PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gu Young Min (ranked 4895 p4p, 2798 weight class) and Yuki Shojumaru (ranked 243 p4p, 152 weight class). Yuki Shojumaru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Young Min
vs
Shojumaru

150 cm
26
135
3 - 4 - 0

150 cm
27
140
6 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gu Young Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuki Shojumaru!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young Min misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Young Min swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shojumaru staying out of range there.
Young Min throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shojumaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young Min moves away.
Young Min could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Young Min throws a good cross that connects.
Young Min is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shojumaru.
A jab from Shojumaru misses.
Shojumaru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young Min scores with a hook.
Young Min jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shojumaru misses the shot to the body.
Young Min fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shojumaru takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shojumaru looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big left from Young Min misses.
Young Min ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shojumaru moves away.
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!
Young Min throws a series of punches but Shojumaru moves out of range.
Shojumaru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young Min looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young Min throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shojumaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young Min looks to land a right hand but Shojumaru moved out of range.
Shojumaru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shojumaru blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojumaru blocks a jab.
Shojumaru throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young Min has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young Min there as he acknowledges the shot.

Young Min is rocked!
Young Min jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Young Min is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shojumaru lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Young Min head around and knocks him out cold! Shojumaru hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuki Shojumaru!