PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 481 p4p, 586 weight class) and Ed Green (ranked 28 p4p, 34 weight class). Adam Shalashaska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shalashaska
vs
Green

182 cm
34
182
27 - 9 - 0

175 cm
34
157
27 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸
Hoarse Pills

NARCOS

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 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Green!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Green misses with a leg kick.
Green throws a big shot that misses.

Shalashaska closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Green to the mat! Green manages to get full guard.
Green looking to control.
Green can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shalashaska controls the pace.
Green keeping full guard, as Shalashaska tries to pass.

Green is looking for a triangle but Shalashaska pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green keeping moving, preventing Shalashaska from controlling successfully.

Green working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shalashaska has passed into half guard!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to roll over but Shalashaska keeps him under control.
Shalashaska not doing much here.
Green has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Green is looking to get back to full guard here but Shalashaska has managed to pass to side control instead.
Green tries to buck Shalashaska off but Shalashaska is having none of it.
Shalashaska advances to mount.
Shalashaska tries to control but Green wriggling away.

That's two 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.

Shalashaska goes for an armbar but Green turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Green.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shalashaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shalashaska bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Green's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Green keeping full guard, as Shalashaska tries to pass.
Shalashaska advances position into side control!

Shalashaska is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Green is looking for a sweep.
Green is trying to work for a sweep but Shalashaska has mounted him!
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shalashaska is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shalashaska looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Green is working to get back to half guard.
Green gets back to half guard.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Green moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shalashaska manages to get himself to full guard.

Shalashaska had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Green defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Shalashaska dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shalashaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shalashaska connects with a body shot.
Shalashaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shalashaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shalashaska throws a body shot but no joy.
Shalashaska feints and then cracks Green's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Green down.
Green moves out of range of the body kick.
Green doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shalashaska jabs at Green's body.

Shalashaska closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shalashaska pressing his opponent against the cage.

Green pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green is looking for a triangle but Shalashaska pushes his legs off easily.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shalashaska pushing down on Green's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Green won't allow Shalashaska to pass to mount.

Shalashaska is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Shalashaska is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Green defends it well.
Green trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Shalashaska moves into full mount! Green won't be happy about that!
Shalashaska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Green is trying desperately to improve position.
Green is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Green stops Shalashaska from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Shalashaska's attempts to control the action.
Shalashaska wants to take Green's back here but Green is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Shalashaska looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shalashaska fails to take his opponent's back.

Shalashaska is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Green has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Green!

Shalashaska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Green is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shalashaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shalashaska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Green can do to turn this around?

Shalashaska has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Green is looking to pass into half guard but Shalashaska pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Shalashaska is in guard.

Shalashaska stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
Green lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Shalashaska has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Shalashaska gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Shalashaska dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shalashaska misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Shalashaska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ed Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shalashaska swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shalashaska throws a front kick aimed at Green's knee but Green avoids it well.
Green tries to counter with a clinch but Shalashaska shakes him off and moves away.
Shalashaska takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Green changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Green stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Green wants it to stay on the feet.

Shalashaska closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shalashaska has control of an arm but Green manages to advance to Shalashaska's back!

Shalashaska is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Green gets his way!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shalashaska prevents Green from getting a body triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Green looking for the RNC.

Green working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Adam Shalashaska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shalashaska tries to roll but Green sticks to his back.
Shalashaska is working hard here to advance position.
Green is looking to control Shalashaska but Shalashaska is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shalashaska tries to break free.
Adam Shalashaska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Deathsquad, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Green struggling to keep hold of the position.

Green is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Green not allowing Shalashaska to control his hands.

Green working for a choke but Shalashaska is defending well.
Green is trying to stick to Shalashaska's back but Shalashaska is turning into Green. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Green's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Shalashaska.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to control.
Green is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green wants to hit a sweep here but Shalashaska passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Green there!
Shalashaska controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalashaska takes Green's back.
You can see the frustration on Green's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shalashaska controls the position.
Shalashaska'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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Shalashaska.
Well Shalashaska has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Shalashaska!
Adam Shalashaska took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You're pretty good.'.