PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shotgun Trua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rancid - Ruby Soho kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shunsui Kyoraku had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kyoraku
vs
Trua

190 cm
33
186 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

191 cm
30
191 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Instinct
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shotgun Trua!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trua clobbers Kyoraku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trua lands a jab to Kyoraku's midsection.
Trua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the side of Trua's head but Trua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Trua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick and Trua moves out of range easily.

Trua clinches up against the cage.
Kyoraku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyoraku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trua misses with some punches.
Trua lands a right hand.
Trua tries to throw a body punch but Kyoraku avoids it by throwing Trua back against the cage.
Kyoraku tries to work over Trua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trua working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku is trying to maintain a safe position but Trua gets an underhook and turns Kyoraku into the cage.
Trua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyoraku.
Trua working aggressively here.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Trua avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kyoraku.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trua.
Trua misses with the head strike.
Trua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyoraku trying to control the position but instead, Trua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyoraku into the cage.
Trua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyoraku's elbow.
Trua blocks a body shot from Kyoraku.
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Kyoraku lands with a right to the head.
Trua misses with some punches.
Trua prevents a body shot from Kyoraku.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
Kyoraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Trua.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trua up against the cage.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Trua throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Trua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku throws a punch but it's blocked by Trua.
Trua throws a head punch that misses.
Kyoraku trying to control the position but instead, Trua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyoraku into the cage.
Trua tries to work over Kyoraku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kyoraku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trua lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyoraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyoraku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trua backwards.
Trua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Trua.
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Trua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Trua controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Trua.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kyoraku wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Trua.
Trua throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trua.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trua.
Kyoraku trying to control the position but instead, Trua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyoraku into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kyoraku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trua tries a body shot but Kyoraku blocks it.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
Trua struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyoraku controls his hands.
Kyoraku lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Trua avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
Trua lands a body punch.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyoraku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku tries a body shot but Trua blocks it.
Kyoraku is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyorakus head.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Trua controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shotgun Trua will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kyoraku clobbers Trua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kyoraku takes one on the button.
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick and Trua moves out of range easily.
Trua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Trua.
Kyoraku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Trua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Trua clinches up against the cage.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyoraku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shotgun Trua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyoraku.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyoraku lands with a short shot to the head.
Trua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Trua.
Trua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trua takes a shot to the head.

Trua is rocked!
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyoraku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trua is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyoraku finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Kyoraku.
A short left from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyoraku pushes Trua against the cage. Kyoraku is working some dirty boxing. Kyoraku pushes off with a quick right hook! Trua goes down! Trua tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kyoraku moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shunsui Kyoraku!
A very excited looking Shunsui Kyoraku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Shotgun Trua spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry to all of my the fans...i promise i'll be back and win.'.