PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lime White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imran Shaah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaah has chosen Time to Say Goodbye as his entrance music. Imran Shaah has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lime White's chin.

White
vs
Shaah

183 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

177 cm
28
180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lime White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Imran Shaah!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White tries a low kick but Shaah avoids it.
Shaah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Shaah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Shaah shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in White's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shaah drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but White manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shaah has White in his guard.

Shaah is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Shaah looking for a sweep. Not yet Shaah, not yet.
White wants to control from the top but Shaah keeps moving.
Shaah wants to sweep but no luck.
White stays in close to Shaah's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
White trying to control but Shaah is working from the bottom.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lime White.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from White as Shaah shoots in.
White throws a shot from downtown. Shaah moves away and avoids it.
Shaah blocks the body kick.
White misses with a hook. Shaah ducked under it nicely.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shaah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White tries to clinch

and Shaah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.

Shaah is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
White controlling Shaah's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaah thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shaah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shaah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
Shaah postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Shaah postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Shaah throws a big right hand that misses.
White working a defensive guard here.

Shaah is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! White is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! White has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaah wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.

Shaah looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
Shaah wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Shaah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shaah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Shaah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaah wants to sweep but no luck.
White slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shaah looking for a sweep. Not yet Shaah, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Imran Shaah dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

White tries to clinch up

so Shaah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shaah postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.

Shaah drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shaah jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shaah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Shaah drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and White dives on top into guard.

Shaah is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! White rolls with it to try and escape but Shaah cranks on the arm and White is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Imran Shaah!