PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arild Einemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einemo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Arkasia - Into Nowhere (Feat CoMa). Yuya Shimizu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Shimizu
vs
Einemo

168 cm
22
149 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
154 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuya Shimizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Arild Einemo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einemo checks a leg kick.
Einemo lands with a shot to the body.
Shimizu checks a low kick from Einemo.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimizu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.
Einemo checks a leg kick nicely.
Einemo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Einemo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Einemo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shimizu wants to slow Einemo down by chopping away at his legs.
Shimizu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Einemo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shimizu.
Shimizu punishes Einemo's body with a nice straight punch.
Shimizu misses with a body kick.
Shimizu scores with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Einemo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Einemo.

Shimizu clinches.
Shimizu scores with a shoulder strike.
Shimizu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Einemo's elbow.
Shimizu misses with the head strike.
Shimizu misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Einemo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shimizu.
Einemo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimizu takes a shot to the head.
Einemo cracks Shimizu with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shimizu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Einemo takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo taking a breather.

Einemo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shimizu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shimizu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shimizu is looking to wear down Einemo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Shimizu blocks the low kick.
Einemo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Einemo checks the leg kick.
Einemo swings for the body but Shimizu moves out of range.
Shimizu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Einemo throws a sloppy body shot
and Shimizu counters with a big head kick but Einemo shrugs it off.
Einemo tries a head kick but it misses.
Shimizu lunges at Einemo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Einemo's hand.
Einemo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shimizu clinches up with Einemo and pushes him back against the cage.
Einemo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shimizu has him pressed against the cage.
Shimizu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Einemo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shimizu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimizu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimizu throws a punch but it's blocked by Einemo.
Shimizu blocks a body shot from Einemo.
Shimizu blocks an uppercut.
Einemo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shimizu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimizu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Shimizu scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Einemo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shimizu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Einemo.
Einemo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shimizu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimizu throws a right and a left that Einemo avoids nicely.
Einemo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shimizu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Einemo.
Einemo throws a hook but Shimizu blocks it.
Shimizu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuya Shimizu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimizu dodges the punch combination from Einemo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Einemo.
Einemo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu tries to land a leg kick but Einemo saw it coming and moves away.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuya Shimizu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shimizu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Einemo if he has to take too many more of those.
Shimizu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shimizu misses with a hook. Einemo ducked under it nicely.
Shimizu misses with a wild body shot.
Einemo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shimizu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Einemo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shimizu throws a wild body kick that Einemo sees coming a mile off.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Shimizu moved away.
Einemo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Einemo checks a leg kick.
Shimizu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Einemo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Einemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einemo scoring well with a low kick there.
Shimizu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Einemo is out of range.
Einemo thumps Shimizu with a low kick.
Einemo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
Einemo throws a hook to the side of Shimizu's head but Shimizu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Einemo checks a leg kick.
Einemo catches Shimizu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Einemo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Einemo.
Shimizu is looking to land body kicks.
Shimizu checks the leg kick.
Shimizu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shimizu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shimizu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Einemo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shimizu doesn't seem phased though.
Shimizu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Einemo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shimizu scrambles back to his feet.
Shimizu dips to his left and cracks Einemo with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shimizu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Einemo scrambles back to his feet.
Shimizu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Einemo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Einemo slips a straight right by Shimizu.
Shimizu moves out of range as Einemo strikes.
Shimizu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shimizu misses with a wild body shot.
Shimizu thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Shimizu.
The fighters circling - Einemo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shimizu wants to slow Einemo down by chopping away at his legs.
Einemo looks for the body kick but Shimizu saw that one coming.
Shimizu connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo walks into a straight right hand from Shimizu.
Einemo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Einemo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shimizu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Einemo doesn't seem bothered though.
Shimizu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Einemo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shimizu takes a swing at Einemo's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Einemo blocks the leg kick.
Einemo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Einemo throws out a powerful jab.
Shimizu throws a shot to the body.
It looks like Shimizu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shimizu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Einemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimizu.
Shimizu throws a jab when Einemo was well out of range.
Einemo digs a good hook to Shimizu's body.
Einemo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu thumps Einemo with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimizu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Einemo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shimizu blocks the body kick.
Einemo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shimizu finds it's way round the side to connect with Einemo's head.
Einemo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shimizu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Einemo checks it well.
Shimizu 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.
Shimizu throws a low kick but Einemo moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Einemo. That's going to slow Shimizu down.
Einemo takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimizu swings for the body but Einemo moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Einemo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yuya Shimizu is winning the standup battle so far.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuya Shimizu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Einemo takes one to the side of the head.
Einemo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Einemo.
Shimizu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.
An inside leg kick lands from Shimizu.
Shimizu takes a swing at Einemo's ribcage but misses.
Einemo cracks Shimizu with a good jab.
Shimizu throws a sloppy head kick and Einemo moves out of range easily.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Shimizu moved away.
Einemo tries a head kick but it misses.
Shimizu scores with a push kick.
Einemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
Einemo misses with a low kick as Shimizu jumps back.
Shimizu wants to land a leg kick but Einemo is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Einemo lands a nice looking body kick.
Einemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
Shimizu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. Einemo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses
and Einemo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Einemo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shimizu throws a head kick but Einemo moves out of range.
Einemo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Einemo blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Einemo. Shimizu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Einemo.
Einemo moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einemo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Einemo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Einemo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shimizu is out of range and Einemo settles back down.
Einemo fakes the leg kick and cracks Shimizu in the body.
Shimizu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Einemo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Einemo throws a good cross that connects.
Shimizu tries to work over Einemo's front leg with a kick but Einemo checks it.
Shimizu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shimizu throws a nice looking combination but Einemo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shimizu throws a body punch but Einemo moves out of range.
Shimizu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shimizu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Einemo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Einemo misses with a body shot.
Shimizu thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Einemo as he checks the leg kick.
Einemo looks for the body kick but Shimizu saw that one coming.
Shimizu cracks Einemo with a good jab.
Einemo throws a front kick aimed at Shimizu's knee but Shimizu avoids it well.
Einemo moves out of range as Shimizu throws a body kick.
Einemo looks to throw the jab but Shimizu is out of range.
Einemo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Shimizu blocks the leg kick.
Arild Einemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Einemo throws a lazy right hand but Shimizu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Einemo throws a front kick that sends Shimizu stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a hook to the side of Einemo's head but Einemo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Einemo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shimizu connects with a solid leg kick.
Einemo thows a body shot but no joy.
Shimizu lands with a shot to the body.
Einemo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Yuya Shimizu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shimizu lands a leg kick that knocks Einemo off balance momentarily.
Einemo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimizu throws a body punch but Einemo moves out of range.
Einemo digs a good hook to Shimizu's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimizu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Einemo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shimizu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuya Shimizu.
Well Shimizu 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuya Shimizu!
A victorious Yuya Shimizu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.