PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Adermundie (ranked 8581 p4p, 639 weight class) and Arthur Shelby (ranked 5333 p4p, 497 weight class). Adermundie comes to the cage accompanied by Peak Times by Switch. Shelby has chosen Peeky Blinder Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adermundie
vs
Shelby

182 cm
26
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

184 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Adermundie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby misses with a hook.
Shelby swinging wildly here.

Shelby gets tackled into the cage by Adermundie. Adermundie maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adermundie.

Adermundie breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Shelby does it's job there.
Shelby tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adermundie slips a jab from Shelby.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Adermundie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shelby throws a head kick that misses.
And Adermundie counters with a quick kick to the body but Shelby blocks it.
Adermundie throws a lazy head kick
and Shelby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Shelby.
Adermundie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shelby.
Adermundie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Adermundie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Adermundie breaks the clinch.
Adermundie moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Adermundie throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Shelby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shelby scores with a jab to the body.
Adermundie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Adermundie misses.
Shelby is looking for the big counter here.
Adermundie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shelby.
Shelby blocks a head kick by Adermundie.
Shelby swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shelby connects with a crisp jab.
Shelby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adermundie counters with a solid body kick.
Johnny Adermundie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby tries a low kick but Adermundie avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adermundie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adermundie is looking for a counter combo.
Shelby scores with a hook.
Adermundie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adermundie pushes Shelby away with a front kick.
Shelby takes a swing at Adermundie's ribcage but misses.
Shelby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shelby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Shelby misses.
Adermundie throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck for Shelby with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Shelby misses.
Shelby throws an off balance right hand

and Adermundie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Adermundie manages to break the clinch.
Adermundie stuffs the takedown.
Shelby misses with a straight left.
Shelby throws an overhand right that lands on Adermundie's shoulder, as Adermundie tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby shoots for a takedown but Adermundie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnny Adermundie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Shelby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a looping overhand right but Adermundie ducks down to avoid it.
Adermundie fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shelby just manages to avoid it.
Shelby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shelby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adermundie tries to clinch but Shelby is having none of it.
Adermundie moves in looking to clinch but Shelby pushes him off.
Shelby looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adermundie is looking for a counter combo.
Adermundie moves to clinch but Shelby breaks away
and Shelby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adermundie throws an off balance right hand
and Shelby counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shelby misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Shelby dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Adermundie slaps away a takedown attempt from Shelby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adermundie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shelby throws a leg kick but Adermundie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shelby checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Adermundie.
Adermundie throws a body punch but Shelby moves out of range.
Adermundie is looking to slow Shelby down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shelby misses with an uppercut.
Adermundie misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Adermundie misses
enabling Shelby to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adermundie throws a chopping leg kick but Shelby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adermundie scores with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Adermundie!
Shelby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adermundie counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Shelby.
Adermundie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shelby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Arthur Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shelby misses with the combination.
Shelby just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAdermundie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie wants to slow Shelby down by chopping away at his legs.
Shelby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shelby swings widly with a right hand
and Adermundie counters with an outside leg kick.
Shelby works Adermundie's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adermundie avoids the head kick by Shelby.
Adermundie throws a lazy body kick
and Shelby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adermundie tries a head kick but it misses.
Shelby throws a looping overhand right but Adermundie ducks down to avoid it.
Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adermundie circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick there by Adermundie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adermundie back to the cage. Shelby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shelby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Adermundie blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adermundie.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Adermundie moves out of range.
Adermundie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shelby on the side of the head.
Adermundie thumps Shelby with a low kick.
Shelby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adermundie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by Adermundie - just one landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shelby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adermundie throws a sloppy head kick and Shelby moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Shelby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shelby throws a right hand that Adermundie ducks under and follows up with a left that Adermundie also avoids with ease.
Adermundie ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Adermundie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shelby.
Adermundie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shelby misses with a straight left.
Adermundie doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
Adermundie throws a lazy head kick
and Shelby counters with a straight right hand.
Adermundie looks to throw a body kick
letting Shelby counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Shelby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Shelby avoids the head kick by Adermundie.
Shelby punishes Adermundie's body with a nice straight punch.
Shelby throws a combination that misses
and Adermundie counters with a low kick, right behind Shelby 's knee.
Adermundie tries to clinch but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby tries a head kick but it misses.
Shelby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adermundie. Adermundie obviously looking to wear him down.
Adermundie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adermundie lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Shelby coming out on top.
Shelby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adermundie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adermundie, right into the meat.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Adermundie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shelby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adermundie has time to react.
Johnny Adermundie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adermundie checks a leg kick.
Adermundie throws a big counter combination but Shelby scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shelby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shelby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adermundie throws a leg kick which misses Shelby's front leg but catches the back leg as Shelby tries to avoid it.
Adermundie tries to land a front kick but Shelby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shelby raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shelby scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby swings for the body but Adermundie moves out of range.
Adermundie moves away from the strike by Shelby.
Adermundie tries to counter by clinching up but Shelby breaks away and moves out of range.
Adermundie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adermundie backing away here, and Shelby unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shelby throws a right hand that Adermundie ducks under and follows up with a left that Adermundie also avoids with ease.
Shelby swats away the attempt to clinch by Adermundie.
Adermundie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shelby.
Adermundie is looking to counter the offense by Shelby and move into the clinch.
Shelby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Adermundie counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adermundie throws a series of punches but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shelby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shelby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adermundie.
Adermundie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shelby is looking for the big counter here.
Adermundie throws a leg kick
and Shelby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adermundie tries to close the distance and clinch but Shelby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shelby looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adermundie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shelby's calf.
Shelby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnny Adermundie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelby misses with a lunging right hand
and Adermundie counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adermundie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big left from Shelby misses.
Adermundie tries to clinch but Shelby is having none of it.
Shelby throws out a counter right but Adermundie avoids it with no problem.
Shelby lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shelby loads up on a big right hand but Adermundie slips the punch.
Adermundie half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.
Shelby misses with an uppercut. Adermundie saw that one coming.
Johnny Adermundie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shelby avoids the head kick by Adermundie.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arthur Shelby.
I've got Shelby 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Shelby!
Arthur Shelby opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.