaw will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

vs
Shaw

153 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Shaw!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

closes the distance and pushes Shaw back into the cage.

has hold of one of Shaw's legs. Shaw is fighting the takedown attempt but gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Shaw uses the cage to get back to his feet.
throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaw darts in looking for a takedown but gets double underhooks and turns Shaw into the cage.
seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
is looking to counter the offense by Shaw and move into the clinch.
Henry Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw fails to land the takedown.
misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.
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!
avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaw throws a nice looking combination but bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shaw.
No luck for Shaw with that takedown attempt.
Eddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Shaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shaw lands with a good body shot.
Shaw works over 's head and body with a nice combination.
Shaw fails to land with a series of punches.
seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
stuffs the takedown.
wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shaw or perhaps it was just good defense by , which made it look bad.
Shaw looks winded!
misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaw wants to counter with a clinch but pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

closes the distance and clinches.
drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.

lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
tries to stand and escape but Shaw is controlling the position.

is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

decides to stand up.
Shaw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Eddy has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from does no damage.
Shaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw with a lazy takedown attempt

and moves into the clinch.
goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shaw prevents it.
changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shaw fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown. tries to sprawl out of it but Shaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shaw scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shaw fails to land with a series of punches.
dodges the punch combination from Shaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Shaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddy 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

looks to land a combination but Shaw avoids it well.
Shaw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and wants it to stay on the feet.
As Shaw tries to get set, tries to push him back and clinch up but Shaw manages to avoid the attempt.
fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Shaw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
wants to stand but Shaw is controlling his posture from full guard.
slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

stands up out of the half guard.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws a leg kick but checks it.
Shaw goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shaw moves in looking to clinch but pushes him off.
seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaw is breathing heavily.

shoots in and bounces Shaw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shaw has a closed guard, preventing from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
wants to get up but he can't break Shaw's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
throwing strikes from guard but Shaw blocks nicely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaw works over 's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
throws a strike but Shaw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

has his hands on Shaw's head, controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henry Shaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eddy 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
is looking to counter punch.
Shaw swinging wildly here.
Shaw looks for a takedown but sprawls well.
Shaw misses with a body kick.
Shaw throws a leg kick but sees it coming and moves out of range.
was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw fails with the takedown

and counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shaw is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaw throws a right hand that ducks under and follows up with a left that also avoids with ease.
tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shaw manages to circle out of the way.
fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Shaw throws a one two combo.

Shaw moves into the clinch.
wants to take the fight to the mat but Shaw manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shaw tries to break free but pushes him back against the cage.
changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shaw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
scoring with punches from side control.

working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
throws a strike aimed at the side of Shaw's head but Shaw avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
works to advance to full mount. Shaw defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shaw tries to lock up and control but gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaw is in a horrible position here. smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

stands up from mount. Strange move.
Nice sprawl there from as Shaw shoots in.
Shaw just manages to avoid a counter high kick from.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from , right into the meat.
A combination from Shaw does no damage.
with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Shaw blocks the low kick.
Shaw dodges the punch combination from .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
slips a jab and a cross from Shaw.
misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
digs a good body shot into Shaw's ribs.
ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Shaw.
throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shaw 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henry Shaw!