PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seaville Bri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Shikoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shikoku is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shikoku Shikoku. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bri
vs
Shikoku

193 cm
24
260 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

195 cm
24
269 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seaville Bri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dynamite Shikoku!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bri throws a looping overhand right but Shikoku ducks down to avoid it.
Shikoku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bri takes a swing at Shikoku's ribcage but misses.
Shikoku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bri is out of range.
Bri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bri avoids the head kick by Shikoku.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bri.

Shikoku clinches up against the cage.
Bri working hard to break the clinch.
Shikoku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Bri breaks from the clinch.
Bri checks a low kick from Shikoku.
Shikoku misses with an uppercut.
Bri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bri there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri lands a nice hook to Shikoku's body. Shikoku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Shikoku. That snapped Bri's head back.
Bri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shikoku loads up on a big right hand but Bri slips the punch.
Bri ducks under a wild hook from Shikoku.
Bri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shikoku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shikoku throws a body kick that misses.
Bri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shikoku tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shikoku throws a head kick that misses.
Shikoku walks into a left hand.
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shikoku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shikoku misses with a low kick.
Bri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shikoku.
Bri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bri. Shikoku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shikoku throws a leg kick but Bri moved away.
Bri misses with a looping right.
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.
Shikoku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shikoku scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shikoku. Shikoku obviously looking to wear him down.
Bri misses with a hook. Shikoku ducked under it nicely.
Shikoku throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shikoku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shikoku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku lands a nice shot that snaps Bri's head back.
Shikoku walks into a left hand.
Shikoku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bri.
Shikoku throws a head kick but Bri moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku throws out a loose jab but Bri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shikoku misses with a straight left.
Dynamite Shikoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bri's corner calls for a 1-2. Bri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Shikoku.
Bri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bri swings widly with a right hand
and Shikoku counters with a left to the body.
Bri lands with an overhand left.
Shikoku throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shikoku misses with a head kick.
Shikoku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shikoku avoids the body shot from Bri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dynamite Shikoku dominated that round.
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.

Bri throws a lazy uppercut
and Shikoku counters with a nice uppercut.
Bri misses the jab.
Shikoku misses the jab.
Dynamite Shikoku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shikoku misses with a head kick.
Bri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shikoku misses with a wild body shot.
Shikoku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shikoku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shikoku throws a lazy right hand but Bri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bri misses with an uppercut. Shikoku saw that one coming.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shikoku moves away.
Bri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikoku with a nice cross.
Bri misses with a jab to the body
and Shikoku counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shikoku looks to clinch
and Bri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shikoku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shikoku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bri avoids the head kick by Shikoku.
Bri with a hook.
Bri misses with a wild body shot.
Shikoku tries to land a front kick but Bri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shikoku avoids the body shot from Bri.
Bri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bri digs a good hook to Shikoku's body.
Shikoku throws a low kick, looking for Bri's leg but Bri calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri just misses with a punch to the body.
Shikoku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shikoku tries a low kick but Bri avoids it.
Shikoku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shikoku back to the cage. Bri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shikoku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bri checks a leg kick nicely.
Shikoku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Shikoku.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shikoku moves away.
Shikoku misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shikoku staying out of range there.
Bri misses the shot to the body.
Bri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shikoku throws a body kick that misses.
Bri throws a hook but Shikoku avoids it easily.
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.
Bri misses the body punch
and Shikoku counters with a leg kick.
Shikoku misses the shot to the body.
Bri connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bri misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku throws an overhand right that lands on Bri's shoulder, as Bri tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Shikoku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shikoku.

Shikoku moves into range and clinches up with Bri.
Shikoku lands an elbow that stopped Bri in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Seaville Bri has been cut.
Shikoku trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bri is trying to break free.

