PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gum Shoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Valdez
vs
Shoe

183 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gum Shoe!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez swings for the body but Shoe moves out of range.
Valdez throws a body punch but Shoe moves out of range.
Shoe lands with a straight right. Valdez didn't see that one coming.
Shoe throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Shoe connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shoe. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shoe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valdez is out of range and Shoe settles back down.
Shoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valdez's hands.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shoe cracks Valdez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shoe misses with a head kick.
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!
Shoe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valdez throws out the jab.
Shoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shoe on the side of the head.
Shoe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valdez tries to clinch there but Shoe circles away.
Shoe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab by Shoe.
Shoe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valdez takes a step back to recover.
Valdez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shoe lands a nice looking body kick.
Shoe avoids the body shot from Valdez.
Shoe lands a head shot.
Valdez slips under a jab from Shoe.
Shoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shoe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Shoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valdez, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shoe scores with a hook to the body.
Shoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Valdez lands a left hand.
Shoe is working Valdez over against the cage.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Shoe misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoe.
Shoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valdez.
Shoe tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Shoe scores with a shot to the side of Valdez's head.
A short right from Shoe on the inside.
Shoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Shoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Shoe as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Shoe.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shoe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Valdez on the inside.
Shoe scores with a shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Shoe working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoe.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shoe can't find room to land a body shot as Valdez controls the action.
Shoe lands with a left to the head.
Shoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valdez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Shoe.
Shoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Shoe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Valdez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Shoe avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the cage.
Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Shoe controls his hands.
Shoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Shoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Shoe.
Shoe stalls.
Shoe controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdez blocks a body shot from Shoe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gum Shoe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big left from Shoe misses.
Shoe loads up on a big right hand but Valdez slips the punch.
Shoe is looking to slow Valdez down with leg kicks.
Valdez with a nice cross.
Shoe tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Shoe feints and then cracks Valdez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valdez down.
Shoe slips a jab from Valdez.

Valdez clinches with his opponent.
Valdez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Shoe controls the action.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez is struggling to control the position.
Shoe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shoe content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot in the inside from Valdez.
Valdez lands a shot to the body.
Shoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Valdez blocking some punches.

Valdez breaks the clinch.
Valdez moves out of range as Shoe throws a body kick.
Valdez throwing a counter right hand but Shoe manages to avoid it.
Valdez throws a jab when Shoe was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Valdez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Shoe defending well as Valdez loads up on a big left hand.
Shoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shoe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shoe misses with a right hand
and Valdez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Shoe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shoe.
A good leg kick by Shoe.
Gum Shoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shoe scores with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Shoe.
Shoe misses with a low kick.
Valdez takes a swing at Shoe's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Shoe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valdez connects with a crisp jab.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Shoe moved out of range nicely.
Shoe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
Shoe lands a nice shot that snaps Valdez's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shoe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shoe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shoe.
A punch combination from Shoe misses.
It looked like Valdez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shoe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Valdez connects with an inside leg kick.
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shoe misses with a jab to the body

and Valdez moves into the clinch.
Shoe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valdez backwards.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Shoe.
A short uppercut from Shoe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Shoe misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe digs a right hand into Valdez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valdez's gas tank.
Shoe blocks an uppercut.
Valdez trying to control the position but instead, Shoe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Valdez into the cage.
Shoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valdez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valdez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Shoe.
Shoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valdez.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gum Shoe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shoe.
A shot in the inside from Shoe.
Valdez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shoe lands with a short shot to the head.

Valdez is rocked!

It looks like Miguel Valdez has been cut.
Shoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Valdez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gum Shoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Shoe throws a monster overhand right that drops Valdez! Shoe follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gum Shoe!