PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick O Shae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kublai Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo has chosen Beds are Burning as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

O Shae
vs
Congo

170 cm
26
190 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

179 cm
21
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick O Shae !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kublai Congo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo shoots for a takedown but O Shae saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Congo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Shae tries to clinch but Congo moves out of range.
O Shae throws a sloppy head kick and Congo moves out of range easily.
Congo swings for the body but O Shae moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Shae .
Congo avoids the head kick by O Shae .
A nice inside leg kick there by O Shae . That's going to slow Congo down.
Congo blocks the body kick.
O Shae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Shae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Congo's calf.
O Shae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

O Shae closes the distance and clinches.

O Shae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Shae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Congo's calf.
Congo looks gassed!
O Shae thumps Congo with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae pivots, looking for a leg kick but Congo is out of range and O Shae settles back down.
Congo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Shae connects with a high kick.
Congo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.
Congo blocks a head kick by O Shae .
Rick O Shae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Shae lands a front kick.
O Shae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.
Congo checks a low kick from O Shae .
O Shae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Shae lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Shae .
Congo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Shae thuds his shin into the meat of Congo's side.
Congo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Shae lands a high kick!

It looks like Kublai Congo has been cut.
O Shae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Shae scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Shae .
O Shae throws out a leg kick but Congo moves out of range and O Shae only half commits.
O Shae connects with a solid leg kick.
O Shae lands with a slapping head kick.
Rick O Shae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Shae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Shae wants to land a leg kick but Congo is out of range.
Congo checks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from O Shae . No joy for Congo on that attempt.
Rick O Shae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kublai Congo.
O Shae feints and then cracks Congo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Congo down.
O Shae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Congo is trying desperately to land a takedown but O Shae is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Congo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shae scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Shae .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Shae .
O Shae feints and then cracks Congo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Congo down.
O Shae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Congo checks a low kick from O Shae .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Shae .
O Shae lands a nice leg kick that just misses Congo's sensitive parts.
O Shae throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Shae tries to clinch but Congo is having none of it.
O Shae feints and then cracks Congo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Congo down.
An inside leg kick lands from O Shae .

O Shae pushes Congo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Shae comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Shae lands an elbow just above Congo 's eye.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Shae 's elbow.

Congo breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Shae .
A slapping leg kick lands for O Shae .
O Shae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Congo misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Shae . That's going to slow Congo down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Shae , right into the meat.
Congo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Shae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Congo's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Congo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Shae misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Shae .
O Shae lands a head kick. Congo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Shae thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Congo if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Shae . That's going to slow Congo down.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.
Rick O Shae is winning the standup battle so far.
Congo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Shae .
Congo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Shae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Congo's calf.
O Shae throws a leg kick but Congo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Congo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Shae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Congo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Shae .
O Shae cracks the inside of Congo's front leg.
O Shae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Congo can do to turn this around?
O Shae throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Shae tries to work over Congo's front leg with a kick but Congo checks it.
O Shae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Shae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Congo moves out of range of the leg kick from O Shae .
O Shae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kublai Congo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Congo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Shae stuffs the takedown.
Congo avoids the head kick by O Shae .
Congo checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Shae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Shae doesn't manage to clinch there - Congo circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Shae 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 Congo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Congo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Congo blocks a leg kick.
O Shae throws a head kick that Congo semi-blocks.
O Shae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Congo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Shae can pounce on him.
Congo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Shae is looking to slow Congo down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Shae throws a quick inside leg kick.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.
Congo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Shae can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shae thuds his shin into the meat of Congo's side.
O Shae is looking to slow Congo down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Congo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Shae with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Shae .
Congo checks a leg kick.
O Shae goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

O Shae has Congo up against the cage in a clinch.
Congo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Shae is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Congo takes an elbow to the temple.
O Shae is struggling to control the position.
O Shae lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae keeps control of Congo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Shae creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Congo's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Shae - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Shae seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
O Shae being controlled against the cage.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Shae 's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Shae just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rick O Shae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kublai Congo.
Congo looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Shae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Congo.
O Shae throws a leg kick that misses.
Congo avoids a kick to the body.
O Shae tries a head kick but it misses.
Congo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Shae .

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Shae clinches up against the cage.
O Shae lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Shae is stalling here.
Congo has O Shae pushed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Congo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Shae gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Congo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Congo letting O Shae take a breather here.
Congo has had enough of the clinch but O Shae keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Congo blocks an elbow strike from O Shae .

