PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Scherzer (ranked 2123 p4p, 3517 weight class) and Trek Shek (ranked 28 p4p, 115 weight class). Shek has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! On his way into the cage it seems that Max Scherzer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Max Scherzer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Scherzer
vs
Shek

192 cm
25
185
4 - 0 - 0

203 cm
25
275
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Vegan Gains
PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Scherzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trek Shek!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Scherzer rushes Shek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Scherzer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shek looks winded!

Scherzer successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scherzer is on top in guard.

Scherzer drops back looking for a leg! Shek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shek manages to kick Scherzer off! Scherzer jumps back into Shek's guard.
Scherzer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Scherzer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shek working a defensive guard here.
Scherzer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scherzer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Scherzer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shek for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Scherzer drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Scherzer seems to have locked his on tight now - Shek screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Scherzer, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Max Scherzer!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Scherzer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.