PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shuvel Bro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuvel Bro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bro
vs
Couture

195 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shuvel Bro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture clinches up with Bro and pushes him back against the cage.
Couture stalling the fight.
Bro lands an uppercut.
Bro is trying to drag Couture to the mat but Couture just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Bro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.

Bro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Couture feints and as Bro raises his hands in defense, Couture changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Couture prevents Bro from getting back to his feet.
Bro trying to control the position here.
Bro is looking to stand up but Couture isn't so interested in that idea.
Couture wants to control from the top but Bro keeps moving.
Bro is looking to stand up but Couture isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Couture stops Bro from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Couture shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bro's guard.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bro is keeping the position for now.
Couture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Couture must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Couture off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt

and Couture counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Couture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
Bro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couture is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Couture won't allow Bro to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro wants to stand but Couture is controlling the position.
Couture trying to control but Bro is working from the bottom.
Bro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Couture stands and steps away. Bro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Couture. Couture circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bro keeps the fight on the outside.
Bro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture looks for a takedown but Bro sprawls well.
Couture looks gassed!
Bro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shuvel Bro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bro stuffs the takedown.
Bro tries to clinch up.

Couture shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bro is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Bro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bro tries to escape but Couture is in control.
Bro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Couture wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Bro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Couture staying calm.
Bro is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bro misses with a head kick.
Couture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bro misses with a looping right.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bro.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Couture blocks a head kick by Bro.
Bro avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bro rushes Couture and presses him up against the cage.
Bro lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
Bro landing knees to the head.
Bro looking to throw knees to the head but Couture is blocking nicely.
Bro is looking to control Couture's arms but Couture gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bro has his back to the cage.
Bro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bro lands a knee to the body.
Couture tries to stall but Bro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Couture is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Bro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Couture closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bro wants to control but Couture is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bro pushes Couture off looking to stand but Couture dives back in and keeps control.

Bro pushes Couture off and gets back to his feet.

Couture looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Bro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bro throws a head kick but Couture moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Couture has Bro up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bro obliges.
Couture can't break the clinch.
Couture tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bro smiles and moves away.
Shuvel Bro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Couture.

Couture feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bro misses with a series of wild punches.

Couture scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Couture with the ground and pound from mount.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bro looks a forlorn figure.

Bro bucks Couture off and manages to get back to his feet!
Couture is looking to clinch.
Bro is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Bro lands a nice looking body shot.
Couture throws a lazy head kick
and Bro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bro misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bro lands a head kick!
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Bro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Bro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Couture to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bro looking for a sweep. Not yet Bro, not yet.
Couture stops Bro from standing up.

Couture drops back looking for a leg! Bro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bro manages to kick Couture off! Couture jumps back into Bro's guard.
Randy Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bro wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randy Couture will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Couture darts in trying to clinch
and Bro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Couture is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bro throws an overhand right that lands on Couture's shoulder, as Couture tries to avoid the shot.

Couture shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bro's guard.
Bro wants to sweep but no luck.
Bro has Couture pulled in close to control his posture.
Couture prevents Bro from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bro working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture looking to pass the guard.
Bro is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture won't allow Bro to get back to his feet.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bro is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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

Bro throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couture throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Couture changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shuvel Bro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Couture tries to get to full guard but Bro has control of the leg.
Bro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Couture is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bro is thwarting Couture's attempts to control the position.
Couture really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Couture blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bro.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bro tries to bum rush Couture with a series of wild strikes but Couture uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bro.
Bro throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.

Couture changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Bro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bro misses with a strike from the bottom.
Bro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bro trying to hold on to Couture's head to control him but Couture postures up.

Couture stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bro to get to his feet.
Bro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Couture closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bro pushes Couture off looking to stand but Couture dives back in and keeps control.
Bro gets back to full guard.
Bro striking off his back but it's not causing Couture any problems.
Bro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couture won't allow Bro to get back to his feet.
Couture chips away with some ground and pound.
Bro is trying to control the position but Couture postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Couture gets a takedown into half guard.
Randy Couture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Bro is not content to let Couture control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Couture winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!