PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Shannon (ranked 813 p4p, 24 weight class) and James Raban (ranked 6033 p4p, 221 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shannon
vs
Raban

196 cm
29
282 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

200 cm
40
270 lbs
23 - 24 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Raban!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shannon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raban jabs at Shannon's body.

Raban clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shannon.
Raban controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raban - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shannon working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Shannon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raban backwards.
Raban is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Shannon misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shannon taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shannon.
Shannon misses with a punch to the body.
Shannon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabans head.
Nice body punch from Shannon - that landed with a thud.
Raban looks winded!
Raban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shannon scores with a shoulder strike.
Raban blocks a body shot from Shannon.
Shannon taking a breather.
Raban is pushing Shannon up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raban looking to stall.
Shannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Raban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shannon lands with a right to the head.
Shannon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raban looking to slow down the pace here.
Shannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shannon pushes Raban back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban is stalling here.
Raban is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shannon misses with a body punch.
Shannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Raban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raban trying to control the position but instead, Shannon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raban into the ropes.
Raban leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shannon.
Shannon works on Raban's body with a couple of short punches.
Raban looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Raban.
Shannon scores with a jab.
Mike Shannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raban swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shannon counters with a left to the body.

Shannon clinches up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Shannon is struggling to control the position.
Shannon tries a body shot but Raban blocks it.
Raban is looking to control Shannon's arms but Shannon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raban has his back to the ropes.
Raban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shannon gets through Raban's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raban is looking to control Shannon's arms but Shannon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raban has his back to the ropes.
Shannon lands a body punch.
Shannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Shannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shannon.
Raban blocks a body shot from Shannon.
Raban blocks an uppercut.
Shannon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shannon.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shannon as Raban tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shannon tries a body shot but Raban blocks it.
Shannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Shannon.

That has opened up James Raban's cut even more.
Raban wants to stall.
Raban stalling in the clinch but Shannon improves position.
Raban stalling in the clinch but Shannon improves position.
Raban effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Raban.
Shannon avoids the head kick by Raban.
Raban moves in looking to clinch but Shannon pushes him off.

Shannon darts in and clinches Raban up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shannon presses Raban against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Shannon lands with a short shot to the head.
Shannon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raban's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Shannon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Raban's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raban on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raban throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Shannon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shannon looks to land a right hand but Raban moved out of range.
Shannon throws a jab when Raban was well out of range.
Raban avoids the body shot from Shannon.
Raban lands a head shot.
Shannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raban.
Shannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raban can do to turn this around?
Raban dodges the punch combination from Shannon.
Shannon lunges at Raban with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raban's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raban misses with a left hand
and Shannon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Shannon misses the target.
Shannon throws a jab when Raban was well out of range.
A cross from Raban lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shannon punishes Raban's body with a nice straight punch.
Raban misses with a wild body shot.
Raban is breathing heavily.
Raban slips under a jab from Shannon.
Shannon walks into a left hand.
Shannon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shannon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shannon lands a nice looking body kick.
Shannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Raban is just out of range.
Raban walks into a stiff left hand from Shannon.

The cut above James Raban's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shannon with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Raban is just out of range.
Raban wants to counter the offense by Shannon and move into the clinch position.
An inside leg kick lands from Shannon.
Raban moves forwards but Shannon connects with a nice, crisp jab.

James Raban's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Raban defending well as Shannon loads up on a big left hand.

Shannon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon trying to control the position but instead, Raban has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shannon into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Shannon.
Shannon tries to throw a body punch but Raban avoids it by throwing Shannon back against the ropes.
Raban slowing the pace effectively.
Shannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Raban controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shannon.
Shannon misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raban - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shannon misses with a punch to the body.
Raban blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shannon as Raban tries to tie him up.
Raban stalls.
Raban has Shannon pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shannon misses with some punches.
Raban looking to slow down the pace here.
Shannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Shannon lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shannon.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Raban's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Shannon!
After winning the bout, Mike Shannon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.