PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minowa Fujiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiroo comes to the cage accompanied by The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty. Minowa Fujiati has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shiroo
vs
Fujiati

204 cm
29
265 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

189 cm
41
269 lbs
24 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tetsuya Shiroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Minowa Fujiati!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiroo throws a wild body kick that Fujiati sees coming a mile off.
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 throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Fujiati counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fujiati throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shiroo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujiati is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shiroo keeping moving, preventing Fujiati from controlling successfully.
Fujiati throwing strikes but missing.
Shiroo pulls Fujiati in close to prevent any damage.
Fujiati must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fujiati trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiati with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fujiati wants to pass the guard but Shiroo is keeping the position.
Shiroo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fujiati with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo wants to control the position but Fujiati says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Fujiati is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shiroo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shiroo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shiroo.
Shiroo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fujiati wants to control from the top but Shiroo keeps moving.
Shiroo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fujiati postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fujiati postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shiroo has his foot on Fujiati's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fujiati works his way back into a safe position though.
Shiroo has control of Fujiati's left arm, preventing Fujiati from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati lands a couple of digs.
Shiroo is trying to control the position but Fujiati postures up.
Fujiati looking to sit in guard and control but Shiroo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Shiroo is pushing down on Fujiati's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fujiati is fighting to maintain full guard but Shiroo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shiroo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fujiati does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Fujiati looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fujiati is pressing down on Shiroo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shiroo won't allow Fujiati to sweep him here.
Shiroo wants to pass the guard but Fujiati is keeping the position.
Shiroo works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo is taking a breather. Fujiati says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shiroo wants to pass to mount but Fujiati is defending the position.
Shiroo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fujiati!
Shiroo looking to control but Fujiati is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shiroo fails to move to back control.
Shiroo controlling the position easily from mount.
Shiroo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Fujiati tries to reverse the position but Shiroo maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shiroo continues to stall.

Shiroo working for a submission but Fujiati is keeping him at bay.
Shiroo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Fujiati is holding on tight.
Shiroo wants to control the pace but Fujiati is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Tetsuya Shiroo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jab from Shiroo.
Fujiati changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shiroo tries to avoid it but Fujiati manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shiroo to the ground. Shiroo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shiroo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fujiati takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shiroo misses with a two punch combination.
Shiroo looks to land a combination but Fujiati avoids it well.
Shiroo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fujiati changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shiroo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Fujiati counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shiroo won't be happy with that.
Shiroo prevents Fujiati from improving position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiroo is not content to let Fujiati control the position.
Shiroo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo wants to control but Fujiati postures up.
Shiroo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shiroo is staying active underneath Fujiati, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fujiati is thwarting Shiroo's attempts to control the position.
Shiroo is refusing to be controlled, as Fujiati sits in half guard.
Fujiati trying to mount his opponent but Shiroo defends it.
Shiroo keeping control of the position.

Fujiati is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shiroo sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Fujiati is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shiroo defends it well.
Shiroo wants to get back to full guard.
Fujiati not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujiati trying to control the action but Shiroo is working from the bottom.
Shiroo moves into full guard.
Shiroo is pulling down on Fujiati's head to control his posture.
Shiroo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujiati.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati with a nice head shot there.
Fujiati preventing the sweep.
Shiroo trying to control the position here.
Fujiati working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shiroo wants to sweep here but Fujiati controlling him for the moment.

Shiroo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fujiati defends well.
Fujiati throws an elbow that misses. Shiroo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujiati's guard. Nice move by Shiroo!

Shiroo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shiroo slips nicely into half guard.

Fujiati looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati trying to get back to full guard but Shiroo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Fujiati can't escape the position.
Fujiati keeps trying to improve his position.

Shiroo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shiroo wants to control the pace but Fujiati is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujiati can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuya Shiroo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fujiati moves out of range of the strikes.
Shiroo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fujiati takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tetsuya Shiroo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujiati ducks right into an uppercut from Shiroo.
Fujiati darts in looking for a takedown but Shiroo gets double underhooks and turns Fujiati into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shiroo.
Shiroo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Fujiati.
Shiroo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujiati.
Fujiati has a takedown stuffed.
Shiroo tried to counter with a leg kick but Fujiati avoided it.
Shiroo misses with a straight left.
Fujiati sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujiati shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shiroo sprawls well. Shiroo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fujiati gets slowly back to his feet.
Tetsuya Shiroo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minowa Fujiati.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo tries a head kick but it misses.
And Fujiati tries to counter it with a takedown but Shiroo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shiroo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fujiati takes a step back to recover.
Shiroo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujiati can do to turn this around?
Shiroo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Minowa Fujiati has been cut.
Fujiati darts in looking for a takedown but Shiroo gets double underhooks and turns Fujiati into the cage.
Shiroo lands a nice looking body shot.
Shiroo connects with a looping right hand.
Fujiati shoots in for a takedown but Shiroo shows good takedown defense.
Fujiati uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shiroo.
Nice uppercut lands for Shiroo. That snapped Fujiati's head back.
Minowa Fujiati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo throws a poor cross that misses

and Fujiati counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fujiati.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujiati postures up.
Fujiati with a nice head shot there.
Shiroo controlling Fujiati's posture.
Fujiati throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fujiati wants to pass the guard but Shiroo is keeping the position.
Minowa Fujiati has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fujiati trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Shiroo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Shiroo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shiroo tries to move to mount but Fujiati blocks the move with his legs.
Tetsuya Shiroo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiati is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fujiati gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Shiroo content just to control the position here.
Shiroo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shiroo prevents Fujiati from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo controlling from the full mount.
Fujiati can't escape the position.
Shiroo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fujiati is looking to get to half guard.
Shiroo controlling from the full mount.
Fujiati is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fujiati tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Shiroo has taken his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuya Shiroo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shiroo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuya Shiroo!
During a confident post fight interview, Tetsuya Shiroo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.