PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hettie Kate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kate's entrance music is Peanuts Theme. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kate
vs
Shinjo

172 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hettie Kate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sho Shinjo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Kate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kate tries a knee to the head but Shinjo blocks it.
Shinjo managing to block the knees to the body from Kate.
Kate missing with knees to the body.
Shinjo avoiding damage as Kate throws knees to the body.
Kate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shinjo's defenses.
Kate throws an elbow that misses.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kate prevents a body shot from Shinjo.
Shinjo taking a breather.
Kate pushes off an throws an elbow but Shinjo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shinjo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shinjo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kate's elbow.
Shinjo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Shinjo in his tracks for a moment.
Shinjo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kate with a knee to the head.
Shinjo digs a right hand underneath Kate's ribcage. Kate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Kate misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shinjo is trying to force a seperation but Kate has the dominant position.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Shinjo in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinjo.
Kate pushes off an throws an elbow but Shinjo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kate prevents Shinjo from breaking the clinch.
Shinjo avoids a wild elbow strike from Kate.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shinjo fails to land.
Shinjo misses with a punch to the body.
Kate keeps control of Shinjo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kate lands an uppercut.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.

Shinjo is rocked!
Kate lands an elbow just above Shinjo 's eye.
Shinjo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kate finish him?
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shinjo tries to throw a body punch but Kate avoids it by throwing Shinjo back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinjo throws a punch but it's blocked by Kate.
Shinjo seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo can't find room to land a body shot as Kate controls the action.
Kate tries to land knees in the clinch but Shinjo avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Kate.
Kate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shinjo blocks it with crossed arms.
Kate is breathing heavily.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shinjo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shinjo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shinjo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kate taking a breather.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinjo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shinjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shinjo misses with a punch to the body.
Shinjo throws a head punch that misses.
Kate misses with a knee to the head.
Kate is trying to maintain a safe position but Shinjo gets an underhook and turns Kate into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is trying to push Kate away but Kate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kate gets through Shinjo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Kate misses with a knee strike.
Shinjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kate has double underhooks.
Kate is trying to stall.
Shinjo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kate is keeping busy.
Kate lands an elbow inside that Shinjo shrugs off.
Kate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kate lands an elbow inside that Shinjo shrugs off.
Shinjo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinjo tries to stall but Kate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Shinjo.
Kate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kate misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shinjo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kate is trying to maintain a safe position but Shinjo gets an underhook and turns Kate into the cage.
Shinjo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kate backwards.
Shinjo can't find room to land a body shot as Kate controls the action.
Kate scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shinjo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shinjo tries to throw a body punch but Kate avoids it by throwing Shinjo back against the cage.
Shinjo wants to stall.
Kate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shinjo avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shinjo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kate controls his hands.
Kate misses with a knee to the head.
Kate working Shinjo over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hettie Kate dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shinjo lands a nice shot that snaps Kate's head back.
Kate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kate tries to clinch
and Shinjo counters with a right hand to the body.
Shinjo scores with a sloppy right hand. Kate should have avoided that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shinjo or not.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kate scores with a shot to the side of Shinjo's head.
Shinjo trying to control the position but instead, Kate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shinjo into the cage.
Shinjo digs a right hand underneath Kate's ribcage. Kate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hettie Kate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shinjo trying to control the position but instead, Kate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shinjo into the cage.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kate.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Shinjo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kate lands a knee to the head.
Shinjo tries to throw a body punch but Kate avoids it by throwing Shinjo back against the cage.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.
Kate misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shinjo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kate tries to land a knee to the head but Shinjo blocks with his arms.
Shinjo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kate controls his hands.
Kate scores a nice knee to the body.
Kate with a knee to the head.
Shinjo misses with a punch on the inside.
Shinjo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kate is trying to maintain a safe position but Shinjo gets an underhook and turns Kate into the cage.
Shinjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kate has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate gets through Shinjo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Shinjo.
Shinjo lands a shoulder strike.
Shinjo is trying to maintain a safe position but Kate gets an underhook and turns Shinjo into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Kate.
A head punch on the inside from Shinjo fails to land.
Shinjo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shinjo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kate blocks a body shot from Shinjo.
Kate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shinjo avoids it.
Shinjo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shinjo is defending well for now.
Shinjo blocks the elbow strike.
Shinjo is trying to stall.
Shinjo managing to block the knees to the body from Kate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo avoids the elbow strike from Kate, against the cage.
Kate missing with knees to the body.
Shinjo tries to work over Kate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Shinjo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shinjo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shinjo.
Kate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shinjo misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Shinjo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kate throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Shinjo as the two fighters clinch.
Shinjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kate has double underhooks.
Kate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shinjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kate looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo works on Kate's body with a couple of short punches.
Kate blocks a body shot from Shinjo.
Shinjo lands a shot to the body.
Kate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shinjo's efforts to push away.
Shinjo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kate throws an elbow that misses.
Kate throws an elbow but it misses.
Shinjo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kate backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo blocks an elbow strike from Kate.
Kate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shinjo's face.
Kate blocks a body shot from Shinjo.
Shinjo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinjo tries to work over Kate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kate trying to land knees to the body.
Kate landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hettie Kate will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Some wild striking there from Shinjo.
Shinjo throws a right and a left that Kate avoids nicely.
Kate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shinjo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hettie Kate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shinjo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shinjo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shinjo takes an elbow to the temple.
Shinjo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kate lands a good knee to the midsection. Shinjo won't want to take too many of those.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shinjo tries to work over Kate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinjo wants to break free but Kate has control.
Kate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shinjo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shinjo is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinjo misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Shinjo in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Shinjo tries to stall but Kate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shinjo lands with a right to the head.
Kate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shinjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shinjo misses with a punch on the inside.
Shinjo throws a head punch that misses.
Kate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kate misses with a knee strike.
Kate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kate throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shinjo taking a breather.
Shinjo tries to throw a body punch but Kate avoids it by throwing Shinjo back against the cage.
Shinjo has a couple of punches blocked by Kate.
Shinjo tries to stall but Kate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinjo tries to work over Kate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shinjo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kate misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shinjo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shinjo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kate looking to throw knees to the head but Shinjo is blocking nicely.
Kate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sho Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo lands a right hand.
Shinjo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shinjo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shinjo misses with a body punch.
Shinjo misses with a body punch.
Shinjo misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shinjo blocks an elbow strike from Kate.
Shinjo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kate tries to land knees in the clinch but Shinjo avoids the damage to the body.
Shinjo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shinjo tries to work over Kate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinjo managing to block the knees to the body from Kate.
Shinjo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kate controls his hands.
Kate being controlled against the cage.
Shinjo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shinjo tries a body shot but Kate blocks it.
Kate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shinjo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinjo tries a body shot but Kate blocks it.
Kate scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinjo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shinjo misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinjo misses with a body punch.
Hettie Kate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shinjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Shinjo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hettie Kate.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kate, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hettie Kate!