PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimizu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rising Sun - Taiko Drummers. On his way into the cage it seems that Dominic Rude has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dominic Rude seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rude
vs
Shimizu

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
222 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Shimizu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rude moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Shimizu goes down! Can Rude finish him!?

Shimizu is rocked!
Shimizu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rude manages to get himself to full guard.
Shimizu is still in real trouble! Can Rude finish him?
Shimizu is looking to stand up but Rude won't let him.
Shimizu seems to have recovered his senses.
Shimizu tries to free his leg and advance position but Rude is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shimizu stands up from Rude's guard - Shimizu perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shimizu moves in looking to clinch but Rude pushes him off.
Rude misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Rude.
Shimizu avoids the head kick by Rude.
Rude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Shimizu clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shimizu.
Shimizu gets through Rude's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rude is trying to break free.
Shimizu throws an elbow but it misses.
Shimizu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Shimizu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shimizu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rude throws a jab when Shimizu was well out of range.
Rude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rude slips a jab and a cross from Shimizu.
Shimizu tries to clinch there but Rude circles away.

Shimizu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shimizu lands with a left to the head.
Rude is trying to maintain a safe position but Shimizu gets an underhook and turns Rude into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shimizu.
Rude has had enough of the clinch but Shimizu keeps him there for the moment.
Rude avoiding damage as Shimizu throws knees to the body.
Shimizu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shimizu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rude backwards.
Shimizu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rude up against the cage.
Shimizu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rude is pushing Shimizu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shimizu lands a body shot.
Rude looking to slow down the pace here.
Shimizu misses with a punch to the body.

Rude manages to break the clinch.

Shimizu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rude, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Shimizu on the inside.
Shimizu tries to work over Rude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimizu lands a nice uppercut.
Rude dodges an elbow strike from Shimizu.
Good body shot from Shimizu.
Rude is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Shimizu.
A right hook to the body lands for Shimizu.
Rude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shimizu digs a right hand into Rude's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rude's gas tank.
The referee calls for Shimizu to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shimizu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shimizu lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Shimizu.
Shimizu pushes Rude back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shimizu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Shimizu.
Good body shot from Shimizu.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Shimizu is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Shimizu.
Shimizu lands a body punch.

Shimizu breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shimizu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Shimizu has closed the distance and engaged Rude in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rude avoids it.
Shimizu tries to work over Rude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimizu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shimizu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rude wants to get back to striking at distance but Shimizu won't allow it.
Shimizu tries to throw a body punch but Rude avoids it by throwing Shimizu back against the cage.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Shimizu has him pressed against the cage.
Rude on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shimizu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Shimizu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shimizu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimizu scores with the left hand. Rude knows he should have avoided that one.
Shimizu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rude.
Rude throws a sloppy head kick and Shimizu moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rude manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Shimizu.
Shimizu moves to clinch but Rude breaks away
and Rude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shimizu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Shimizu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rude misses with a hook. Shimizu ducked under it nicely.
Shimizu blocks a jab.

Rude gets tackled into the cage by Shimizu. Shimizu maintains the clinch.
Rude taking a breather.
Shimizu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shimizu struggles to land a body shot inside as Rude controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shimizu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shimizu tries to work over Rude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rude wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rude manages to break the clinch.
Rude throws an overhand right that lands on Shimizu's shoulder, as Shimizu tries to avoid the shot.
Shimizu cracks Rude with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shimizu slips a straight right by Rude.
Rude tries a head kick but it misses.
Shimizu slips under a jab from Rude.
Shimizu lands a nice shot that snaps Rude's head back.
Rude swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shimizu tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Rude throws a lazy uppercut
and Shimizu counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Rude.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu lands a head shot.
Shimizu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ken Shimizu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shimizu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rude, pushing him back against the cage.
Shimizu works on Rude's body with a couple of short punches.
Shimizu is working Rude over against the cage.
Shimizu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Shimizu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Shimizu clinches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shimizu lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Shimizu - that landed with a thud.
Shimizu lands an uppercut.
Shimizu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rude avoids it.
Rude takes a shot to the head.

Shimizu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Shimizu both land. Nice combination.
Rude throws a head kick but Shimizu moves out of range.
Shimizu is looking to clinch.

