PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shimit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Shinji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Shimit
vs
Shinji

198 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 2 - 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Shinji!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinji.
Shinji looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shimit is fending him off so far but Shinji persists. Nope, Shimit circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinji walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shinji bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shimit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shimit misses with a two punch combination.
Shinji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tommy Shimit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimit misses with an uppercut. Shinji saw that one coming.
Shimit throws a series of punches but Shinji moves out of range.
Shimit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinji.
Shimit looks to land a combination but Shinji avoids it well.
Shinji shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shimit but Shimit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shinji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shimit.
Shinji ducks under a wild hook from Shimit.
Shimit fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinji wants to clinch up but Shimit keeps it at a distance.
Shimit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shinji.
Tommy Shimit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Shinji.
Shimit misses with a body shot.
Tommy Shimit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shimit.
Shimit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shimit is breathing heavily.
Shimit misses with a body shot.
Shinji throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shimit enables Shinji to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shimit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shinji tries to stand but Shimit is controlling from the bottom.
Shimit wants to stand and escape but Shinji is having none of it.
Shinji wants to get up but he can't break Shimit's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shinji tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimit is retaining full guard.
Shimit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shinji looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinji prevents Shimit from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Shinji moves into range and clinches up with Shimit.
Shinji changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shimit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shimit scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shinji moves out of range as Shimit strikes.
Shinji shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shimit pinned against the cage. Shimit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Shinji.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimit tries to bum rush Shinji with a series of wild strikes but Shinji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shinji shoots in but Shimit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shinji takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shinji lands with a kick to the temple. Shimit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Decent striking displayed by Shimit there.
Shimit misses with a looping left.
Shinji fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shimit. Shinji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shimit stuffs the takedown.
Shimit misses with a double jab.
Shinji slips under a jab from Shimit.
Shinji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shimit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Shimit misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shimit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shimit checks a low kick from Shinji.

Shinji shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shinji was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shimit is trying to stand up.

Shinji has hold of Shimit's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shimit manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shimit is trying to stand.
Shinji sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Shinji dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shinji slips a jab and a cross from Shimit.
Shinji misses with a takedown attempt - Shimit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left and a right from Shimit both land. Nice combination.
Shimit misses with a wild combination.

Shinji has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shimit's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Shinji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shimit throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinji.
Shimit misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shinji drives through and clinches with Shimit against the cage.
Shimit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shinji tries to stall but Shimit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shinji keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shimit's efforts to push away.
Shinji keeps control of Shimit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimit is trying to force a seperation but Shinji has the dominant position.
Shimit has had enough of the clinch but Shinji keeps him there for the moment.
Shinji looking to slow down the pace here.
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.
Shinji tries to pull guard but Shimit won't allow it.
Shimit is trying to force a seperation but Shinji has the dominant position.
Shimit is trying to break the clinch but Shinji is controlling him.
Shimit is looking to break free of the clinch but Shinji has double underhooks.
Shimit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tommy Shimit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Shinji.
Shinji taking a breather.
Shinji wants to get back to striking at distance but Shimit won't allow it.
Shinji trying to control the position but instead, Shimit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shinji into the cage.
Shinji tries for a takedown but Shimit manages to get underhooks.
Shinji keeps control of Shimit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shimit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shimit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shimit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shinji keeps control of Shimit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shimit tries to circle away but Shinji has him pinned against the cage.
Shimit can't break the clinch.
Shinji prevents Shimit from breaking the clinch.
Shimit working hard to break the clinch.
Shimit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shinji has him pressed against the cage.
Shimit is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Shinji's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shimit prevents the takedown attempt.

Shinji drags the fight down to the ground.
Shimit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shinji on the ground.
Shimit prevents Shinji from getting back to his feet.
Shinji trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shimit postures up in Shinji's guard and throws a big left but Shinji blocks it.
Shinji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shinji works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shimit landing some decent shots from guard.
Shinji is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shimit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shimit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shimit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shimit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shinji is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shimit throws a big right hand that misses.
Shimit landing some decent shots from guard.
Shimit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

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.
Shimit scoring with some ground and pound.
Shimit throwing strikes from guard but Shinji blocks nicely.
Shinji manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shinji cracks Shimit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shimit is squirming around, avoiding Shinji's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Shimit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinji with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Shimit squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Shimit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shimit tries to bum rush Shinji with a series of wild strikes but Shinji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shinji ducks under a wild hook from Shimit.
Shimit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinji circles away quickly and effectively.
Shimit looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinji is just out of range.

Shinji gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shinji manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Shinji with that takedown attempt.
Shimit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shinji ducks under a wild hook from Shimit.
Shinji looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Shimit does no damage.
Shinji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shimit thows a body shot but no joy.
Shinji avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shimit leaves Shinji with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimit throws a lazy right hand but Shinji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown by Shinji or perhaps it was just good defense by Shimit which made him look bad.
Tommy Shimit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Shinji.
Shimit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinji.
Shimit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shimit throws a good cross that connects.
Shinji shoots for a takedown but Shimit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shimit misses with a hook.
Shinji displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shimit throws out the jab.
Shinji fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinji shoots for a takedown but Shimit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shimit keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shimit throws a series of punches but Shinji moves out of range.
Shinji slips a straight right by Shimit.
Shinji misses with a takedown attempt - Shimit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shimit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tommy Shimit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinji connects with the punch.
Shimit connects with a body shot.
Shimit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Shimit misses its intended target.
No joy there for Shimit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shimit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shimit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shinji changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shimit tries to avoid it but Shinji manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shimit to the ground. Shimit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Shinji or perhaps it was just good defense by Shimit which made him look bad.
Shinji fails with a takedown attempt.
Shimit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shimit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shinji uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shimit.
A telegraphed right hand from Shimit misses the target.
Shimit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinji was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimit.
Shinji looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shinji, right into the meat.
Shinji tries to close the distance and clinch but Shimit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shimit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinji moves away.

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.
Shinji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shimit fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shimit looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinji is just out of range.
Shimit thuds a left hand into Shinji's body.
Shinji throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shimit.
Shimit throws a hook but Shinji avoids it easily.

Shimit tries to keep at a distance but Shinji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shimit is trying to break the clinch but Shinji has him pressed against the cage.
Shimit is looking to break free of the clinch but Shinji has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shimit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shimit is trying to break free.
Shimit can't break the clinch.

Shinji breaks the clinch.

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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

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