PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Shota
vs
Tanaka

185 cm
26
198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

181 cm
30
185 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Shota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Shota misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shota misses with a looping right.
Shota lands a jab to the head.
Tanaka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shota scores with a decent looking hook.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Shota with a hook.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shota misses with a straight right.
Tanaka flicks out a counter leg kick but Shota steps away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shota looks to land a left hand but Tanaka moved out of range nicely.
Tanaka is trying to counter with his kicks.
Shota throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shota throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shota.
Shota backing away here, and Tanaka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Shota throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shota misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shota's knee momentarily.
Shota looks to land a right hand but Tanaka moved out of range.
Shota misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shota's knee momentarily.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Tanaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Shota is wise to it.
Shota misses the jab.
Tanaka thinks about the counter body kick.
A big left from Shota misses.
Shota throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanaka only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shota misses with a left hand
and Tanaka counters with a body kick that stops Shota in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shota throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Shota misses the jab.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shota misses with a straight right.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Shota throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shota misses with an uppercut.
Tanaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tanaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Shota.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a body kick.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Shota circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanaka counters with a body kick.
Tanaka throws out a leg kick but Shota moves out of range and Tanaka only half commits.
Shota misses the jab.
Tanaka counters with a body kick.
Shota misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shota misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with an inside leg kick.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a body kick.
Shota misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Tanaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shota manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka slips under a jab.
Tanaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shota swings widly with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a solid body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Shota misses with a left hand
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shota misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shota misses with a looping right.
Tanaka flicks out a counter leg kick but Shota steps away.
Shota misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shota throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Shota swings widly with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a nice leg kick.
Shota misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shota.

Tanaka has managed to clinch.
Tanaka taking a breather.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tanaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shota working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Shota dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shota throwing a counter right hand but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shota.
Shota misses with a hook
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shota's knee momentarily.
Shota throws an overhand right that lands on Tanaka's shoulder, as Tanaka tries to avoid the shot.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shota.
Shota backing away here, and Tanaka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tanaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanaka feints a counter leg kick.
Shota throws a hook but Tanaka avoids it easily.
Tanaka flicks out a counter leg kick but Shota steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A cross from Shota lands.
Tanaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tanaka tries to clinch up
and Shota counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Shota is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
Tanaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Shota is wise to it.
Shota throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shota misses with an uppercut.
Shota throws a hook but Tanaka blocks it.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shota misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a three punch combo that has Shota backing up. Shota nods at Tanaka to acknowledge the strikes.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Shota.
Tanaka tries a quick counter leg kick but Shota is wise to it.
Shota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shota is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Tanaka is out of range.
A big right from Shota misses.
Tanaka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shota listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tanaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
Shota throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanaka staying out of range there.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Shota circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Shota wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
Tanaka throws a head kick that Shota semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka slips a straight right by Shota.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanaka slips under a jab.
Shota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanaka can do to turn this around?
Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shota.
A swing and a miss from Shota.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Tanaka is out of range.
Tanaka flicks out a counter leg kick but Shota steps away.
Tanaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
Tanaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shota throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shota is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
Shota misses with a hook.
Tanaka flicks out a counter leg kick but Shota steps away.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shota misses.
Shota misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Shota backing away here, and Tanaka unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shota throws a jab when Tanaka was well out of range.

Tanaka closes the distance and pushes Shota back into the cage.
Tanaka blocks the elbow strike.
Shota lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanaka just leaning against Shota, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanaka.
Shota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Shota dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A slow jab from Shota misses its intended target.
Tanaka only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shota throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Tanaka counters with a body kick.
Tanaka ducks right into an uppercut from Shota.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanaka defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
Shota misses with a straight right.
Tanaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shota misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shota.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shota darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tanaka slips under a jab.
Tanaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Shota.
Shota lands a jab.
Shota throws a hook but Tanaka avoids it easily.
Tanaka feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Tanaka.
Adrian Shota is winning the standup battle so far.
Shota misses with a straight right.
Shota misses with a straight left.
A jab from Shota misses.
Tanaka connects with an inside leg kick.
Tanaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shota throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shota's knee momentarily.
Shota loads up on a big right hand but Tanaka slips the punch.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Shota was not able to check.
Shota misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tanaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
Tanaka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shota swings widly with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with an outside leg kick.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanaka steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shota.
Tanaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shota looks to land a right hand but Tanaka moved out of range.
Shota misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tanaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanaka throws a big counter head kick but Shota avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanaka.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shota throwing a counter right hand but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Shota missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanaka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shota misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Shota was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota throws a lazy right hand but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanaka feints a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanaka, right into the meat.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shota looks to land a left hand but Tanaka moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Shota misses.
Tanaka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tanaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shota throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanaka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shota tests Tanaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shota throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanaka.

Shota tries to keep at a distance but Tanaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to stall.
Shingo Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shota lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shota.
Tanaka trying to stall but Shota improves his position.
Shota misses with a punch on the inside.
Shota lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Shingo Tanaka has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shota throws a head punch that misses.
Shota throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanaka.
Shota lands a damaging elbow.
Shota lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Shota showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shota has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Shota!
Adrian Shota thanked the fans post fight for their support.