PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Shinobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack has chosen Navras as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Shinobi
vs
Mack

185 cm
26
217 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
213 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Shinobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Mack!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shinobi finds it's way round the side to connect with Mack's head.
Mack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mack looks to land a right hand but Shinobi moved out of range.
Mack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mack lands a nice hook to Shinobi's body. Shinobi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shinobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Shinobi walks into a straight right hand from Mack.
Shinobi blocks a jab.

Mack tries to keep at a distance but Shinobi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shinobi as Mack tries to tie him up.
Shinobi lands a nice uppercut.
Shinobi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mack wants to get back to striking at distance but Shinobi won't allow it.
Mack leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinobi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shinobi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shinobi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mack is trying to break the clinch but Shinobi is controlling him.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Shinobi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Shinobi.
A short right from Shinobi.
Shinobi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hook to the body lands for Shinobi.
Shinobi working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinobi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinobi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mack to score with a decent uppercut.
Shinobi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mack swings for the body but Shinobi moves out of range.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinobi manages to avoid it.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinobi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack throws the left hand but Shinobi avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shinobi. Shinobi obviously looking to wear him down.
Shinobi tries a head kick but it misses.
Shinobi tries to close the distance and clinch but Mack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shinobi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.
Shinobi moves away from the strike by Mack.
Shinobi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mack throws out the jab.
Mack blocks a leg kick.
Shinobi defending well as Mack loads up on a big left hand.
Shinobi looks to land a left hand but Mack moved out of range nicely.
Shinobi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mack in his tracks.
Shinobi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shinobi throws a head kick that misses.
Mack digs a good hook to Shinobi's body.
Mack tests Shinobi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinobi misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with an uppercut.
Shinobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mack.
Dave Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mack.
Shinobi is looking to chop away at Mack's legs.
Mack misses with a body shot.
Shinobi misses with a double jab.
Mack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinobi wants to clinch up but Mack keeps it at a distance.
Shinobi looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Shinobi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mack misses with a straight right.
Mack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shinobi was well out of range. Poor timing from Mack.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinobi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mack has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shinobi.
Mack looks gassed!
Shinobi lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinobi throws a sloppy head kick
and Mack counters with a right hand to the body.
Shinobi throws a front kick that sends Mack stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinobi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mack on the side of the head.
Shinobi throws a sloppy head kick and Mack moves out of range easily.
Shinobi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shinobi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shinobi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mack takes a step back to recover.
Shinobi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shinobi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mack momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shinobi, as that shot connected.
Shinobi lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mack looks to land a right hand but Shinobi moved out of range.
Mack dodges the punch combination from Shinobi.
Shinobi scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Shinobi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shinobi slips under a jab from Mack.
Shinobi scores with the left hand. Mack knows he should have avoided that one.
Shinobi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Mack throws a body punch but Shinobi moves out of range.
Mack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shinobi counters with a series of strikes. Mack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shinobi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinobi misses the shot to the body.
Shinobi lands a jab to the head.

Shinobi closes the distance and clinches.
Shinobi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinobi has Mack pressed against the cage, preventing Mack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shinobi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mack is trying to maintain a safe position but Shinobi gets an underhook and turns Mack into the cage.
Shinobi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mack.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Shinobi lands a right hand.
Shinobi taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shinobi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinobi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mack lands a shoulder strike.
Shinobi lands a hook that snaps the head of Mack backwards.

Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shinobi's head.
Max Shinobi is winning the standup battle so far.
Mack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mack there as he acknowledges the shot.

