PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baroev Radik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuma Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baroev Radik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kuma Shiroma's chin.

Radik
vs
Shiroma

185 cm
23
249 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
254 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baroev Radik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuma Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radik fails to land with a series of punches.
Radik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Shiroma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Radik, pushing him back against the ropes.
Shiroma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shiroma crunches a lovely knee into Radik's ribcage.
Shiroma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Baroev Radik has been cut.
Shiroma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Radik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shiroma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Radik is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radik letting Shiroma take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Shiroma.
Shiroma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Radik takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma landing knees to the body.
Shiroma has Radik pushed against the ropes.
Shiroma scores a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma stalling.
Shiroma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.

Baroev Radik's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiroma taking a breather.
Radik has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shiroma after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma has Radik pushed against the ropes.
Shiroma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.

Shiroma drops Radik with a big knee straight up the middle! Radik is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Radik is rocked!
Shiroma throws a powerful right kick. Radik tried to block low but the kick was high! Radik was taken right off of his feet! Shiroma jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kuma Shiroma!