PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyson Dolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shields has chosen Five Finger Death Punch - The Bleeding as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dolar
vs
Shields

180 cm
27
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
KO power

Good kicks
Solid chin

TITAN
KINGDOM

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Dolar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Shields!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields ducks under a wild hook from Dolar.
Dolar throws out a loose jab but Shields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shields moves to clinch but Dolar breaks away
and Dolar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Dolar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dolar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shields keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dolar.
Shields tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dolar counters with a nice uppercut.
Shields closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dolar counters with a right hand to the body.
Shields tries to clinch but Dolar moves away
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shields tries to clinch up but Dolar circles away and keeps his distance.
Dolar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Dolar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dolar.
A short right from Dolar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dolar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shields connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dolar's face.
Shields misses with a knee to the head.
Shields misses with a knee strike.
Dolar tries a knee to the head but Shields blocks it.
Shields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dolar blocks it with crossed arms.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Dolar blocks it.
Shields misses with a knee strike.
Dolar tries to break free but Shields pushes him back against the ropes.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Dolar blocks with his arms.
Dolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Shields won't allow it.
Shields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shields with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolar can't break the clinch.
Dolar managing to block the knees to the body from Shields.
Dolar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shields has him pressed against the ropes.
Dolar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dolar blocks it with crossed arms.
Shields misses with a knee to the head.
Shields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dolar's efforts to push away.
Shields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dolar blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Dolar blocks with his arms.
Shields misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyson Dolar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shields tries to clinch up

and Dolar moves into the clinch.
Shields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dolar blocks it with crossed arms.
Shields with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Dolar blocks it.
Shields looking to throw knees to the head but Dolar is blocking nicely.
Shields has Dolar pressed against the ropes, preventing Dolar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dolar can't break the clinch.
Shields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dolar blocks it with crossed arms.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dolar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dolar breaks the clinch.
Dolar scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Joe Shields has been cut.
Shields tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dolar counters with a straight right hand.
Dolar tries to bum rush Shields with a series of wild strikes but Shields uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson Dolar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shields moves to clinch but Dolar breaks away
and Dolar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dolar scores with a jab to the head.
Dolar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shields back to the ropes. Dolar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields tries to clinch up
and Dolar counters with a series of strikes. Shields will be more careful next time no doubt.

Shields is rocked!

Dolar forces Shields back against the ropes and clinches.
Shields misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dolar is looking to break free of the clinch but Shields has double underhooks.
Dolar is trying to push Shields away but Shields has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Shields.

Dolar breaks the clinch.
Dolar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dolar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dolar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shields takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shields wants to clinch but Dolar slips to the side
and Dolar counters with a nice uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shields tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dolar avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dolar can't break the clinch.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Dolar blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Dolar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Shields's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dolar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
Dolar scores with a nice strike.
Dolar tries to bum rush Shields with a series of wild strikes but Shields uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shields wants to clinch but Dolar slips to the side
letting Dolar counter with a right hand.
Shields wants to clinch but Dolar slips to the side
and Dolar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dolar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That has opened up Joe Shields's cut even more.
Shields tries to clinch up.
Shields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Dolar pushes him off.
Dolar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shields moves to clinch but Dolar breaks away
and Dolar counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dolar lands the left hand.
Dolar misses with a double jab.
Dolar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shields.
Joe Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields takes one on the button.

Dolar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shields, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dolar tries to break the clinch but Shields is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Shields seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shields lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dolar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dolar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shields prevents Dolar from breaking the clinch.
Shields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dolar blocks it with crossed arms.
Dolar is trying to break the clinch but Shields has him pressed against the ropes.
Shields misses with a knee to the head.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Dolar blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Dolar blocks it.
Shields using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dolar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shields takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Dolar blocks it.
Dolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Shields won't allow it.
Shields looking to throw knees to the head but Dolar is blocking nicely.
Shields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dolar's efforts to push away.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Dolar blocks with his arms.
Dolar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Dolar blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dolar breaks from the clinch.
Dolar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shields moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shields tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Dolar clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Shields's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dolar takes the fight into the clinch.
Shields looking to throw knees to the head but Dolar is blocking nicely.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dolar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shields tries to clinch
letting Dolar counter with a right hand.
Dolar connects with a single shot there.
Shields darts in trying to clinch
and Dolar counters with a left to the body.
Shields closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dolar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shields moves to clinch but Dolar breaks away
and Dolar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields moves to clinch but Dolar breaks away
letting Dolar counter with a right hand.

The cut above Joe Shields's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shields darts in trying to clinch
and Dolar counters with a stiff right hand.
Dolar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dolar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shields tries to clinch
and Dolar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shields is still on wobbly legs! Can Dolar finish him?
Tyson Dolar is winning the standup battle so far.
Shields tries to clinch up

and Dolar counters by clinching up.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Dolar blocks with his arms.
Shields seems to have recovered his senses.
Shields throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dolar blocks it with crossed arms.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Dolar blocks with his arms.
Shields is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dolar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shields tries to land a knee to the head but Dolar blocks with his arms.
Shields has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Dolar blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries a knee to the head but Dolar blocks it.
Dolar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Dolar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dolar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shields has him pressed against the ropes.
Dolar tries to circle away but Shields has him pinned against the ropes.
Dolar tries to break free but Shields pushes him back against the ropes.
Dolar is looking to break free of the clinch but Shields has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dolar tries a knee to the head but Shields blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Dolar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dolar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Dolar had his way with Joe Shields in that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Shields's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dolar jabs Shields right on the nose. Shields blinks but takes it well.
Shields tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dolar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dolar scores with a decent looking hook.
Shields tries to clinch up
and Dolar counters with a stiff right hand.

Joe Shields's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dolar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shields tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dolar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shields tries to clinch up
and Dolar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dolar with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Shields's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyson Dolar!
Tyson Dolar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.