PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aziz Shavershian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Method Man - Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon The Chef. Shavershian has chosen John O'callaghan - Zyzz Version V2, - Find Yourself feat. Sarah Howells (Re as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Shavershian

191 cm
32
205 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

188 cm
28
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Aziz Shavershian!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shavershian has Man up against the ropes in a clinch.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man lands with a light punch inside.

Shavershian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shavershian's sensitive parts.
Man catches Shavershian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Shavershian.
Shavershian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavershian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Shavershian tries to get set, Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Shavershian manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shavershian is trying to counter with his kicks.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Shavershian's coach down at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shavershian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian misses with a head kick.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man sizes up Shavershian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shavershian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Shavershian's head.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Shavershian.
Method Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shavershian is looking to clinch.
Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shavershian avoids a kick to the body.
Man has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
Man stuns Shavershian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!

Man closes the distance and pushes Shavershian back into the ropes.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Shavershian misses with a double jab.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shavershian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shavershian steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Man.
Method Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shavershian throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Shavershian throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man punishes Shavershian's body with a nice straight punch.
Man is looking to slow Shavershian down with leg kicks.

Shavershian has managed to clinch.
Shavershian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Man pushes Shavershian back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Man.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian leaning against his opponent.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shavershian is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the ropes.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Shavershian breaks the clinch.
Shavershian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shavershian's calf.
Shavershian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shavershian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man misses with a hook
and Shavershian counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Shavershian wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shavershian.
As Shavershian tries to get set, Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Shavershian manages to avoid the attempt.
Shavershian moves away from the strike by Man.
Shavershian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Man misses with a right hand
and Shavershian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shavershian throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shavershian shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shavershian thuds his right hand into Man's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shavershian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Man forces Shavershian back against the ropes and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shavershian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.

Shavershian manages to break the clinch.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shavershian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Method Man dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Shavershian counters with a left to the body.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Shavershian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man wants to clinch up but Shavershian keeps it at a distance.
Shavershian throws a counter combo.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Shavershian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shavershian shoots in looking for a takedown but Man manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shavershian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Aziz Shavershian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man throws a hook but Shavershian avoids it easily.
Shavershian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Man backs off Shavershian throws a huge counter combo but Man manages to avoid it all.
Shavershian throws a lazy head kick

and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Shavershian controls his hands.
Method Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shavershian scores with a hook to the body.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shavershian can do to turn this around?

Shavershian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man misses with a straight left.
Man catches Shavershian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Shavershian.
Shavershian feints a counter leg kick.
Shavershian tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man is looking to counter the offense by Shavershian and move into the clinch.
A left lands for Man.
Shavershian tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man. Shavershian shrugs it off though.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shavershian.
Man works the jab nicely.
Shavershian connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Shavershian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Man connects with a leg kick. Shavershian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian avoids the head kick by Man.
Man misses with a looping right.
Shavershian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Shavershian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Shavershian defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Shavershian avoids a kick to the body.
Shavershian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Method Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Shavershian tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Shavershian moves away and avoids it.
Shavershian throws a counter combo.
Shavershian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick from Man.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Shavershian has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man lands a really nice looking cross but Shavershian seems unphased.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shavershian is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man scores with a sloppy right hand. Shavershian should have avoided that one.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shavershian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Man drives through and clinches with Shavershian against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Method Man dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Man tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Shavershian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man scores with a hook.
Shavershian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man connects with a leg kick. Shavershian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shavershian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shavershian tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Man misses.
Man lands a nice hook to Shavershian's body. Shavershian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man. Shavershian shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shavershian blocks a leg kick.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shavershian's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavershian avoids the head kick by Man.
Shavershian moves away from the strike by Man.
Shavershian moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Shavershian unleashes a big counter combination but Man bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Man throws a head kick but Shavershian moves out of range.
Shavershian closes the distance but Man moves to the side

so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Man slips nicely into half guard.
Shavershian is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Method Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavershian tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Shavershian trying to control but Man postures up.

Shavershian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Man is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shavershian tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Well, if Man is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents Shavershian from improving his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Man is looking to advance position but Shavershian won't allow it.

Shavershian looking for submissions off his back.
Man keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shavershian tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Man has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Man controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aziz Shavershian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man wants to control the pace but Shavershian is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shavershian keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Method Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Method Man!
A very excited looking Method Man made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.