PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zygarath Shinsaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Sipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sipowicz has chosen Opeth - Deliverance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shinsaku
vs
Sipowicz

185 cm
19
153 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zygarath Shinsaku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Sipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sipowicz misses with a straight right.
Sipowicz loads up on a big right hand but Shinsaku slips the punch.
Sipowicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sipowicz throws a jab when Shinsaku was well out of range.
Sipowicz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sipowicz's sensitive parts.
Sipowicz lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinsaku.
Shinsaku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sipowicz.
Shinsaku moves out of range as Sipowicz strikes.
Sipowicz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinsaku can pounce on him.
Sipowicz shoots in but no luck this time.
Shinsaku moves away from the strike by Sipowicz.
Shinsaku scores with a nice body kick.
Sipowicz looks gassed!
Shinsaku slips under a jab from Sipowicz.
Shinsaku bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinsaku slips under a jab.
Sipowicz throws a jab when Shinsaku was well out of range.
Shinsaku connects with a crisp jab.
Sipowicz thows a body shot but no joy.

Shinsaku takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Shinsaku to work.
Shinsaku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shinsaku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shinsaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shinsaku lands a good knee to the midsection. Sipowicz won't want to take too many of those.
Shinsaku lands a nice knee to the body.
Shinsaku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shinsaku tries to land a knee to the head but Sipowicz blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinsaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Shinsaku lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku ducks under a wild hook from Sipowicz.
Shinsaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sipowicz's head.
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Shinsaku thumps Sipowicz with a low kick.
Shinsaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinsaku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shinsaku lands a head kick. Sipowicz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shinsaku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shinsaku. Sipowicz shrugs it off though.
Shinsaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sipowicz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Whack! Shinsaku lands a heavy head kick that drops Sipowicz. The ref tackles Shinsaku to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sipowicz was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zygarath Shinsaku!
Zygarath Shinsaku retains his lightweight title!