PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Garret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota has chosen Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Garret
vs
Shota

184 cm
29
195 lbs
25 - 5 - 0

185 cm
35
202 lbs
25 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

King of Fists
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Garret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Adrian Shota!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shota.
Garret avoids the body shot from Shota.
Shota has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garret uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shota.
Shota misses with a hook. Garret ducked under it nicely.
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
Garret appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garret scores with a kick to the body.
Garret tries to move into range but Shota moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shota staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Shota on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shota moves out of range of the leg kick from Garret.
Garret connects with a leg kick. Shota looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garret manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Garret on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Shota misses its intended target.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garret.
Shota on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Garret's head but Garret sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garret throws a leg kick but Shota checks it.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Garret ducks down to avoid it.
Shota keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shota defending well as Garret loads up on a big left hand.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garret uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shota.
Garret walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shota checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shota misses with a looping left.
Shota getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shota scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by Garret.
Shota connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Garret misses.
Shota checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garret lands a nice looking body shot.
Garret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
Shota lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garret's sensitive parts.
Garret lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Shota there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garret.
Shota misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garret. Shota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shota misses with a lunging right hand
and Garret counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shota takes a swing at Garret's ribcage but misses.
Garret ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shota moves away.
Garret is looking to wear down Shota with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shota fails to land with a series of punches.
Shota looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Garret is looking to slow Shota down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shota.
Garret misses with a body shot.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Garret is just out of range.
Garret scores with a nice right hand.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garret connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shota looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garret connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shota lands a really nice looking cross but Garret seems unphased.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota moves out of range of the strikes.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Garret's head but Garret sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garret takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shota takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shota under the eye.
Shota misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Garret.
Shota drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shota looks to land a right hand but Garret moved out of range.
Garret takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Garret.
Garret pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garret pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garret scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Garret is out of range.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shota checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garret rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shota counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garret sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pat Garret will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Garret cracks the inside of Shota's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Shota.
It seemed like Shota was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shota scores with the left hand. Garret knows he should have avoided that one.
Shota avoids a kick to the body.
Garret staying out of range there.
Pat Garret is winning the standup battle so far.
Garret misses with a jab to the body
and Shota counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Garret has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garret avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Garret tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Shota walks into a straight right hand from Garret.
Garret motions for Shota to come forward. Garret throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota connects with a body shot that sends Garret's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Garret throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garret is looking to land body kicks.
Garret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shota manages to avoid it.
Garret throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Garret.
Garret takes one to the chin there.
Garret throws a low kick but Shota avoids it.
Shota throws out a counter right but Garret avoids it with no problem.
Shota dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garret throws a body kick that misses.
Garret smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garret throws a push kick but Shota slaps the foot to one side.
Garret avoids a kick to the body.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shota.
Garret throws a leg kick but Shota sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donk. Garret catches Shota right on the button with a cross.
Garret wants to land a leg kick but Shota is out of range.
Garret throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garret.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota lands a right hook to the body.
Shota misses with a jab to the body
and Garret counters with an inside leg kick.
Garret throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Shota.
Garret scores with a jab to the head.
Shota scores with a decent looking hook.
Shota looks to throw a body kick
and Garret counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Shota.
Shota drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garret misses with an uppercut.
Shota checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garret crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shota - the referee stops the clock and Garret gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shota. Garret manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shota feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garrets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garret jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Shota was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
Garret fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shota just manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Garret there.
Shota fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garret has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garret misses with a straight left.
Shota scores with a jab to the head.
Shota throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garret counters with an outside leg kick.
Shota misses with an uppercut.
Garret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shota.
Garret tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garret swings for the body but Shota moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garret manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Garret tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shota.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Shota misses.
Shota avoids the body shot from Garret.
Garret staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Garret misses its intended target.
Shota's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shota takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garret connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shota. Shota circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garret walks into a straight right hand from Shota.
Shota lands a nice looking body shot.
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
Garret scores with a sloppy right hand. Shota should have avoided that one.
Shota moves out of range as Garret strikes.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adrian Shota will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Garret connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shota. Shota circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shota misses with a body kick.
Shota looks to throw the jab but Garret is out of range.
Garret uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shota.
Garret tries to score with a low kick but Shota moves his leg out of the way.
Shota misses the body punch
and Garret counters with a leg kick.
Garret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shota misses with a left hand
and Garret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garret blocks a low kick nicely.
Shota keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Garret misses the target.
Shota is trying to counter with his kicks.
Garret throws a shot from downtown. Shota moves away and avoids it.
Shota looks for the body kick but Garret saw that one coming.
Garret on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shota with a nice cross.
Garret looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shota.
Garret finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Garret.
A countering left hand to the body from Shota misses.
Garret misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Shota to counter with a crisp jab.
