PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between MichaeLGuY Supladito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Shakesphere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supladito's entrance music is High times. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as William Shakesphere enters the cage!

Supladito
vs
Shakesphere

175 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, MichaeLGuY Supladito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Shakesphere!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Shakesphere does no damage.
Supladito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shakesphere misses with a straight left.
Supladito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shakesphere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Shakesphere. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shakesphere.
Supladito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shakesphere makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Shakesphere as he connects with a hook.
Shakesphere fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Supladito on the side of the head.
Shakesphere throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Supladito counters with a shoot takedown. Shakesphere fights it but they end up in guard.
Supladito wanted to stand there but Shakesphere had control of the position.
Shakesphere really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Supladito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Supladito gets to his feet - Shakesphere follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakesphere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
William Shakesphere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shakesphere works over Supladito's head and body with a nice combination.
Shakesphere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Supladito circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Shakesphere does no damage.
Shakesphere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shakesphere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shakesphere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Supladito doesn't seem bothered though.
Shakesphere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Supladito really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shakesphere misses with a double jab
and Supladito counters with a three punch combo that has Shakesphere backing up. Shakesphere nods at Supladito to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Shakesphere, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shakesphere keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MichaeLGuY Supladito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakesphere tries to bum rush Supladito with a series of wild strikes but Supladito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Shakesphere.
Shakesphere swinging wildly here.
Supladito misses with a takedown
enabling Shakesphere to counter with a crisp jab.
Shakesphere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakesphere tries to bum rush Supladito with a series of wild strikes but Supladito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shakesphere darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supladito on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shakesphere lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shakesphere lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Supladito backs up against the cage.
Supladito throws a combination that misses
and Shakesphere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Supladito misses with a combination
and Shakesphere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shakesphere displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Supladito.
Supladito is breathing heavily.
Supladito dodges the punch combination from Shakesphere.
Supladito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shakesphere counters with a series of strikes. Supladito will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakesphere lands a two punch combo.
Shakesphere swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Supladito counters with a two punch combo.
Shakesphere takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shakesphere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shakesphere misses with a double jab.
Shakesphere swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Supladito counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supladito postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakesphere 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.
Shakesphere is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Shakesphere dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Supladito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shakesphere counters with a series of strikes. Supladito will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shakesphere swinging wildly here.
Shakesphere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shakesphere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shakesphere lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Supladito misses with a double jab
and Shakesphere counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
William Shakesphere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supladito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Shakesphere to counter with a crisp jab.
Shakesphere throws a nice looking combination but Supladito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supladito moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Shakesphere. Those never looked like landing.
Shakesphere throws a series of punches but Supladito moves out of range.
Supladito misses with a combination
and Shakesphere counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like MichaeLGuY Supladito has been cut.
Shakesphere misses with a few strikes there.
Shakesphere scores with a one two! Supladito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shakesphere misses with the combination.
Supladito tries for a takedown but Shakesphere circles away easily
and Shakesphere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supladito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shakesphere counters with a left and a right that stings Supladito.
A left lands for Shakesphere.
Supladito throws a combination that misses
and Shakesphere connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shakesphere looks to land a combination but Supladito avoids it well.
Shakesphere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Supladito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shakesphere looks to land a combination but Supladito avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shakesphere, as that shot connected.
Shakesphere fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Supladito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shakesphere moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakesphere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Shakesphere scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Shakesphere both land. Nice combination.
Shakesphere works Supladito's body with a nice hook.
Shakesphere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shakesphere stalks Supladito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Supladito's face. Supladito staggers backwards, shaken.
Shakesphere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Supladito.
Shakesphere connects with a crisp jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Shakesphere scores with a four punch combination!
Shakesphere lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakesphere falls off balance throwing a combination
and Supladito counters with a nice uppercut.
Shakesphere scores with a nice head shot.
Shakesphere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shakesphere lands a nice hook to Supladito's body. Supladito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shakesphere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shakesphere darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakesphere misses with the combination.
Shakesphere might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice uppercut there from Shakesphere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Shakesphere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on MichaeLGuY Supladito's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shakesphere connects with a looping right hand.
Shakesphere tests Supladito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shakesphere lands with an overhand left.
Shakesphere throws a nice looking combination but Supladito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shakesphere with a hook.
Supladito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shakesphere is fending him off so far but Supladito persists. Nope, Shakesphere circles away and we're back to standing.
Supladito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shakesphere throws a left and a right that both miss

and Supladito counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shakesphere tries to kick Supladito off but Supladito keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Supladito postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Shakesphere to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakesphere throws a combination that misses

and Supladito counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shakesphere won't be happy with that.
Shakesphere wants to get back to his feet but Supladito drags him back down.

Supladito stands up.
Shakesphere moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shakesphere misses with a combination

and Supladito counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Supladito stands up and we're back to a striking position.
MichaeLGuY Supladito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakesphere will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shakesphere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakesphere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Supladito's head.
Shakesphere throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shakesphere shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Supladito eats them both and turns towards Shakesphere to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shakesphere scores with a three punch combo!
A decent looking cross lands there for Shakesphere.
William Shakesphere seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supladito takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shakesphere displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shakesphere lands a glancing blow to the side of Supladito's head.
Shakesphere misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Supladito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Shakesphere.
Shakesphere lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shakesphere lands a jab to the nose.
Supladito on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakesphere scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shakesphere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Supladito has time to react.
Supladito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shakesphere scores with a one two! Supladito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supladito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
William Shakesphere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shakesphere works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shakesphere lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shakesphere lands a jab to the nose.
Shakesphere lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Shakesphere.
I've got Shakesphere 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Shakesphere!