PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yadiel Brown (ranked 6062 p4p, 4174 weight class) and Ward Shaver (ranked 625 p4p, 506 weight class). Yadiel Brown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Brown
vs
Shaver

189 cm
19
195
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
195
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yadiel Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ward Shaver!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shaver drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaver is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Shaver from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to stand up but Shaver is controlling him.
Shaver chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is pulling down on Shaver's head. It's preventing any offense from Shaver, at least for the moment.
Shaver with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shaver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Shaver from controlling successfully.
Shaver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shaver is working Brown over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brown stops Shaver from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brown!
Brown wants to control but Shaver is having none of it.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Shaver's attempts to control the action.
Shaver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shaver tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shaver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shaver punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shaver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Shaver tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Shaver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Shaver lands a couple of good shots and Brown has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Shaver has managed to slip his arm under Brown's chin. This could be all over... yep, Brown is tapping out! Submission win for Shaver.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ward Shaver!
An out of breath Ward Shaver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.