PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaia Palamo (ranked 2484 p4p, 2062 weight class) and Kambei Shimada (ranked 316 p4p, 266 weight class). Shimada has chosen Seven Samurai as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Palamo
vs
Shimada

191 cm
29
225
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
28
215
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isaia Palamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kambei Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palamo throws a jab when Shimada was well out of range.

Shimada moves into the clinch successfully.
Shimada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palamo tries to land a knee to the head but Shimada blocks with his arms.
Shimada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palamo backwards.
Shimada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palamo tries to land knees in the clinch but Shimada avoids the damage to the body.
Palamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shimada tries to work over Palamo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palamo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shimada blocks it with crossed arms.
Shimada lands with a light punch inside.
Palamo blocks an uppercut.
Palamo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shimada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimada misses with a punch on the inside.
Palamo tries to land a knee to the head but Shimada blocks with his arms.
Shimada managing to block the knees to the body from Palamo.
Shimada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palamo blocking some punches.
Shimada misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palamo misses with an elbow strike.
Shimada has a couple of punches blocked by Palamo.
Shimada misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Shimada fails to land.
Shimada misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Shimada.
Shimada lands with a right to the head.
Shimada can't find room to land a body shot as Palamo controls the action.
Shimada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palamo is leaning against Shimada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shimada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimada presses Palamo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shimada misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shimada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shimada swings wildly with an uppercut but Palamo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shimada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Shimada.
Palamo tries to work over Shimada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimada lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimada tries to throw a body punch but Palamo avoids it by throwing Shimada back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Palamo fails to land.
Shimada tries a body shot but Palamo blocks it.
Shimada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimada gets through Palamo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palamo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palamo blocking some punches.
Shimada working aggressively here.
Shimada lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shimada takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shimada misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimada prevents a body shot from Palamo.
Palamo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimada avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palamo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimada avoids it.
Palamo tries to land knees in the clinch but Shimada avoids the damage to the body.
Palamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shimada tries to work over Palamo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimada tries to work over Palamo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimada avoiding damage as Palamo throws knees to the body.
Palamo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimada avoids it.
Shimada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palamo misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Shimada.
Shimada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palamo tries to land a knee to the head but Shimada blocks with his arms.
Shimada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shimada has a couple of punches blocked by Palamo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palamo.
Shimada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palamo's elbow.
Palamo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shimada's elbow.
A short right from Palamo on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada tries a body shot but Palamo blocks it.
Palamo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shimada is defending well for now.
Palamo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shimada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palamo.
Palamo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palamo misses with a knee strike.
Palamo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shimada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palamo's elbow.
Shimada lands with a light punch inside.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shimada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palamo backwards.
Shimada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shimada cracks Palamo with a nice body shot.
Palamo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palamo throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Shimada.
Palamo is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Shimada fails to land.
Palamo trying to land knees to the body.
Palamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kambei Shimada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Palamo misses.

Shimada moves into the clinch successfully.
Shimada cracks Palamo with a nice body shot.
Shimada blocks a body shot from Palamo.
Shimada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shimada misses with a punch to the body.
Shimada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shimada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Shimada - that landed with a thud.
Shimada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palamo lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Shimada.
A body shot lands from Shimada.
Shimada lands with a light punch inside.
Palamo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kambei Shimada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shimada lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimada lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimada.

Shimada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shimada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Palamo looking to throw knees to the head but Shimada is blocking nicely.
Shimada swings wildly with an uppercut but Palamo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimada swings wildly with an uppercut but Palamo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Shimada on the inside.
Palamo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Palamo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shimada managing to block the knees to the body from Palamo.
Shimada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shimada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Shimada.
Shimada presses Palamo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shimada gets through Palamo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palamo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shimada throws a head punch that misses.
Shimada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimada lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Shimada.
Shimada lands with a light punch inside.
Shimada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shimada is leaning against Palamo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palamo prevents a body shot from Shimada.
Shimada blocks an uppercut.
Palamo blocking some punches.
Palamo misses with a knee strike.
Shimada lands a left hand.
Palamo tries to work over Shimada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Shimada.
Shimada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palamo blocking some punches.
Palamo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shimada displaying some good clinch control by pressing Palamo up against the cage.
Palamo blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palamo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shimada is working Palamo over against the cage.
Shimada misses with the head strike.
Shimada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palamos head.
Shimada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Shimada.
Palamo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shimada misses with a body punch.
Shimada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palamo backwards.
Palamo blocks an uppercut.
Shimada lands a nice shot to the body.
Shimada misses with some punches.
Shimada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palamo.
Shimada pushes Palamo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimada has a couple of punches blocked by Palamo.
Shimada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Shimada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimada throws a head punch that misses.
Shimada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palamo backwards.
Shimada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shimada lands with a short shot to the head.
Shimada digs a right hand underneath Palamo's ribcage. Palamo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shimada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shimada lands a shoulder strike.

Palamo is rocked!
Shimada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Palamo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shimada creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Palamo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Palamo drops to his knees and Shimada pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kambei Shimada!
A pretty intense looking Kambei Shimada took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.