PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ben cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cook comes to the ring accompanied by last man. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

cook
vs
Shaw

180 cm
19
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ben cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Shaw!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shaw is fending him off so far but cook persists. Nope, Shaw circles away and we're back to standing.

cook scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shaw is staying active underneath cook, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shaw wants to get back to his feet.

cook is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Shaw as he works his way to full guard.
Shaw is trying to keep cook in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
cook won't allow Shaw to get back to his feet.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing cook from controlling successfully.

cook drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shaw dives on top into guard.

cook is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
cook keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.

cook looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

cook looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
cook is breathing heavily.
Shaw wants to control from the top but cook keeps moving.
Shaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with cook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shaw is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
cook bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaw's guard.
cook sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shaw's guard.
Shaw tries to roll over but cook keeps him under control.
cook is thwarting Shaw's attempts to control the position.

cook is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shaw is just riding it out for now. cook eventually gives up the hold.
Shaw is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is looking to escape.

cook is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shaw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time cook.
cook is thwarting Shaw's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shaw drops cook with a nice combination! Shaw dives into cook's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like ben cook has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw trying to stand up but can't free himself from cook's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaw would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shaw passes into half guard.

cook looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Shaw pushes past his half guard into mount!
cook wants to control but Shaw is having none of it.
cook tries to reverse the position but Shaw maintains control.
Shaw wants to control the pace but cook is squirming around nicely.
cook tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shaw looking to control but cook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
cook can't escape the position.
Shaw looking to control but cook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shaw controlling from mount.
cook is working to get back to half guard.
Shaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
cook is wriggling around trying to escape.
cook is working hard here to advance position.
Shaw trying to control but cook is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Shaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ben cook's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

No luck for cook with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Shaw misses.
cook shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaw pinned against the cage. Shaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Shaw misses.
Shaw thuds his right hand into cook's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaw throws a head kick but cook moves out of range.
cook is holding his hands too far apart here. Shaw throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! cook is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Shaw!