PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaiden Shinji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaiden Shinji is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Shinji
vs
Cook

182 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Revolution Fatigues
Revolution Fatigues

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaiden Shinji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sanji Cook!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinji looks to land a body kick but Cook moved away.
Shinji scores with a leg kick.
Shinji swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Cook is looking to clinch.
Cook throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Shinji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinji keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cook is looking to clinch but Shinji is avoiding it.
Cook slips a jab and a cross from Shinji.
Shinji lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shinji is looking to land body kicks.
Cook attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shinji tries to clinch but Cook is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shinji misses with a low kick.
Cook throws a head kick that half lands.
Shinji throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cook throws a sloppy head kick and Shinji moves out of range easily.
Cook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shinji. Shinji obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinji misses with a low kick as Cook jumps back.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinji swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cook feints and then cracks Shinji's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shinji down.
Shinji works the jab nicely.
Shinji misses with a body kick.

Cook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cook avoids the elbow strike from Shinji, against the cage.
Shinji misses with a knee strike.
Cook with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Shinji.
Shinji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shinji lands with a light punch inside.
Cook putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shinji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shinji is trying to force a seperation but Cook has the dominant position.
Shinji lands with a left to the head.
Cook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shinji looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shinji avoids it.

Shinji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanji Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook wants to clinch up but Shinji keeps it at a distance.
Cook takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cook moves in looking to clinch but Shinji pushes him off.
Shinji takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shinji tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cook is able to avoid easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cook.
Shinji misses with a wild body shot.
Shinji avoids the head kick by Cook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shinji.
Cook avoids the head kick by Shinji.
Shinji has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cook.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Shinji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinji looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shinji throws a big shot that misses.
Shinji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinji throws out a leg kick but Cook moves out of range and Shinji only half commits.
Shinji scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Cook misses.
Shinji misses with a low kick as Cook jumps back.
Shinji with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cook wants to clinch up but Shinji keeps it at a distance.
Cook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinji throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Shinji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shinji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Cook closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cook blocks an elbow strike.
Shinji blocks the elbow strike.
Shinji misses with the head strike.
Shinji is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with a knee to the head.
Shinji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shinji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Shinji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shinji lands with a nice combination. Cook backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cook misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shinji.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shinji paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinji throws a sloppy head kick and Cook moves out of range easily.
Shinji throws a solid leg kick but Cook takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shinji.
A head kick misses from Cook.
Cook takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinji feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cooks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shinji looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shinji.
Cook tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shinji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaiden Shinji dominated that 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.

Cook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cook in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Cook clinches with his opponent.
Shinji misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shinji tries to break free but Cook pushes him back against the cage.
Shinji is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
Shinji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shinji lands a shoulder strike.
Cook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cook throws an elbow but misses.
Shinji misses with a knee to the head.
Cook is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shinji is keeping busy.
Shinji is trying to break the clinch but Cook has him pressed against the cage.
Sanji Cook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cook dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shinji manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cook, right into the meat.
Shinji misses with a kick to the body.
Shinji moves out of range of the body kick.
Cook wants to clinch.
Shinji connects with a solid leg kick.
Cook is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cook moves to clinch but Shinji breaks away
and Shinji counters with an outside leg kick.
Shinji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cook.
A combination from Shinji does no damage.

Cook rushes Shinji and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shinji.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shinji's brow.
Shinji is trying to force a seperation but Cook has the dominant position.

Shinji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinji bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shinji swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinji throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shinji throws a chopping leg kick but Cook manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shinji bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cook's head.
Cook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shinji blocks a head kick by Cook.
Shinji throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shinji connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cook. Cook circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shinji feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cook's calf.
Shinji connects with a leg kick. Cook looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shinji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Nice shot by Shinji.
Shinji fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cook.
Cook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shinji throws a leg kick but Cook moved away.
Cook throws a chopping leg kick but Shinji manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shinji 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 Cook has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cook and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Shinji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shinji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinji tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaiden Shinji is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Good work by Cook as he checks the leg kick.
Shinji throws a head kick that Cook semi-blocks.
Cook has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shinji finds it's way round the side to connect with Cook's head.
Shinji takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cook closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shinji scoring well with a low kick there.
Cook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cook lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shinji misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shinji just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinji throws a shot to the body.
Shinji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinji blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinji scores with a leg kick.
Cook takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shinji lands an overhand right.
Shinji dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cook throws a head kick but Shinji moves out of range.
Shinji looks to land a left hand but Cook moved out of range nicely.
Cook throws the kick towards the body but Shinji avoids it.
Shinji misses with a head kick.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Cook tries to clinch there but Shinji circles away.
Shinji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shinji keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinji wants to land a leg kick but Cook is out of range.
Cook tries to work over Shinji's front leg with a kick but Shinji checks it.
Cook takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cook checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaiden Shinji dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A thudding body kick lands there by Shinji!
Shinji getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cook closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shinji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Shinji looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinji.
Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinji misses with a body shot.
Cook throws a head kick but Shinji moves out of range.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Shinji.

Cook closes the distance and pushes Shinji back into the cage.
Shinji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shinji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cook looking to throw knees to the head but Shinji is blocking nicely.
Cook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shinji avoids it.
Shinji tries to break free but Cook pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Cook tries a knee to the head but Shinji blocks it.
Cook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shinji misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinji trying to stall but Cook improves his position.
Cook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shinji blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shinji tries to land a knee to the head but Cook blocks with his arms.
Shinji avoiding damage as Cook throws knees to the body.
Shinji lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
Shinji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shinji blocks it with crossed arms.
Cook tries to stall but Shinji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Shinji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Shinji scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shinji lands a front kick.
Shinji dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cook. That did some damage!
Cook avoids the head kick by Shinji.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shinji, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinji lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook needs to keep his hands up - Shinji had a free shot at his head there.
Shinji circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinji.
Shinji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinji lands a leg kick that knocks Cook off balance momentarily.
Shinji connects with an inside leg kick.
Cook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinji can pounce on him.
Shinji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Cook moves in looking to clinch but Shinji pushes him off.
Shinji chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cook can pounce on him.
Shinji uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cook has time to react.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Shinji misses with a low kick.
Shinji throws a sloppy head kick and Cook moves out of range easily.
Shinji lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinji throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cook misses with a low kick.
Shinji slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Shinji.
An inside leg kick from Cook misses.
Shinji lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanji Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinji throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cook.
Shinji throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Cook throws a head kick but Shinji moves out of range.
Shinji is looking to land body kicks.
Shinji throws a head kick that half lands.
Shinji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shinji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shinji tries to score with a low kick but Cook moves his leg out of the way.
Shinji thumps Cook with a low kick.
Cook moves in looking to clinch but Shinji pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinji swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shinji throws a low kick but Cook moves out of range easily.
Shinji swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Shinji looks to land a combination but Cook avoids it well.
Shinji keeps the fight on the outside.
A lazy left from Shinji finds it's target.
Cook pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shinji is out of range and Cook settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinji connects with a high kick.
Shinji is looking to slow Cook down with leg kicks.

Cook has managed to clinch.
Shinji tries to break the clinch but Cook is controlling the position.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shinji is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook avoids a wild elbow strike from Shinji.
Cook misses with a knee strike.
Shinji managing to block the knees to the body from Cook.
Cook tries a body shot but Shinji blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaiden Shinji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shinji, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaiden Shinji!
After the big win, Gaiden Shinji made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Revolution Fatigues and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.