PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shishido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Woo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Shishido
vs
Woo

180 cm
22
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Shishido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Woo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shishido tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Woo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Woo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Woo is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shishido is looking to escape.

Shishido is defending against the submission attempts here by Woo.
Shishido tries to kick Woo off but Woo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Woo seems to be working for a kimura but Shishido defends the submission attempt.

Woo is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo wants to take a breather but Shishido is having none of it.
Shishido wants to get back to his feet.
Shishido is staying active underneath Woo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shishido is looking to escape.
Shishido might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Woo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Woo is looking to take a break and control but Shishido is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woo stops Shishido from getting back to his feet.
Woo throws a strike but Shishido avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shishido wants to stand and escape but Woo is having none of it.
Woo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shishido is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shishido is breathing heavily.

Woo drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Woo as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Shishido screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Woo! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Mr Woo!