O Shae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Congo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Shae circles away quickly and effectively.
Congo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Congo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Shae attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Congo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Shae is fending him off so far but Congo persists. Nope, O Shae circles away and we're back to standing.
O Shae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Congo throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Shae defending well as Congo loads up on a big left hand.
O Shae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Shae moves away.
Congo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Shae connects with a solid leg kick.
O Shae tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Congo is able to avoid easily.
Congo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Shae pinned against the cage. O Shae gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rick O Shae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kublai Congo.
O Shae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Congo.
O Shae throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shae scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from O Shae lands but Congo takes it in his stride.
O Shae tries a head kick but it misses.
O Shae throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Shae throws a nice inside leg kick.
Congo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Shae .
Congo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Congo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from O Shae .
O Shae bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Shae goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
O Shae scores with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Shae . That's going to slow Congo down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Shae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Shae throws a nice outside leg kick.
Congo walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Shae .
O Shae misses with a low kick.
O Shae lands with a kick to the temple. Congo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Congo throws a series of punches but O Shae moves out of range.
Congo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Shae throws a leg kick but Congo sees it coming and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by O Shae .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Congo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Shae as he avoids it easily.
O Shae feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Congo's calf.
O Shae throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Shae cracks the inside of Congo's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.
O Shae explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Shae , right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Shae .
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Shae .
O Shae throws a leg kick but Congo checks it.
O Shae doesn't manage to clinch there - Congo circles away.
Congo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Shae .
O Shae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from O Shae misses.
Congo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
O Shae throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Shae throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Shae throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae thumps Congo with a low kick.
O Shae throws a leg kick which misses Congo's front leg but catches the back leg as Congo tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Shae .
O Shae lands with a nice body kick.
O Shae throws out a leg kick but Congo moves out of range and O Shae only half commits.
Congo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Shae can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Shae .
O Shae throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Congo blocks a head kick by O Shae .
O Shae scoring well with a low kick there.
O Shae tries to clinch up but Congo circles away and keeps his distance.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Shae scoring well with a low kick there.
O Shae thumps Congo with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Shae throws a nice outside leg kick.
Congo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Shae moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Shae .
O Shae turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Shae scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Congo as he checks the leg kick.

O Shae darts in and clinches Congo up against the cage.
O Shae has Congo pushed against the cage.
O Shae gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from O Shae .
Congo takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Shae gets underhooks to prevent Congo's takedown attempt.
Congo is leaning against O Shae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Shae takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Shae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Shae lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Shae misses with an elbow over the top.
O Shae prevents a body shot from Congo.
O Shae gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Congo.
O Shae pressing his opponent against the cage.
Congo goes for a takedown in the clinch but O Shae prevents it.
Rick O Shae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kublai Congo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee calls for O Shae to work.
Congo avoids the elbow strike from O Shae , against the cage.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as O Shae controls his hands.
O Shae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Shae prevents a takedown attempt there.
O Shae stalling against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Congo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Shae gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
O Shae lands a nice elbow.
Congo working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae had his way with Kublai Congo in that round.
The cut man is working on Kublai Congo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Crunch! O Shae slams his shin into Congo's torso.
O Shae lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Shae throws a leg kick but Congo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Shae .
O Shae is looking to slow Congo down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from O Shae .
O Shae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Congo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Shae .
O Shae finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Shae cracks the inside of Congo's front leg.
O Shae scores with a head kick.
Congo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Shae misses with a head kick.
O Shae tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as O Shae checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.
Congo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Shae . O Shae obviously looking to wear him down.
O Shae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Shae lands with a kick to the temple. Congo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O Shae connects with a solid leg kick.
O Shae thumps Congo with a low kick.
O Shae is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by O Shae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Shae , right into the meat.
Congo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Shae throws a quick inside leg kick.

O Shae moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Shae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Congo's brow.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Shae 's elbow.
Congo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Congo letting O Shae take a breather here.
O Shae lands a damaging elbow.
Rick O Shae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Shae misses with an elbow over the top.
Congo struggles to land a body shot inside as O Shae controls his hands.
Congo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kublai Congo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Shae wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
Congo is trying to drag O Shae to the mat but O Shae just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee calls for O Shae to work.
Congo wants to get back to striking at distance but O Shae won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
Congo tries to circle away but O Shae has him pinned against the cage.
Congo takes an elbow to the temple.
O Shae comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Shae prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Congo throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Congo looking for a takedown.
Rick O Shae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kublai Congo.
Congo trying to control the position but instead, O Shae has worked for underhooks and has pushed Congo into the cage.
O Shae throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Congo wants the takedown. O Shae is fighting it off but Congo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in O Shae 's guard against the cage.
Congo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Shae swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick O Shae showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Shae , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:42
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:42
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick O Shae !
Rick O Shae is the new middleweight champion!