PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between scooby doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsu Shiroka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). scooby doo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tetsu Shiroka's chin.

doo
vs
Shiroka

190 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, scooby doo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Shiroka!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiroka circles away from the clinch attempt.
doo throws a head kick but Shiroka moves out of range.

doo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
doo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shiroka manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shiroka wants to clinch up but doo keeps it at a distance.
Shiroka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shiroka misses with a few strikes there.
doo tries to close the distance and clinch but Shiroka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shiroka misses with a few strikes there.
Tetsu Shiroka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiroka throws a good cross that connects.
Shiroka throws a series of punches but doo moves out of range.
doo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shiroka closes the distance but doo moves to the side

and doo counters with a single leg into guard. Shiroka didn't expect that.

doo drops back looking for a leg! Shiroka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shiroka manages to kick doo off! doo jumps back into Shiroka's guard.

doo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
doo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
doo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
doo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shiroka throws a right and a left that doo avoids nicely.

doo rushes Shiroka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

doo breaks the clinch.
Shiroka misses with a combination

and doo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shiroka won't be happy with that.
Shiroka is trying to buck doo off.
Shiroka sneaks back into half guard.
doo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiroka looks like he's trying to stand up.
doo is breathing heavily.
Shiroka has hold of doo's hands but doo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shiroka wants to get back to his feet.
Shiroka wants to stand back up but doo manages to pass into side control.
doo is looking to take a break and control but Shiroka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroka pushes doo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, doo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

doo scores with a takedown into Shiroka's guard.
doo trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiroka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shiroka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
doo wants to control from the top but Shiroka keeps moving.
Shiroka is looking to stand up but doo isn't so interested in that idea.
Shiroka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shiroka wants to stand and escape but doo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shiroka pushes doo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Shiroka tries to bum rush doo with a series of wild strikes but doo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
doo tries for a takedown but Shiroka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for scooby doo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
doo dodges the punch combination from Shiroka.
Shiroka is looking to clinch.
Shiroka misses with a double jab

and doo moves into the clinch.
doo goes for a takedown attempt but Shiroka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

doo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
doo forces his way into half guard.
doo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shiroka is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

doo stands up out of the half guard.
Shiroka misses with a combination

and doo counters by clinching up.

doo manages to break the clinch.
doo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shiroka pinned against the cage. Shiroka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
doo moves in looking to clinch but Shiroka pushes him off.

Shiroka drives through and clinches with doo against the cage.

doo successfully pulls guard.
Shiroka is looking to stand up but doo won't let him.

doo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Shiroka is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. doo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Shiroka's back instead.
Shiroka wants to get back to his feet.
Shiroka is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

scooby doo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

doo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shiroka throws a nice looking combination but doo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiroka wants to clinch up but doo keeps it at a distance.
Shiroka misses with a double jab

and doo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

doo decides to stand up.
scooby doo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
doo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shiroka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
doo misses with a takedown attempt
and Shiroka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shiroka tries to clinch

and doo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Shiroka has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes doo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shiroka lands a jab-cross combination.
Shiroka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

doo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Shiroka manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shiroka is breathing heavily.
doo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shiroka tries to close the distance and clinch but doo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
doo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shiroka stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for scooby doo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
doo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shiroka as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroka misses with a lunging right hand
and doo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

doo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - doo lands in his opponent's guard.
doo won't allow Shiroka to get back to his feet.
Shiroka keeping moving, preventing doo from controlling successfully.
Shiroka is looking to stand back up but doo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Shiroka.
Shiroka is trying to get back to his feet.
Shiroka throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Shiroka trying to remain calm as doo controls from the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
doo tries to close the distance and clinch but Shiroka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
doo wants to clinch up but Shiroka keeps it at a distance.
A head kick from doo lands but Shiroka takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroka misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shiroka!
doo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shiroka.
Shiroka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
doo fails with a takedown attempt.
Shiroka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shiroka misses with a few strikes there.
doo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shiroka counters with a straight right hand.
Shiroka clobbers doo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shiroka closes the distance looking to clinch

and doo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by doo.

doo manages to break the clinch.
Shiroka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Shiroka as doo shoots in.
doo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shiroka as he avoids it easily.
doo shoots in and drives through. Shiroka sprawls well.
doo misses with a takedown attempt - Shiroka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
doo shoots for a takedown but Shiroka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
doo shoots in but no luck this time.
doo ducks under a wild hook from Shiroka.
doo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroka.
A punch combination from Shiroka misses.
doo swinging wilding here.

doo has Shiroka up against the cage in a clinch.
Shiroka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
doo lands a hook that snaps the head of Shiroka backwards.
Shiroka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shiroka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shiroka is trying to break free.

doo successfully pulls guard.
scooby doo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Shiroka gets to his feet - doo follows without any prompting.
doo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shiroka as he jumps to the side.
Shiroka tests doo's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Shiroka moves into range and clinches up with doo.
Shiroka is looking to break free of the clinch but doo has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shiroka breaks the clinch.
Shiroka catches doo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
doo fails with the takedown.
Shiroka throws a sloppy head kick and doo moves out of range easily.
doo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
doo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
doo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiroka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shiroka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by doo.

doo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. doo showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiroka moves into full guard.

doo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and doo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiroka wants to get back to his feet but doo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

scooby doo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

doo is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Shiroka misses.
Nice takedown defense from Shiroka. No joy for doo on that attempt.

doo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shiroka, pushing him back against the cage.

doo manages to pull guard.
doo is pulling down on Shiroka's head. It's preventing any offense from Shiroka, at least for the moment.
Shiroka wants to stand but doo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
doo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
doo wants to get back to his feet but Shiroka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shiroka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
doo has a closed guard, preventing Shiroka from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
doo is trying to control the position but Shiroka postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
doo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroka.
doo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shiroka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shiroka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and doo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shiroka won't be happy with that.
Shiroka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but doo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
doo is looking to take a break and control but Shiroka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
doo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shiroka wants to get back to his feet but doo is dominant here and he's now got Shiroka's back!
doo controlling his opponent.
doo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Shiroka is rocked!

doo looking to secure an arm triangle but Shiroka defends it well.
doo tries to control but Shiroka wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

doo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
doo tries to control but Shiroka wriggling away.
doo is really struggling to control Shiroka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shiroka regains half guard.
Shiroka is trying to get back to full guard.
Shiroka works his way to full guard. Good work.
doo won't allow Shiroka to get back to his feet.
doo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
doo is standing up over Shiroka. Shiroka looks to escape but doo dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroka tries to escape but doo is in control.
doo trying to control the position but Shiroka is working away.
doo is chipping away with strikes.
Shiroka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

doo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
doo scores with a leg kick.
doo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shiroka swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for scooby doo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shiroka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shiroka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
doo fails with the takedown

and Shiroka counters by clinching up.
doo tries for a takedown but Shiroka manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shiroka breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Shiroka.
Shiroka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
doo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiroka paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Shiroka gets a clinch.

Shiroka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
doo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Shiroka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shiroka.

doo breaks from the clinch.
doo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
doo is stalling here.

Shiroka breaks the clinch.

doo closes the distance and clinches.

doo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shiroka is trying to keep an underhook but doo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
doo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shiroka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shiroka has hold of doo's hands but doo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

doo stands up and beckons Shiroka to join him on the feet.
Tetsu Shiroka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for doo with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
scooby doo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for doo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... scooby doo!