PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobero Shimasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Orwell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nuclear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Orwell
vs
Shimasaki

186 cm
26
202 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
211 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owen Orwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobero Shimasaki!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimasaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orwell.
Shimasaki scores with a leg kick.
Shimasaki closes the distance but Orwell moves to the side

so Orwell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Orwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orwell wants to control from the top but Shimasaki keeps moving.
Orwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Shimasaki is retaining full guard.

Orwell has gone for a leg lock! Shimasaki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Orwell's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimasaki wants to control from the top but Orwell keeps moving.
Shimasaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shimasaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Orwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orwell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orwell is on top in guard.
Orwell throws a big elbow that misses.
Shimasaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orwell manages to get himself to full guard.
Shimasaki preventing the sweep.
Orwell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shimasaki!
Shimasaki has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Shimasaki tries to reverse the position but Orwell maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Orwell moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Shimasaki has worked his arm free - good work by Shimasaki!

Orwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shimasaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Orwell works to advance to full mount. Shimasaki defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orwell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shimasaki can't escape the position.
Shimasaki is squirming around, avoiding Orwell's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Orwell prevents Shimasaki from getting the reversal.

Orwell is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shimasaki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shimasaki!

Orwell is looking for a triangle here but Shimasaki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shimasaki wants to control but Orwell is keeping him busy.
Orwell manages to get back to half guard.

Orwell looking for submissions off his back.
Shimasaki content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shimasaki lands a nice short elbow.
Shimasaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orwell defending well though.
Orwell is not content to let Shimasaki control the position.

Orwell actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimasaki is thwarting Orwell's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimasaki wants to pass the guard but Orwell is defending well.
Shimasaki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Orwell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Orwell dominated that round.
That's time! Orwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shimasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orwell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Shimasaki rushes Orwell and presses him up against the cage.
Shimasaki has Orwell pushed against the cage.
Shimasaki is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Shimasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orwell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shimasaki's waist but Shimasaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orwell off to one side.
Shimasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Shimasaki lands a leg kick that knocks Orwell off balance momentarily.

Shimasaki clinches up with Orwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Orwell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shimasaki smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Orwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shimasaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shimasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orwell tries to pull guard but Shimasaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Orwell drops back down to his feet.

Orwell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Orwell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Orwell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shimasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shimasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shimasaki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shimasaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Shimasaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shimasaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shimasaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Orwell is proving hard to escape from.
Shimasaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shimasaki wants to control from the top but Orwell keeps moving.
Orwell has momentary wrist control but Shimasaki slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shimasaki tries to stand but Orwell is controlling from the bottom.
Shimasaki won't allow Orwell to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shimasaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Orwell's guard.
Shimasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Orwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shimasaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Orwell is proving hard to escape from.
Shimasaki trying to control but Orwell is working from the bottom.
Orwell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nobero Shimasaki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Orwell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shimasaki's waist but Shimasaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orwell off to one side.
Shimasaki works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki connects with a solid leg kick.
Shimasaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orwell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shimasaki swivels and escapes.

Shimasaki has managed to clinch.
Orwell wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orwell fails to pull guard.
Knees to the body from Shimasaki.

Shimasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shimasaki cracks Orwell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Shimasaki clinches.

Shimasaki breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimasaki is looking to clinch.
Shimasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orwell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shimasaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobero Shimasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Orwell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shimasaki swivels and escapes.

Orwell gets tackled into the cage by Shimasaki. Shimasaki maintains the clinch.
Shimasaki goes for a takedown attempt but Orwell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Shimasaki. No joy for Orwell on that attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Shimasaki as he connects with a hook.
Shimasaki connects with a body shot.
Orwell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shimasaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Orwell walks into a left hand.
Orwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shimasaki as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Orwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shimasaki.
Shimasaki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nobero Shimasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimasaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shimasaki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Orwell gets tackled into the cage by Shimasaki. Shimasaki maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shimasaki.
Shimasaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shimasaki.

It looks like Owen Orwell has been cut.
Orwell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shimasaki walks away with a smile on his face. Orwell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Orwell dives in and grabs Shimasaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shimasaki pushes down on Orwell's head and hops out.

Shimasaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Shimasaki drags the fight down to the ground.
Shimasaki working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Shimasaki is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orwell tries to score a body lock takedown but Shimasaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shimasaki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Orwell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shimasaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shimasaki is looking to clinch.

Orwell gets tackled into the cage by Shimasaki. Shimasaki maintains the clinch.
Orwell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shimasaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Orwell tries to score a body lock takedown but Shimasaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shimasaki obliges.

Shimasaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shimasaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orwell on the side of the head.

Shimasaki moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shimasaki breaks the clinch.
Orwell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shimasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Orwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Shimasaki moves into the clinch successfully.

Shimasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shimasaki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shimasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shimasaki tries to bum rush Orwell with a series of wild strikes but Orwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Shimasaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orwell doesn't seem phased though.
Shimasaki lands a jab to the nose.
Shimasaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orwell's sensitive parts.
Shimasaki lands a big head kick that sends Orwell to the canvas! Shimasaki follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nobero Shimasaki!
Nobero Shimasaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.