PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suleyman Ibrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahim's entrance music is Drugs, Thugs and Machetes. A fine choice. Shiroo has chosen The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ibrahim
vs
Shiroo

205 cm
21
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

204 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleyman Ibrahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuya Shiroo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiroo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibrahim manages to avoid it.
Good work by Ibrahim as he checks the leg kick.
Ibrahim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ibrahim swings for the body but Shiroo moves out of range.
Shiroo throws out a powerful jab.
Shiroo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibrahim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shiroo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibrahim was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiroo.
Shiroo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shiroo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ibrahim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ibrahim throws a lazy right hand but Shiroo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibrahim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shiroo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shiroo avoids the body shot from Ibrahim.
Shiroo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shiroo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Shiroo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibrahim thuds his shin into the meat of Shiroo's side.
Shiroo throws a hook to the side of Ibrahim's head but Ibrahim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibrahim. Shiroo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibrahim. Shiroo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shiroo misses with a head kick.
Ibrahim appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ibrahim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ibrahim lands a jab to Shiroo's midsection.
We've been told by Ibrahim's head coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shiroo looks winded!
Ibrahim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ibrahim throws a head kick but Shiroo moves out of range.
Ibrahim looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiroo is just out of range.
Ibrahim throws a head kick that misses.
Shiroo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ibrahim on the side of the head.
Suleyman Ibrahim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Shiroo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ibrahim tries a head kick but it misses.
Shiroo thuds a left hand into Ibrahim's body.
Shiroo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibrahim throws a chopping leg kick but Shiroo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim tried to score with a low kick but Shiroo checks it.
Shiroo cracks a nice hook into Ibrahim's ribs.
Ibrahim looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiroo is just out of range.
Shiroo connects with an inside leg kick.
Shiroo connects with a body shot that sends Ibrahim's belly button to the back.
Ibrahim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shiroo counters with a right hand to the body.
Shiroo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ibrahim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shiroo lands a body shot.
Ibrahim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shiroo works over Ibrahim's head and body with a nice combination.
Shiroo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ibrahim's hands.
Shiroo swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shiroo throws a head kick but Ibrahim moves out of range.
Ibrahim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiroo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibrahim.
Ibrahim misses with the body kick
and Shiroo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ibrahim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ibrahim swings for the body but Shiroo moves out of range.
Ibrahim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ibrahim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shiroo.
Shiroo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ibrahim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiroo manages to avoid it.
Ibrahim throws a body shot but no joy.
Shiroo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shiroo misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo wants to slow Ibrahim down by chopping away at his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibrahim takes a swing at Shiroo's ribcage but misses.
Shiroo scores with a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Shiroo.
Shiroo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shiroo connects with a crisp jab.
Shiroo throws a front kick that sends Ibrahim stumbling back into the cage.
Ibrahim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shiroo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ibrahim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiroo manages to avoid it.
Ibrahim looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiroo is just out of range.
And Shiroo responds with a good body kick, but Ibrahim manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shiroo cracks the inside of Ibrahim's front leg.
Shiroo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ibrahim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shiroo.
Shiroo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Shiroo dominated that round.
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.

Shiroo misses with a looping left.
Ibrahim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shiroo moves out of range as Ibrahim strikes.

Shiroo lands a big head kick that sends Ibrahim tumbling to the mat! Shiroo takes a step backwards and waves Ibrahim back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ibrahim just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahim throws a jab but it's blocked by Shiroo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ibrahim might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ibrahim blocks a head kick by Shiroo.
Ibrahim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shiroo checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibrahim just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shiroo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ibrahim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shiroo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot by Shiroo.
Shiroo connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Ibrahim misses
and Shiroo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shiroo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibrahim.
Shiroo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shiroo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shiroo.

Ibrahim is rocked!
Ibrahim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shiroo.
Ibrahim misses with a body punch
and Shiroo counters with a flying knee that drops Ibrahim! Shiroo dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuya Shiroo!
Tetsuya Shiroo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.