PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinwi Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolo comes to the ring accompanied by Let's go!. Ikuhisa Minowaman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bolo
vs
Minowaman

190 cm
29
215 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

175 cm
24
194 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinwi Bolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowaman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Minowaman in his tracks.

Minowaman feints and as Bolo raises his hands in defense, Minowaman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bolo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bolo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bolo wants to stand but Minowaman is controlling the position.
Minowaman preventing the sweep.

Minowaman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bolo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minowaman is controlling him.
Bolo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolo, not yet.
Bolo keeping full guard, as Minowaman tries to pass.
Bolo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Minowaman has gone for a leg lock! Bolo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Minowaman's guard.
Minowaman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo wants to control from the top but Minowaman keeps moving.
Bolo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Minowaman wants to sweep here but Bolo controlling him for the moment.
Bolo landing some decent shots from guard.
Bolo stands and throws Minowaman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bolo working the ground and pound but Minowaman is defending the strikes.

Bolo tries for a kimura but Minowaman is defending well.
Bolo working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Minowaman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bolo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Minowaman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Minowaman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bolo connects with a decent elbow.
Bolo cracks Minowaman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Minowaman is looking for a sweep.
Bolo scores with a couple of short elbows.

Bolo is trying to get an arm triangle but Minowaman is defending well.
Minowaman can't do much from the bottom here.
Minowaman tries to improve position but can't.
Bolo lands an elbow.
Minowaman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo lands a few punches from side control.
Minowaman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bolo lands a nice forearm strike.
Minowaman is trying to control Bolo's posture but Bolo avoids it.
Bolo scores with punches from side control.
Minowaman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Minowaman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bolo working away.
Minowaman is trying to improve his position.
Bolo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Minowaman to see if he's OK.
Bolo lands a few punches from side control.
Bolo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minowaman keeps working.
Minowaman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowaman tries to bench press Bolo off him but Bolo keeps the position.
Bolo lands some shots froms side control.
Minowaman striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Minowaman tries to improve position but can't.
Minowaman is not content to let Bolo control the position.
Check out the look on Bolo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A control attempt from Minowaman but he's now mounted!
Bolo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Minowaman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolo working Minowaman over with strikes here.
Minowaman is in a horrible position here. Bolo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinwi Bolo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bolo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bolo lands a slapping body shot.
Bolo lands with a nice body punch.
Bolo lands a body shot.
Minowaman throws a poor cross that misses
and Bolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolo throws a series of punches but Minowaman avoids them all with ease.

Bolo 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.
Bolo stands and throws Minowaman's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Bolo is trying to get an arm triangle but Minowaman is defending well.
Minowaman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bolo connects with a decent elbow.
Minowaman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Minowaman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Minowaman looking for a sweep but Bolo has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo lands a big elbow.
Bolo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bolo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Minowaman tries to reverse the position but Bolo maintains control.
Minowaman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Minowaman is breathing heavily.
Bolo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bolo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bolo tries to control but Minowaman wriggling away.
Minowaman tries to reverse the position but Bolo maintains control.
Minowaman tries to lock up and control but Bolo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bolo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Minowaman looks a forlorn figure.
Minowaman tries to reverse the position but Bolo maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo working the ground and pound effectively.
Minowaman can't escape the position.
Shinwi Bolo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bolo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Minowaman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bolo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Bolo cracks Minowaman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Minowaman tries to hold on but Bolo postures up.
Minowaman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bolo working Minowaman over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowaman wants to control but Bolo is having none of it.
Minowaman is in a horrible position here. Bolo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bolo looking to finish Minowaman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Minowaman!
Bolo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Minowaman looks a forlorn figure.
Bolo is landing with some decent strikes but Minowaman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bolo wants to control the pace but Minowaman is squirming around nicely.
Bolo landing strikes from the mount.
Bolo breaks from Minowaman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Minowaman wants to hold on but Bolo pushes him away.
Bolo breaks from Minowaman's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Minowaman is rocked!
Bolo is landing with some decent strikes but Minowaman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Minowaman is still in real trouble! Can Bolo finish him?
Minowaman is working to get back to half guard.
Minowaman seems to have recovered his senses.
Bolo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowaman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Bolo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolo with good strikes from the mount here!
Minowaman is in a horrible position here. Bolo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bolo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Minowaman hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minowaman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bolo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minowaman can do to turn this around?
Bolo trying to control from half guard but Minowaman is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinwi Bolo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bolo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Minowaman quickly recovers to half guard.
Minowaman is not content to let Bolo control the position.
Bolo throwing shots but Minowaman is blocking nicely.
Bolo prevents Minowaman from improving his position.
Bolo trying to control the action but Minowaman is working from the bottom.
Minowaman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bolo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minowaman wants to get back to full guard.
Bolo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bolo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bolo looking to control but Minowaman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowaman is working to get back to half guard.
Bolo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Minowaman is looking to escape.
Bolo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Minowaman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bolo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bolo raining down shots from the mount!
Minowaman wants to control but Bolo is having none of it.
Bolo is landing with some decent strikes but Minowaman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Minowaman's face.
Minowaman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bolo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bolo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bolo prevents Minowaman from getting the reversal.
Bolo is landing with some decent strikes but Minowaman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolo wants to control the pace but Minowaman is squirming around nicely.
Minowaman is looking to improve his position but Bolo isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Minowaman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo landing strikes from the mount.
Bolo controlling from the full mount.
Minowaman tries to lock up and control but Bolo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bolo landing strikes, looking to finish!

Minowaman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bolo.
Minowaman is looking to improve his position but Bolo isn't that keen on the idea.
Bolo cracks Minowaman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bolo with a couple of short strikes.
Minowaman is looking to improve his position but Bolo isn't that keen on the idea.
Shinwi Bolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolo working the ground and pound effectively.
Minowaman tries to hold on but Bolo pushes him away.
Bolo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minowaman working to try and regain half guard.
Bolo controlling his opponent.
Bolo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Minowaman for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minowaman working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinwi Bolo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Shinwi Bolo!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Shinwi Bolo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shinwi Bolo!

Shinwi Bolo wins by unanimous decision!