PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1431 p4p, 1525 weight class) and Sonny Day (ranked 190 p4p, 201 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Sonny Day has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shima
vs
Day

167 cm
23
165
18 - 6 - 0

181 cm
20
166
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Day!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Day misses with a jab, cross combination.
Day throws a leg kick but Shima moved away.
Day throws a big shot that misses.

Shima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Day letting Shima take a breather here.
Day is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Day is trying to break free.
Day tries to break the clinch but Shima is controlling the position.
Shima keeps control of Day as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shima definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shima.
Shima pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shima seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Shima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shima avoiding damage.
Day tries to break free but Shima pushes him back against the cage.
Day wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Day wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shima lands a body punch.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shima.
Shima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Day up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Shima.
A short body shot lands from Shima as the two fighters clinch.
Shima is leaning against Day and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Shima.
A left hand lands to the body for Shima.
Day tries to break the clinch but Shima is controlling the position.
Shima lands a right hand.

Day is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day is still on wobbly legs! Can Shima finish him?
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
Shima slowing the pace effectively.
Shima working aggressively here.
Day has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day wants to get back to striking at distance but Shima won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Shima as the two fighters clinch.
Shima misses with some punches.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima working aggressively here.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Shima working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Day's efforts to push away.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
Day looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima slowing the pace effectively.

Day breaks the clinch.
Shima Throws a clean left jab. Shima Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Day's chin! Day crumbles to the ground and Shima follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Shima!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tetsuo Shima!
After winning the bout, Tetsuo Shima thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.