PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goyo Shaye (ranked 4390 p4p, 4363 weight class) and Elliot Fortier (ranked 0 p4p, 449 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.

Shaye
vs
Fortier

193 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
280
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goyo Shaye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elliot Fortier!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shaye.

Shaye darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fortier wants to stand back up but Shaye manages to pass into side control.
Shaye advances to full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shaye jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fortier manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shaye lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaye advances nicely into full mount.
Shaye landing strikes from the mount.
Fortier's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Shaye lands a big elbow.
Fortier should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shaye sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaye is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fortier can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shaye controlling from the full mount.
Shaye has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fortier really wants to buck Shaye off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaye controlling the position easily from mount.

Shaye looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shaye looking to finish Fortier with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fortier!
Shaye scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Shaye working for a submission but Fortier is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaye controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaye takes Fortier's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Fortier is in trouble.

Shaye working for a choke but Fortier is defending well.

Fortier defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shaye's arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Goyo Shaye dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shaye throws a head kick but Fortier moves out of range.
Shaye drops his hands momentarily and Fortier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Goyo Shaye has been cut.
Fortier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shaye counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fortier taking some punishment here, with Shaye in his half guard.
Shaye seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shaye is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Goyo Shaye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaye tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaye working Fortier over with strikes here.
Shaye controlling his opponent.

Fortier defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shaye.
Shaye controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaye landing strikes from the mount and Fortier is in trouble!
Shaye punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shaye putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shaye looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shaye lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fortier hang on?
The referee warns Fortier that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shaye landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaye controlling the position easily from mount.

Shaye is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fortier has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Shaye lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Shaye has hold of Fortier's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fortier manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shaye takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shaye jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fortier manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Shaye working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaye grinds an elbow into Fortier's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Goyo Shaye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goyo Shaye's cut.
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!

Fortier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shaye's head backwards.
Shaye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fortier cracks Shaye with an open hand slap.

Shaye is rocked!
Shaye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fortier can do to turn this around?
Fortier fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Shaye out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Elliot Fortier!
Elliot Fortier thanked the fans post fight for their support.