PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kellan Shay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Mykolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shay
vs
Mykolas

173 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kellan Shay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabe Mykolas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mykolas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shay is trying to control but can't.
Shay controlling the position for now.
Shay won't allow Mykolas to pass to mount.

Mykolas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shay doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mykolas.
Mykolas prevents Shay from improving his position.
Mykolas is taking a breather. Shay says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shay tries to get to full guard but Mykolas has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mykolas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shay swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mykolas misses with a straight left.
Mykolas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mykolas looks gassed!
Shay lands a head kick!

Mykolas is rocked!

It looks like Gabe Mykolas has been cut.
Shay scoring well with a low kick there.
Mykolas is still on wobbly legs! Can Shay finish him?
Mykolas keeps the fight on the outside.
Mykolas seems to have recovered his senses.
Gabe Mykolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shay is looking to clinch but Mykolas is avoiding it.

Shay shoots in and bounces Mykolas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shay wants to control from the top but Mykolas keeps moving.
Shay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shay tries to free his leg and advance position but Mykolas is retaining full guard.
Shay looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mykolas has a closed guard, preventing Shay from standing up.

Shay gets to his feet. Mykolas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mykolas fails with the takedown

and Shay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shay wants to control from the top but Mykolas keeps moving.
Mykolas is trying to control the position but Shay postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Shay wants to get up but he can't break Mykolas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mykolas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shay is desperately trying to improve his position but Mykolas has a good base and remains in mount.
Shay sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mykolas is tying to control. Shay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shay wants to get back to his feet.

Shay is defending against the submission attempts here by Mykolas.
Shay wants to control but Mykolas is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mykolas is tying to control. Shay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shay trying to hold on to Mykolas's head to control him but Mykolas postures up.

Shay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mykolas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Shay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kellan Shay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabe Mykolas.
Shay connects with a couple of short punches.
Shay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shay's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mykolas keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kellan Shay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabe Mykolas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mykolas keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
Mykolas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shay wants to control from the top but Mykolas keeps moving.
Shay controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mykolas keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kellan Shay just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mykolas lands an overhand right.
Shay slips under a jab.

Mykolas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shay is looking to escape.
Shay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mykolas is working away from the top position though.
Shay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mykolas on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mykolas decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mykolas has his takedown stuffed
and Shay counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mykolas tries to clinch up but Shay circles away and keeps his distance.
Shay tries to clinch but Mykolas is having none of it.
Mykolas misses with a wild combination.
Shay doesn't manage to clinch there - Mykolas circles away.
Kellan Shay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Shay feints and as Mykolas raises his hands in defense, Shay changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mykolas is trying to keep Shay in close.
Shay wants to control from the top but Mykolas keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mykolas is keeping the position for now.
Shay preventing the sweep.
Shay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shay stopping the sweep attempt from Mykolas.
Shay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Shay shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shay showed some decent athleticism there.

Shay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mykolas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shay.
Kellan Shay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shay lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mykolas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Shay is trying to work for a kimura but Mykolas is defending well.
Shay slows the pace down in half guard.
Shay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Mykolas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay is taking a breather. Mykolas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mykolas tries to kick Shay off but Shay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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.
Shay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mykolas keeps working.
Mykolas misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mykolas shoots in but no luck this time.
Mykolas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kellan Shay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabe Mykolas.
Horrible takedown by Mykolas or perhaps it was just good defense by Shay which made him look bad.
Shay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mykolas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Shay drives through and clinches with Mykolas against the cage.
Shay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mykolas smiles and moves away.
Mykolas with a poor takedown

and Shay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mykolas won't be happy with that.
Mykolas wants to control but Shay postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mykolas trying to remain calm as Shay controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kellan Shay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabe Mykolas's cut.
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!

Shay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shay manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mykolas to take his back!

Shay looking to break Mykolas's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mykolas remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Shay will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Shay trying to control.
Mykolas is really stuck here.
Shay is looking to control Mykolas but Mykolas is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Shay just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mykolas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shay keeps control of the position easily here as Mykolas tries to buck him off.
Mykolas rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mykolas is pressing down on Shay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mykolas pulls Shay in close to prevent any damage.
Shay postures up.
Mykolas managing to control the position.

Mykolas wriggles free and stands up.
Mykolas scores with a hook.

Shay clinches up with Mykolas and pushes him back against the cage.

Shay breaks the clinch.

Shay darts in and clinches Mykolas up against the cage.

Shay decides to pull guard.

Shay is looking for a triangle but Mykolas pushes his legs off easily.

Shay working for a triangle but Mykolas defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mykolas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Shay looking for a guillotine here but Mykolas defends easily.

Shay has his foot on Mykolas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mykolas works his way back into a safe position though.
Shay is controlling Mykolas's posture.
Mykolas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mykolas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mykolas stands and steps away. Shay gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mykolas doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Shay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mykolas's guard.
Shay seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mykolas looking for a sweep. Not yet Mykolas, not yet.

Shay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mykolas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shay lands a right hook to the body.
Shay fails with a takedown attempt.

Mykolas rushes Shay and presses him up against the cage.
Gabe Mykolas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mykolas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shay prevents it.
Kellan Shay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabe Mykolas.
Mykolas tries to score a body lock takedown but Shay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shay is pressed up against the cage. Mykolas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shay down to the mat. Shay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shay stuffs the takedown attempt from Mykolas. Mykolas gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shay lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mykolas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Shay counters with a takedown into side control.
Shay working away.
Mykolas tries to buck Shay off but Shay is having none of it.
Mykolas is not content to let Shay control the position.

Shay stands up and we're back to a striking position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shay gets a takedown into half guard.
Mykolas landing strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kellan Shay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kellan Shay!