PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Autumn Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shirahama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fade To Black. Hunter has chosen Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shirahama
vs
Hunter

202 cm
28
240 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

200 cm
26
276 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Autumn Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Shirahama misses.
Hunter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunter throws a body kick that misses.
Hunter throws a body kick that misses.
Shirahama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shirahama thumps Hunter with a low kick.
Hunter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shirahama can pounce on him.
Autumn Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shirahama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Autumn Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shirahama slips under a jab.
Shirahama moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter tries to bum rush Shirahama with a series of wild strikes but Shirahama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Hunter is predictable there

so Shirahama counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shirahama wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Hunter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hunter wants to control but Shirahama is keeping busy.
Hunter is looking for a sweep. Shirahama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Shirahama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shirahama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hunter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shirahama moves into full mount! Hunter won't be happy about that!
Shirahama cracks Hunter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Autumn Hunter has been cut.

Hunter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shirahama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter gets back to half guard.
Shirahama wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
Hunter is pressing down on Shirahama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shirahama won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
Hunter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shirahama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hunter's guard.
Shirahama with the ground and pound but Hunter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shirahama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama is working hard here to advance position.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Shirahama from controlling successfully.
Shirahama looking to pass the guard.
Shirahama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shirahama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter is adopting a defensive guard.

Shirahama drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hunter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hunter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hunter!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Shirahama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunter working over Shirahama with some ground and pound. Shirahama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shirahama wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hunter in particular looking to stall.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hunter works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shirahama tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Hunter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shirahama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hunter tries to control but Shirahama wriggling away.
Shirahama tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Hunter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Shirahama gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shirahama keeps working.
Shirahama keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Hunter not doing much here.
Hunter wants to free his trapped foot but Shirahama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hunter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Autumn Hunter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A low kick from Hunter misses

and Shirahama counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hunter's guard now.
Shirahama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter looking to control.
Shirahama forces his way into half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shirahama is looking to advance position but Hunter won't allow it.
Hunter is looking for a sweep. Shirahama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shirahama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shirahama scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hunter is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunter has hold of Shirahama's hands but Shirahama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shirahama wants to pass the guard but Hunter is defending well.
Hunter is looking for a sweep. Shirahama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is not content to let Shirahama control the position.
Hunter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shirahama throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
Shirahama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirahama in side control, throwing shots but Hunter defends.

Shirahama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shirahama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenichi Shirahama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Autumn Hunter's cut.
That's time! Shirahama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shirahama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Shirahama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Shirahama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shirahama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shirahama is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hunter misses.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Shirahama keeps it at a distance.
Shirahama stuns Hunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunter tries to work over Shirahama's front leg with a kick but Shirahama checks it.
Shirahama checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Good work by Hunter as he checks the leg kick.
Shirahama checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunter.
Hunter lands with an overhand left.
Hunter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunter lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shirahama was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Shirahama moves out of range of the leg kick from Hunter.
Hunter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shirahama connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hunter takes a step back to recover.
Hunter swings for the body but Shirahama moves out of range.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shirahama's sensitive parts.
Hunter throws a lazy uppercut
and Shirahama counters with an outside leg kick.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Shirahama sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a nice body kick.
Hunter lands a head kick!
Shirahama misses with a body kick.
Hunter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter throws a low kick, looking for Shirahama's leg but Shirahama calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shirahama.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Shirahama checks it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Shirahama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shirahama was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shirahama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shirahama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Shirahama blocks the low kick.
Shirahama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to slow Shirahama down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shirahama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shirahama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shirahama avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Hunter tries to work over Shirahama's front leg with a kick but Shirahama checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Shirahama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter connects with a solid leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hunter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shirahama. Shirahama obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunter tries to score with a low kick but Shirahama moves his leg out of the way.
Hunter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shirahama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Hunter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Shirahama checks a low kick from Hunter.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses

so Shirahama counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shirahama tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shirahama lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shirahama trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Shirahama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shirahama trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shirahama's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shirahama trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Shirahama postures up.
Hunter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shirahama throws a big right hand that misses.
Shirahama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirahama throws a strike but Hunter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Shirahama has his foot on Hunter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hunter works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Autumn Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Autumn Hunter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shirahama connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Hunter.
Hunter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shirahama. That did some damage!
Hunter motions for Shirahama to come forward. Hunter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shirahama checks a low kick from Hunter.
Shirahama slips under a jab from Hunter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shirahama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunter can pounce on him.
Hunter misses with a low kick as Shirahama jumps back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunter.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter throws a body kick that misses.
Shirahama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looks to land a body kick but Shirahama moved away.
Shirahama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunter.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Shirahama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter swings for the body but Shirahama moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Shirahama blocks the low kick.
Hunter tries to clinch but Shirahama is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama shoots in for a double leg but Hunter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shirahama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunter.
Hunter looks for the body kick but Shirahama saw that one coming.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Shirahama moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shirahama's hands.
Shirahama throws a leg kick which misses Hunter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunter tries to avoid it.
Hunter tries to land a leg kick but Shirahama saw it coming and moves away.
Autumn Hunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shirahama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Shirahama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shirahama checks a leg kick nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shirahama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
Shirahama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shirahama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shirahama there as he acknowledges the shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunter misses with the head strike.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shirahama's elbow.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama has Hunter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shirahama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Shirahama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter misses with a body punch.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunter.
Hunter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shirahama letting Hunter take a breather here.
Shirahama blocks an uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shirahama's elbow.
Hunter is pushing Shirahama up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shirahama prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Shirahama avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunter prevents a takedown attempt there.

Shirahama is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hunter can't fight it off and eventually Shirahama manages to take the fight to the floor. Hunter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter pulls Shirahama in close to prevent any damage.
Shirahama trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Shirahama postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Kenichi Shirahama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shirahama looking to sit in guard and control but Hunter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Shirahama is looking for a triangle but Hunter pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirahama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter pushing down on Shirahama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Shirahama has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hunter. Oh but Shirahama has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hunter goes limp - he's gone! Shirahama jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kenichi Shirahama!
A very excited looking Kenichi Shirahama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.