PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koro Shinigumi (ranked 5541 p4p, 6192 weight class) and John Reyes (ranked 433 p4p, 461 weight class). John Reyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shinigumi
vs
Reyes

170 cm
21
153
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
145
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koro Shinigumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinigumi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shinigumi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shinigumi wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shinigumi. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Shinigumi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reyes.
Reyes with the counter takedown but Shinigumi avoids it easily.
Shinigumi slaps away a takedown attempt from Reyes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reyes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shinigumi is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
Shinigumi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reyes or perhaps it was just good defense by Shinigumi, which made it look bad.
Koro Shinigumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Reyes.
Reyes tries to clinch but Shinigumi moves out of range.
Shinigumi is looking to slow Reyes down with leg kicks.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinigumi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Shinigumi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinigumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shinigumi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Reyes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shinigumi tries to avoid it but Reyes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shinigumi to the ground. Shinigumi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinigumi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Shinigumi.
Shinigumi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reyes lands a two punch combo.
Koro Shinigumi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shinigumi connects with an inside leg kick.
Shinigumi tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinigumi scoring well with a low kick there.
Shinigumi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some wild striking there from Reyes.
Reyes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shinigumi circles away.
Shinigumi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shinigumi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
Reyes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shinigumi is fending him off so far but Reyes persists. Nope, Shinigumi circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinigumi tried to counter with a leg kick but Reyes avoided it.
Shinigumi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Reyes.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Shinigumi wants to slow Reyes down by chopping away at his legs.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Shinigumi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reyes tries to clinch but Shinigumi is having none of it.
Shinigumi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shinigumi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shinigumi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reyes is out of range and Shinigumi settles back down.
Shinigumi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Reyes.
Shinigumi motions for Reyes to come forward. Shinigumi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shinigumi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Shinigumi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reyes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shinigumi's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes checks a low kick from Shinigumi.
Reyes throws a counter combo.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinigumi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Reyes just manages to avoid it.

Shinigumi lands a big head kick that sends Reyes tumbling to the mat! Shinigumi takes a step backwards and waves Reyes back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like John Reyes has been cut.
Shinigumi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shinigumi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shinigumi throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reyes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Shinigumi, right into the meat of the thigh.

Reyes forces Shinigumi back against the cage and clinches.

Reyes jumps guard and drags Shinigumi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shinigumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes keeping full guard, as Shinigumi tries to pass.
Reyes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Reyes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shinigumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koro Shinigumi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Reyes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reyes shoots in looking for a takedown but Shinigumi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reyes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reyes 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.
Shinigumi wants to slow Reyes down by chopping away at his legs.
We've been informed that Reyes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Reyes misses with a leg kick.
Reyes lands a two punch combo.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Shinigumi.
Reyes is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shinigumi throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Shinigumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Reyes clinches up with Shinigumi and pushes him back against the cage.
Shinigumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Shinigumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reyes dives in and grabs Shinigumi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shinigumi pushes down on Reyes's head and hops out.
Reyes shoots for a takedown but Shinigumi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shinigumi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Koro Shinigumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Reyes.
Shinigumi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinigumi thumps Reyes with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinigumi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinigumi.
Shinigumi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shinigumi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Reyes blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reyes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Reyes gets a clinch.

Shinigumi manages to break the clinch.
Shinigumi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinigumi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reyes tries to clinch up but Shinigumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinigumi tries a low kick but Reyes avoids it.
Reyes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shinigumi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reyes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Reyes.
A little jabbing left from Reyes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shinigumi scores with a head kick. Reyes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Koro Shinigumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinigumi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reyes.
Reyes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shinigumi defends well and Reyes ends up having to push Shinigumi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shinigumi.
You can see that Reyes has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Shinigumi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shinigumi scores with a head kick. Reyes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Reyes throws a head kick but Shinigumi moves out of range.
Shinigumi tried to score with a low kick but Reyes checks it.
Shinigumi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shinigumi throws a head kick that misses.
Shinigumi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
Koro Shinigumi is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shinigumi. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Shinigumi connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shinigumi moves out of range as Reyes throws a body kick.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinigumi feints and then cracks Reyes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reyes down.
Reyes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reyes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Reyes backs away, Shinigumi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shinigumi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reyes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shinigumi defends well and Reyes ends up having to push Shinigumi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shinigumi.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shinigumi as he avoids it easily.
Shinigumi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reyes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shinigumi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shinigumi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shinigumi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shinigumi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinigumi leaves Reyes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Shinigumi.
Good leg kick by Shinigumi.
Shinigumi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinigumi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinigumi throws a head kick that half lands.
A low kick from Shinigumi misses
and Reyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shinigumi misses with a head kick.
Reyes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinigumi throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
Shinigumi throws a head kick that Reyes semi-blocks.
Shinigumi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinigumi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reyes.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt - Shinigumi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reyes drops his hands momentarily and Shinigumi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koro Shinigumi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Reyes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shinigumi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinigumi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reyes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shinigumi's waist but Shinigumi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reyes off to one side.
Shinigumi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinigumi.
Shinigumi connects with a leg kick.
Shinigumi with the inside leg kick.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinigumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shinigumi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
Good work by Reyes as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by Reyes as he checks the leg kick.
Reyes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shinigumi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reyes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinigumi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinigumi throws a leg kick but Reyes moved away.
Reyes checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Reyes.
As Shinigumi backs off Reyes throws a huge counter combo but Shinigumi manages to avoid it all.
Shinigumi motions for Reyes to come forward. Shinigumi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Shinigumi.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Shinigumi.
Nice takedown defense from Shinigumi. No joy for Reyes on that attempt.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Shinigumi.
Reyes throws a right hand that Shinigumi ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinigumi also avoids with ease.
Shinigumi lands a head kick. Reyes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reyes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reyes shoots for a takedown but Shinigumi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koro Shinigumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Reyes.
Reyes fails to land the takedown.
Good leg kick by Shinigumi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinigumi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Shinigumi does no damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Reyes blocks the leg kick.
Reyes unleashes a big counter combination but Shinigumi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shinigumi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reyes throws a hook but Shinigumi avoids it easily.
Shinigumi blocks a head kick by Reyes.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Shinigumi.
Reyes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinigumi.
Shinigumi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reyes blocks a leg kick.
Reyes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shinigumi defends well and Reyes ends up having to push Shinigumi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good leg kick by Shinigumi.
Shinigumi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinigumi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reyes shoots for a double leg takedown but Shinigumi sprawls well. He's pushed Reyes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Shinigumi.
Some bone on bone action there as Reyes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Shinigumi.
Reyes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reyes just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShinigumi.
A good leg kick by Shinigumi.
Reyes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinigumi scores with a leg kick.
Shinigumi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Shinigumi lands but Reyes takes it in his stride.
Shinigumi misses with a low kick.
Shinigumi connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shinigumi backs up against the cage.
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!
A combination from Reyes does no damage.
Reyes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shinigumi scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Reyes.
Reyes checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shinigumi.
Reyes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shinigumi.
Shinigumi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Reyes.
John Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Shinigumi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koro Shinigumi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shinigumi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koro Shinigumi!