PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kato Sinshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato Sinshi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sinshi
vs
Slater

225 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kato Sinshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AC Slater!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinshi.
Slater throws a lazy uppercut
and Sinshi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big left from Slater misses.
Slater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sinshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Sinshi.
Slater throws a body punch but Sinshi moves out of range.
A jab from Sinshi finds it's way through Slater's defenses.
Slater ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinshi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slater throws a one two combo.
Sinshi throws a series of punches but Slater avoids them all with ease.
Slater misses with a looping left.
Sinshi wants to land a leg kick but Slater is out of range.
Slater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinshi.
Sinshi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slater lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slater slips under a jab.
Slater with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sinshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
Slater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slater slips under a jab.
Slater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sinshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sinshi on the side of the head.
Sinshi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sinshi throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Sinshi misses.
Sinshi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slater thuds a left hand into Sinshi's body.
Sinshi is breathing heavily.
Sinshi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slater counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinshi slips a straight right by Slater.
Good standup being displayed there by Slater as he connects with a hook.
Slater is looking to clinch.
Sinshi throws the left hand but Slater avoids the punch easily.
Slater lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slater moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slater is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sinshi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Slater thuds his right hand into Sinshi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Slater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slater.
Slater showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinshi.
Slater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater throws a lazy uppercut
and Sinshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Sinshi.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Slater lands with a right hand.
Sinshi throws the left hand but Slater avoids the punch easily.

Slater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slater works on Sinshi's body with a couple of short punches.
Sinshi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Slater is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Slater wants to break free but Sinshi has control.
Sinshi has Slater pressed against the cage, preventing Slater from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Slater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slater takes one to the chin there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Slater clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Slater.
Slater lands a left hand.
Slater lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sinshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Slater won't allow it.
Slater is trying to force a seperation but Sinshi has the dominant position.
Slater scores with a hook to the body.
AC Slater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slater softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Slater breaks from the clinch.

Slater forces Sinshi back against the cage and clinches.
Slater lands with a light punch inside.
Slater is trying to push Sinshi away but Sinshi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Slater breaks the clinch.
Sinshi moves away from the strike by Slater.
Well,Sinshi is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Slater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinshi.
Sinshi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sinshi looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
Sinshi moves away from the strike by Slater.
Slater is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sinshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Slater with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slater misses with a wild body shot.
Sinshi throws a right and a left that Slater avoids nicely.
Sinshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slater.

And that's the end of the fight!
AC Slater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slater has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for AC Slater!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for AC Slater!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for AC Slater!

AC Slater wins by unanimous decision!
A determined AC Slater didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!