PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavus Adolphus (ranked 3942 p4p, 3968 weight class) and Deair Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adolphus
vs
Shaw

180 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
178
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavus Adolphus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deair Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw lands a head kick. Adolphus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Adolphus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shaw tries to kick Adolphus off but Adolphus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Adolphus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adolphus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adolphus slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adolphus working Shaw over with strikes.
Shaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolphus controlling the action here.
Adolphus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adolphus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Adolphus tries to pass to full mount but Shaw defends it.
Ground and pound from Adolphus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shaw taking some punishment here, with Adolphus in his half guard.
Adolphus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adolphus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Adolphus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adolphus trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Adolphus there.
Shaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adolphus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adolphus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shaw pushes Adolphus off looking to stand but Adolphus dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looks winded!
Adolphus controlling the action here.
Adolphus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Adolphus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adolphus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adolphus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adolphus content to control rather than advance.
Adolphus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adolphus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shaw for as long as he can get away with.
Adolphus lands with a punch from half guard.
Adolphus is nestled in close to Shaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adolphus is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adolphus connects with a nice short shot to Shaw's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavus Adolphus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Adolphus.
Adolphus is putting a hurting on Shaw here, landing some big shots from side control.
Adolphus working the ground and pound from side control.
Adolphus looks up at the clock and then as Shaw takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Adolphus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Adolphus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shaw is in a horrible position here. Adolphus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adolphus won't let Shaw get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Adolphus is landing with some decent strikes but Shaw is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Shaw is bucking up trying to escape but Adolphus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adolphus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Adolphus landing strikes from the mount and Shaw is in trouble!

Shaw is rocked!
Shaw takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Shaw is still in real trouble! Can Adolphus finish him?
Shaw trying desperately to get to his feet.
Adolphus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shaw looks a forlorn figure.
Shaw takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Adolphus's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavus Adolphus!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

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