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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hiya Pleb (ranked 394 p4p, 327 weight class) and Tomura Shigaraki (ranked 46 p4p, 36 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiya Pleb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tomura Shigaraki!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigaraki looks to land a left hand but Pleb moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Shigaraki.
Pleb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Shigaraki there.
Shigaraki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shigaraki throws a leg kick which misses Pleb's front leg but catches the back leg as Pleb tries to avoid it.
Shigaraki has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pleb is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pleb takes a swing at Shigaraki's ribcage but misses.
Pleb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pleb works Shigaraki's body with a nice hook.
Pleb gets a clinch.
Pleb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleb presses Shigaraki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shigaraki manages to break the clinch.
Pleb has managed to clinch.
Shigaraki tries to pull guard but Pleb forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shigaraki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pleb misses with a body punch.
Shigaraki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hiya Pleb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomura Shigaraki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shigaraki blocks an uppercut.
Shigaraki gets control of Pleb's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shigaraki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleb stays in close to Shigaraki's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaraki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pleb has passed into side control.
Shigaraki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shigaraki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shigaraki is trying to control Pleb's posture but Pleb avoids it.
Shigaraki tries to buck Pleb off but Pleb is having none of it.
A lull in the action here as Pleb stalls from top position.
Shigaraki prevents Pleb from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki being controlled for a moment.
Shigaraki struggling a bit here.
Pleb controlling the position from side mount.
Shigaraki tries to improve position but can't.
Shigaraki keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki is still trying to improve position.
Shigaraki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pleb is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Shigaraki is working to get back to half guard.
Pleb wants to take Shigaraki's back here but Shigaraki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Shigaraki is looking to improve his position but Pleb isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
You can see the frustration on Shigaraki's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shigaraki trying to control the hands but Pleb breaks the grip.
Pleb biding his time, controlling Shigaraki.
Shigaraki wants to control his opponent's hands but Pleb gets his hands free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shigaraki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pleb's guard. Nice work there by Shigaraki.
Shigaraki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiya Pleb dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pleb looks to score with a jab to the body but Shigaraki is just out of range.
Pleb drops his hands momentarily and Shigaraki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pleb.
Shigaraki throws a hook but Pleb avoids it easily.
Shigaraki slips under a jab from Pleb.
Shigaraki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pleb takes a swing at Shigaraki's ribcage but misses.
Shigaraki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pleb with a body shot.
Pleb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shigaraki.
Shigaraki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pleb.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shigaraki staying out of range there.
Pleb gets a clinch.
Shigaraki is trying to pull guard but Pleb has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Pleb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shigaraki tries to pull guard but Pleb forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pleb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shigaraki backwards.
Shigaraki tries to pull guard but Pleb forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hiya Pleb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomura Shigaraki.
Pleb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shigaraki backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Pleb fails to land.
Shigaraki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaraki swings for the body but Pleb moves out of range.
Jab by Pleb.
Shigaraki slips a straight right by Pleb.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pleb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pleb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shigaraki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tomura Shigaraki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shigaraki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pleb wants to clinch.
Pleb lands a jab to the head.
Shigaraki swings for the body but Pleb moves out of range.
Shigaraki thumps Pleb with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Shigaraki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pleb.
Pleb scores with a nice strike.
Pleb forces Shigaraki back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pleb working aggressively here.
Pleb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shigaraki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shigaraki tries to pull guard but Pleb won't allow it.
Pleb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pleb fails to land.
Pleb lands a shoulder strike.
Shigaraki is trying to push Pleb away but Pleb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Pleb.
Pleb keeps control of Shigaraki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shigaraki is trying to pull guard but Pleb has him pressed against the cage.
Shigaraki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shigaraki throws a head punch that misses.
Shigaraki is trying to break the clinch but Pleb has him pressed against the cage.
Pleb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shigaraki can do to turn this around?
Shigaraki manages to pull guard.
Shigaraki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shigaraki controls Pleb momentarily but Pleb frees himself.
Shigaraki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pleb uses it to pass to side control.
Shigaraki trying to control but Pleb flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Pleb is riding his opponent, not letting Shigaraki buck him off.
Pleb gets his hands free as Shigaraki looks to control.
Shigaraki tries to break free.
Pleb trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Shigaraki doesn't escape.
Pleb has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki tries to escape but Pleb has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Shigaraki trying to control the action but Pleb just sinks the hooks in.
Pleb has the hooks in. Shigaraki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shigaraki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pleb's guard. Nice work there by Shigaraki.
Shigaraki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleb works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiya Pleb dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pleb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomura Shigaraki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shigaraki throws out a loose jab but Pleb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shigaraki throws a big shot that misses.
Pleb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shigaraki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pleb on the side of the head.
Pleb has Shigaraki up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Pleb.
Pleb can't find room to land a body shot as Shigaraki controls the action.
Shigaraki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shigaraki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shigaraki scores with a jab to the head.
Shigaraki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shigaraki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pleb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pleb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shigaraki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Pleb misses.
Pleb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pleb takes a swing at Shigaraki's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigaraki keeps the fight on the outside.
Shigaraki swings widly with a right hand
and Pleb counters with a nice uppercut.
Pleb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot lands for Shigaraki.
Shigaraki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiya Pleb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shigaraki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pleb connects with a nice looking jab.
Shigaraki takes a swing at Pleb's ribcage but misses.
Pleb appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pleb slips a straight right by Shigaraki.
Shigaraki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shigaraki misses with an uppercut. Pleb saw that one coming.
Pleb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Shigaraki as he connects with a hook.
Shigaraki throws a body punch but Pleb moves out of range.
Shigaraki scores with a nice body kick.
Pleb tries to clinch there but Shigaraki circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleb lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pleb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shigaraki misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Shigaraki.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pleb.
Pleb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shigaraki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pleb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pleb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shigaraki throws out the jab.
Shigaraki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pleb avoids the body shot from Shigaraki.
Pleb lands a jab to Shigaraki's midsection.
Pleb lands with a good body shot.
Tomura Shigaraki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pleb moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pleb.
Hiya Pleb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pleb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pleb works on Shigaraki's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleb working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Pleb.
Pleb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pleb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shigaraki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Pleb.
Pleb struggles to land a body shot inside as Shigaraki controls his hands.
Pleb misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pleb.
Pleb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pleb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pleb.
A short uppercut from Pleb.
Shigaraki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pleb misses with a punch on the inside.
Shigaraki fails to pull guard.
Hiya Pleb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomura Shigaraki.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleb.
A short body shot lands from Pleb as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleb misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pleb on the inside.
Shigaraki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pleb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pleb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shigaraki tries to pull guard but Pleb forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shigaraki tries to break the clinch but Pleb is controlling the position.
Pleb misses with a punch to the body.
Shigaraki tries to pull guard but Pleb holds him up against the cage and eventually Shigaraki drops back down to his feet.
Pleb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pleb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shigaraki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pleb.
Pleb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shigaraki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pleb smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pleb closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Pleb.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiya Pleb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pleb, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiya Pleb!
A less than humble Hiya Pleb misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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