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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senor Skeletor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Shadow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Senor Skeletor!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeletor misses with a low kick.
Shadow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skeletor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shadow stalks Skeletor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Skeletor's face. Skeletor staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Senor Skeletor has been cut.
Skeletor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shadow tries to close the distance and clinch but Skeletor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shadow is looking to clinch but Skeletor is avoiding it.
Shadow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skeletor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shadow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shadow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shadow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shadow tries for a takedown but Skeletor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Skeletor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skeletor ducks under a wild hook from Shadow.
Skeletor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shadow tries to clinch but Skeletor is having none of it.
Skeletor misses with a body shot.
Skeletor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skeletor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shadow at a distance.
Skeletor misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skeletor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shadow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shadow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shadow pushes Skeletor up against the cage in a clinch.
Skeletor controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeletor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shadow wants to break free but Skeletor has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shadow has had enough of the clinch but Skeletor keeps him there for the moment.
Shadow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skeletor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shadow manages to avoid it.
Skeletor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shadow rather than just go for the knockout.
Skeletor lands the left hand.
Shadow moves into the clinch successfully.
Shadow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shadow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shadow can't break the clinch.
Shadow is trying to break the clinch but Skeletor is controlling him.
Shadow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shadow wants to get back to striking at distance but Skeletor won't allow it.
Skeletor taking a breather.
Skeletor prevents Shadow from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shadow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shadow is trying to break free.
Shadow wants to get back to striking at distance but Skeletor won't allow it.
Shadow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shadow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skeletor slows down the pace here.
Shadow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shadow manages to break the clinch.
Skeletor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Skeletor showed some decent athleticism there.
Shadow wants to improve his position but Skeletor is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor is pressing down on Shadow's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shadow is holding on for now.
Shadow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skeletor prevents Shadow from improving his position.
Skeletor is working for an americana but Shadow has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Skeletor was thinking about the submission.
Skeletor wants to control from the top but Shadow keeps moving.
Skeletor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shadow is trying to control the position but Skeletor postures up.
Shadow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Skeletor controls the pace.
Shadow 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow controls Skeletor momentarily but Skeletor frees himself.
Shadow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Skeletor's guard.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Skeletor keeps moving.
Shadow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shadow trying to control but Skeletor is working from the bottom.
Skeletor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shadow defends well.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Skeletor keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Shadow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Senor Skeletor's cut.
That's time! Shadow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skeletor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shadow's guard.
Skeletor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Skeletor postures up and lands a big shot to Shadow's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shadow will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shadow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skeletor is one step ahead there.
Shadow wants to stand and escape but Skeletor is having none of it.
Shadow thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Skeletor wants to control but Shadow is having none of it.
Shadow controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeletor tries to hold on but Shadow postures up.
Shadow looking to finish with strikes here!
Shadow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shadow raining down shots from the mount!
Skeletor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Skeletor wants to control but Shadow is having none of it.
Shadow scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Skeletor?
Skeletor tries to reverse the position but Shadow maintains control.
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.
Shadow scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Skeletor tries to hold on but Shadow pushes him away.
Shadow landing strikes from the mount.
Shadow looking to control but Skeletor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Skeletor is desperately trying to improve his position but Shadow has a good base and remains in mount.
Skeletor throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Shadow 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.
Shadow lands a big elbow.
Shadow looking to control but Skeletor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shadow is landing with some decent strikes but Skeletor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Skeletor tries to hold on but Shadow postures up.
Skeletor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shadow kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow lands a big elbow.
Skeletor throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Shadow raining down shots from the mount!
Skeletor tries to lock up and control but Shadow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Shadow.
Skeletor can't escape the position.
BOOM! Shadow connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shadow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Skeletor hang on?
Shadow scoring with strikes but Skeletor is staying in there.
Shadow avoids the attempt from Skeletor to control.
Skeletor is breathing heavily.
Skeletor can't escape the position.
Skeletor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shadow tries to control but Skeletor wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor tries to reverse the position but Shadow maintains control.
Shadow working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shadow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Skeletor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shadow lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Skeletor is squirming around, avoiding Shadow's attempts to control the action.
Shadow with a couple of short strikes.
Skeletor is rocked!
Shadow lands a big shot there that rocks Skeletor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Skeletor is still in real trouble! Can Shadow finish him?
Shadow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shadow controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Skeletor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Shadow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Senor Skeletor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shadow is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Skeletor is in big trouble! Shadow is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Skeletor. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Joe Shadow!
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hype
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