PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gishin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Shum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shum is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oficina G3 - Depois da Guerra. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Funakoshi
vs
Shum

195 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
30
218 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gishin Funakoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Shum!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shum explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Funakoshi misses with a double jab
and Shum counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Funakoshi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi moves out of range of the body kick from Shum.
Shum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Funakoshi moves out of range of the body kick.
Funakoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Funakoshi blocks the low kick.
Shum tries to land a front kick but Funakoshi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Funakoshi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shum back to the cage. Funakoshi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Kelvin Shum has been cut.
Shum throws a half hearted mid kick.
Funakoshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shum's head backwards.
Shum throws a chopping leg kick but Funakoshi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shum throws a head kick but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Funakoshi swings for the body but Shum moves out of range.
Shum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Funakoshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Funakoshi cracks a nice hook into Shum's ribs.
Shum throws a push kick but Funakoshi slaps the foot to one side.
Funakoshi scores with a jab. Shum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Funakoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funakoshi blocks a low kick nicely.
Shum throws a leg kick but Funakoshi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shum tries a head kick but it misses.
Funakoshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shum looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shum misses with a low kick as Funakoshi jumps back.
Shum is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi blocks a leg kick.
Funakoshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kelvin Shum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funakoshi takes a swing at Shum's ribcage but misses.
Funakoshi scores with a one two! Shum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shum tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Funakoshi is able to avoid easily.
Funakoshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Funakoshi misses with a straight right.
Funakoshi throws an off balance right hand
and Shum counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Funakoshi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Funakoshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Funakoshi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Funakoshi swinging wildly here.
Funakoshi throws a combination that misses
and Shum counters with a good, hard body kick but Funakoshi shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Funakoshi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Funakoshi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shum looks gassed!
A thudding body kick lands there by Shum!
An inside leg kick from Shum misses.
Shum tries to land a front kick but Funakoshi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Funakoshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Funakoshi throws a shot to the body.
Shum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Funakoshi moves out of range of the body kick.
Shum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi misses with a looping left.
Funakoshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Funakoshi!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funakoshi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice straight punches there by Funakoshi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Funakoshi.
Funakoshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Funakoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shum was well out of range. Poor timing from Funakoshi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Funakoshi lands with a hook. Shum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Funakoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gishin Funakoshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Shum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Funakoshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shum looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shum avoids the body shot from Funakoshi.
Shum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Funakoshi lands a jab to Shum's midsection.
Funakoshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shum.
Good standup being displayed there by Funakoshi as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shum avoids the body shot from Funakoshi.
Gishin Funakoshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Shum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Funakoshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Funakoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shum.
Shum is breathing heavily.
Funakoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funakoshi is looking to wear down Shum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Funakoshi throws a nice looking combination but Shum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi misses with a two punch combination.
Funakoshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Funakoshi lands the left hand.

That has opened up Kelvin Shum's cut even more.
Funakoshi works over Shum's head and body with a nice combination.
Funakoshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funakoshi. Shum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Funakoshi works Shum's body with a nice hook.
Funakoshi jabs at Shum's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Funakoshi has got the better of the exchanges.
Funakoshi connects with a body shot that sends Shum's belly button to the back.
Funakoshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shum's head backwards.
Gishin Funakoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi connects with a body shot.
Funakoshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shum can do to turn this around?
Funakoshi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shum eats them both and turns towards Funakoshi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Funakoshi dips to his left and cracks Shum with an uppercut!
Funakoshi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Funakoshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shum at a distance.
Funakoshi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Funakoshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Funakoshi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Funakoshi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shum back to the cage. Funakoshi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

The cut above Kelvin Shum's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shum slips a jab and a cross from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi throws a right hand that Shum ducks under and follows up with a left that Shum also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Funakoshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Funakoshi misses the body punch
and Shum counters with a body kick that stops Funakoshi in his tracks momentarily.
Shum throws a leg kick but Funakoshi checks it.
Shum looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Funakoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shum needs to keep his hands up - Funakoshi had a free shot at his head there.
Shum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Funakoshi misses with a hook to the body
and Shum counters with a thumping low kick.
Shum throws a leg kick
and Funakoshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shum throws a low kick but Funakoshi avoids it.
Shum is looking to land body kicks.
Shum tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Funakoshi is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funakoshi.
Shum throws a front kick aimed at Funakoshi's knee but Funakoshi avoids it well.
Funakoshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Funakoshi lands a lovely overhand right.
Funakoshi moves out of range of the body kick from Shum.
Funakoshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Funakoshi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shum counters with a good, hard body kick but Funakoshi shrugs it off.
Funakoshi avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Funakoshi blocks the low kick.
Funakoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
Shum throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gishin Funakoshi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Shum's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Shum tries a low kick but Funakoshi avoids it.
Shum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shum looks to land a body kick but Funakoshi moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shum.
Shum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Funakoshi misses with a double jab
and Shum counters with an outside leg kick.
Shum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Funakoshi.
Shum staying out of range there.
Shum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funakoshi throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi misses the body punch
and Shum counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Funakoshi blocks a low kick nicely.
Shum throws a leg kick but Funakoshi checks it.
Shum throws a leg kick but Funakoshi checks it.
Funakoshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Funakoshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Funakoshi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Funakoshi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shum thows a body shot but no joy.
Funakoshi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two 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.
Shum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Funakoshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Funakoshi lands a body shot.
Shum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shum throws a leg kick but Funakoshi moved away.
Funakoshi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Funakoshi lands with a nice combination. Shum backs away looking to recover.
Shum slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi swings for the body but Shum moves out of range.
Funakoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shum circles away quickly and effectively.
Funakoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funakoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Funakoshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Funakoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Shum tries a head kick but it misses.
Funakoshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shum at a distance.
Shum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Funakoshi is out of range and Shum settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Funakoshi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Funakoshi moves out of range of the leg kick from Shum.
Funakoshi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shum misses with a low kick.
Funakoshi lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shum throws a push kick but Funakoshi slaps the foot to one side.
Funakoshi looks to land a combination but Shum avoids it well.
Shum throws a low kick but Funakoshi avoids it.
Funakoshi throws a nice looking combination but Shum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Funakoshi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shum counters with an outside leg kick.
Shum is looking to score with low kicks.
Kelvin Shum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funakoshi cracks Shum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Funakoshi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shum counters with a good low kick that Funakoshi was not able to check.
Shum scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Shum.
Shum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gishin Funakoshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shum takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gishin Funakoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Funakoshi 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gishin Funakoshi!