PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanbei Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izumi Toshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shimada might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Party and Bullshit. Toshiro has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Kanbei Shimada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shimada
vs
Toshiro

182 cm
21
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbei Shimada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izumi Toshiro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shimada shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shimada showed some decent athleticism there.
Shimada wants to pass the guard but Toshiro is defending well.
Toshiro is refusing to be controlled, as Shimada sits in half guard.

Toshiro actively working from the bottom here.
Shimada thows a huge punch but Toshiro dodges it nicely.
Toshiro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shimada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shimada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Toshiro actively working from the bottom here.

Toshiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shimada looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shimada is keen to just control but Toshiro is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Toshiro taking some punishment here, with Shimada in his half guard.
Shimada working over Toshiro with some ground and pound. Toshiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toshiro is defending against the submission attempts here by Shimada.
Shimada wants to free his trapped foot but Toshiro is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Shimada is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Toshiro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Toshiro is trying to control but can't.
Shimada seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Shimada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shimada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shimada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toshiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Toshiro is trying to maintain the position but Shimada is very close to passing his half guard.
Shimada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Toshiro actively working from the bottom here.
Shimada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toshiro keeps working.
Shimada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Toshiro taking some punishment here, with Shimada in his half guard.
Toshiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shimada.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shimada connects with a nice short shot to Toshiro's temple.
Toshiro is looking for a sweep. Shimada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toshiro looks gassed!
Shimada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toshiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Shimada is looking for a kimura here.
Toshiro wants to control but Shimada is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Toshiro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shimada wants to take a breather but Toshiro is having none of it.
Shimada is taking a breather. Toshiro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shimada tries to pass the half guard into mount. Toshiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Shimada is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Toshiro is staying active underneath Shimada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shimada changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Toshiro tries to avoid it but Shimada manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Toshiro to the ground. Toshiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Shimada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Toshiro actively working from the bottom here.
Toshiro trying to control here.
Shimada trying to pass the guard but Toshiro defending well.
Shimada trying to control the pace.
Shimada trying to control from half guard but Toshiro is working away.
Toshiro looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shimada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toshiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanbei Shimada dominated that round.
That's time! Shimada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shimada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Toshiro tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here as Shimada stalls from top position.

Shimada tries for a kimura but Toshiro is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shimada lands a few punches from side control.
Shimada is working Toshiro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Toshiro is trying to improve his position.
Shimada wants to control but Toshiro is keeping him busy.
Shimada is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Toshiro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shimada scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Toshiro to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Shimada working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shimada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toshiro keeps working.
Shimada creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Toshiro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Toshiro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shimada.
Shimada passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Toshiro!
Toshiro is breathing heavily.
Toshiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shimada tries to control but Toshiro wriggling away.
Toshiro is desperately trying to improve his position but Shimada has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toshiro is bucking up trying to escape but Shimada cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shimada unloading with bombs!
Shimada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Toshiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Shimada looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Toshiro tries to hold on but Shimada pushes him away.

Shimada is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Toshiro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Toshiro!
Toshiro is fighting to break Shimada's control of his arms but Shimada is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shimada keeping moving, preventing Toshiro from controlling successfully.

Shimada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toshiro wants to control from the top but Shimada keeps moving.

Shimada throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Toshiro escapes and throws Shimada's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Toshiro trying to control the action but Shimada is working from the bottom.
Shimada is trying to improve his position.
Shimada can't do much from the bottom here.
Toshiro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shimada down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shimada manages to get back to half guard.
Shimada gets full guard.
Shimada is trying to control the position but Toshiro postures up.
Shimada is really struggling to control Toshiro but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Toshiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Shimada pushes a forearm under Toshiro's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Toshiro is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kanbei Shimada!