Shinobi rushes Mack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shinobi looking to throw knees to the head but Mack is blocking nicely.
Shinobi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shinobi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Mack breaks the clinch.
Shinobi moves away from the strike by Mack.
Max Shinobi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinobi throws a head kick that misses.
Shinobi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shinobi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mack.
A jab from Shinobi misses.
Mack misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shinobi's head backwards.
Shinobi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mack slips under a jab from Shinobi.
Mack misses the jab.
Mack blocks a leg kick.
Mack cracks Shinobi with an open hand slap.
Mack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinobi moves away.
Mack avoids the head kick by Shinobi.
Shinobi misses with a looping left.
Mack slips a jab and a cross from Shinobi.
Shinobi wants to land a leg kick but Mack is out of range.
Shinobi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mack swats away the attempt to clinch by Shinobi.
Mack looks to land a right hand but Shinobi moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinobi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mack circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinobi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mack circles away.
Mack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shinobi counters with an outside leg kick.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinobi slips a jab from Mack.
Mack throws a shot from downtown. Shinobi moves away and avoids it.
Mack lands with a nice body punch.
Mack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shinobi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mack throws the left hand but Shinobi avoids the punch easily.
Mack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shinobi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mack throws out a loose jab but Shinobi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinobi defending well as Mack loads up on a big left hand.
Shinobi lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Mack.
Mack scores with a jab to the head.
Mack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shinobi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack looks to throw the jab but Shinobi is out of range.
Shinobi tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
Mack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shinobi. Shinobi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mack. Shinobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack moves away from the strike by Shinobi.
Shinobi misses with a series of wild punches.
Mack throws a body punch but Shinobi moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinobi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mack misses with a looping right.
Mack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shinobi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shinobi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max Shinobi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Mack.
Shinobi misses with a low kick.
Shinobi throws a leg kick that misses.
Mack misses with an uppercut.
Mack throws out a powerful jab.
Shinobi looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Shinobi throws a right and a left that Mack avoids nicely.
A big left from Mack misses.
Shinobi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shinobi blocks a jab.
Shinobi lands a body shot.
Shinobi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mack circles away quickly and effectively.
Mack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shinobi's hands.
A lazy left from Mack finds it's target.
Mack takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Shinobi is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shinobi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Shinobi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mack works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack misses with a looping left.
Shinobi seems to have got his legs back now.
Mack takes a swing at Shinobi's ribcage but misses.
Shinobi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mack misses the jab.
Mack misses with a shot to the body
and Shinobi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shinobi looks to land a left hand but Mack moved out of range nicely.
Shinobi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shinobi slips a jab from Mack.
Mack throws a looping overhand right but Shinobi ducks down to avoid it.
Shinobi throws a combination that misses
enabling Mack to counter with a crisp jab.
Mack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mack throws a shot from downtown. Shinobi moves away and avoids it.
Mack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shinobi is looking to clinch.
Mack walks into a jab.
Shinobi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinobi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mack defending well as Shinobi loads up on a big left hand.
Mack connects with a single shot there.
Mack connects with a right hand. Shinobi shakes it off.
Mack misses with a body shot.
Mack connects with a body shot.
Mack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinobi blocks a jab.
Mack throws the left hand but Shinobi avoids the punch easily.
Mack throws a shot from downtown. Shinobi moves away and avoids it.
Mack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shinobi.
Shinobi throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
Shinobi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinobi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinobi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws an overhand right that lands on Shinobi's shoulder, as Shinobi tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinobi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinobi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinobi manages to avoid it.
Shinobi tries to move into range but Mack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shinobi avoids the body shot from Mack.
Mack looks to throw the jab but Shinobi is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mack misses the target.
Shinobi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinobi looks to land a combination but Mack avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a looping overhand right but Shinobi ducks down to avoid it.
Shinobi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Mack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mack misses the shot to the body.
Mack throws a jab when Shinobi was well out of range.
Shinobi misses with a wild combination.
Shinobi misses with a series of wild punches.
Mack lands with a nice body punch.
Shinobi wants to clinch but Mack slips to the side
and Mack counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack tests Shinobi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinobi jabs Mack right on the nose. Mack blinks but takes it well.
Dave Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Shinobi has closed the distance and engaged Mack in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Mack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shinobi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Shinobi!