PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Shield (ranked 4270 p4p, 24728 weight class) and Minatay Mibangon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that James Shield has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Shield seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Shield
vs
Mibangon

174 cm
19
155
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
160
2 - 9 - 3

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Minatay Mibangon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shield instigates a clinch.
Mibangon goes for a takedown attempt but Shield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shield.

Shield gets the takedown into side control.

Shield is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mibangon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mibangon struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield in side control, throwing shots but Mibangon defends.

Shield working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shield controls the position from side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two 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.
Shield working away.

Shield tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mibangon is being controlled here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mibangon shoots for a double leg takedown but Shield sprawls well. He's pushed Mibangon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mibangon is fending him off so far but Shield persists. Nope, Mibangon circles away and we're back to standing.
Shield darts in looking for a takedown but Mibangon gets double underhooks and turns Shield into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Shield. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shield breaks the clinch.
Mibangon has a takedown stuffed.
A counter left hand to the body from Shield misses its target.

Shield closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mibangon to the mat! Mibangon manages to get full guard.
Shield sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mibangon is pulling down on Shield's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mibangon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mibangon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shield stays in close to Mibangon's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Shield dominated that round.
That's time! Shield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mibangon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Shield with that takedown attempt.
Shield is looking to clinch but Mibangon is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mibangon wants a takedown but no success here.
Mibangon is pressed up against the cage. Shield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mibangon down to the mat. Mibangon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Shield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shield shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mibangon but Mibangon pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield closes the distance but Mibangon moves to the side
and Mibangon counters with a body kick that stops Shield in his tracks momentarily.
Shield tries to clinch but Mibangon moves out of range.
Mibangon circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mibangon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shield postures up and lands a big shot to Mibangon's brow.
Mibangon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shield is one step ahead there.
Mibangon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mibangon is proving hard to escape from.
Shield throwing strikes but missing.
Shield is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shield's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shield shoots in but Mibangon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shield wants to clinch up but Mibangon keeps it at a distance.
Mibangon thinks about the counter body kick.
Shield shoots in but Mibangon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And Mibangon responds with a good body kick, but Shield manages to step out the way in time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Shield pushes Mibangon up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shield prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mibangon is looking for a takedown.
Mibangon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shield is trying to break the clinch but Mibangon has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Shield dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shield misses with a takedown attempt - Mibangon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mibangon steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Mibangon gets tackled into the cage by Shield. Shield maintains the clinch.
Shield trying to land knees to the body.
Mibangon is trying to drag Shield to the mat but Shield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mibangon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shield gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield prevents the takedown attempt.
James Shield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minatay Mibangon.
Shield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mibangon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shield is trying to push Mibangon away but Mibangon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mibangon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mibangon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mibangon is working for takedown but Shield is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shield manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mibangon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mibangon can do to turn this around?

Shield pushes Mibangon off and gets back to his feet.
Shield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mibangon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Mibangon misses.
James Shield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shield closes the distance and clinches.

Mibangon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shield regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mibangon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shield looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mibangon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shield trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shield manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mibangon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Shield goes for a takedown attempt but Mibangon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shield shoots in but Mibangon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Shield with that takedown attempt.
Mibangon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mibangon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shield is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mibangon dives into side control.

Shield is trying to get back to half guard.
Minatay Mibangon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shield taking punishment in the form of punches.
James Shield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mibangon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shield to see if he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Shield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Shield!