PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Coyote (ranked 4250 p4p, 459 weight class) and Stim Shorton (ranked 5672 p4p, 519 weight class). Shorton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oliver Tree - Alien Boy. Stim Shorton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Coyote
vs
Shorton

182 cm
24
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Coyote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stim Shorton!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coyote circles away.
Coyote looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Shorton tries to keep at a distance but Coyote has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shorton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Coyote's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shorton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coyote is defending well for now.
Shorton is trying to break the clinch but Coyote is controlling him.

Coyote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coyote circles away from the clinch attempt.

Coyote tries to keep at a distance but Shorton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shorton lands a knee to the head.
Shorton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shorton lands a good knee to the midsection. Coyote won't want to take too many of those.
Coyote misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Shorton moves into range and clinches up with Coyote.
Coyote is trying to break free.
Coyote has Shorton pressed against the cage, preventing Shorton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shorton stops a takedown attempt from Coyote.
Shorton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coyote is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Shorton.

Shorton breaks the clinch.

Shorton drives through and clinches with Coyote against the cage.
Shorton working Coyote over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shorton.
Shorton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coyote takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shorton.
Shorton lands a nice knee to the body.

Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorton tries to clinch there but Coyote circles away.

Shorton instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shorton blocking some punches.

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

Shorton forces Coyote back against the cage and clinches.
Shorton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorton fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shorton rushes Coyote and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shorton works on Coyote's body with a couple of short punches.
A knee to the head by Shorton.
The referee calls for Shorton to work.
Shorton lands a body punch.

Shorton manages to break the clinch.

Shorton forces Coyote back against the cage and clinches.
Shorton trying to control the position but instead, Coyote has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shorton into the cage.
Shorton is working Coyote over against the cage.
Shorton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shorton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shorton lands a good knee to the midsection. Coyote won't want to take too many of those.
Shorton taking a breather.
Shorton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorton is trying to break free.
Shorton is trying to break free.
Shorton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Shorton breaks from the clinch.
Shorton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coyote swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Shorton has managed to clinch.
Shorton stalls.

Shorton breaks the clinch.

Shorton has managed to clinch.
Coyote takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shorton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coyote's efforts to push away.
Shorton lands a body punch.
Coyote prevents Shorton from breaking the clinch.
Shorton lands an elbow that stopped Coyote in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coyote can't break the clinch.
Shorton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coyote in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coyote can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Shorton breaks the clinch.

Shorton clinches.
Coyote is trying to break the clinch but Shorton has him pressed against the cage.
Shorton stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shorton tries to break the clinch but Coyote is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shorton working hard to break the clinch.
Coyote drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shorton looking to stall.
Coyote on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stim Shorton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shorton moves into the clinch.
Shorton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shorton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shorton tries to land knees in the clinch but Coyote avoids the damage to the body.
Shorton lands a good knee to the midsection. Coyote won't want to take too many of those.
Coyote blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coyote has been working on his balance at Cozad The Island, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Shorton.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shorton obliges.
Shorton landing knees to the body.
Shorton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coyote lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shorton is trying to break free.
Shorton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorton is trying to push Coyote away but Coyote has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shorton scores a nice knee to the body.
Coyote wants to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Shorton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shorton closes the distance and pushes Coyote back into the cage.
Coyote blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shorton crunches a lovely knee into Coyote's ribcage.
Shorton pushes Coyote back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Shorton breaks the clinch.
Shorton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shorton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coyote swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shorton tries to close the distance and clinch but Coyote swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Shorton moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shorton obliges.
Shorton holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Shorton breaks the clinch.
Coyote circles away from the clinch attempt.

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

Shorton breaks the clinch.
Shorton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shorton tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shorton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Shorton moves into range and clinches up with Coyote.
Shorton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coyote's efforts to push away.
Shorton tries to break free but Coyote pushes him back against the cage.
Shorton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shorton is trying to break the clinch but Coyote is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Shorton.
Nice body punch from Shorton - that landed with a thud.
Shorton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coyote has Shorton pressed against the cage, preventing Shorton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shorton is looking to clinch.
Shorton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coyote manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shorton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shorton has closed the distance and engaged Coyote in a clinch.
Shorton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Shorton scores with a nice short uppercut.

Shorton breaks from the clinch.
Shorton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coyote paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Shorton pushes Coyote up against the cage in a clinch.
Shorton crunches a lovely knee into Coyote's ribcage.
Shorton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coyote has him pressed against the cage.
Coyote wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shorton landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorton is looking to clinch but Coyote is avoiding it.
Shorton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Shorton clinches.
Coyote takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shorton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coyote.
Shorton crunches a lovely knee into Coyote's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorton is looking to control Coyote's arms but Coyote gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shorton has his back to the cage.
Shorton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coyote in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Coyote takes a knee right on the jaw!

Coyote escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coyote's head.
Stim Shorton seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Shorton moves into the clinch successfully.

Coyote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coyote wants to clinch.
Shorton tries to clinch but Coyote moves out of range.

Shorton closes the distance and clinches.

Coyote escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Shorton drives through and clinches with Coyote against the cage.
Knees to the body from Shorton.

Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stim Shorton 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shorton lands a front kick.
Shorton throws a nice looking combination but Coyote bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coyote circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coyote wants to clinch.

Shorton clinches up against the cage.

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

Shorton rushes Coyote and presses him up against the cage.

Shorton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shorton has taken the fight to the clinch.

Coyote breaks from the clinch.

Shorton clinches up against the cage.
Shorton scores a nice knee to the body.
Shorton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shorton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shorton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shorton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coyote avoids it.
Shorton crunches a lovely knee into Coyote's ribcage.
Shorton scores a nice knee to the body.

Shorton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shorton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Shorton has closed the distance and engaged Coyote in a clinch.

Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shorton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coyote's head.
Shorton lands a right hook to the body.

Shorton closes the distance and clinches.
Shorton crunches a lovely knee into Coyote's ribcage.
Shorton lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shorton is trying to break the clinch but Coyote is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coyote has a couple of punches blocked by Shorton.
Coyote tries to break the clinch but Shorton is controlling the position.
Coyote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shorton lands a good knee to the midsection. Coyote won't want to take too many of those.
Shorton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shorton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Coyote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shorton throws a series of punches but Coyote avoids them all with ease.
Coyote is looking to clinch.
Shorton tries to clinch there but Coyote circles away.
Shorton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coyote throws a big counter combination but Shorton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

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

Shorton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coyote gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shorton lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Shorton.

Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shorton.
Eduardo Coyote is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coyote looks to land a combination but Shorton avoids it well.

Shorton gets a clinch.
Shorton scores a nice knee to the body.
Shorton working Coyote over with knees to the body.

Shorton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coyote circles away from the clinch attempt.

Shorton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shorton is trying to break free.
Shorton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coyote avoids it.
Coyote is trying to force a seperation but Shorton has the dominant position.
Coyote can't break the clinch.
Coyote is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shorton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coyote prevents Shorton from breaking the clinch.
Coyote keeps control of Shorton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shorton.
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!

Shorton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Shorton clinches with his opponent.
Shorton landing knees to the body.
Coyote letting Shorton take a breather here.

Coyote has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Shorton regains guard immediately.
Coyote working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shorton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coyote trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eduardo Coyote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stim Shorton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shorton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coyote. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shorton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stim Shorton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shorton 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 David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stim Shorton!
After winning the bout, Stim Shorton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.