PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lao Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Dearborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin comes to the cage accompanied by Shaolin Chamber of Death. Lao Shin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shin
vs
Dearborn

182 cm
27
183 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

182 cm
37
175 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Dearborn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shin checks a leg kick.
Shin misses with a straight right.
Shin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dearborn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dearborn, right into the meat.
Dearborn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shin checks a leg kick.
Shin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dearborn lands with a straight right. Shin didn't see that one coming.
Dearborn scores with a jab. Shin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dearborn scores with a one two! Shin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dearborn throws a leg kick but Shin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dearborn throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
Dearborn moves out of range as Shin throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dearborn wants to clinch up but Shin keeps it at a distance.
Will Dearborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shin blocks a low kick nicely.
Dearborn tries to close the distance and clinch but Shin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dearborn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dearborn wants to clinch.
Dearborn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dearborn scores with a jab. Shin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dearborn lands a nice hook to Shin's body. Shin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shin misses with a body shot.
Dearborn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shin checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn is looking to clinch but Shin is avoiding it.
Dearborn lands a lovely overhand right.
Shin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dearborn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shin misses with a low kick as Dearborn jumps back.
We've been informed that Dearborn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dearborn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dearborn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dearborn throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with a left to the body.
Dearborn misses the shot to the body.
Shin tries to land a front kick but Dearborn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dearborn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dearborn tries to score with a low kick but Shin moves his leg out of the way.
Shin takes one to the side of the head.
Shin throws out a loose jab but Dearborn uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn tries to score with a low kick but Shin moves his leg out of the way.
Dearborn wants to clinch.
Shin scores with a push kick.
Shin throws a low kick but Dearborn avoids it.
Dearborn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Dearborn. Those never looked like landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dearborn. Shin shrugs it off though.
Dearborn blocks a low kick nicely.
Dearborn lands a really nice looking cross but Shin seems unphased.
Dearborn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shin dodges the punch combination from Dearborn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shin throws a lazy uppercut
and Dearborn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dearborn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shin.
Dearborn throws a nice head kick!
Shin digs a good body shot into Dearborn's ribs.
Shin lands with a cross.
Dearborn looks to throw the jab but Shin is out of range.
Shin thuds a left hand into Dearborn's body.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Dearborn
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dearborn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Dearborn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shin clobbers Dearborn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shin throws a wild body kick that Dearborn sees coming a mile off.
Shin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dearborn.
Dearborn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dearborn.
Shin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dearborn was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
Dearborn motions for Shin to come forward. Dearborn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dearborn scores with a punch to the head.
Dearborn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dearborn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Shin.
Shin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dearborn scores with a jab to the body.
Shin lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Dearborn.
Shin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dearborn walks into a straight right hand from Shin.
Shin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dearborn.
Shin moves out of range of the strikes.
Shin scores with a sloppy right hand. Dearborn should have avoided that one.
Dearborn throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shin misses with a body punch
and Dearborn counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dearborn.
Shin throws a push kick but Dearborn slaps the foot to one side.
Shin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dearborn tries a head kick but it misses.
Shin throws a body punch but Dearborn moves out of range.
Dearborn lands a jab to Shin's midsection.
Dearborn scores with a sloppy right hand. Shin should have avoided that one.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dearborn wants to counter with a clinch but Shin pushes him away.
Shin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dearborn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dearborn takes a step back to recover.
Shin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dearborn misses with a left hand
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn scores with a one two! Shin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shin throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shin misses with a wild body shot.
Shin scores with a jab to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shin.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Shin misses
enabling Dearborn to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Dearborn.
Dearborn misses with a hook

and Shin counters with a nice right hand that sends Dearborn toppling to the canvas! Dearborn scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Shin finish him?!

Dearborn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dearborn misses with a shot to the body
and Shin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dearborn's knee momentarily.
Dearborn is still on wobbly legs! Can Shin finish him?
Shin weaves into range and cracks Dearborn right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Dearborn goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Shin is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lao Shin!
After winning the bout, Lao Shin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.