Shimizu has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimizu lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Shimizu.
Shimizu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rude tries to break the clinch but Shimizu is controlling the position.
Rude working hard to break the clinch.
Shimizu is leaning against Rude and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shimizu lands a body shot.
Rude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shimizu presses Rude against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rude takes a knee to the side of the body.
A body shot lands from Shimizu.
Shimizu lands a left hand.
Shimizu is leaning against Rude and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Shimizu.
Shimizu has Rude pressed against the cage.
Ken Shimizu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shimizu trying to land knees to the body.
Shimizu works on Rude's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shimizu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu presses Rude against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Shimizu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Shimizu rushes Rude and presses him up against the cage.

Shimizu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shimizu tries to clinch there but Rude circles away.
Shimizu tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Shimizu tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Rude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shimizu.
Rude misses with a hook.

Shimizu has taken the fight to the clinch.

Shimizu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rude throws a hook but Shimizu avoids it easily.

Shimizu rushes Rude and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rude wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shimizu has him pressed against the cage.
Shimizu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shimizu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Shimizu.
Rude prevents a body shot from Shimizu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shimizu keeps control of Rude as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shimizu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shimizu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rudes head.

Shimizu breaks from the clinch.
Rude throws a lazy head kick

and Shimizu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shimizu.
Shimizu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shimizu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rude.
Shimizu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rude's efforts to push away.
Shimizu pushes Rude back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shimizu lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shimizu throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Shimizu.

Shimizu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Shimizu has Rude up against the cage in a clinch.

Rude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Shimizu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Rude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shimizu.
Shimizu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rude.
Shimizu tries to clinch there but Rude circles away.
Shimizu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rude manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rude misses with a head kick.
Rude stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Rude misses with a right hand

and Shimizu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shimizu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rude stalling in the clinch but Shimizu improves position.
Rude is trying to push Shimizu away but Shimizu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rude looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shimizu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimizu works on Rude's body with a couple of short punches.

Shimizu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Shimizu scores with a four punch combination!
Decent striking displayed by Shimizu there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Shimizu rushes Rude and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Shimizu.
Shimizu lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shimizu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Shimizu takes the fight into the clinch.
Shimizu misses with a punch to the body.
Shimizu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shimizu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rude's elbow.
Rude wants to stall.
Shimizu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rude working hard to break the clinch.
Shimizu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shimizu scores with a shot to the side of Rude's head.
Rude is trying to push Shimizu away but Shimizu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shimizu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rude.
Shimizu trying to land knees to the body.
Shimizu stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shimizu taking a breather.
Shimizu tries to stall but Rude uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shimizu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shimizu has Rude pressed against the cage, preventing Rude from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Rude breaks from the clinch.
Shimizu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shimizu avoids the head kick by Rude.

Shimizu moves into the clinch successfully.

Shimizu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shimizu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rude tries a head kick but it misses.
Shimizu cracks Rude with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shimizu tries to clinch up but Rude circles away and keeps his distance.
Shimizu tries to clinch up but Rude circles away and keeps his distance.
Shimizu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shimizu lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rude misses with a hook

and Shimizu counters by moving into the clinch.
Rude blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shimizu lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Shimizu - that landed with a thud.

Rude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rude missing with a left hand there. Shimizu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Shimizu moves into the clinch.
Shimizu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Shimizu.
Rude is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rude wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Shimizu.
Shimizu controlling the action here for a moment.
Shimizu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Shimizu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rude.
Shimizu tries to move into range but Rude moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rude throws a big shot that misses.
Shimizu is looking to clinch but Rude is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Rude.
Ken Shimizu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shimizu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shimizu scores with a nice head shot.
Nice jab there from Shimizu.

Rude gets tackled into the cage by Shimizu. Shimizu maintains the clinch.
Rude is trying to force a seperation but Shimizu has the dominant position.

Shimizu manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimizu tries to close the distance and clinch but Rude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shimizu tries to clinch but Rude is having none of it.
Shimizu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rude throws the left hand but Shimizu avoids the punch easily.
Shimizu is looking to clinch but Rude is avoiding it.
Rude throws a right hand that misses

and Shimizu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shimizu.
Dominic Rude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rude looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rude misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Shimizu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shimizu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Shimizu!