PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rokowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanuki Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanuki Shinra is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rokowski
vs
Shinra

182 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Rokowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanuki Shinra!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokowski walks into a jab.

Shinra drops his shoulder and cracks Rokowski with a huge uppercut! Rokowski goes down! Can Shinra finish him?

It looks like Jake Rokowski has been cut.
Rokowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Shinra gets to his feet. Rokowski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokowski scores with a hook to the body. Shinra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shinra is looking to clinch.
Shinra tries to clinch up.
Shinra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rokowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinra.
Shinra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinra misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Rokowski.
Rokowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokowski throws a looping overhand right but Shinra ducks down to avoid it.
Shinra is looking to clinch but Rokowski is avoiding it.
Rokowski throws a series of punches but Shinra avoids them all with ease.
Rokowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinra moves in looking to clinch but Rokowski pushes him off.
Shinra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shinra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rokowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra tries to clinch up but Rokowski circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Rokowski misses.
Shinra fails with an attempt to clinch.

Shinra closes the distance and pushes Rokowski back into the cage.
Shinra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Rokowski breaks from the clinch.
Shinra takes one on the button.
Shinra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rokowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shinra scrambles back to his feet.
Rokowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Tanuki Shinra has been cut.
Shinra tries to clinch but Rokowski is having none of it.
It looked like Rokowski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shinra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rokowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinra is looking to clinch but Rokowski is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Rokowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Rokowski. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Shinra is looking to clinch.
Shinra tries to clinch up but Rokowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Rokowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shinra eats them both and turns towards Rokowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Rokowski.
Rokowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shinra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokowski.
Shinra looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tanuki Shinra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shinra drops Rokowski with a big left hand and mounts him. Rokowski is in big trouble!
Rokowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Shinra gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Rokowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rokowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rokowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rokowski scores with a jab to the head.
Rokowski throws a hook but Shinra avoids it easily.
Rokowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rokowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rokowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rokowski.
Shinra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rokowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Shinra.
Shinra doesn't manage to clinch there - Rokowski circles away.
A quick step to the side and Rokowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rokowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shinra. Shinra obviously looking to wear him down.
Shinra tries to clinch but Rokowski moves out of range.
Shinra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shinra closes the distance but Rokowski moves to the side
and Rokowski counters with a nice body shot.
Rokowski tries to bum rush Shinra with a series of wild strikes but Shinra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rokowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shinra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shinra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Rokowski misses the target.
Shinra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rokowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shinra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinra blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rokowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shinra moves in looking to clinch but Rokowski pushes him off.
Shinra darts in trying to clinch
and Rokowski counters with a straight right hand.
Shinra tries to clinch up but Rokowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinra tries to clinch up.
Rokowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shinra tries to clinch up.
Rokowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rokowski!
Rokowski scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokowski stuns Shinra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shinra throws a jab when Rokowski was well out of range.
Rokowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shinra tries to clinch up but Rokowski circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Rokowski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shinra tries to clinch there but Rokowski circles away.
Rokowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinra. Shinra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shinra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Shinra gets a clinch.
Rokowski lands a body punch.
Rokowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shinra backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rokowski.
Shinra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rokowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Rokowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Rokowski.
Rokowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rokowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Shinra is rocked!
Shinra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shinra is still on wobbly legs! Can Rokowski finish him?
Rokowski is trying to force a seperation but Shinra has the dominant position.
Shinra seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rokowski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rokowski's efforts to push away.
Shinra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shinra is breathing heavily.
Rokowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Shinra has double underhooks.
Shinra misses with a knee to the head.
Shinra with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokowski lands a shot to the body.
Rokowski is leaning against Shinra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rokowski.
Rokowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shinra has him pressed against the cage.
Rokowski lands a nice uppercut.
Rokowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rokowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Rokowski.
Rokowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rokowski.
Rokowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Rokowski.
Rokowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rokowski.

Rokowski manages to break the clinch.
Shinra tries to clinch but Rokowski moves away

and Rokowski counters with a crisp one two that drops Shinra! Rokowski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Shinra to his feet! Shinra is in big trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokowski cracks a nice hook into Shinra's ribs.
Rokowski connects with a right that clearly hurt Shinra. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Rokowski proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Shinra collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Rokowski!