PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Shimabukuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimabukuro comes to the cage accompanied by Warrior. Garcius has chosen Here we are Juggernaut by Coheed and Cambria as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Masaru Shimabukuro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Masaru Shimabukuro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Shimabukuro
vs
Garcius

172 cm
25
182 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

183 cm
36
184 lbs
22 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Shimabukuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Jaius Garcius has been cut.

Garcius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shimabukuro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shimabukuro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcius.
Garcius stands up over Shimabukuro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garcius working some strikes from top position.
Garcius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shimabukuro is looking to stand up but Garcius isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shimabukuro's head.
Garcius stops Shimabukuro from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shimabukuro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Garcius decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garcius darts in looking for a takedown but Shimabukuro gets double underhooks and turns Garcius into the cage.
Shimabukuro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcius.
Garcius unleashes a big counter combination but Shimabukuro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcius connects with a crisp jab.
Shimabukuro misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shimabukuro is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcius lands a few punches from side control.

Shimabukuro bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Shimabukuro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shimabukuro lands with a slapping head kick.
Shimabukuro lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shimabukuro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcius 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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro lands with a kick to the temple. Garcius shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garcius or perhaps it was just good defense by Shimabukuro, which made it look bad.
Masaru Shimabukuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
Garcius 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.
Shimabukuro throws a series of punches but Garcius moves out of range.
Garcius fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Shimabukuro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shimabukuro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shimabukuro, right into the meat.
Garcius throws a right hand that Shimabukuro ducks under and follows up with a left that Shimabukuro also avoids with ease.

Garcius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcius chips away with some ground and pound.
Garcius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shimabukuro's head.
Garcius landing some decent shots from guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shimabukuro wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius looks to land a combination but Shimabukuro avoids it well.
And Shimabukuro counters with a quick kick to the body but Garcius blocks it.
Shimabukuro tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shimabukuro dodges the punch combination from Garcius.
Shimabukuro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcius wants to clinch up but Shimabukuro keeps it at a distance.
Shimabukuro misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Shimabukuro finds it's target.
Garcius walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shimabukuro.
Garcius misses with a double jab.
Shimabukuro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shimabukuro walks into a left hand.
Shimabukuro throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shimabukuro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shimabukuro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some wild striking there from Garcius.
Masaru Shimabukuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcius misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimabukuro misses with a head kick.
Garcius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Garcius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shimabukuro throws a nice looking combination but Garcius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shimabukuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcius manages to avoid it.

Garcius shoots in and bounces Shimabukuro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Shimabukuro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Garcius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shimabukuro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shimabukuro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro misses with a hook. Garcius ducked under it nicely.
Garcius misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Garcius drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shimabukuro wants to get back to his feet but Garcius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masaru Shimabukuro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shimabukuro blocks a head kick by Garcius.
Masaru Shimabukuro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shimabukuro throws a front kick that sends Garcius stumbling back into the cage.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcius dodges the punch combination from Shimabukuro.
Nice defenses there by Garcius.
Shimabukuro lands with a right hand.
Garcius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shimabukuro looks to land a combination but Garcius avoids it well.
Shimabukuro misses with a series of wild punches.
Shimabukuro swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimabukuro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shimabukuro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shimabukuro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shimabukuro fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro throws a low kick but Garcius moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius throws a jab when Shimabukuro was well out of range.
Garcius misses with an uppercut.
Masaru Shimabukuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimabukuro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcius.
Garcius throws a series of punches but Shimabukuro moves out of range.
Shimabukuro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Garcius back to the cage. Shimabukuro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Garcius moves out of range of the body kick.
Shimabukuro misses with a few strikes there.
Garcius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shimabukuro stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcius. Garcius gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcius misses with a double jab.
Garcius moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcius shoots in and drives through. Shimabukuro sprawls well.
Shimabukuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcius moves out of range of the strikes.
Shimabukuro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcius can do to turn this around?
Shimabukuro throws a right and a left that Garcius avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimabukuro throws a nice looking combination but Garcius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shimabukuro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcius. Garcius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius slips a jab from Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro works the jab nicely.
Shimabukuro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garcius if he has to take too many more of those.
Shimabukuro scores with a decent looking hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garcius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shimabukuro - the referee stops the clock and Garcius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shimabukuro. Garcius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shimabukuro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shimabukuro throws a hook but Garcius avoids it easily.
Garcius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Masaru Shimabukuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
Shimabukuro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garcius fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shimabukuro's waist but Shimabukuro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcius off to one side.
Garcius walks into a straight right hand from Shimabukuro.
Garcius throws a head kick but Shimabukuro moves out of range.
Garcius is breathing heavily.
Garcius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shimabukuro is fending him off so far but Garcius persists. Nope, Shimabukuro circles away and we're back to standing.
Shimabukuro cracks Garcius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shimabukuro dips to his left and cracks Garcius with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shimabukuro.
Garcius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garcius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shimabukuro can pounce on him.
Shimabukuro misses with a double jab.
Shimabukuro throws a leg kick which misses Garcius's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcius tries to avoid it.
Shimabukuro misses with a looping left.