Garret feints a jab promting Shota to slip. Garret then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shota slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garret scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garret.
Garret throws a big shot that misses.
Garret throws a combination that misses
and Shota cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Shota finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garret.
Garret blocks a jab.
Garret is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garret cracks the inside of Shota's front leg.
Garret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garret connects with a solid leg kick.
Shota scores with a hook to the body. Garret takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garret misses with a double jab.
A lazy body kick from Shota
and Garret counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shota misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Garret misses the target.
A big left from Shota misses.
Shota avoids the body shot from Garret.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garret.
Shota lands a nice hook to Garret's body. Garret takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
An attempted straight right counter from Garret misses the target.
Garret on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shota lands a nice hook to Garret's body. Garret takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shota misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garret avoids a kick to the body.
Shota fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garret is out of range.
Garret throws a leg kick but Shota moved away.
Garret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shota's sensitive parts.
Garret lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garret avoids the body shot from Shota.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garret.
Garret throws a lazy right hand but Shota sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garret looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
Shota takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shota feints a counter leg kick.
A big right from Garret misses.
Shota misses with an uppercut. Garret saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota throws a right hand that misses
and Garret counters with a straight right hand.
Shota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shota. Garret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shota cracks Garret with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shota moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shota lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shota.
Shota throws a jab when Garret was well out of range.
Garret blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Shota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pat Garret did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garret keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Shota. Those never looked like landing.
Shota checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Shota.
Shota bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garret counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Garret.
Shota throws a leg kick
and Garret counters with a thumping low kick.
Shota lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shota is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garret moves away.
Garret misses with a body shot
and Shota counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garret.
Garret lands with a cross.
Shota takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garret tries a low kick but Shota avoids it.
Garret lands with an uppercut that bounces Shota off the cage and back into range.
Garret throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shota doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Garret looks to throw the jab but Shota is out of range.
Garret tries to move into range but Shota moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garret misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shota moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shota throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Garret.
Shota misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a looping right.
Garret tried to counter with a leg kick but Shota avoided it.
Garret defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
Shota lands with a straight right. Garret didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Garret misses.
Garret bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shota's head.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Garret sizes up Shota with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garret throws a leg kick but Shota sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shota misses with a right hand
and Garret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shota takes a swing at Garret's ribcage but misses.
Shota tries to land a leg kick but Garret saw it coming and moves away.
Shota takes one on the button.
Garret on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garret scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shota doesn't seem bothered though.
Shota lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Garret misses
and Shota counters with a good low kick that Garret was not able to check.
Shota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garret moves away.
Garret pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garret throws a chopping leg kick but Shota manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Shota misses.
Garret throws a body punch but Shota moves out of range.
Garret throws a body shot but no joy.
Shota appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shota's corner calls for a 1-2. Shota obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shota thumps Garret with a low kick.
Shota with a jab.
Shota bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garret gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garret lands with an overhand left.
Shota drops his hands momentarily and Garret takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garret jabs Shota right on the nose. Shota blinks but takes it well.
Garret throws the left hand but Shota avoids the punch easily.
Garret is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Garret.
Garret slips a straight right by Shota.
Shota is looking to chop away at Garret's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Shota as he connects with a hook.
Shota throws the kick towards the body but Garret avoids it.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Garret wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shota checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Adrian Shota will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Garret's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Garret.
Garret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garret ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shota throws a body punch but Garret moves out of range.
A big right from Shota misses.
Shota shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shota lands with a right hand.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Garret ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Garret.
Garret uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shota has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota connects with a nice looking jab.
Garret slips a straight right by Shota.
Shota lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shota. Shota obviously looking to wear him down.
Garret throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shota counters with a body kick.
Shota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shota connects with a looping right hand.
Shota throws a big shot that misses.
Garret defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
Garret lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garret keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
A big right from Shota misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Garret checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Shota saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota throws a body kick that misses.
Garret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shota slips under a jab from Garret.
Shota scores with a hook to the body. Garret takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garret turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garret connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garret scores with a nice head shot.
Garret scores with a body shot.
Garret scores with a nice right hand.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Garret's head but Garret sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shota misses the jab.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garret manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota blocks a low kick nicely.
Garret looks to land a right hand but Shota moved out of range.
Shota looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garret ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garret defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
Shota checks the leg kick.
Garret throws out a leg kick but Shota moves out of range and Garret only half commits.
Garret lands a head shot.
Garret bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garret defending well as Shota loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Garret blocks the leg kick.
Garret is looking for a counter combo.
Garret cracks Shota with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garret scores with a spinning back kick!
Shota works the jab nicely.
Shota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garret sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shota. Garret shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garret.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shota lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garret has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garret and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shota just misses with a punch to the body.
Shota checks a low kick from Garret.
Garret uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shota.
Garret connects with a solid leg kick.
Garret takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garret feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shota's calf.
Shota with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shota thinks about the counter body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pat Garret.
Well Garret has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrian Shota!
Adrian Shota managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Fists, into his post fight interview.