PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dyson (ranked 5658 p4p, 59 weight class) and Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 3112 p4p, 103 weight class). Shiroo has chosen The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dyson
vs
Shiroo

205 cm
38
237 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

204 cm
33
265 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Dyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetsuya Shiroo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiroo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dyson throws out the jab.
Shiroo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dyson.
Shiroo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dyson. Dyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.

Shiroo rushes Dyson and presses him up against the cage.
Dyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shiroo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dyson lands a left hand.
Dyson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Tetsuya Shiroo has been cut.
Dyson scores with a shot to the side of Shiroo's head.
Shiroo cracks Dyson with a nice body shot.

Dyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dyson misses with a straight right.
Dyson looks to land a left hand but Shiroo moved out of range nicely.
Shiroo tries to clinch but Dyson is having none of it.
Dyson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dyson throws a lazy right hand but Shiroo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiroo blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dyson throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Dyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shiroo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dyson misses with a hook. Shiroo ducked under it nicely.
Shiroo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dyson.
Dyson misses with an uppercut. Shiroo saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Shiroo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Shiroo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shiroo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dyson lands a nice uppercut.
Shiroo tries to work over Dyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shiroo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dysons head.
Shiroo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dyson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dyson fails to land.
Dyson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson is trying to break free.
Shiroo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Shiroo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shiroo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shiroo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shiroo. Shiroo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyson throws a hook to the side of Shiroo's head but Shiroo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shiroo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dyson with a hook.
Shiroo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dyson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dyson.
Dyson missing with a left hand there. Shiroo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dyson, as that shot connected.

Shiroo closes the distance and clinches.
Shiroo stalling in the clinch but Dyson improves position.
Dyson can't find room to land a body shot as Shiroo controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dyson fails to land.
Shiroo misses with the head strike.
Dyson is pushing Shiroo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Dyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shiroo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dyson circles away.
A swing and a miss from Dyson.
Shiroo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dyson.
Shiroo wants to counter the offense by Dyson and move into the clinch position.
Shiroo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dyson.
Shiroo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dyson.
Shiroo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dyson tried to score with a low kick but Shiroo checks it.
Dyson misses with a hook.
Shiroo moves away from the strike by Dyson.
Dyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shiroo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson loads up on a big right hand but Shiroo slips the punch.
A big right from Dyson misses.
Shiroo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dyson misses with a straight right.
Dyson misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philip Dyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dyson misses with a hook. Shiroo ducked under it nicely.
Dyson throws out a powerful jab.

That has opened up Tetsuya Shiroo's cut even more.

Shiroo clinches up with Dyson and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiroo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shiroo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shiroo blocks an uppercut.
Shiroo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shiroo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Dyson 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!

Shiroo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dyson sets himself, and Shiroo steps forward looking for the clinch! Dyson avoids it this time.
Dyson looks to land a right hand but Shiroo moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dyson misses the target.
Shiroo moves out of range as Dyson throws a body kick.
Shiroo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dyson throws a lazy right hand but Shiroo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shiroo slips a straight right by Dyson.
Shiroo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shiroo moves away from the strike by Dyson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shiroo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Dyson misses the target.
Philip Dyson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiroo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dyson.
Shiroo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dyson stuns Shiroo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Shiroo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dyson throws a shot from downtown. Shiroo moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Dyson.
Dyson misses with an uppercut

and Shiroo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiroo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shiroo misses with a punch to the body.
Dyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shiroo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dyson breaks from the clinch.
Shiroo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shiroo ducks under a wild hook from Dyson.
Shiroo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Shiroo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shiroo swings wildly with an uppercut but Dyson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dyson being controlled against the cage.
Shiroo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyson has a couple of punches blocked by Shiroo.
Dyson has a couple of punches blocked by Shiroo.
Shiroo lands a shoulder strike.
Shiroo blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shiroo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shiroo lands with a left to the head.
Shiroo looking to stall.
Shiroo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dyson.
Dyson lands with a light punch inside.

The cut above Tetsuya Shiroo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroo working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Shiroo.

Shiroo breaks from the clinch.
Dyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shiroo ducks right into an uppercut from Dyson.

Tetsuya Shiroo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shiroo fails in his attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shiroo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Shiroo.
Dyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shiroo can do to turn this around?
Shiroo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shiroo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dyson misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Dyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Dyson.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Philip Dyson!
Philip Dyson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Tetsuya Shiroo had this to say: 'I was prepared to die in this cage tonight. The opponent was the better man today but I will be back stronger.'.