PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riki Shi has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Snider
vs
Shi

176 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Snider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riki Shi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snider has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shi.
Shi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters circling a little - Shi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Snider could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head kick misses from Shi.
Snider changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shi misses with a wild combination.
Snider changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Snider on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shi misses with a combination
and Snider counters with a left and a right that stings Shi.
Shi misses with a head kick.
Snider appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shi throws a sloppy head kick and Snider moves out of range easily.
Snider throws a big counter combination but Shi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shi misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shi misses with a head kick.
Shi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snider went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Riki Shi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shi tries a head kick but it misses.
Shi throws a head kick but Snider moves out of range.
Shi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Andreas Snider has been cut.
Shi misses with a leg kick.
Snider throws a big counter combination but Shi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Shi. Those never looked like landing.
Snider feinted with a counter takedown.
Shi throws a right and a left that Snider avoids nicely.
Shi looks winded!
Snider shoots in looking for a takedown but Shi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Snider's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Shi misses.
Snider avoids the head kick by Shi.
Snider half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shi scores with a nice body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Snider.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider avoids the head kick by Shi.
Snider throwing a counter right hand but Shi manages to avoid it.
Shi thows a body kick. Snider tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shi throws a head kick that half lands.

Snider is rocked!
Snider wants to stay close but Shi steps back to make room for something. Snider seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Shi and Snider drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Riki Shi!