PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tik tak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halo Shono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo Shono is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

tak
vs
Shono

189 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tik tak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Halo Shono!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shono tries to clinch there but tak circles away.
Shono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and tak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shono gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from tak.
tak prevents Shono from breaking the clinch.
Shono stalling.
Shono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
tak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tik tak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Shono - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shono unloads a knee to the mid-section. tak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shono gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from tak.
tak is trying to drag Shono to the mat but Shono just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
tak is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
tak looking for a takedown.
tak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shono gets the underhooks and prevents it.
tak fails to pull guard.
tak is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shono tries to stall but tak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shono crunches a lovely knee into tak's ribcage.
tak tries for a takedown. No joy.

Shono's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

tak tries to keep at a distance but Shono has taken the fight into the clinch.

Shono jumps into guard, dragging tak to the mat.
Shono seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shono controls tak momentarily but tak frees himself.
Shono is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tak controls from within his opponent's guard.
tak trying to control but Shono is working from the bottom.
Shono is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shono is trying to control the position but tak postures up.
Shono keeping moving, preventing tak from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
tak shoots in for a double leg but Shono sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shono shoots and misses

and tak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
tak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shono just stands there and leans against the ropes.

tak lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
tak trying to control the pace.
Shono is holding on to half guard well.
Shono wants to control but tak is keeping busy.
tak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tak is thwarting Shono's attempts to control the position.
tak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shono wants to control but tak is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

tak scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
tak with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Halo Shono will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shono tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Shono. No joy for tak on that attempt.
tak misses with a takedown

and Shono decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in tak's guard.
tak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shono keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shono wants to control but tak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
tak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tak trying to mount his opponent but Shono defends it.
tak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tak wants to pass to mount but Shono is defending the position.
tak passes to full mount!
tak controlling the position easily from mount.
tak looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shono wants to control but tak is having none of it.
tak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
tak scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shono?
tak working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shono tries to get back to half guard but can't.
tak trying to control but Shono is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tak cracks Shono with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
tak trying to control but Shono is having none of it.
tak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
tak wants to control the pace but Shono is squirming around nicely.
tak throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
tak lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by tak.
tak with good strikes from the mount here!
tak scoring with strikes but Shono is staying in there.
tak looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that tik tak will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

tak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shono trying to control from the bottom.
tak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

tak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shono is refusing to be controlled, as tak sits in half guard.
tak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shono's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shono trying to control here.
Shono is not content to let tak control the position.
Shono is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

tak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. tak showed some decent athleticism there.
tak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shono trying to hold on to tak's head to control him but tak postures up.
tak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
tak trying to mount his opponent but Shono defends it.

Shono looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tak is thwarting Shono's attempts to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Shono gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shono keeping moving, preventing tak from controlling successfully.
Shono not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
tak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shono is trying to control the position from the bottom.
tak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shono working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shono keeps the fight on the outside.

tak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
tik tak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think tak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!