PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sho Shinjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinjo comes to the cage accompanied by Theme of Sho. David has chosen PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shinjo
vs
David

176 cm
33
171 lbs
25 - 18 - 2

180 cm
33
160 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sho Shinjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinjo misses with a wild body shot.
Shinjo scores with a kick to the body.
Shinjo throws a shot to the body.
Shinjo tried to score with a low kick but David checks it.
Shinjo swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
David avoids the head kick by Shinjo.
Sho Shinjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Shinjo is predictable there
and David counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shinjo thinking.
Shinjo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. David manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shinjo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinjo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shinjo throws a front kick aimed at David's knee but David avoids it well.
Shinjo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but David defends well and Shinjo ends up having to push David into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinjo's elbow.
Shinjo tries to work over David's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinjo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David is leaning against Shinjo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've been informed that David has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Shinjo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinjo doesn't manage to clinch there - David circles away.
Shinjo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shinjo tries to clinch up.
Shinjo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinjo circles away.
David tries to score with a low kick but Shinjo moves his leg out of the way.
David changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
David throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shinjo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but David avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from David.
David on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shinjo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinjo thows a leg kick but David checks it
letting David counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

David gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Shinjo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and David dives on top into guard.

David wanted to stand there but Shinjo had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Shinjo is trying to control. David wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Shinjo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shinjo looks to land a strike but David avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shinjo throws a strike but David rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Shinjo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shinjo is proving hard to escape from.
Shinjo wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry David dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shinjo throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Shinjo.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinjo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shinjo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but David swivels and escapes.
Shinjo lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shinjo gets a double leg takedown into David's guard.

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

David decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shinjo to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo tries to close the distance and clinch up but David swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinjo cracks the inside of David's front leg.
Shinjo throws a body kick that misses
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinjo moves out of range of the body kick from David.
David lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shinjo takes a step back to recover.
David scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
David throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shinjo's head.
Shinjo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but David defends well and Shinjo ends up having to push David into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David tries to work over Shinjo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
David scores with an uppercut up the middle.

David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shinjo throws a half hearted mid kick.

Shinjo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David wants to get back to his feet but Shinjo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shinjo looking to pass the guard.
David is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Shinjo dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shinjo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. David knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shinjo working the head and body with strikes.
Shinjo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
David parries the strikes from Shinjo easily there. Shinjo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable David to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shinjo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
David parries the strikes from Shinjo easily there. Shinjo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable David to escape.
Shinjo prevents David from escaping the position.
Shinjo trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom.
Shinjo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Shinjo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, David has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shinjo but great work by David.

David decides to stand back up.
Nice sprawl there from David as Shinjo shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sho Shinjo will probably get the nod.
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.

A nice leg kick lands there from David.
David tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shinjo jabs at David's body.
Larry David seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Shinjo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shinjo wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
Sho Shinjo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Shinjo crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shinjo wants to take a breather but David manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Shinjo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinjo looking to sit in guard and control but David gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

David wanted to stand there but Shinjo had control of the position.

Shinjo is looking for a triangle here but David 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.

David has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinjo throws a low kick but it's checked well by David.
Shinjo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping David at a distance.
Shinjo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinjo moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shinjo or perhaps it was just good defense by David, which made it look bad.
Shinjo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
David misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shinjo. That's going to slow David down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throws a leg kick which misses Shinjo's front leg but catches the back leg as Shinjo tries to avoid it.
Shinjo wants to clinch.
Shinjo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
David avoids the body shot from Shinjo.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David scores with a head kick. Shinjo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shinjo tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinjo blocks a head kick by David.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
Shinjo looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
Jab from David.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinjo tries to clinch there but David circles away.

David has closed the distance and engaged Shinjo in a clinch.
David misses with a punch to the body.
David digs a right hand into Shinjo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinjo's gas tank.
Shinjo jumps guard but David turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shinjo can't break the clinch.
David lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shinjo or not.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinjo controls his hands.
Shinjo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but David is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from David - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shinjo's elbow.
David misses with the head strike.
Shinjo lands a nice uppercut.
Shinjo can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry David really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shinjo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shinjo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinjo lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
Shinjo closes the distance but David moves to the side
and David counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shinjo lands a right hook to the body.
David stuffs the takedown attempt from Shinjo. Shinjo gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinjo misses with an attempted mid kick.
David misses with the body kick
and Shinjo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shinjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinjo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. David tries to avoid it but Shinjo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag David to the ground. David escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Shinjo.
Shinjo is looking to wear down David with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shinjo shoots for a takedown but David saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Shinjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David scores with a hook to the body. Shinjo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for David.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
David lands with a nice body punch.
Shinjo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from David does it's job there.

David gets a clinch.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinjo controls his hands.
David tries to throw a body punch but Shinjo avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
Sho Shinjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinjo wants to break the clinch but can't.
David is trying to break the clinch but Shinjo has him pressed against the cage.
David swings wildly with an uppercut but Shinjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
David throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
David digs a right hand underneath Shinjo's ribcage. Shinjo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
David has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David lands with a light punch inside.
David misses with a short punch on the inside.

David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David scores with a leg kick.
Shinjo misses with a takedown attempt - David sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shinjo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinjo circles away.

Shinjo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
David keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Shinjo is looking for a kimura here.
Shinjo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on David's thigh. David counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Shinjo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! David is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shinjo, into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

David stands up and waves to Shinjo to follow him.
Shinjo misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think David has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 37:40
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 37:39
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 37:39

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry David!
As Larry David got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Man I am so glad I was able to get the win tonight! That guy was one heck of a pain in the ass! Oi ! He took one heck of a whollop ! If I hadn't one this fight my manager was planning on giving me the axe, so it's good to know you all will be seeing me again! Bagles and locks on me at the deli'.