PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Maher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Maher has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jordan Shore's chin.

Shore
vs
Maher

180 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Shore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Maher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maher throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Shore darts in and clinches Maher up against the cage.
Maher wants to break free but Shore has control.
Maher is trying to push Shore away but Shore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Shore.
Shore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shore landing knees to the body.
Shore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Shore.
Shore keeps control of Maher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shore stalling against the cage.
Shore with a knee to the head.
Maher missing with knees to the body.
Maher wants to break free but Shore has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore lands a good knee to the midsection. Maher won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Shore - that landed with a thud.
We've been informed that Maher has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maher tries to stall but Shore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee calls for Maher to work.
A frustrated look appears on Maher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shore effectively controlling the action here.
Shore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shore is keeping busy.
Shore has Maher pressed against the cage.
Shore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maher taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maher's face.
Shore crunches a lovely knee into Maher's ribcage.
Shore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shore pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shore avoids it.
Shore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shore.
Maher is looking for a takedown.
Shore lands a body punch.
Shore scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maher tries to stall but Shore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maher blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maher is trying to break the clinch but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
Shore is struggling to control the position.
Shore connects with a knee to the head.
Shore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Shore.
Shore landing knees to the body.
Shore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maher looks winded!
Shore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shore working Maher over with knees to the body.
Shore lands a knee to the head.
Maher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Shore as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shore misses with an elbow over the top.
Shore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shore misses with a body punch.
Shore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shore is defending well.
Shore lands a nice knee to the body.
Maher is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shore to keep the fight standing.
Jordan Shore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Maher.
Shore stalling against the cage.
Shore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shore leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Shore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shore moves into range and clinches up with Maher.
Maher is trying to pull guard but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
Shore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shore is pushing Maher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shore throws an elbow but misses.
Maher tries to circle away but Shore has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shore as Maher tries to tie him up.
Maher looking to stall.
Shore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maher is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shore seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jordan Shore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shore pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shore leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jordan Shore.
Maher throws a one two combo.
Maher throws the kick towards the body but Shore avoids it.
Shore is looking to slow Maher down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Shore.
Maher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shore avoids it.
Shore is pushing Maher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maher is trying to maintain a safe position but Shore gets an underhook and turns Maher into the cage.
Shore lands a body punch.
Shore scores with a shot to the side of Maher's head.
Knees to the body from Shore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shore lands a body shot.
Shore controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Shore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maher avoids the elbow strike from Shore, against the cage.
Shore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shore crunches a lovely knee into Maher's ribcage.
Shore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shore lands an elbow that stopped Maher in his tracks for a moment.
Shore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maher.
Maher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shore is keeping busy.
Shore is struggling to control the position.
Maher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shore avoiding damage.
Maher dodges an elbow strike from Shore.
Shore landing knees to the head.
Maher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shore misses with a punch to the body.
Maher is trying to push Shore away but Shore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shore throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shore is keeping busy.
Maher seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Shore dominated that second round.
That's time! Shore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Maher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maher misses the body punch

and Shore counters with a crisp one two that drops Maher! Shore thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Maher to his feet! Maher is in big trouble!

Maher is rocked!

Shore closes the distance and clinches.
Maher is still on wobbly legs! Can Shore finish him?
Shore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shore lands a big knee to the head and Maher goes down! Shore pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Shore!