PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiroma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red Warrior. Hideo Shiroma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maynard
vs
Shiroma

172 cm
22
155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

168 cm
21
152 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Shiroma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shiroma.
Maynard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shiroma moves away.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Shiroma.
Maynard lands with a straight right. Shiroma didn't see that one coming.
Shiroma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shiroma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Maynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Maynard misses the shot to the body.
Maynard cracks Shiroma with a good jab.
Maynard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
Shiroma stuffs the takedown attempt from Maynard. Maynard gets slowly back to his feet.
Shiroma tries to bum rush Maynard with a series of wild strikes but Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shiroma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Shiroma misses its intended target.
Maynard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shiroma.
Shiroma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shiroma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maynard.
Maynard lands with a right hand.

It looks like Hideo Shiroma has been cut.
Shiroma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shiroma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shiroma throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maynard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shiroma to counter with a crisp jab.
Shiroma connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Maynard misses the target.
Maynard shoots in and drives through. Shiroma sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiroma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma looks to score with a jab to the body but Maynard is just out of range.
Maynard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shiroma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Shiroma.
Shiroma lunges at Maynard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maynard's hand.
Maynard blocks a jab.
Maynard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maynard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shiroma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Maynard is rocked!
Shiroma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Maynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maynard.
Maynard seems to have got his legs back now.
Maynard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shiroma.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shiroma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maynard staying out of range there.
Shiroma feints a jab promting Maynard to slip. Shiroma then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maynard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Maynard or perhaps it was just good defense by Shiroma which made him look bad.

Maynard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shiroma's guard.
Maynard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Shiroma scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiroma throws a right hand that Maynard ducks under and follows up with a left that Maynard also avoids with ease.
Shiroma misses with a wild combination.
Maynard misses with a series of wild punches.
Shiroma cracks Maynard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiroma misses with a series of wild punches.
Maynard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideo Shiroma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hideo Shiroma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Shiroma misses.
Maynard misses with a right hand
and Shiroma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shiroma works the jab nicely.
Shiroma misses with a straight left.
Shiroma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shiroma defending well as Maynard loads up on a big left hand.
Maynard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maynard ducks right into an uppercut from Shiroma.
Nice defenses there by Shiroma.
Hideo Shiroma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maynard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shiroma misses with a few strikes there.
Maynard looks to land a left hand but Shiroma moved out of range nicely.
Maynard misses with a series of wild punches.
Shiroma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maynard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Shiroma.
Shiroma misses with a double jab.
Shiroma lands a body shot.
Shiroma dodges the punch combination from Maynard.
Shiroma ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Shiroma lands with a shot to the body.
Maynard moves forwards but Shiroma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shiroma throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maynard fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma scores with the left hand. Maynard knows he should have avoided that one.
Maynard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shiroma.
Maynard throws a lazy uppercut
and Shiroma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hideo Shiroma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maynard misses with an uppercut
and Shiroma counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Shiroma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maynard.
Shiroma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shiroma steps in with a hook that catches Maynard right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Shiroma follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Maynard looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Shiroma!
Post fight, an emotional Hideo Shiroma said 'Anata no ketsu wa kusa da oyobi ore wa shibakariki da'.