PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shaw's choice of entrance music: Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Papaioanou
vs
Shaw

190 cm
31
205 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

191 cm
33
214 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Bullet Proof System
Voodoo 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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papaioanou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shaw lands with an overhand left.
Shaw has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Papaioanou throws a chopping leg kick but Shaw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papaioanou is looking for a counter combo.
Papaioanou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papaioanou misses with a straight right.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papaioanou moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papaioanou. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lefteris Papaioanou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papaioanou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Papaioanou as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw lands with a hook. Papaioanou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou walks into a left hand.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot
and Shaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Papaioanou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papaioanou.
Shaw steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou cracks Shaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shaw blocks a jab.
Papaioanou lands the left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Shaw. No joy for Papaioanou on that attempt.
Papaioanou connects with the punch.
Jack Shaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw throws a shot to the body.
Shaw throws out a powerful jab.
Shaw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Papaioanou has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Papaioanou.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papaioanou misses with a hook.
Shaw uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Papaioanou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou misses with a double jab
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papaioanou manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Papaioanou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw lands an overhand right.
Shaw takes one to the side of the head.
Shaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Papaioanou feints a jab promting Shaw to slip. Papaioanou then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Papaioanou had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slapping leg kick lands for Papaioanou.
Papaioanou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Papaioanou.
Shaw tries to land a leg kick but Papaioanou saw it coming and moves away.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou slips under a jab.
Shaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw slips a jab from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Shaw there.
Papaioanou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papaioanou connects with a right hand. Shaw shakes it off.
Papaioanou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Papaioanou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Papaioanou.
Shaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Papaioanou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Papaioanou to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaw misses with a head kick.
Papaioanou half committed to a counter leg kick.
Papaioanou avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Papaioanou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papaioanou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papaioanou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaw.
Shaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw looks to throw the jab but Papaioanou is out of range.
Papaioanou throws a looping overhand right but Shaw ducks down to avoid it.
Papaioanou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lefteris Papaioanou will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Papaioanou misses with a leg kick.
Papaioanou jabs at Shaw's body.
Good shot there by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Papaioanou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shaw doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Shaw. Beautiful body shot.
Papaioanou moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaw takes a swing at Papaioanou's ribcage but misses.
Shaw's jab looks to have found its range, popping Papaioanou under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papaioanou. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papaioanou connects with a jab.
Papaioanou cracks Shaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Papaioanou misses with a straight right.
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!
Papaioanou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaw momentarily.
A low kick from Papaioanou misses
and Shaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Papaioanou.
Papaioanou misses with an uppercut
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papaioanou scores with a leg kick.
Papaioanou is looking to chop away at Shaw's legs.
Papaioanou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Papaioanou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Papaioanou looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
Shaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papaioanou in his tracks.
Papaioanou moves away from the strike by Shaw.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.
Papaioanou misses with a straight left.
Papaioanou misses with a straight left.
Shaw fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw tries to land a leg kick but Papaioanou saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shaw slips a straight right by Papaioanou.
Shaw moves forwards but Papaioanou connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Shaw pushes Papaioanou up against the cage in a clinch.
Papaioanou misses with some punches.

Papaioanou manages to break the clinch.
Shaw ducks right into an uppercut from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papaioanou scoring well with a low kick there.
Papaioanou throws a solid leg kick but Shaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Papaioanou.
Shaw lands with a good body shot.
Papaioanou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papaioanou moves away from the strike by Shaw.
Shaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou misses with an uppercut.
Papaioanou tries for a takedown but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shaw tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaw scores with a leg kick.
Shaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papaioanou takes one to the chin there.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papaioanou.
Shaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papaioanou.
Papaioanou just misses with a punch to the body.
Papaioanou misses with a body shot.
Papaioanou stalks Shaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaw's face. Shaw staggers backwards, shaken.
Shaw clobbers Papaioanou with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Papaioanou loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaw checks the leg kick.
Papaioanou scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Papaioanou checks a leg kick.
Papaioanou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shaw scores with a jab to the head.
Papaioanou throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.

Shaw has managed to clinch.
Shaw taking a breather.
Shaw gets through Papaioanou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papaioanou misses with a punch to the body.
Papaioanou is stalling here.
Shaw throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papaioanou misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Papaioanou as Shaw tries to tie him up.
Shaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Shaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Papaioanou misses with a combination
and Shaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papaioanou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shaw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Papaioanou connects with a body shot.
Shaw tries to clinch but Papaioanou is having none of it.
Shaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Papaioanou's hands.
Shaw is looking to slow Papaioanou down with leg kicks.
Papaioanou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papaioanou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Papaioanou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Papaioanou misses with a left hand
and Shaw 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!
Shaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Papaioanou shoots for a takedown but Shaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shaw scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws a leg kick which misses Papaioanou's front leg but catches the back leg as Papaioanou tries to avoid it.
Papaioanou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shaw counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Papaioanou thinking.
Shaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Papaioanou's hands.
Shaw scores with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shaw.
Shaw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Papaioanou is rocked!
Papaioanou throws out a loose jab but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Papaioanou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Papaioanou slips a jab and a cross from Shaw.
As Shaw tries to get set, Papaioanou tries to push him back and clinch up but Shaw manages to avoid the attempt.
Papaioanou seems to have got his legs back now.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papaioanou manages to avoid it.
Shaw throws a leg kick which misses Papaioanou's front leg but catches the back leg as Papaioanou tries to avoid it.
Shaw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Papaioanou's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Shaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Papaioanou looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Papaioanou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papaioanou's sensitive parts.
Shaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Shaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Papaioanou checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shaw lands with a cross.
Papaioanou takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Papaioanou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Papaioanou.
Shaw misses with a head kick.
Papaioanou dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaw. That did some damage!
Papaioanou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Papaioanou pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shaw is out of range and Papaioanou settles back down.
Shaw defending well as Papaioanou loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou walks into a left hand.
Shaw lands an overhand right.
Papaioanou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papaioanou throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
Papaioanou avoids the body shot from Shaw.
Shaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Papaioanou throws a jab when Shaw was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papaioanou.
The crowd cheers as Papaioanou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shaw doesn't seem phased though.
A nice combination there by Shaw.
Papaioanou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou thuds his right hand into Shaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw cracks Papaioanou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou throws a looping overhand right but Shaw ducks down to avoid it.
Shaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papaioanou shoots in for a takedown but Shaw shows good takedown defense.
Papaioanou throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Papaioanou walks into a left hand.
Shaw misses with a leg kick
enabling Papaioanou to counter with a crisp jab.
Papaioanou misses with a takedown attempt - Shaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lefteris Papaioanou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Papaioanou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papaioanou.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Shaw!
Jack Shaw seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.