Garcius darts in and clinches Shimabukuro up against the cage.

Shimabukuro breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Shimabukuro's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garcius has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shimabukuro.
Garcius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shimabukuro connects with a jab.
Garcius shoots in for a takedown but Shimabukuro shows good takedown defense.
Shimabukuro lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Shimabukuro as Garcius shoots in.
Garcius goes for a double leg but Shimabukuro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shimabukuro continues to drive forward.
Shimabukuro fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Shimabukuro misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shimabukuro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shimabukuro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shimabukuro avoids a kick to the body.
Shimabukuro lands with a nice body kick.
Garcius misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Shimabukuro. Those never looked like landing.
Garcius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shimabukuro works the jab nicely.
Shimabukuro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garcius sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shimabukuro throws a one two combo.
Shimabukuro with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shimabukuro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcius throws a body punch but Shimabukuro moves out of range.
Shimabukuro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcius ducks right into an uppercut from Shimabukuro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masaru Shimabukuro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaius Garcius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shimabukuro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Shimabukuro.
Garcius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shimabukuro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcius goes for a double leg but Shimabukuro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shimabukuro continues to drive forward.
Garcius just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShimabukuro.
Garcius throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shimabukuro keeps Garcius at a distance using the push kick.
Garcius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shimabukuro to score with a decent uppercut.
Shimabukuro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shimabukuro scores with a hook to the body. Garcius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shimabukuro throws a wild body kick that Garcius sees coming a mile off.
Shimabukuro looks to land a right hand but Garcius moved out of range.
Garcius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shimabukuro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shimabukuro throws a jab when Garcius was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimabukuro swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garcius or perhaps it was just good defense by Shimabukuro, which made it look bad.
Shimabukuro throws a body punch but Garcius moves out of range.
Garcius misses with a few strikes there.
Garcius misses with a double jab.
Garcius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garcius tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shimabukuro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcius somewhat.
Masaru Shimabukuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaius Garcius.
Shimabukuro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shimabukuro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcius darts in looking for a takedown but Shimabukuro gets double underhooks and turns Garcius into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro scores with a decent looking hook.
Shimabukuro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimabukuro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Garcius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shimabukuro defends well and Garcius ends up having to push Shimabukuro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimabukuro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcius.
A little feinted left hand from Shimabukuro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcius has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body kick there by Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shimabukuro misses with a wild combination.
Shimabukuro throws a right hand that Garcius ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcius also avoids with ease.
Masaru Shimabukuro is winning the standup battle so far.
Shimabukuro lands a lovely overhand right.
Shimabukuro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shimabukuro swivels and escapes.
Shimabukuro throws a shot from downtown. Garcius moves away and avoids it.
Shimabukuro clobbers Garcius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shimabukuro thows a body kick. Garcius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shimabukuro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Shimabukuro does no damage.
Garcius fails with the takedown.
Shimabukuro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shimabukuro scores with a hook.
Shimabukuro tries to land a front kick but Garcius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice jab there from Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shimabukuro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masaru Shimabukuro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcius moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Garcius catches Shimabukuro right on the button with a cross.
Garcius misses with a two punch combination.
Garcius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Shimabukuro.
Shimabukuro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shimabukuro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimabukuro throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Garcius does no damage.
Garcius dives in and grabs Shimabukuro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shimabukuro pushes down on Garcius's head and hops out.
Shimabukuro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shimabukuro throws a jab when Garcius was well out of range.
Shimabukuro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shimabukuro.
Garcius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcius tries to score with a low kick but Shimabukuro moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Shimabukuro.
Garcius looks for a takedown but Shimabukuro sprawls well.
A left lands for Shimabukuro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shimabukuro connects with a single shot there.
Shimabukuro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcius.
Jaius Garcius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Garcius fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shimabukuro to the ground. Garcius is now in Shimabukuro's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masaru Shimabukuro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shimabukuro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaru Shimabukuro!
A relieved looking Masaru Shimabukuro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.