PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Repullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kohei Shimabukuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Repullo
vs
Shimabukuro

188 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Repullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kohei Shimabukuro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shimabukuro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Repullo tries to buck Shimabukuro off but Shimabukuro is having none of it.
Shimabukuro lands a nice forearm strike.
Shimabukuro is working Repullo over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repullo trying to remain calm as Shimabukuro controls from the top position.
Shimabukuro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Repullo to see if he's OK.
Shimabukuro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Repullo is looking to regain half guard here but Shimabukuro keeps moving and retains side control.
Repullo stops Shimabukuro from passing to mount.
Shimabukuro looks up at the clock and then as Repullo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shimabukuro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Repullo is rocked!
Shimabukuro cracks Repullo with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Shimabukuro immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Repullo is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Shimabukuro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kohei Shimabukuro!
A relieved looking Kohei Shimabukuro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.