PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kioshi Kemauchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shojo Shoujou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shojo Shoujou enters the cage!

Kemauchi
vs
Shoujou

170 cm
22
138 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

165 cm
21
131 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
MayheM sportswear

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kioshi Kemauchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shojo Shoujou!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoujou looks to land a combination but Kemauchi avoids it well.
Kemauchi misses with a wild combination.
Kemauchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Shoujou throws a right and a left that Kemauchi avoids nicely.
Shoujou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kemauchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Shoujou.
Kemauchi takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoujou lands a nice shot that snaps Kemauchi's head back.
Shoujou throws a leg kick that misses.
Kemauchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shoujou connects with a nice looking jab.
Shoujou throws a right hand that misses

and Kemauchi counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shoujou breaks the clinch.
Shoujou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kemauchi.
Kemauchi throws a shot from downtown. Shoujou moves away and avoids it.
Kemauchi misses with a left hand
and Shoujou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kemauchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoujou moves away.
Shoujou throws a nice looking combination but Kemauchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kemauchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shoujou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shoujou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kemauchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shoujou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kemauchi circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been informed that Shoujou 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.
Kemauchi misses with a head kick.
A jab from Kemauchi does it's job there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kemauchi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Shoujou.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi tries to clinch up.
Kemauchi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shoujou looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kemauchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shoujou.
Kemauchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shoujou misses with an uppercut.
Kemauchi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kemauchi darts in trying to clinch
and Shoujou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shoujou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shoujou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Shoujou has managed to clinch.
Shoujou misses with a hook from the clinch.

Shoujou breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Shoujou rushes Kemauchi and presses him up against the cage.

Shoujou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shoujou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shoujou wants to clinch up but Kemauchi keeps it at a distance.

Shoujou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Shoujou breaks from the clinch.
Shoujou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kemauchi throws out the jab.
Shoujou is looking for the big counter here.
Shoujou looks to land a left hand but Kemauchi moved out of range nicely.
Kemauchi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shoujou manages to circle out of the way.
Kemauchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shoujous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shoujou is looking to clinch but Kemauchi is avoiding it.
Kemauchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shoujou under the eye.
Kemauchi lands with a good body shot.
Kemauchi misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemauchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shoujou throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou ducks under a wild hook from Kemauchi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kemauchi.
Shojo Shoujou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shoujou throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shoujou misses with an uppercut.
Kemauchi throwing a counter right hand but Shoujou manages to avoid it.
Kemauchi throws a head kick that misses.
Kemauchi scores with a jab. Shoujou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shoujou misses with a double jab.
Kemauchi throwing a counter right hand but Shoujou manages to avoid it.
Kemauchi missing with a left hand there. Shoujou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Shoujou pushes Kemauchi up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Kemauchi.
Shoujou throws a knee to the head but misses.

Shoujou manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kemauchi. Shoujou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Shoujou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shojo Shoujou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kemauchi throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shoujou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kemauchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kemauchi is looking to clinch but Shoujou is avoiding it.
Shoujou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kemauchi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kemauchi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kemauchi sizes up Shoujou with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kemauchi moves out of range of the body kick from Shoujou.
An inside leg kick from Kemauchi misses.
Kemauchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kemauchi misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemauchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Shoujou moves into the clinch successfully.
Kemauchi stalls.
Kemauchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Shoujou uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shoujou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kemauchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shoujou.
A jab lands there for Kemauchi.
Shoujou tries to clinch but Kemauchi is having none of it.
Shoujou lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shoujou misses with a wild combination.
Shoujou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Shoujou tries to get set, Kemauchi tries to push him back and clinch up but Shoujou manages to avoid the attempt.
A big left from Shoujou misses.
Shoujou goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Shoujou misses the target.
Shoujou throws an off balance right hand

and Kemauchi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shoujou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shoujou working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Kemauchi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shoujou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shoujou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Shoujou.
Kemauchi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kemauchi avoiding damage as Shoujou throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kemauchi.
Shojo Shoujou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Shoujou.
Shoujou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shoujou working hard to break the clinch.
Shoujou blocks an uppercut.
Kemauchi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Shoujou.
Kemauchi misses with a body punch.
Kemauchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kemauchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shoujou backwards.
Shoujou prevents a body shot from Kemauchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shoujou lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kemauchi blocks a body shot from Shoujou.
A head punch on the inside from Shoujou fails to land.
Shoujou trying to land knees to the body.
Kemauchi misses with a knee strike.

Shoujou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Shoujou gets tackled into the cage by Kemauchi. Kemauchi maintains the clinch.
Kemauchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Shoujou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kemauchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemauchi dodges the punch combination from Shoujou.
Kemauchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shoujou manages to avoid it.
Shoujou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kemauchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kemauchi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shoujou manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoujou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kemauchi moves out of range as Shoujou throws a body kick.
As Shoujou tries to get set, Kemauchi tries to push him back and clinch up but Shoujou manages to avoid the attempt.
Shoujou moves away from the strike by Kemauchi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kemauchi.
Shoujou blocks a head kick by Kemauchi.
Kemauchi throws out a loose jab but Shoujou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kemauchi blocks the body kick.
Shoujou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kemauchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kemauchi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kemauchi misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shoujou misses with a wild combination.
Kemauchi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Kemauchi - just one landing.
Kemauchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shojo Shoujou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kemauchi is looking to land body kicks.
Kemauchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shoujou lands with a slapping head kick.
Shoujou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shoujou defending well as Kemauchi loads up on a big left hand.
Shoujou throws out a powerful jab.
Shoujou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kemauchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Shoujou. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shoujou misses with a double jab
and Kemauchi counters with a body kick.
Shoujou misses with a double jab.
Kemauchi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shoujou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Kemauchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoujou lands a jab to the nose.
Kemauchi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shoujou.
Kemauchi misses with a low kick.
Kemauchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shoujou.
Kemauchi lands a nice hook to Shoujou's body. Shoujou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shoujou scores with a one two! Kemauchi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Shoujou does no damage.
Kemauchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shoujou moves away.
Kemauchi lands a slapping body shot.
Shoujou misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoujou pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kemauchi is out of range and Shoujou settles back down.
Kemauchi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shoujou throws a nice looking combination but Kemauchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shoujou blocks a head kick by Kemauchi.

Kemauchi gets tackled into the cage by Shoujou. Shoujou maintains the clinch.
Shoujou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Kemauchi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kemauchi trying to control the position but instead, Shoujou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kemauchi into the cage.
Shoujou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kemauchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Shoujou missing with knees to the body.
Shoujou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kemauchi trying to land knees to the body.
Shoujou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shoujou managing to block the knees to the body from Kemauchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi misses with a hook from the clinch.

Shoujou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shoujou misses with a looping left.
Kemauchi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shoujou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shoujou throws a poor cross that misses
and Kemauchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kemauchi throws a front kick aimed at Shoujou's knee but Shoujou avoids it well.
Shojo Shoujou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shoujou misses with the combination.
Shoujou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shoujou misses with a double jab.
Shoujou misses with a wild combination.
Kemauchi throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemauchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kemauchi 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.
Shoujou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kemauchi circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shoujou throws a right hand that Kemauchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kemauchi also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kemauchi. Shoujou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kemauchi misses with an uppercut. Shoujou saw that one coming.
Kemauchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kemauchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shoujou throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kioshi Kemauchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shojo Shoujou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kemauchi misses with an uppercut. Shoujou saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shojo Shoujou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shoujou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shojo Shoujou!