PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Sundial (ranked 4535 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glass Shiv (ranked 4373 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sundial
vs
Shiv

180 cm
25
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Sundial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glass Shiv!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundial has a takedown stuffed.
Shiv throws out a counter right but Sundial avoids it with no problem.
Shiv thuds a left hand into Sundial's body.
Shiv lands a head shot.
Sundial doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiv circles away.
Sundial fails with a takedown attempt.
Shiv doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Sundial takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiv has had enough of the clinch but Sundial keeps him there for the moment.
Shiv is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiv can't break the clinch.
Sundial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shiv blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sundial.
Shiv working hard to break the clinch.
Sundial lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sundial has Shiv pressed against the cage.
Sundial keeps control of Shiv as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shiv wants to get back to striking at distance but Sundial won't allow it.

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

Sundial has Shiv up against the cage in a clinch.
Shiv is looking to break free of the clinch but Sundial has double underhooks.
Sundial has a couple of punches blocked by Shiv.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundial slowing the pace effectively.
Sundial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sundial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shiv is pushing Sundial up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Shiv on the inside.
Shiv tries to break free but Sundial pushes him back against the cage.
Sundial keeps control of Shiv as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sundial swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sundial struggles to land a body shot inside as Shiv controls his hands.
Sundial misses with some punches.
Shiv blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shiv wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sundial has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundial misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Shiv's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shiv misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sundial misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Shiv.
Shiv is trying to push Sundial away but Sundial has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shiv is trying to break the clinch but Sundial has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sundial.
A head punch on the inside from Sundial fails to land.
Shiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shiv blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sundial taking a breather.
Sundial misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiv is trying to break the clinch but Sundial has him pressed against the cage.
Sundial has Shiv pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiv working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shiv wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shiv looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shiv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shiv is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Shiv's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sundial pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shiv slaps away a takedown attempt from Sundial, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Sundial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sundial has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shiv finds it's way round the side to connect with Sundial's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sundial shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shiv defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Sundial dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sundial is looking to clinch but Shiv is avoiding it.
Sundial fails with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Shiv was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sundial shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shiv thuds a left hand into Sundial's body.
Shiv fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sundial tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shiv swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shiv! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shiv.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiv avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sundial shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shiv pinned against the cage. Shiv gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Sundial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiv connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundial tries to clinch but Shiv moves out of range.
Sundial doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiv circles away.
Shiv scores with a jab. Sundial acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shiv's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sundial under the eye.
Shiv lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sundial at a distance.

Sundial moves into the clinch.
Shiv is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sundial has a couple of punches blocked by Shiv.
Shiv is trying to force a seperation but Sundial has the dominant position.
Sundial lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiv scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sundial.
Sundial is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiv is defending well for now.
Shiv blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sundial keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shiv's efforts to push away.
Shiv trying to land knees to the body.
Shiv blocks an uppercut.
Sundial working aggressively here.
Sundial misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sundial working aggressively here.
Sundial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sundial makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shiv has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shiv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundial lands a hook that snaps the head of Shiv backwards.

Sundial escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sundial doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiv circles away.
Shiv let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shiv jabs Sundial right on the nose. Sundial blinks but takes it well.
Glass Shiv seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sundial tries to clinch but Shiv moves away
and Sundial takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glass Shiv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sundial forces Shiv back against the cage and clinches.
Sundial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sundial.
Shiv is trying to force a seperation but Sundial has the dominant position.
Sundial working aggressively here.
Shiv blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Sundial.
Sundial has Shiv pressed against the cage, preventing Shiv from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shiv wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Sundial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiv misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiv blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sundial.
Sundial lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sundial stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sundial manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shiv is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shiv can't break the clinch.
Shiv wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shiv managing to block the knees to the body from Sundial.
Sundial has a couple of punches blocked by Shiv.
Shiv can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Sundial will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sundial looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shiv is fending him off so far but Sundial persists. Nope, Shiv circles away and we're back to standing.
Sundial is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sundial is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sundial tries for a takedown but Shiv circles away easily
and Shiv counters with a left and a right that stings Sundial.
Shiv scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sundial fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundial shoots and misses
and Shiv counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Sundial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sundial tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shiv swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shiv doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sundial fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sundial.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundial fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shiv avoids it really well and circles away.
Shiv swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sundial tries to close the distance and clinch but Shiv swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shiv now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sundial misses with a takedown
and Shiv counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sundial moves in looking to clinch but Shiv pushes him off.
Sundial tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sundial walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shiv stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shiv wants it to stay on the feet.
Shiv's corner calls for a 1-2. Shiv obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundial fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Shiv on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sundial is looking to clinch.
Shiv now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shiv displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sundial.
Sundial doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Shiv to counter with a crisp jab.
Sundial wants to clinch.
Shiv lands with a straight right. Sundial didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiv cracks Sundial with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sundial tries to clinch there but Shiv circles away.
Shiv swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shiv scores with a jab to the body.
Shiv keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ken Sundial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sundial tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shiv defends well and Sundial ends up having to push Shiv into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jab, jab by Shiv - just one landing.
Sundial tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiv paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sundial moves forwards but Shiv connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sundial takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body punch from Shiv.
Sundial tries to close the distance and clinch but Shiv swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Shiv was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundial tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiv paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sundial avoids the body shot from Shiv.
Shiv works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sundial tries for a takedown but Shiv sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sundial misses with a takedown attempt - Shiv sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shiv has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sundial goes for a double leg but Shiv avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shiv continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shiv circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shiv is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sundial with a body shot.
Sundial closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shiv circles away.
Shiv throws a shot to the body.
Ken Sundial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sundial looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glass Shiv comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sundial has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Glass Shiv!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Glass Shiv!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Glass Shiv!

Glass Shiv wins by unanimous decision!
Glass Shiv seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.