PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shimit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Alucard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Shimit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Shimit
vs
Alucard

198 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Shimit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Alucard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alucard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shimit is fending him off so far but Alucard persists. Nope, Shimit circles away and we're back to standing.
Shimit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alucard.
Alucard dodges the punch combination from Shimit.
Tommy Shimit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimit fails to land with a series of punches.
Shimit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shimit misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alucard.
Shimit cracks Alucard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shimit fails to land with a series of punches.
Alucard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shimit sprawls well. Shimit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alucard gets slowly back to his feet.
Tommy Shimit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Alucard.
Shimit lands a jab-cross combination.
Alucard dodges the punch combination from Shimit.
A punch combination from Shimit misses.
Shimit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alucard manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Alucard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard tries to clinch up.
Shimit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alucard dives in and grabs Shimit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shimit pushes down on Alucard's head and hops out.
Alucard looks gassed!
Shimit moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot by Shimit.
Shimit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alucard circles away quickly and effectively.
Alucard doesn't manage to clinch there - Shimit circles away.
Alucard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shimit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shimit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Shimit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alucard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shimit tries to bum rush Alucard with a series of wild strikes but Alucard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alucard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shimit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shimit slaps away a takedown attempt from Alucard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shimit scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shimit misses with a wild combination.
Shimit slaps away a takedown attempt from Alucard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shimit misses with a two punch combination.
Shimit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alucard shoots in for a takedown but Shimit shows good takedown defense.
Shimit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alucard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alucard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shimit pinned against the cage. Shimit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Shimit does it's job there.
Shimit scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shimit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alucard circles away quickly and effectively.
Shimit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shimit misses with a two punch combination.
Shimit misses with a straight right.
Tommy Shimit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Alucard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Alucard pulls guard effortlessly.
Shimit prevents Alucard from getting back to his feet.

Shimit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alucard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shimit has managed to get both his arms back between Alucard's legs - danger averted.
Shimit postures up and lands a big shot to Alucard's brow.
Shimit postures up in Alucard's guard and throws a big left but Alucard blocks it.
Shimit distracts Alucard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shimit throwing strikes from guard but Alucard blocks nicely.
Shimit connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alucard looking to control.
Shimit postures up in Alucard's guard and throws a big left but Alucard blocks it.
Shimit landing with the ground and pound.
Shimit is working Alucard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shimit throwing strikes but missing.
Shimit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shimit with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alucard wants to stand and escape but Shimit is having none of it.
Shimit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alucard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shimit.
Shimit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Shimit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shimit looks to land a combination but Alucard avoids it well.
Shimit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shimit jabs at Alucard's body.
Tommy Shimit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alucard slips a jab and a cross from Shimit.
Shimit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alucard shoots in looking for a takedown but Shimit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alucard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shimit jabs Alucard right on the nose. Alucard blinks but takes it well.
Shimit lands a glancing blow to the side of Alucard's head.
Shimit scores with a one two! Alucard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shimit throws a right and a left that Alucard avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alucard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shimit.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Shimit misses.
Alucard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shimit checks a leg kick.
Shimit just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard throws a head kick but Shimit moves out of range.
Alucard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tommy Shimit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Alucard.
Alucard moves forwards but Shimit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shimit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alucard's hands.
Shimit scores with a one two! Alucard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shimit just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alucard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shimit.
Shimit scores with a body shot.
Shimit's corner calls for a 1-2. Shimit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shimit misses with a looping left.
Shimit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alucard.
Alucard tries to close the distance and clinch but Shimit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two 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.
Shimit stuffs the takedown.
Shimit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shimit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alucard misses with a two punch combination.
Alucard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alucard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shimit sprawls well. Shimit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alucard gets slowly back to his feet.
Shimit lands with a straight right. Alucard didn't see that one coming.
Shimit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shimit misses with a few strikes there.
Alucard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shimit throws a combination. Alucard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alucard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard is looking to clinch.
Alucard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shimit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shimit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alucard.
Shimit slips a jab and a cross from Alucard.
Shimit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alucard on the side of the head.
Shimit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Shimit.
Alucard moves out of range as Shimit strikes.
Shimit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shimit jabs Alucard right on the nose. Alucard blinks but takes it well.
Shimit swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four 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.
Alucard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alucard looks for a takedown but Shimit sprawls well.
Shimit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shimit misses with a wild combination.
Shimit falls off balance throwing a combination

and Alucard counters with a single leg into guard. Shimit didn't expect that.
Alucard wants to control from the top but Shimit keeps moving.
Alucard stops Shimit from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shimit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alucard on the ground.
Alucard wants to control from the top but Shimit keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Milo Alucard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shimit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shimit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alucard.
Alucard swinging wildly here.
Shimit fails to land with a series of punches.
Shimit throws a nice looking combination but Alucard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shimit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alucard at a distance.
Alucard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shimit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alucard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Shimit misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alucard is defended easily by Shimit.
A slow jab from Shimit misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimit connects with a right hand. Alucard shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Alucard.
Shimit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Alucard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alucard.
Shimit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alucard prevents Shimit from breaking the clinch.
Shimit wants to break free but Alucard has control.
Shimit is trying to break free.

Alucard breaks the clinch.
Shimit's corner calls for a 1-2. Shimit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shimit misses with a wild combination.
Alucard tries to clinch there but Shimit circles away.
Shimit misses with the combination.
Alucard walks into a jab.
Shimit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shimit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alucard.
Shimit stalks Alucard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alucard's face. Alucard staggers backwards, shaken.
Alucard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shimit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alucard wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Shimit misses.
Alucard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shimit punishes Alucard's body with a nice straight punch.
Shimit's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shimit duly obliges.
Shimit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alucard blocks a jab.
A combination from Shimit does no damage.
Shimit misses with a series of wild punches.
Shimit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard wants to clinch up but Shimit keeps it at a distance.
Shimit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alucard slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Shimit. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Shimit does no damage.
Shimit throws an overhand right that lands on Alucard's shoulder, as Alucard tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Shimit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shimit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alucard.
Alucard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Shimit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shimit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alucard tries to move into range but Shimit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alucard shoots in for a takedown but Shimit shows good takedown defense.
Alucard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shimit swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shimit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Shimit.
Shimit lands with a shot to the body.
Alucard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimit.
Alucard shoots in but Shimit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tommy Shimit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Alucard.
Alucard slips under a jab.
Alucard shoots in looking for a takedown but Shimit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alucard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shimit just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alucard.
Alucard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alucard slips a jab from Shimit.
Alucard slips a jab from Shimit.
Shimit jabs Alucard right on the nose. Alucard blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Shimit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shimit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Shimit!