PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Deary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Shoupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoupp has chosen Send The Pain Below as his entrance music. Gary Deary has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Deary
vs
Shoupp

225 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

VIRAL COMBAT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Deary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Shoupp!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deary bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Alex Shoupp has been cut.
Deary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Deary fails with a takedown attempt.
Shoupp throws a body punch but Deary moves out of range.
Deary lands a head shot.
Deary checks a leg kick nicely.
Shoupp throws a body shot but no joy.
Shoupp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gary Deary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoupp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shoupp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deary.
Nice uppercut lands for Deary. That snapped Shoupp's head back.
Alex Shoupp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoupp throws a low kick, looking for Deary's leg but Deary calmly moves out of range.
Shoupp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shoupp misses with a double jab.
Shoupp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deary shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Deary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shoupp scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Deary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shoupp tries to avoid it but Deary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shoupp to the ground. Shoupp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Deary.
Deary tries to bum rush Shoupp with a series of wild strikes but Shoupp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shoupp swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp misses with a combination
and Deary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Shoupp thows a leg kick but Deary checks it
letting Deary counter with a right hand.
Shoupp misses with a low kick.
Deary avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Deary is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Deary throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shoupp tries to work over Deary's front leg with a kick but Deary checks it.
Shoupp stuffs the takedown attempt from Deary. Deary gets slowly back to his feet.
Deary looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shoupp is fending him off so far but Deary persists. Nope, Shoupp circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Deary or perhaps it was just good defense by Shoupp, which made it look bad.
Shoupp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Deary shoots for a takedown but Shoupp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Deary is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Shoupp blocks the leg kick.
Deary throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Deary.
Shoupp misses with a wild body shot.
Deary tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shoupp defends well and Deary ends up having to push Shoupp into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shoupp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deary lands a right hand.
Shoupp taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shoupp is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Deary has denied him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Deary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Shoupp's cut.
That's time! Deary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Deary bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shoupp's head.
Deary connects with a body shot that sends Shoupp's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Shoupp.
Shoupp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Deary lands an overhand right.
Shoupp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shoupp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gary Deary is winning the standup battle so far.
Deary avoids the body shot from Shoupp.
A decent looking cross lands there for Deary.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deary checks a leg kick nicely.
Deary lands the left hand.
Shoupp misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Deary lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Shoupp blocks the leg kick.
Shoupp misses the shot to the body.
Deary lands a jab.
Deary darts in looking for a takedown but Shoupp gets double underhooks and turns Deary into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deary wants a takedown but no success here.
Shoupp wants to stall.
Shoupp seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

Deary breaks from the clinch.
Deary definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deary throws a combination. Shoupp tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That has opened up Alex Shoupp's cut even more.
Deary lands with a right hand.
Deary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shoupp throws a body shot but no joy.
Deary shoots for a double leg takedown but Shoupp sprawls well. He's pushed Deary's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Deary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Deary as he connects with a hook.
Shoupp is looking to score with low kicks.
Deary tests Shoupp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoupp checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shoupp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shoupp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Deary rather than just go for the knockout.
Deary scores with a jab.
Deary throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alex Shoupp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shoupp throws a right and a left that Deary avoids nicely.
Shoupp throws a leg kick
and Deary counters with a stiff right hand.

The cut above Alex Shoupp's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A clash of legs there as Deary blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shoupp throws out a leg kick but Deary moves out of range and Shoupp only half commits.
Deary goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Deary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Shoupp's cut.
That's time! Deary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shoupp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shoupp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deary.
Shoupp moves out of range of the leg kick from Deary.
Shoupp throws a leg kick
enabling Deary to counter with a crisp jab.
Shoupp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shoupp misses with a low kick.
Shoupp throws a leg kick
and Deary counters with a nice body shot.
Shoupp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Deary shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shoupp but Shoupp pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Deary throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deary tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shoupp defends well and Deary ends up having to push Shoupp into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Deary drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shoupp pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Deary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deary shoots and misses
and Shoupp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deary's knee momentarily.
Shoupp throws a right hand that Deary ducks under and follows up with a left that Deary also avoids with ease.
Shoupp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deary.
Deary misses with a looping left.
Deary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shoupp.
Deary looks to throw the jab but Shoupp is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shoupp.
Shoupp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shoupp swings for the body but Deary moves out of range.
Deary darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shoupp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shoupp just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoupp throws a right and a left that Deary avoids nicely.
Deary checks a leg kick.
Shoupp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shoupp misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoupp wants to slow Deary down by chopping away at his legs.
Deary shoots in and drives through. Shoupp sprawls well.
Deary shoots in and drives through. Shoupp sprawls well.
Shoupp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deary listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shoupp tries to move into range but Deary moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Deary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shoupp throws a low kick but Deary avoids it.
Shoupp punishes Deary's body with a nice straight punch.
Shoupp throws a leg kick but Deary checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Deary darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Alex Shoupp's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Deary connects with a jab.
Good work by Deary as he checks the leg kick.
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!
Shoupp tries to land a leg kick but Deary saw it coming and moves away.
Shoupp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deary.
Shoupp misses with the combination.
Shoupp wants to land a leg kick but Deary is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deary shoots in for a takedown but Shoupp shows good takedown defense.
Alex Shoupp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gary Deary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shoupp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Deary connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shoupp scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Deary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Deary, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Deary!
Gary Deary managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cage Star , into his post fight interview.
Alex Shoupp spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.