PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shiroo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty. Kale Strong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tetsuya Shiroo's chin.

Shiroo
vs
Strong

204 cm
26
265 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

197 cm
22
270 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetsuya Shiroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kale Strong!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong with a nice cross.
Shiroo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shiroo counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kale Strong has been cut.
Strong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shiroo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Strong looks to clinch
and Shiroo counters with an inside leg kick.
Shiroo lands a jab.
Shiroo connects with a crisp jab.
Shiroo looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiroo circles away.
Shiroo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Strong staying out of range there.
Shiroo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Strong clinches up with Shiroo and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong taking a breather.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shiroo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shiroo scores with a shot to the side of Strong's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strong.
Strong pushes Shiroo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shiroo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Strong scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Tetsuya Shiroo has been cut.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shiroo wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice left hand lands by Strong.
Shiroo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Shiroo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Strong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shiroo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strong smiles and moves away.
Shiroo throws a solid leg kick but Strong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shiroo.
Strong tries to counter with a clinch but Shiroo shakes him off and moves away.

Strong forces Shiroo back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiroo works on Strong's body with a couple of short punches.
Shiroo can't find room to land a body shot as Strong controls the action.
Shiroo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strong is keeping busy.
Strong scores with a shoulder strike.
Shiroo lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shiroo.

Shiroo pulls Strong into guard.
Shiroo has a closed guard, preventing Strong from standing up.
Strong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Strong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shiroo has his hands on Strong's head, controlling the position.

Strong gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Strong tries to clinch but Shiroo moves out of range.
Shiroo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kale Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Shiroo to counter with a crisp jab.
Shiroo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shiroo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Shiroo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Shiroo slips the punch.
Strong tries to clinch there but Shiroo circles away.
Shiroo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Strong avoids it.
Strong tries to clinch but Shiroo moves away
and Shiroo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Kale Strong's cut even more.
Strong is looking to clinch but Shiroo is avoiding it.
Strong throws a head kick but Shiroo moves out of range.
Shiroo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Strong.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shiroo.

Strong has Shiroo up against the cage in a clinch.
Shiroo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strong tries to stall but Shiroo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strong is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Shiroo has denied him.
Shiroo misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiroo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shiroo avoids a wild elbow strike from Strong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Shiroo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Strong closes the distance and clinches.
Shiroo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shiroo as Strong tries to tie him up.
Strong throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Strong fails to land.
Strong stalling in the clinch but Shiroo improves position.
Shiroo jumps guard but Strong stands there with Shiroo around his waist. Shiroo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strong has a couple of punches blocked by Shiroo.
Shiroo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shiroo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shiroo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiroo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strong is keeping busy.
Strong trying to stall but Shiroo improves his position.
Strong blocking some punches.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Strong.
Kale Strong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shiroo.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Shiroo fails to land.
Shiroo taking a breather.
Shiroo misses with a punch to the body.
Shiroo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strong can do to turn this around?
Shiroo swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiroo leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Shiroo.
Strong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shiroo swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiroo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Strong misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Strong.
Strong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shiroo trying to control the position but instead, Strong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shiroo into the cage.
Strong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Shiroo.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Strong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiroo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Shiroo jumps guard and drags Strong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiroo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shiroo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strong's guard.

Shiroo advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shiroo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shiroo content to control rather than advance.
Shiroo wants to pass the guard but Strong is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shiroo looking for a submission but Strong manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Shiroo won't allow Strong to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shiroo is stalling in the full guard.

Strong has his feet on Shiroo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Strong lands a head kick!
Strong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the body from Strong misses
and Shiroo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The cut above Kale Strong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tetsuya Shiroo is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shiroo. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shiroo lands a glancing blow to the side of Strong's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Shiroo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shiroo throws a nice outside leg kick.

Strong moves into the clinch successfully.
Strong lands a shoulder strike.
Shiroo struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Strong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shiroo struggles to land a body shot inside as Strong controls his hands.
Strong is trying to stall.
Strong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shiroo misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Shiroo is blocking nicely.
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shiroo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo digs a right hand underneath Strong's ribcage. Strong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Strong misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiroo lands a left hand.
Strong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shiroo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shiroo lands a shoulder strike.
Shiroo misses with the head strike.
Shiroo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shiroo lands a nice uppercut.

Strong is rocked!
Shiroo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Strong! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Shiroo is unloading with more strikes now! Strong drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuya Shiroo!
Tetsuya Shiroo thanked the fans post fight for their support.