PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leon Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Weber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hamburg Anthem. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Weber
vs
Shore

169 cm
22
142 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
29
145 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Shore!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shore misses with a hook to the body
and Weber counters with a stiff right hand.

Weber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shore to the mat! Shore manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Weber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shore can do anything to dispel that myth.

Weber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shore looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shore looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shore!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weber struggling a bit here.
Shore is looking to take a break and control but Weber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Shore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore working the strikes but Weber uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shore not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Shore is looking for a kimura but Weber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shore to get the leverage.
Shore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weber defending well though.
Weber wants to control but Shore is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Shore seems to be looking for submissions.
Weber is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shore is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Weber!
Shore trying to control but Weber is having none of it.
Shore can't control as he wanted to and Weber manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Shore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Shore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Weber defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shore is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore wants to control from the top but Weber keeps moving.
Shore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weber is keeping the position for now.
Shore keeps trying to improve his position.

Shore is sitting in close to Weber's body. Weber has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Shore is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Shore is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Weber.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leon Weber!
Post fight, Leon Weber took to the microphone: 'He's a tough contender but he just can't stop my BJJ. Sorry man, you won't get a 3rd chance.'.