PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnie Shavers (ranked 1194 p4p, 1907 weight class) and Mitsugu Takeishi (ranked 50 p4p, 107 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Takeishi's choice of entrance music: Kabuki Gomen-Jyo. Mitsugu Takeishi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shavers
vs
Takeishi

190 cm
39
247
20 - 18 - 0

185 cm
45
381
34 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Urban Fighter

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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsugu Takeishi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeishi shoots in and drives through. Shavers sprawls well.
Takeishi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shavers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takeishi tries to close the distance and clinch but Shavers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shavers lands a nice shot to the body.
Shavers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takeishi.

Shavers clinches up against the cage.
Takeishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeishi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shavers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeishi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shavers to keep the fight standing.
Shavers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Takeishi's defenses.

It looks like Mitsugu Takeishi has been cut.
Takeishi tries to score a body lock takedown but Shavers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Earnie Shavers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsugu Takeishi.
Shavers misses with a body punch.
Shavers misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Takeishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeishi is looking for a takedown.
Shavers lands with a right to the head.
Takeishi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeishi tries to pull guard but Shavers won't allow it.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Takeishi looking for a takedown.
Takeishi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shavers prevents it.
Shavers misses with some punches.
Shavers stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeishi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shavers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shavers lands with a left to the head.
Takeishi tries to circle away but Shavers has him pinned against the cage.
Shavers lands a right hand.
Takeishi missing with knees to the body.
Shavers misses with the head strike.
A short right from Shavers on the inside.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.

Takeishi manages to break the clinch.

Takeishi moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Takeishi blocking some punches.
Takeishi blocks an uppercut.
Shavers pushes Takeishi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Takeishi.
Shavers has Takeishi pushed against the cage.
Shavers has a couple of punches blocked by Takeishi.
Shavers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shavers effectively controlling the action here.
Shavers tries to throw a body punch but Takeishi avoids it by throwing Shavers back against the cage.
Takeishi avoiding damage as Shavers throws knees to the body.
Shavers lands with a short shot to the head.
Shavers stalling.
Takeishi tries to score a body lock takedown but Shavers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shavers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeishi wants to get back to striking at distance but Shavers won't allow it.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeishi.
Shavers blocks an elbow strike from Takeishi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeishi managing to block the knees to the body from Shavers.
Shavers gets underhooks to prevent Takeishi's takedown attempt.
Takeishi stalling in the clinch but Shavers improves position.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeishi.
Takeishi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shavers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takeishi's elbow.
Takeishi jumps guard but Shavers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shavers taking a breather.
Shavers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takeishi looks winded!
Takeishi blocks a body shot from Shavers.
Shavers tries to throw a body punch but Takeishi avoids it by throwing Shavers back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shavers.
Shavers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shavers throws a punch but it's blocked by Takeishi.
Takeishi tries to pull guard but Shavers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Earnie Shavers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitsugu Takeishi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Takeishi shoots in but no luck this time.
Shavers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takeishi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shavers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takeishi can do to turn this around?
Takeishi fails to land the takedown.
Shavers moves out of range as Takeishi throws a body kick.
Shavers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takeishi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shavers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shavers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shavers lands a jab to Takeishi's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shavers feints and then cracks Takeishi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takeishi down.
Shavers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takeishi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shavers here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Takeishi is breathing heavily.
Takeishi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shavers is out of range.
Shavers connects with a right hand. Takeishi shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mitsugu Takeishi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takeishi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shavers digs a good body shot into Takeishi's ribs.
Shavers is looking to wear down Takeishi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takeishi misses with a takedown
and Shavers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Earnie Shavers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsugu Takeishi.
Shavers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shavers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shavers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takeishi tries to clinch up.
We've been told by Shavers's head coaches at Deathsquad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shavers misses with a few strikes there.
Takeishi tries a head kick but it misses.
Shavers scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers doesn't manage to clinch there - Takeishi circles away.
Shavers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Earnie Shavers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shavers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shavers 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!
Takeishi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shavers circles away.
Takeishi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shavers as he jumps to the side.
Takeishi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeishi feints a counter leg kick.
Shavers thuds a left hand into Takeishi's body.
A nice leg kick from Shavers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shavers lands with a good body shot.
A low kick lands for Shavers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shavers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shavers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takeishi's sensitive parts.
Takeishi tries to clinch up.
Shavers connects with a body shot that sends Takeishi's belly button to the back.
Takeishi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shavers throws a front kick that sends Takeishi stumbling back into the cage.
Shavers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Shavers has Takeishi up against the cage in a clinch.
Shavers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shavers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shavers.
Shavers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takeishi backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Shavers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takeishi.
Takeishi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shavers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shavers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shavers misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shavers.
Shavers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shavers stalling.
Shavers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shavers is pressed up against the cage. Takeishi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shavers down to the mat. Shavers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shavers looks to score with a jab to the body but Takeishi is just out of range.
Shavers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitsugu Takeishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shavers lands with a shot to the body.
Shavers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Earnie Shavers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitsugu Takeishi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shavers scores with a nice strike.
Shavers avoids the head kick by Takeishi.
Shavers throws a leg kick which misses Takeishi's front leg but catches the back leg as Takeishi tries to avoid it.
Shavers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shavers lands a jab to Takeishi's midsection.
Shavers lands a glancing blow to the side of Takeishi's head.
Shavers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shavers thumps Takeishi with a low kick.
A cross from Shavers lands.
Takeishi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Takeishi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takeishi tries to clinch but Shavers moves away
and Shavers 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!
Takeishi misses with a takedown
and Shavers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers dips to his left and cracks Takeishi with an uppercut!
Takeishi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shavers lands a lovely overhand right.
Shavers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shavers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Shavers.
Shavers misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Shavers finds it's target.
Takeishi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shavers can pounce on him.
Shavers lands with an uppercut that bounces Takeishi off the cage and back into range.
Takeishi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shavers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shavers stuns Takeishi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shavers misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Shavers. Beautiful body shot.
Shavers scores with the left hand. Takeishi knows he should have avoided that one.
Shavers with a hook.
Takeishi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shavers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Takeishi.
Shavers delivers a nice body kick.
Takeishi misses with a takedown attempt
and Shavers counters with a stiff right hand.

Shavers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shavers gets through Takeishi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Takeishi is rocked!
Shavers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shavers lands a shot to the body.

Shavers lands a vicious elbow to the side of Takeishi's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Shavers tries to finish him with strikes but Takeishi still seems able to defend himself so Shavers steps back and lets Takeishi get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Takeishi is still on wobbly legs! Can Shavers finish him?
Shavers fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Takeishi square on the jaw! Damn, Takeishi is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earnie Shavers!
After winning the bout, Earnie Shavers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.