PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiro Shiage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shrab Kabovik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiage comes into the arena with Caffine blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shiage
vs
Kabovik

180 cm
19
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
160 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]
Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiro Shiage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shrab Kabovik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabovik dives in for a single leg takedown but Shiage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.

Kabovik is trying to trip Shiage. He has hold of a leg but Shiage is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kabovik persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kabovik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kabovik stands up over Shiage, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kabovik is looking to work some ground and pound but Shiage has wrist control.
Shiage wants to get back to his feet but Kabovik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kabovik connects with a couple of short punches.
Kabovik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shiage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kabovik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kabovik connects with a couple of short punches.
Kabovik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shiage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kabovik trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabovik won't allow Shiage to get back to his feet.
Kabovik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kabovik prevents Shiage from getting back to his feet.
Kabovik with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik distracts Shiage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shiage wants to get back to his feet but Kabovik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shiage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shiage is looking to sweep but instead, Kabovik has passed into half guard.
Shiage wants to get back to his feet.
Kabovik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik slows the pace down in half guard.
Shiage won't allow Kabovik to pass to mount.
Kabovik passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kabovik lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kabovik scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kabovik looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kabovik working Shiage over with strikes here.
Kabovik landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kabovik putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kabovik punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shiage is bucking up trying to escape but Kabovik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kabovik in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kabovik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kabovik is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shiage can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shrab Kabovik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kabovik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shiage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kabovik is chipping away with strikes.
Kabovik just content to control the position.
Shiage looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kabovik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shiage keeps working.
Shiage takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kabovik working the head and body with strikes.
Kabovik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabovik trying to control the position but Shiage is working away.
Kabovik tries to score with some ground and pound. Shiage controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kabovik is looking to take a break and control but Shiage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kabovik has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kabovik lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kabovik scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shiage?
Kabovik lands with some strikes.
Kabovik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shiage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kabovik working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kabovik dominating with strikes here.
Kabovik with shots to the head and body - Shiage looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shiage is squirming around, avoiding Kabovik's attempts to control the action.
Kabovik working Shiage over with strikes here.
Shiage tries to lock up and control but Kabovik gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shiage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shiage is in a horrible position here. Kabovik smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kabovik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shiage is looking to escape.
Shiage taking shots to the head.
Kabovik raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kabovik landing strikes from the mount and Shiage is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kabovik cracks Shiage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kabovik lands a couple of good shots and Shiage has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Shiage is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shiage prevents Kabovik from getting a body triangle.
Kabovik lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Oh Shiage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kabovik tries to get the hooks in deep but Shiage pushed the leg off.
Shiage seems to have got his legs back now.
Kabovik loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Shiage hold on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiage is trapped and Kabovik is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kabovik lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shrab Kabovik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kabovik shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shiage napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shiage bucks up and tries to throw Kabovik off but instead Kabovik has got his back!
Shiage staying busy and making it hard for Kabovik to control.
Kabovik has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Shiage.
Kabovik has Shiage flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kabovik lands punches and elbows.
Kabovik throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Shiage!
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!
Shiage is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kabovik is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabovik scores with punches to the body.
Kabovik lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Shiage hold on?!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kabovik's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kabovik is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
We've been informed that Kabovik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kabovik trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Shiage is taking damage to the body and head.
Kabovik is landing with strikes from the back.
Shiage prevents Kabovik from getting a body triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Kabovik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kabovik is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Shiage up.
Kabovik lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Shiage hold on?!
Kabovik has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Shiage.
Kabovik scores with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik tries to keep control of the position but Shiage is staying busy.
Shiage trying to get back to his feet but Kabovik is in full control for now.
Shiage covers up after that shot from Kabovik.
Kabovik gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kabovik's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kabovik throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Shiage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik lands with a hammerfist to the side of Shiage's head.
Kabovik really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Shiage.
Kabovik scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Shiage is looking for a way out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiage is really stuck here.
Kiro Shiage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shrab Kabovik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kabovik controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shrab Kabovik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kabovik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Shrab Kabovik!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Shrab Kabovik!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Shrab Kabovik!

Shrab Kabovik wins by unanimous decision!
Kiro Shiage was interviewed post fight and said 'Like a storm I just have to get back out there and destroy more of my opponents.'.