PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Wellman Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Wellman Iv has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wellman Iv
vs
Shaw

185 cm
23
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Wellman Iv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Wellman Iv falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wellman Iv swings widly with a right hand
and Shaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shaw tries to move into range but Wellman Iv moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shaw throws a hook but Wellman Iv avoids it easily.
Wellman Iv throws an off balance right hand
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellman Iv walks into a jab.
Shaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv throws a right and a left that both miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Shaw misses.
Wellman Iv rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv has his takedown stuffed
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv wants to clinch.
Wellman Iv lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wellman Iv scores with a jab. Shaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Wellman Iv throws an overhand right that lands on Shaw's shoulder, as Shaw tries to avoid the shot.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wellman Iv shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shaw sprawls well. Shaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wellman Iv gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Wellman Iv misses.
Shaw slips under a jab.
Shaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellman Iv misses with a straight left.
As Wellman Iv backs off Shaw throws a huge counter combo but Wellman Iv manages to avoid it all.
Wellman Iv is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw scores with a jab. Wellman Iv acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut
and Shaw counters with a straight right hand.
Shaw catches Wellman Iv with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wellman Iv scores with a punch to the head.
Wellman Iv waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wellman Iv missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wellman Iv avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chris Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wellman Iv dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wellman Iv slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wellman Iv looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been informed that Shaw has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaw misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Wellman Iv on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wellman Iv avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wellman Iv moves away from the strike by Shaw.
Shaw stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Wellman Iv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellman Iv misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Shaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wellman Iv misses with the body kick
and Shaw counters with a straight right hand.
Wellman Iv is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shaw! But no joy.
Shaw scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Shaw will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shaw lands the left hand.
Wellman Iv tries to close the distance and clinch but Shaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chris Shaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wellman Iv tries to clinch up.
Wellman Iv paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Wellman Iv misses with a straight right.
Wellman Iv fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shane Wellman Iv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Wellman Iv.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv misses with a straight left.
Shaw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaw moves away from the strike by Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wellman Iv lands a head shot.
Wellman Iv fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wellman Iv throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Wellman Iv misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaw moves out of range as Wellman Iv strikes.
Wellman Iv uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaw.
Wellman Iv throwing a counter right hand but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Wellman Iv moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.
Shaw is looking for the big counter here.
Wellman Iv throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv misses with a hook
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wellman Iv blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Wellman Iv takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellman Iv doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wellman Iv misses with a body kick.
Shaw throws a looping overhand right but Wellman Iv ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Wellman Iv misses its target.
Jab by Wellman Iv.
Shaw goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wellman Iv tries for a takedown but Shaw circles away easily
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Shaw. No joy for Wellman Iv on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Wellman Iv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellman Iv misses with a right hand
and Shaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wellman Iv has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wellman Iv loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Wellman Iv throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Shaw throws out a counter right but Wellman Iv avoids it with no problem.
Wellman Iv lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wellman Iv takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice takedown defense from Shaw. No joy for Wellman Iv on that attempt.
Wellman Iv lands with a cross.
Wellman Iv misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wellman Iv's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellman Iv lands a jab.
Wellman Iv closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wellman Iv throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wellman Iv looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wellman Iv takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wellman Iv might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wellman Iv tries to clinch but Shaw moves away
and Wellman Iv takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wellman Iv blocks a jab.
Jab from Shaw.
Shaw defending well as Wellman Iv loads up on a big left hand.
Shaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut. Shaw saw that one coming.
Shaw misses with a straight left.
Wellman Iv swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Shaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wellman Iv swings widly with a right hand
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaw misses with a looping right.
Wellman Iv takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shaw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wellman Iv under the eye.
Wellman Iv misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw counters with a straight right hand.
Wellman Iv shoots in looking for a takedown. Shaw tries to sprawl out of it but Wellman Iv keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shaw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shaw! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellman Iv looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv misses with a combination
and Wellman Iv takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv misses with a body kick.
Wellman Iv wants to clinch
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wellman Iv dives in and grabs Shaw's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes down on Wellman Iv's head and hops out.
Shaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wellman Iv drops his hands momentarily and Shaw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wellman Iv tries to clinch but Shaw moves away
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Wellman Iv fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Shaw releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Wellman Iv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellman Iv throws a looping overhand right but Shaw ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Wellman Iv tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Chris Shaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wellman Iv changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shaw tries to avoid it but Wellman Iv manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shaw to the ground. Shaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wellman Iv throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaw connects with the punch.
Shaw misses with a double jab.
Wellman Iv swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellman Iv checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Wellman Iv on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shaw throws a right hand that misses
and Wellman Iv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wellman Iv misses with a two punch combination.
Wellman Iv throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Wellman Iv misses.
Wellman Iv throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wellman Iv slips under a jab.
Shaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shaw connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wellman Iv momentarily.
Wellman Iv misses with a body punch
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wellman Iv tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shaw unleashes a big counter combination but Wellman Iv bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wellman Iv tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wellman Iv takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaw connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wellman Iv momentarily.
Shane Wellman Iv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaw counters with a straight right hand.
Wellman Iv throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw throws the left hand but Wellman Iv avoids the punch easily.
Shaw slips under a jab.
Shaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wellman Iv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shaw.
Nice shot by Shaw.
A jab lands there for Shaw.
Wellman Iv throws an off balance right hand
and Shaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaw throws a series of punches but Wellman Iv avoids them all with ease.
Wellman Iv misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shaw has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Shaw!
Chris Shaw decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.