PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howland Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shizyuka Shizo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Howland Reed has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Reed
vs
Shizo

150 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howland Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shizyuka Shizo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shizo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Reed looking to control.
Reed has control of Shizo's left arm, preventing Shizo from doing any damage.
Reed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed seems keen to control Shizo's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Howland Reed.
Reed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shizo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Reed counter with a right hand.

Shizo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shizo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Reed is trying to improve his position.
Reed struggling a bit here.
Reed gets back to half guard.
Reed trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Shizo manages to pass to mount!
Shizo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shizo trying to control but Reed is having none of it.
Shizo landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Shizo.
Reed is concentrating on defense, preventing Shizo from advancing position.
Shizo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shizo is looking to pass Reed's guard but actually Reed recovers to full guard.
Reed is adopting a defensive guard.
Reed is trying to control the position but Shizo postures up.
Reed pulls Shizo in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Howland Reed.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Shizo misses with a looping right.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reed throws a hook but Shizo blocks it.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Shizo is out of range.
Reed lands with a cross.
Howland Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shizo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reed defends it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Reed.
Reed throws a leg kick which misses Shizo's front leg but catches the back leg as Shizo tries to avoid it.
Reed tries to move into range but Shizo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Shizo's shoulder, as Shizo tries to avoid the shot.
Shizo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Howland Reed will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shizo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Shizo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reed.
Shizo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reed lands a head shot.
Shizo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shizo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shizo.
Reed misses with the combination.
Shizo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shizo moves away from the strike by Reed.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Reed.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reed.
Reed blocks a jab.
Shizo moves forwards but Reed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shizo blocks a jab.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shizo throws out the jab.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Shizo moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shizo needs to keep his hands up - Reed had a free shot at his head there.
Reed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shizo.
Some wild striking there from Reed.
Reed clobbers Shizo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Reed catches Shizo right on the button with a cross.
Reed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shizo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shizo closes the distance and clinches up with Reed, looking for a takedown. Shizo pushes Reed against the cage but Reed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reed is looking to slow Shizo down with leg kicks.
Shizo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shizo's calf.
Shizo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reed sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shizo.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shizo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Shizo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Howland Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Shizo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shizo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Reed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howland Reed dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Reed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shizo's hands.
Reed lands a jab.
Reed scores with a shot to the body.
Shizo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shizo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shizo ducks right into an uppercut from Reed.
Reed scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shizo throws out the jab.
Reed throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shizo slips a jab from Reed.
Shizo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shizo.
Reed clobbers Shizo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reed lands a jab to the head.
Reed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reed.
Shizo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shizo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Shizo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
A big left from Shizo misses.
Howland Reed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shizo doesn't seem bothered though.
Reed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shizo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Reed does it's job there.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Shizo.
Reed misses the jab.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Shizo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shizo can do to turn this around?
Shizo slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shizo.
A shot to the body from Reed misses

and Shizo counters with a single leg into guard. Reed didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reed has Shizo pulled in close to control his posture.
Shizo working some strikes from top position.
Reed is pulling down on Shizo's head. It's preventing any offense from Shizo, at least for the moment.
Reed is trying to keep Shizo in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Howland Reed.
Reed misses with a hook. Shizo ducked under it nicely.
Shizo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed scoring well with a low kick there.
Shizo looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
Shizo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shizo somewhat.
Shizo looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Howland Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howland Reed!