PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dava Hashashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genichiro Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dava Hashashin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Genichiro Shimada's chin.

Hashashin
vs
Shimada

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
189 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dava Hashashin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genichiro Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shimada has managed to clinch.
Shimada tries a body shot but Hashashin blocks it.
Shimada cracks Hashashin with a nice body shot.
Shimada tries to work over Hashashin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimada scores with a shoulder strike.
Shimada being controlled against the cage.
Shimada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Shimada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hashashin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shimada backwards.
Shimada gets through Hashashin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shimada swings wildly with an uppercut but Hashashin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shimada - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shimada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hashashin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Hashashin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shimada lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hashashin backwards.
Hashashin leaning against his opponent.
Hashashin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shimada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hashashin misses with a punch to the body.
Shimada pushes Hashashin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimada lands with a light punch inside.
Shimada swings wildly with an uppercut but Hashashin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimada stalling in the clinch.
Shimada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimada lands a shoulder strike.
Hashashin throws a head punch that misses.
Shimada pushes Hashashin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hashashin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hashashin or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shimada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shimada lands a shot to the body.
Shimada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hashashin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimada tries a body shot but Hashashin blocks it.
Shimada slows down the pace here.
Hashashin working aggressively here.
Shimada stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hashashin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shimada misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hashashins head.
Hashashin working aggressively here.
Shimada swings wildly with an uppercut but Hashashin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hashashin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hashashin.
Shimada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shimada blocks an uppercut.
Hashashin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Shimada.
Shimada stalling against the cage.
A short right from Shimada on the inside.
Shimada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hashashin working hard to break the clinch.
Hashashin is trying to push Shimada away but Shimada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hashashin swings wildly with an uppercut but Shimada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hashashin effectively controlling the action here.
Shimada throws a punch but it's blocked by Hashashin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shimada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Shimada.
Shimada lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Shimada.
Shimada working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hashashin's elbow.
Shimada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hashashin gets through Shimada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Shimada.
Hashashin swings wildly with an uppercut but Shimada uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Shimada.
Shimada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hashashin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shimada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hashashin taking a breather.
Shimada lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genichiro Shimada dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hashashin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shimada.
Hashashin misses with a looping left.
Hashashin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shimada.
Hashashin misses with a hook. Shimada ducked under it nicely.
Hashashin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Hashashin gets tackled into the cage by Shimada. Shimada maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hashashin.
Hashashin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shimada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimada prevents Hashashin from breaking the clinch.
Shimada is leaning against Hashashin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hashashin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hashashin is trying to push Shimada away but Shimada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shimada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimada tries to work over Hashashin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimada leaning against his opponent.
Shimada lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shimada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Shimada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hashashin's efforts to push away.
Hashashin misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shimada is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shimada just leaning against Hashashin, taking a breather.
Shimada misses with the head strike.
Shimada throws a head punch that misses.
Hashashin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hashashin lands a nice uppercut.
Shimada lands with a left to the head.
Shimada misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shimada takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shimada pushes Hashashin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimada blocking some punches.
Hashashin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashashin tries to break free but Shimada pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hashashin.
Shimada misses with a body punch.
Hashashin misses with the head strike.
Shimada misses with a punch to the body.
Shimada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shimada.
Shimada lands with a right to the head.
Hashashin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shimada is keeping busy.
Shimada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimada misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Shimada.
Shimada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hashashin is trying to stall.
Hashashin struggles to land a body shot inside as Shimada controls his hands.
Hashashin gets through Shimada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashashin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hashashin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Shimada.
Shimada misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hashashin.
Shimada cracks Hashashin with a nice body shot.
Shimada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hashashin or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Shimada on the inside.
Good body shot from Shimada.
Hashashin misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hashashin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hashashin backwards.
Shimada pushes Hashashin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shimada stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hashashin working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hashashin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hashashin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shimada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hashashin's elbow.
Shimada pushes Hashashin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hashashin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shimada can't find room to land a body shot as Hashashin controls the action.
Hashashin works on Shimada's body with a couple of short punches.
Shimada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shimada tries to work over Hashashin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimada throws a punch but it's blocked by Hashashin.
Hashashin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hashashin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shimada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hashashin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shimada.
Shimada lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genichiro Shimada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hashashin moves out of range as Shimada strikes.
Hashashin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shimada.
Shimada throws a right hand that Hashashin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hashashin also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Hashashin.
Shimada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hashashin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hashashin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hashashin cracks Shimada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Hashashin.

Shimada drives through and clinches with Hashashin against the cage.
Shimada leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashashin tries to break the clinch but Shimada is controlling the position.
Shimada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shimada swings wildly with an uppercut but Hashashin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hashashin's elbow.
Hashashin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shimada.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shimada.
Shimada scores with a shot to the side of Hashashin's head.
Shimada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Shimada drops Hashashin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hashashin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Hashashin is rocked!
Shimada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Hashashin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Genichiro Shimada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Shimada.

Shimada drops Hashashin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hashashin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shimada lands a big right hand that drops Hashashin! The killer instinct kicks in and Shimada finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Shimada!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genichiro Shimada!