PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Body Head Bangerz - Can't Be Touched. Don Shaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Shaw
vs
Yasuda

185 cm
29
178 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

178 cm
27
180 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

•• Beast Mode ••
Brute

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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw scores with a hook to the body. Yasuda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yasuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasuda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yasuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yasuda scores with a jab. Shaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasuda moves away.
Yasuda takes one to the chin there.
Shaw throws a lazy right hand but Yasuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yasuda blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Yasuda motions for Shaw to come forward. Yasuda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Shaw misses
and Yasuda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yasuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Yasuda is predictable there
and Shaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yasuda checks a leg kick.
Yasuda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw counters with a low kick, right behind Yasuda 's knee.
Yasuda lands with an overhand left.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Shaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shaw down.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Yasuda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yasuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yasuda, right into the meat.
A big right from Yasuda misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw connects with a leg kick. Yasuda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yasuda misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Yasuda - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Yasuda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yasuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Shaw throws a low kick but Yasuda moves out of range easily.
Shaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yasuda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yasuda connects with a solid leg kick.
Yasuda scores with a hook.
Shaw takes one on the button.
Yasuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yasuda.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasuda.
Shaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yasuda's sensitive parts.
Yasuda misses with a left hand
and Yasuda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yasuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Yasuda misses.
Yasuda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yasuda looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Yasuda tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Yasuda throws an off balance right hand

and Shaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaw.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shaw trying to control but Yasuda is working from the bottom.
Shaw landing with the ground and pound.
Shaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Yasuda has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaw.
Yasuda wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Yasuda has his hands on Shaw's head, controlling the position.
Yasuda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shaw manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kazuki Yasuda will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The crowd cheers as Yasuda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shaw doesn't seem phased though.
Yasuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Shaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yasuda misses with a wild body shot.
Yasuda thows a body shot but no joy.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shaw looks for the body kick but Yasuda saw that one coming.
Shaw scores with a jab to the body.
Yasuda cracks Shaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yasuda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shaw throws a push kick but Yasuda slaps the foot to one side.
Yasuda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yasuda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yasuda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yasuda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shaw lands with a straight right. Yasuda didn't see that one coming.
Yasuda is looking to land body kicks.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yasuda as he jumps to the side.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yasuda lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Yasuda misses.
A big left from Yasuda misses.
Shaw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Kazuki Yasuda has been cut.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaw is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shaw motions for Yasuda to come forward. Shaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Shaw is looking to wear down Yasuda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yasuda.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters circling a little - Yasuda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shaw cracks Yasuda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shaw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yasuda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yasuda missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaw feints and then cracks Yasuda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yasuda down.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasuda moves away.
Yasuda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yasuda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yasuda moves forwards but Shaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Yasuda misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Shaw. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Yasuda tries to land a leg kick but Shaw saw it coming and moves away.
Shaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yasuda.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Shaw. Those never looked like landing.
Yasuda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yasuda lands with a shot to the body.
Yasuda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaw slips under a jab.
Yasuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kazuki Yasuda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kazuki Yasuda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yasuda pushes Shaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Shaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shaw's gas tank.
Shaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Shaw.

Shaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yasuda lands with a good body shot.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shaw is out of range.
Yasuda clobbers Shaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yasuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw connects with a body shot that sends Yasuda's belly button to the back.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Shaw blocks the leg kick.
Yasuda looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Yasuda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A combination from Yasuda does no damage.
Shaw slips a jab from Yasuda.
Shaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaw moves out of range as Yasuda strikes.
Shaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaw blocks the body kick.
Yasuda stuns Shaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Shaw looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yasuda!
Yasuda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shaw lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda wants to hold on but Shaw pushes him away.
Yasuda reaches up and holds on to Shaw to control the position.
Kazuki Yasuda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shaw looking to control but Yasuda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Don Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw scoring with strikes but Yasuda is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yasuda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yasuda?
Yasuda tries to reverse the position but Shaw maintains control.
Yasuda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shaw has isolated one of Yasuda's arms. Yasuda looking to fight him off but Shaw twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Shaw!
A victorious Don Shaw thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.