PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bon Adrien De Moncey (ranked 3294 p4p, 17397 weight class) and Cajetan Shashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Moncey
vs
Shashi

180 cm
37
184
25 - 18 - 0

185 cm
44
169
18 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

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 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bon Adrien De Moncey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cajetan Shashi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Moncey with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Shashi counter with a right hand.
De Moncey darts in looking for a takedown but Shashi gets double underhooks and turns De Moncey into the cage.

Shashi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Shashi decides to stand back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Moncey is defended easily by Shashi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bon Adrien De Moncey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shashi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Moncey quickly recovers to half guard.

Shashi is looking for a kimura here.

De Moncey looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shashi trying to control the action but De Moncey is working from the bottom.

De Moncey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shashi wants to free his trapped foot but De Moncey is holding on for dear life with his legs.

De Moncey looking for submissions off his back.

Shashi wants to work for an arm triangle but De Moncey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

De Moncey actively working from the bottom here.

Shashi is trying to work for a kimura but De Moncey is defending well.
Shashi is keen to just control but De Moncey is a slippery customer.
De Moncey is trying to get back to full guard.

De Moncey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shashi pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shashi wants to pass to mount but De Moncey is defending the position.

De Moncey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Shashi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Moncey has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Moncey kicks Shashi off and gets back to his feet.
Bon Adrien De Moncey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

De Moncey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Moncey is looking for a kimura but Shashi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Moncey to get the leverage.

De Moncey seems to be working for a kimura but Shashi defends the submission attempt.

De Moncey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shashi missing with punches from the bottom.
Shashi is looking for a sweep. De Moncey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

De Moncey seems to be looking for submissions.

De Moncey seems to be working for a kimura but Shashi defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cajetan Shashi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Moncey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Moncey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shashi defends it nicely.

Shashi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shashi showed some decent athleticism there.

De Moncey kicks Shashi off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Moncey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shashi tries to avoid it but De Moncey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shashi to the ground. Shashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bon Adrien De Moncey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Moncey shoots for a takedown but Shashi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Moncey swats away the attempt to clinch by Shashi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shashi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De Moncey wants to get back to full guard.

De Moncey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shashi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

De Moncey actively working from the bottom here.

Shashi seems to be working for a kimura but De Moncey defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Moncey looking for submissions off his back.

Shashi seems to be looking for submissions.
Shashi wants to free his trapped foot but De Moncey is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shashi is looking for a kimura but De Moncey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shashi to get the leverage.

De Moncey actively working from the bottom here.

De Moncey looking for submissions off his back.
Shashi is just content to waste time from the top position. De Moncey takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
De Moncey keeping full guard, as Shashi tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shashi looking to sit in guard and control but De Moncey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

De Moncey trying to control but Shashi is working from the bottom.
De Moncey pushes down on Shashi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shashi is staying active underneath De Moncey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

De Moncey is looking for a kimura here.

De Moncey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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 Bon Adrien De Moncey 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!

De Moncey misses with a takedown attempt - Shashi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Moncey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Shashi drives through with a takedown into guard.

Shashi drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Moncey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Moncey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Moncey!

Shashi stops De Moncey from passing to mount.
De Moncey wants to control but Shashi is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.

De Moncey goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shashi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Moncey but great work by Shashi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Moncey is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Shashi crashes against the mat.

Shashi decides to stand back up. Shashi steps back and let's De Moncey get back to his feet.
Shashi stuffs the takedown.
And Shashi tries to counter it with a takedown but De Moncey pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bon Adrien De Moncey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shashi leaves De Moncey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Shashi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De Moncey!
De Moncey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shashi tries to move to full mount but De Moncey actually manages to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shashi wants to get back to his feet.
Shashi tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Moncey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De Moncey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shashi throwing strikes from guard but De Moncey blocks nicely.
Shashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shashi got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Moncey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shashi has managed to get both his arms back between De Moncey's legs - danger averted.

De Moncey working for a triangle but Shashi defends it easily.
Bon Adrien De Moncey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

De Moncey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shashi tries to free his leg and advance position but De Moncey is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

De Moncey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shashi defends well.

De Moncey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shashi is aware though and is defending well.

Shashi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Moncey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shashi is looking to stand up but De Moncey won't let him.
Shashi looking to sit in guard and control but De Moncey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Shashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cajetan Shashi.
I think Shashi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cajetan Shashi!
Cajetan Shashi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.