PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric De Boise (ranked 2290 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Brad Shaw (ranked 272 p4p, 203 weight class). De Boise's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Do Your Thing. Cedric De Boise could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Shaw's chin.

De Boise
vs
Shaw

189 cm
39
263
29 - 16 - 0

193 cm
23
235
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️

Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw scores with a hook.
Shaw connects with a body shot.
De Boise looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Boise throws a sloppy head kick and Shaw moves out of range easily.
Shaw is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Boise with a body shot.
De Boise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Boise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaw.
Shaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Boise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Boise throws a leg kick but Shaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Boise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Boise misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

De Boise bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Shaw! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Shaw is rocked!
De Boise wants to stand but Shaw is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shaw is still in real trouble! Can De Boise finish him?
De Boise wants to stand and escape but instead Shaw has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Shaw distracts De Boise with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaw working some strikes from top position.
Shaw tries to free his leg and advance position but De Boise is retaining full guard.
De Boise wants to stand and escape but Shaw is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control but De Boise is working from the bottom.
Shaw is looking to work some ground and pound but De Boise has wrist control.
Shaw forces his way into half guard.
Shaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Boise does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Boise looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but De Boise is defending well.
Shaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shaw is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for De Boise!
De Boise is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
De Boise knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
Shaw tries to control but De Boise wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Boise?
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Shaw.
De Boise squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Shaw scoring with strikes but De Boise is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Boise hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Boise wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Shaw has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! De Boise taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Shaw!
Our winner, Brad Shaw, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.