PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zigmond Freud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Freud
vs
Shiroma

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zigmond Freud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shiroma looks to land a left hand but Freud moved out of range nicely.
Freud tries to clinch
and Shiroma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiroma digs a good body shot into Freud's ribs.
Hideo Shiroma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiroma throws a right and a left that Freud avoids nicely.
Freud moves out of range of the strikes.
Shiroma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Freud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
Shiroma misses with a wild body shot.
Freud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Freud forces Shiroma back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiroma is looking to control Freud's arms but Freud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shiroma has his back to the cage.
Freud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiroma is defending well for now.
Shiroma is looking to break free of the clinch but Freud has double underhooks.
Freud with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiroma is defending well for now.
Freud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shiroma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freud has him pressed against the cage.
Shiroma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiroma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freud trying to land knees to the body.
Shiroma tries to break the clinch but Freud is controlling the position.
Shiroma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiroma avoiding damage as Freud throws knees to the body.
Freud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shiroma is trying to break the clinch but Freud has him pressed against the cage.
Freud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shiroma.
Freud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shiroma working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma tries to break free but Freud pushes him back against the cage.
Freud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shiroma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shiroma has had enough of the clinch but Freud keeps him there for the moment.
Freud tries to land knees in the clinch but Shiroma avoids the damage to the body.
Freud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shiroma is trying to push Freud away but Freud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Shiroma manages to break the clinch.
Shiroma lands a nice hook to Freud's body. Freud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Freud is breathing heavily.
Freud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shiroma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shiroma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiroma misses with the combination.
Freud looks to clinch
and Shiroma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shiroma fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shiroma misses with a double jab.
Shiroma throws a nice looking combination but Freud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiroma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiroma just misses with a punch to the body.
Shiroma misses with the combination.
Shiroma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shiroma lands with a nice combination. Freud backs away looking to recover.
Freud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shiroma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freud circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Shiroma both land. Nice combination.
Shiroma lands a jab to Freud's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma tests Freud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shiroma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shiroma tries to bum rush Freud with a series of wild strikes but Freud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shiroma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Freud rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freud moves in looking to clinch but Shiroma pushes him off.
Shiroma sizes up Freud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shiroma throws a right hand that Freud ducks under and follows up with a left that Freud also avoids with ease.
Freud moves to clinch but Shiroma breaks away
and Shiroma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shiroma throws a looping overhand right but Freud ducks down to avoid it.
Shiroma looks to score with a jab to the body but Freud is just out of range.
Shiroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Freud is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shiroma.
A punch lands to the side of Freud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shiroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shiroma keeps the fight on the outside.
Shiroma misses with a straight left.
Freud tries to clinch up but Shiroma circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freud darts in trying to clinch
and Shiroma counters with a straight right hand.
Shiroma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Freud tries to clinch but Shiroma moves away
and Shiroma counters with a straight right hand.
Shiroma misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
Shiroma scores with a three punch combo!
Shiroma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shiroma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freud has time to react.
Freud tries to clinch up.
Freud takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Freud is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shiroma connects with a right that clearly hurt Freud. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Shiroma proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Freud collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Shiroma!