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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benton Shaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flying Jatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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346 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benton Shaffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flying Jatt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jatt shoots and misses
and Shaffer counters by moving into the clinch.
Shaffer pulls Jatt into guard.
Shaffer pushes Jatt off and gets back to his feet.
Jatt cracks Shaffer with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shaffer looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jatt finish him?
It looks like Benton Shaffer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaffer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jatt!
Shaffer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jatt to his feet.
Jatt darts in trying to clinch
and Shaffer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jatt is trying to escape back to his feet but Shaffer uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaffer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jatt is avoiding damage well.
Shaffer looks up at the clock and then as Jatt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shaffer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shaffer prevents Jatt from escaping the position.
Shaffer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jatt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shaffer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shaffer is trying to ground and pound but Jatt uses the momentary lack of control by Shaffer to regain half guard.
Jatt trying to control but Shaffer postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jatt is looking for a sweep. Shaffer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaffer thows a huge punch but Jatt dodges it nicely.
Shaffer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shaffer thows a huge punch but Jatt dodges it nicely.
Shaffer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jatt on the ground.
Jatt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaffer.
Shaffer stops Jatt from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jatt gets back to full guard.
Shaffer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jatt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shaffer uses it to pass to side control.
Jatt misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Jatt wants to get back to his feet.
Jatt wants to control but Shaffer postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jatt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shaffer lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jatt defending well though.
Jatt is pressing down on Shaffer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaffer throwing strikes from guard but Jatt blocks nicely.
Jatt trying to control the position.
Jatt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jatt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shaffer but Shaffer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Shaffer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shaffer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jatt sprawls well initially but Shaffer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Shaffer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benton Shaffer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jatt is looking to land body kicks.
Shaffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Jatt shoots and misses
and Shaffer counters with a single leg into guard. Jatt didn't expect that.
Shaffer is looking to work some ground and pound but Jatt has wrist control.
Jatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shaffer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jatt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jatt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaffer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jatt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaffer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jatt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jatt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jatt throws a head kick that misses
and Shaffer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jatt shoots in for a takedown but Shaffer shows good takedown defense.
Jatt fails with the takedown
and Shaffer counters by moving into the clinch.
Benton Shaffer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flying Jatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer pulls guard successfully.
Shaffer working for a triangle but Jatt defends it easily.
Jatt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shaffer is proving hard to escape from.
Jatt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jatt trying to control but Shaffer is working from the bottom.
Shaffer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shaffer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaffer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jatt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shaffer circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jatt.
Flying Jatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jatt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shaffer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jatt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jatt darts in trying to clinch
and Shaffer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jatt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jatt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Benton Shaffer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jatt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Shaffer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benton Shaffer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jatt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shaffer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jatt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shaffer is looking to counter the offense by Jatt and move into the clinch.
Shaffer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shaffer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jatt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaffer with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaffer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaffer postures up and lands a big shot to Jatt's brow.
Shaffer throwing strikes from guard but Jatt blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaffer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jatt throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Shaffer throws a big elbow that misses.
Shaffer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jatt wants to hit a switch here but Shaffer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jatt there!
Jatt wants to get back to his feet.
Jatt wants to control but Shaffer is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jatt is now in Shaffer's guard. A big mistake from Shaffer there, giving up the dominant position!
Shaffer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jatt defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jatt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shaffer's guard.
Jatt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shaffer is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jatt jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer looking for a sweep but Jatt has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Shaffer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jatt trying to control but Shaffer is having none of it.
Shaffer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Shaffer is trying to stand but he's just given Jatt his back.
Jatt looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jatt trying to control.
Shaffer is trying to get back to his feet but Jatt has full control of the position and if anything, Shaffer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jatt trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jatt has Shaffer flattened out and is raining down punches.
Flying Jatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benton Shaffer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaffer trying to control the hands but Jatt breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flying Jatt.
I think Shaffer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benton Shaffer!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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