PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timur Lenk (ranked 1733 p4p, 188 weight class) and Chiharu Shiba (ranked 1642 p4p, 173 weight class). Shiba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Godsmack - Immune & Sick Puppies - Survive . Chiharu Shiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lenk
vs
Shiba

169 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Lenk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chiharu Shiba!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenk connects with the punch.
Shiba avoids the body shot from Lenk.

Shiba has managed to clinch.
Lenk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiba avoids a wild elbow strike from Lenk.
Shiba misses with a body punch.
Lenk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shiba's efforts to push away.
A short left from Shiba.
Shiba scores with a shoulder strike.
Lenk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shiba avoiding damage as Lenk throws knees to the body.
Shiba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shiba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lenk misses with a hook to the ribs.

Lenk breaks the clinch.
Lenk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lenk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Lenk is rocked!
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 swing and a miss from Shiba.
Lenk is looking to counter punch.
Oh Lenk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lenk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Shiba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenk misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Shiba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shiba throws a hook to the side of Lenk's head but Lenk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Lenk 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Shiba moves into the clinch.
Lenk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiba avoids it.
Shiba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lenk has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Shiba lands a left hand.
Lenk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shiba's elbow.
Shiba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shiba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lenk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lenk swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba is trying to break the clinch but Lenk has him pressed against the cage.

Shiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lenk slips a jab from Shiba.
Lenk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Chiharu Shiba has been cut.
Lenk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiba throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lenk counter with a right hand.

Shiba is rocked!
Lenk steps in with a hook that catches Shiba right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lenk follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Shiba looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Lenk!
Timur Lenk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.