PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Viana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and abbas shahid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Viana
vs
shahid

188 cm
23
222 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

194 cm
22
264 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Viana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, abbas shahid!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by shahid or perhaps it was just good defense by Viana which made him look bad.
Viana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Viana. No joy for shahid on that attempt.

Viana moves into the clinch successfully.
Viana looking for a takedown.

Viana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

shahid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. shahid showed some decent athleticism there.
shahid is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
shahid throwing shots but Viana is blocking nicely.
Viana trying to control here.

shahid stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's one minute gone in the round.

shahid bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Viana tries to buck shahid off but shahid is having none of it.
shahid throws a strike aimed at the side of Viana's head but Viana avoids it well.
shahid wants to stand but Viana has his arm trapped.
shahid looks gassed!
Viana is trying to control shahid's posture but shahid avoids it.
shahid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Viana sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
shahid is thwarting Viana's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

shahid escapes and gets back to his feet.
Viana fails with a takedown attempt.
Viana tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

shahid bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

shahid decides to take the fight back to the feet.
shahid has his takedown stuffed

and Viana counters with a shoot takedown. shahid fights it but they end up in guard.
Brock Viana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of abbas shahid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viana wants to control from the top but shahid keeps moving.
Viana is really struggling to control shahid but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Viana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

shahid has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Viana off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
shahid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Viana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Viana plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
shahid shoots and misses

and Viana counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
shahid pushes Viana off looking to stand but Viana dives back in and keeps control.
Viana trying to control the action but shahid is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
shahid 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.
Viana has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Viana tries to control but shahid wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
shahid is trying to stand up.
Viana wants to control the pace but shahid is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brock Viana will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

shahid fails with a takedown attempt.
Viana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Viana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Viana doesn't manage to clinch there - shahid circles away.
Viana lands a front kick.
Nice body kick there by Viana.
shahid keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
shahid has a takedown stuffed.
Viana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by shahid.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Viana takes the fight into the clinch.
Viana prevents the takedown attempt.
Brock Viana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of abbas shahid.
Viana tries for a takedown but shahid manages to get underhooks.
Viana gets underhooks to prevent shahid's takedown attempt.
Viana looking to stall.

shahid is trying to trip Viana. He has hold of a leg but Viana is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. shahid persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Viana is trying to control the position but shahid postures up.
shahid scoring with punches to the head and body.
Viana controls shahid momentarily but shahid frees himself.
shahid wanted to stand there but Viana had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

shahid gets to his feet - Viana follows without any prompting.
shahid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

shahid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - shahid lands in his opponent's guard.
Viana lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for shahid!
Viana controlling from the full mount.
Viana trying to control but shahid is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viana is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because shahid is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
shahid is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
abbas shahid has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Viana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Viana lands a heavy elbow.
shahid is squirming around, avoiding Viana's attempts to control the action.
Viana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Viana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
shahid throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Viana dominated that second round.
That's time! Viana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Viana tries to clinch there but shahid circles away.
Viana with a lazy takedown attempt

and shahid counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Viana controls shahid momentarily but shahid frees himself.
Viana has a closed guard, preventing shahid from standing up.
shahid working some strikes from top position.
Viana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brock Viana just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Viana wants to clinch but shahid slips to the side

and shahid counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
shahid seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
shahid not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Viana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. shahid lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

shahid decides to stand up.
Viana wants to clinch

and shahid counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Viana's guard now.
shahid is looking to stand up but Viana won't let him.
shahid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
shahid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
shahid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Viana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Viana looking to hit a scissor sweep but shahid is one step ahead there.
shahid tries to stand but Viana is controlling from the bottom.

shahid decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
shahid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Viana looks to clinch

and shahid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by shahid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
shahid won't allow Viana to sweep him here.

shahid stands up from Viana's guard - shahid perhaps looking for a knockout.
Viana darts in trying to clinch

and shahid counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Viana's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
abbas shahid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

shahid decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viana defends well against a solid takedown attempt from shahid.
Viana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Viana looks to clinch

so shahid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

shahid decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
shahid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Viana is fending him off so far but shahid persists. Nope, Viana circles away and we're back to standing.
Brock Viana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of abbas shahid.
Viana tries a head kick but it misses.

shahid looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

shahid is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Viana sees it coming and defends easily.
shahid is thwarting Viana's attempts to control the position.
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.
shahid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Viana with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
shahid lands with a punch from half guard.
shahid wants to stand up but Viana has a hold of him and won't allow it.
shahid prevents Viana from improving his position.
shahid drops an elbow to the side of Viana's head.
shahid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Viana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of shahid's head.
Viana scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
shahid shoots in for a takedown but Viana shows good takedown defense.
Brock Viana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Viana is looking to slow shahid down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
abbas shahid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Viana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... abbas shahid!