PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Macdonald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shinjo
vs
Macdonald

170 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Macdonald!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Macdonald counters with a left and a right that stings Shinjo.

Macdonald lands a big shot that drops Shinjo! Can he finish him?

It looks like Sean Shinjo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Macdonald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Macdonald wants to stand and escape but instead Shinjo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shinjo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macdonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shinjo pushing down on Macdonald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shinjo controlling the action here.
Shinjo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Macdonald is staying active underneath Shinjo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shinjo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macdonald can do anything to dispel that myth.
Macdonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Macdonald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shinjo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Shinjo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Macdonald to stand up.
Macdonald throws a nice looking combination but Shinjo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Macdonald moves into range and clinches up with Shinjo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shinjo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinjo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Macdonald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Macdonald steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shinjo. That one must have hurt.
Shinjo dodges the punch combination from Macdonald.
Macdonald wants to clinch.
Shinjo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Macdonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinjo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macdonald is looking to clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Macdonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shinjo keeps the fight on the outside.
Sean Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Macdonald drives through and clinches with Shinjo against the cage.

Macdonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenny Macdonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macdonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shinjo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Macdonald closes the distance and clinches.
Shinjo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macdonald's efforts to push away.
Macdonald tries to break the clinch but Shinjo is controlling the position.
Shinjo fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Shinjo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Macdonald closes the distance and clinches.
Macdonald looking to throw knees to the head but Shinjo is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shinjo tries to stall but Macdonald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Macdonald breaks from the clinch.
Macdonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macdonald misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinjo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Macdonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Macdonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Macdonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macdonald misses with a low kick as Shinjo jumps back.
Shinjo is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Macdonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Shinjo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Macdonald tries to work over Shinjo's front leg with a kick but Shinjo checks it.
Shinjo tries to clinch but Macdonald is having none of it.
Macdonald looks to land a combination but Shinjo avoids it well.
Macdonald tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Shinjo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shinjo stops Macdonald from standing up.
Macdonald keeping moving, preventing Shinjo from controlling successfully.
Shinjo is really struggling to control Macdonald but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Macdonald wants to stand up but Shinjo is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shinjo controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sean Shinjo just wasn't active enough.
Shinjo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Macdonald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Macdonald checks a leg kick.
Macdonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Macdonald moves into the clinch.
Macdonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Macdonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Macdonald lands a left hand.

Shinjo successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald is looking to stand up but Shinjo won't let him.
Shinjo has control of Macdonald's left arm, preventing Macdonald from doing any damage.
Macdonald controlling from the top position.
Macdonald wanted to stand there but Shinjo had control of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Macdonald scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald connects with a looping right hand.
Macdonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinjo circles away.
Macdonald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macdonald wants to clinch.
Shinjo shoots in for a double leg but Macdonald sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Macdonald tries to clinch up.
Macdonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Macdonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald misses with a jab, cross combination.

Macdonald moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macdonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Macdonald.

Macdonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinjo takes one to the chin there.

Macdonald has Shinjo up against the cage in a clinch.
Macdonald is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Macdonald breaks from the clinch.
Macdonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shinjo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Macdonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Shinjo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice jab there from Macdonald.

Macdonald moves into the clinch successfully.
Shinjo fails to pull guard.

Macdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macdonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Macdonald looks to land a combination but Shinjo avoids it well.
Macdonald bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shinjo's head backwards.

Sean Shinjo's cut is getting worse.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Shinjo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Macdonald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Macdonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shinjo is looking to take a break and control but Macdonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macdonald avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shinjo.
Macdonald parries the strikes from Shinjo easily there. Shinjo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Macdonald to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Macdonald tries to escape but Shinjo is in control.

Shinjo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shinjo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Macdonald wants to control but Shinjo postures up.

Macdonald wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Shinjo has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Macdonald's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Macdonald is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Shinjo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sean Shinjo!