PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Rush (ranked 4357 p4p, 6623 weight class) and Frank Shewmaker (ranked 540 p4p, 671 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rush
vs
Shewmaker

189 cm
21
203
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rush gets tackled into the cage by Shewmaker. Shewmaker maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker trying to land knees to the body.
Shewmaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rush is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shewmaker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shewmaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rush blocks it with crossed arms.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but Rush blocks it.
Rush wants a takedown but no success here.
Shewmaker lands with a left to the head.
Shewmaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Rush.
Rush lands with a short shot to the head.
Rush is trying to break the clinch but Shewmaker is controlling him.

Rush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rush connects with a body shot that sends Shewmaker's belly button to the back.

Shewmaker takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shewmaker.
Rush tries to score a body lock takedown but Shewmaker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shewmaker looking to throw knees to the head but Rush is blocking nicely.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shewmaker lands a shoulder strike.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shewmaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
Rush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shewmaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush is looking to break free of the clinch but Shewmaker has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shewmaker as Rush tries to tie him up.
Shewmaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
Rush managing to block the knees to the body from Shewmaker.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rush avoids it.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Shewmaker misses with a body punch.
Rush trying to stall but Shewmaker improves his position.
Rush blocks an uppercut.
Shewmaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but Rush blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker throws a head punch that misses.
Shewmaker has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shewmaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rush backwards.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but Rush blocks it.
Shewmaker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shewmaker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shewmaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Shewmaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shewmaker misses with some punches.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Shewmaker uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shewmaker misses with a knee strike.
Rush tries to break free but Shewmaker pushes him back against the cage.
Rush prevents a body shot from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker misses with the head strike.
Rush avoiding damage as Shewmaker throws knees to the body.
Shewmaker has a couple of punches blocked by Rush.
Shewmaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shewmaker working aggressively here.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shewmaker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rush misses with the head strike.
Rush working aggressively here.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but Rush blocks it.
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shewmaker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rush has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shewmaker looks winded!
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shewmaker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but Rush blocks with his arms.
Shewmaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Rush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rush is looking to break free of the clinch but Shewmaker has double underhooks.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shewmaker misses with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shewmaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rush blocks it with crossed arms.
Shewmaker looking to throw knees to the head but Rush is blocking nicely.
Shewmaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shewmaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shewmaker misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shewmaker can't find room to land a body shot as Rush controls the action.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shewmaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Rush tries to stall but Shewmaker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Shewmaker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rush lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rush's corner calls for a 1-2. Rush obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rush connects with a body shot that sends Shewmaker's belly button to the back.
Shewmaker looks to land a left hand but Rush moved out of range nicely.
Rush lands a right hook to the body.
Frank Shewmaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rush fails with the takedown.

Shewmaker darts in and clinches Rush up against the cage.
Rush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shewmaker misses with the head strike.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but Rush blocks it.
Frank Shewmaker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shewmaker misses with a body punch.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rush can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rush is looking to break free of the clinch but Shewmaker has double underhooks.
Shewmaker pushes off an throws an elbow but Rush leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shewmaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rush prevents a body shot from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rush blocks it with crossed arms.
Shewmaker is breathing heavily.
Shewmaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Rush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shewmaker misses with a knee strike.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shewmaker blocks an uppercut.
Rush is trying to break free.
Shewmaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Shewmaker pushes Rush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shewmaker pushes Rush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rush's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rush.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush wants to get back to striking at distance but Shewmaker won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rush.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker throws a head punch that misses.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shewmaker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rush has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shewmaker blocking some punches.
Rush swings wildly with an uppercut but Shewmaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shewmaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shewmaker.
Rush throws a head punch that misses.
Rush working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shewmaker blocking some punches.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shewmaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shewmaker.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rush lands with a left to the head.
Rush looking for a takedown.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
A short uppercut from Rush.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Shewmaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Rush uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rush takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Shewmaker fails to land.
Rush misses with a punch on the inside.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shewmaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rush lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rush lands with a left to the head.
Shewmaker keeps control of Rush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rush is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shewmaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Rush fails to land.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rush avoids it.
Rush wants to stall.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shewmaker working aggressively here.
Rush takes a shot to the head.
Rush avoiding damage as Shewmaker throws knees to the body.

Rush has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Shewmaker regains guard immediately.
Shewmaker is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rush dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Rush will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shewmaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rush.
Shewmaker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shewmaker tries to clinch
and Rush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shewmaker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Shewmaker closes the distance and clinches.
Shewmaker misses with a knee to the head.
Rush lands with a light punch inside.
Shewmaker missing with knees to the body.
Shewmaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shewmaker throws an elbow that misses.
Shewmaker misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shewmaker.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shewmaker misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shewmaker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shewmaker blocking some punches.
Rush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shewmaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shewmaker looking to throw knees to the head but Rush is blocking nicely.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but Rush blocks with his arms.
Shewmaker blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker throws a head punch that misses.
Shewmaker misses with a knee strike.
Shewmaker blocks an uppercut.
Rush looking to slow down the pace here.
Rush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shewmaker.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shewmaker misses with a punch to the body.
Rush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Rush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shewmaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rush jabs Shewmaker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Rush lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shewmaker doesn't seem phased though.
Frank Shewmaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush scores with a shot to the body.
Shewmaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rush throws a series of punches but Shewmaker moves out of range.
Shewmaker wants to clinch.
Rush scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Shewmaker moves into the clinch.
Shewmaker throws an elbow that misses.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shewmaker misses with some punches.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rush.
Shewmaker has Rush pressed against the cage, preventing Rush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shewmaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the head but Rush blocks with his arms.
Rush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shewmaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shewmaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Rush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shewmaker misses with a knee to the head.
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shewmaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush blocks an uppercut.
Rush blocking some punches.
Shewmaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Rush's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shewmaker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rush has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rush.
Rush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush is trying to pull guard but Shewmaker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rush is trying to break the clinch but Shewmaker has him pressed against the cage.
Shewmaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rush throws a punch but it's blocked by Shewmaker.
Rush is trying to pull guard but Shewmaker has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker prevents the takedown attempt.
Rush working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.
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!
Rush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rush avoids it.
Shewmaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shewmaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shewmaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rush lands an uppercut.
Rush is trying to break the clinch but Shewmaker is controlling him.
Rush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rush has a couple of punches blocked by Shewmaker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Rush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rush 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Rush!