PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Shitstack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anajo comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostbusters. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Anajo
vs
Shitstack

174 cm
23
137 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

150 cm
28
144 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mac Shitstack!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shitstack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anajo lands a two punch combo.
Shitstack misses with a two punch combination.
Anajo with a hook.
A low kick from Shitstack misses
and Anajo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anajo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anajo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anajo, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anajo connects with a crisp jab.
Anajo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shitstack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shitstack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anajo works the jab nicely.
Ketsuno Anajo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anajo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anajo throws a body punch but Shitstack moves out of range.
Anajo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Shitstack blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anajo.
Anajo just misses with a punch to the body.
Shitstack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anajo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anajo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anajo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shitstack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anajo lands with a cross.
Anajo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shitstack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anajo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shitstack looks for the body kick but Anajo saw that one coming.
Shitstack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anajo.
Shitstack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anajo.
Anajo checks the leg kick.
Good work by Shitstack as he checks the leg kick.
Anajo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anajo lands with a straight right. Shitstack didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anajo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Anajo cracks the inside of Shitstack's front leg.
Anajo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anajo scores with a jab to the body.
Anajo digs a good body shot into Shitstack's ribs.
Anajo works Shitstack's body with a nice hook.
Anajo connects with an inside leg kick.
Shitstack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anajo checks it well.
Shitstack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shitstack walks into a straight right hand from Anajo.
Anajo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shitstack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anajo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anajo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anajo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shitstack's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shitstack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anajo can pounce on him.
Anajo lands an overhand right.
Anajo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shitstack doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from Shitstack misses.
The crowd cheers as Anajo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shitstack doesn't seem phased though.
Anajo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anajo slips a straight right by Shitstack.
Shitstack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shitstack misses with a low kick as Anajo jumps back.
Anajo lands a jab to Shitstack's midsection.
Anajo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anajo lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anajo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anajo jabs Shitstack right on the nose. Shitstack blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shitstack throws a body punch but Anajo moves out of range.
Anajo connects with a body shot that sends Shitstack's belly button to the back.
Shitstack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anajo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shitstack's sensitive parts.
Shitstack throws a jab but it's blocked by Anajo.
Anajo wants to slow Shitstack down by chopping away at his legs.
Anajo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shitstack tried to score with a low kick but Anajo checks it.
Anajo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shitstack's head.
Anajo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shitstack at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anajo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anajo misses with a wild body shot.
Shitstack throws a low kick but Anajo moves out of range easily.
Shitstack checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ketsuno Anajo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anajo throws a push kick but Shitstack slaps the foot to one side.
Anajo swings for the body but Shitstack moves out of range.
Shitstack on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Anajo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shitstack thows a leg kick but Anajo checks it
letting Anajo counter with a right hand.
Anajo throws a body punch but Shitstack moves out of range.
Shitstack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shitstack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shitstack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anajo misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Anajo misses.
Anajo slips a jab and a cross from Shitstack.

Anajo gets a clinch.
Anajo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shitstack tries to break free but Anajo pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shitstack is trying to force a seperation but Anajo has the dominant position.
Shitstack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Anajo breaks the clinch.
Anajo checks a leg kick.
Anajo slips a straight right by Shitstack.
Anajo lunges at Shitstack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shitstack's hand.
Shitstack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anajo scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shitstack.
Anajo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shitstack was well out of range. Poor timing from Anajo.
Anajo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anajo cracks Shitstack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shitstack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anajo.
Anajo thuds his right hand into Shitstack's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anajo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shitstack moves away.
Shitstack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shitstack lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shitstack checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shitstack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anajo momentarily.
Anajo throws a low kick, looking for Shitstack's leg but Shitstack calmly moves out of range.
Shitstack checks a leg kick nicely.
Anajo misses with a low kick as Shitstack jumps back.
Shitstack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shitstack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anajo is looking to wear down Shitstack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anajo throws a body punch but Shitstack moves out of range.
Anajo jabs at Shitstack's body.
Shitstack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anajo checks it well.
Shitstack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shitstack misses with a hook.
Shitstack throws the left hand but Anajo avoids the punch easily.
Shitstack tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anajo connects with a crisp jab.
Anajo lands the left hand.
Shitstack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shitstack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anajo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shitstack was well out of range. Poor timing from Anajo.
Danga de danga de dang - Anajo scores with a four punch combination!
Anajo works Shitstack's body with a nice hook.
Shitstack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anajo to score with a decent uppercut.
Anajo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anajo lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anajo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shitstack's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo connects with a leg kick. Shitstack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shitstack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anajo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shitstack at a distance.
Anajo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shitstack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shitstack on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shitstack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shitstack throws a poor cross that misses
and Anajo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anajo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anajo thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shitstack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anajo.
Anajo cracks Shitstack with an open hand slap.
Shitstack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anajo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shitstack can do to turn this around?
Shitstack is breathing heavily.
Anajo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shitstack's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ketsuno Anajo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Shitstack connects with a leg kick. Anajo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Anajo blocks the leg kick.
Shitstack looks to throw the jab but Anajo is out of range.
Anajo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anajo. That's going to slow Shitstack down.
Shitstack swings widly with a right hand
and Anajo counters with an outside leg kick.
Anajo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Anajo misses.
Shitstack takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shitstack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anajo.
Anajo misses with a body shot
and Shitstack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shitstack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Anajo.
Shitstack keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anajo looks for the body kick but Shitstack saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shitstack throws a leg kick
and Anajo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anajo ducks under a wild hook from Shitstack.
Shitstack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anajo.
Anajo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shitstack eats them both and turns towards Anajo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anajo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shitstack. Shitstack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shitstack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shitstack tries to move into range but Anajo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anajo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shitstack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shitstack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anajo moves out of range of the leg kick from Shitstack.
Anajo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shitstack doesn't seem bothered though.
Shitstack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anajo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shitstack is out of range.
Shitstack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shitstack looks to score with a jab to the body but Anajo is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anajo lands a jab-cross combination.
Shitstack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anajo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shitstack.
Shitstack misses with a hook
and Anajo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shitstack thinking.
Anajo just misses with a punch to the body.
Anajo scores with a head kick.
Anajo is looking to slow Shitstack down with leg kicks.
A big right from Shitstack misses.
Shitstack misses with an uppercut
and Anajo counters with a nice body shot.
Anajo is looking to score with low kicks.
Anajo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shitstack throws a lazy right hand but Anajo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anajo swings for the body but Shitstack moves out of range.
Shitstack checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shitstack avoids the body shot from Anajo.
Anajo is looking to slow Shitstack down with leg kicks.
Anajo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shitstack checks it well.
Anajo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shitstack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shitstack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anajo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anajo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anajo, right into the meat.
Anajo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shitstack is out of range.
Shitstack throws a right hand that misses
and Anajo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Shitstack is predictable there
and Anajo counters with a good low kick that Shitstack was not able to check.
Anajo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shitstack throws a solid leg kick but Anajo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shitstack.
Ketsuno Anajo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Anajo.
Anajo works Shitstack's body with a nice hook.
Shitstack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anajo.
Shitstack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anajo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anajo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anajo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anajo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shitstack throws a right hand that misses
and Anajo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shitstack ducks right into an uppercut from Anajo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shitstack 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.
Shitstack lands with a right hand.
Mac Shitstack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Anajo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ketsuno Anajo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anajo 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ketsuno Anajo!
During a confident post fight interview, Ketsuno Anajo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.