PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Didiero Drogbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanaka Shidoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka Shidoshi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Drogbah
vs
Shidoshi

185 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Didiero Drogbah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tanaka Shidoshi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Shidoshi.
Drogbah walks into a straight right hand from Shidoshi.
Shidoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drogbah.
Shidoshi slips a jab and a cross from Drogbah.
Shidoshi fails to land with a series of punches.
Drogbah looks to land a combination. Shidoshi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Tanaka Shidoshi has been cut.
Drogbah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shidoshi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shidoshi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drogbah wants to sweep but no luck.
Drogbah is working hard here to advance position.

Drogbah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shidoshi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Drogbah regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shidoshi wants to control from the top but Drogbah keeps moving.
Shidoshi with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogbah looking for a sweep. Not yet Drogbah, not yet.
Shidoshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shidoshi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shidoshi stopping the sweep attempt from Drogbah.
Shidoshi working some strikes from top position.
Shidoshi lands a couple of digs.
Shidoshi looking to pass the guard.

Drogbah looking for subs off his back but Shidoshi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shidoshi is trying to control. Drogbah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shidoshi is taking a breather. Drogbah says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shidoshi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drogbah is trying to get back to full guard.

Shidoshi is looking for a kimura but Drogbah is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shidoshi to get the leverage.
Shidoshi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Drogbah!
Drogbah wants to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Shidoshi connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogbah is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shidoshi with the ground and pound from mount.
Shidoshi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Drogbah is looking to improve his position but Shidoshi isn't that keen on the idea.
Shidoshi working Drogbah over with strikes here.
Drogbah is squirming around, avoiding Shidoshi's attempts to control the action.
Shidoshi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shidoshi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drogbah looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Didiero Drogbah has been cut.
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!
BOOM! Shidoshi connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Drogbah is rocked!
Shidoshi postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Drogbah out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Shidoshi goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tanaka Shidoshi!
Tanaka Shidoshi is the new light heavyweight champion!