Bri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bri looks to score with a jab to the body but Shikoku is just out of range.
Bri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shikoku lands with a good body shot.
Shikoku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dynamite Shikoku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.
Shikoku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bri.
A big left from Bri misses.
Bri scores with a decent looking hook.
Shikoku tries to land a front kick but Bri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bri blocks a head kick by Shikoku.
Bri scores with a nice strike.
Shikoku lands with a nice body punch.
Bri throws a looping overhand right but Shikoku ducks down to avoid it.
Shikoku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shikoku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bri.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri thows a body shot but no joy.
Shikoku lunges at Bri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bri's hand.
Bri stuns Shikoku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shikoku lands a slapping body shot.
Shikoku slips a straight right by Bri.
Shikoku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bri's hands.
Shikoku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shikoku at a distance.
Shikoku throws a series of strikes that have Bri backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shikoku throws a lazy right hand but Bri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Bri as he checks the leg kick.
Shikoku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bri under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku needs to keep his hands up - Bri had a free shot at his head there.
Shikoku throws a low kick but Bri avoids it.
Bri works over Shikoku's head and body with a nice combination.
Bri staying out of range there.
Shikoku throws a sloppy head kick and Bri moves out of range easily.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bri misses the body punch
and Shikoku counters with a thumping low kick.
Bri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shikoku counters with a nice leg kick.
Shikoku thumps Bri with a low kick.
Shikoku throws a head kick but Bri moves out of range.
Bri checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bri missing with a left hand there. Shikoku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bri staying out of range there.
Bri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shikoku.
Bri lands a nice looking body shot.
Bri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shikoku on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Shikoku.
Shikoku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bri.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku takes one on the button.
Bri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shikoku was well out of range. Poor timing from Bri.
Shikoku motions for Bri to come forward. Shikoku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bri takes a swing at Shikoku's ribcage but misses.
Bri walks into a straight right hand from Shikoku.
Bri is looking to wear down Shikoku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shikoku is looking to land body kicks.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shikoku moves away.
Bri missing with a left hand there. Shikoku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bri jabs at Shikoku's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shikoku slips under a jab.
Shikoku throws a leg kick that misses.
Bri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shikoku manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shikoku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bri.
Bri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Dynamite Shikoku just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri'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.

Bri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shikoku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shikoku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bri ducks under a wild hook from Shikoku.
Shikoku misses with a body kick.
Bri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shikoku was well out of range. Poor timing from Bri.
Bri misses with a wild body shot.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shikoku misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri scores with a jab. Shikoku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Bri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Shikoku moves into range and clinches up with Bri.
Shikoku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bri tries to circle away but Shikoku has him pinned against the cage.
Shikoku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shikoku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shikoku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bri.
Bri is trying to break the clinch but Shikoku is controlling him.
Shikoku is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shikoku looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku tries to land knees in the clinch but Bri avoids the damage to the body.

Bri breaks from the clinch.
Shikoku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bri.
Bri jabs at Shikoku's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bri misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bri misses with a body shot.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku misses with a low kick.
Shikoku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Bri.
Bri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri swings widly with a right hand
and Shikoku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bri really felt that one!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shikoku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Seaville Bri's cut is getting worse.
Bri lands a nice shot to the body.
Bri throws a nice looking combination but Shikoku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shikoku.
Bri walks into a straight right hand from Shikoku.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shikoku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bri throws a sloppy body shot
and Shikoku counters with a nice body shot.
Shikoku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shikoku swings for the body but Bri moves out of range.
Shikoku misses with a lunging right hand
and Bri counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Shikoku misses its intended target.
Shikoku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bri.
Shikoku keeps Bri at a distance using the push kick.
Shikoku throws the kick towards the body but Bri avoids it.
A head kick misses from Shikoku.
Shikoku loads up on a big right hand but Bri slips the punch.
Shikoku walks into a jab.
Bri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shikoku on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shikoku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shikoku circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dynamite Shikoku dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bri swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shikoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bri.
Shikoku moves to clinch but Bri breaks away
and Bri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shikoku thinking.
Bri walks into a stiff left hand from Shikoku.
Shikoku misses with a kick to the body.
Shikoku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shikoku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bri scrambles back to his feet.
Shikoku looks for the body kick but Bri saw that one coming.
Shikoku is looking to clinch.
Shikoku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shikoku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shikoku was well out of range. Poor timing from Bri.
Shikoku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bri blocks a head kick by Shikoku.
Shikoku misses with a low kick.
Shikoku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Shikoku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shikoku sizes up Bri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Bri.
Shikoku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bri throws a hook but Shikoku avoids it easily.
Shikoku slips under a jab from Bri.
Shikoku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seaville Bri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shikoku throws a hook but Bri blocks it.
Shikoku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shikoku defending well as Bri loads up on a big left hand.
Bri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shikoku fails to land with a series of punches.
Bri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shikoku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bri just misses with a punch to the body.
Shikoku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bri walks into a stiff left hand from Shikoku.
Bri misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku misses the shot to the body.
Shikoku misses with a body shot.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shikoku moves away.
Shikoku tries to land a front kick but Bri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bri lands a head shot.
Bri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shikoku.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku ducks under a wild hook from Bri.
Shikoku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bri stalks Shikoku and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shikoku's face. Shikoku staggers backwards, shaken.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A good leg kick by Shikoku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shikoku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shikoku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shikoku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shikoku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shikoku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bri's defenses.
Shikoku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bri's efforts to push away.
Bri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shikoku lands with a light punch inside.
Bri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shikoku misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dynamite Shikoku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shikoku has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dynamite Shikoku!
Dynamite Shikoku is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dynamite Shikoku thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.