PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 527 p4p, 299 weight class) and Takashi Shimura (ranked 70 p4p, 43 weight class). Takashi Shimura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tua
vs
Shimura

178 cm
39
235
32 - 21 - 1

204 cm
35
264
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hardcore Sports Nutrition
Sydney Fight Gear

Altitude Clothing
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Tua !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Shimura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shimura throws a leg kick but Tua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shimura scores with a nice body kick.
Shimura misses with a head kick.
Tua misses the jab.
Shimura swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Shimura with a nice calf kick.
Shimura loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Shimura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tua counters with a stiff right hand.
Takashi Shimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua lands a slapping body shot.
Shimura wants to slow Tua down by chopping away at his legs.
Shimura connects with a leg kick.
Shimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimura slips a straight right by Tua .
Tua swings for the body but Shimura moves out of range.
Shimura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shimura.
Tua seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Decent striking displayed by Shimura there.
Shimura with a nice calf kick.
Tua throws a series of punches but Shimura moves out of range.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Shimura steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shimura stuns Tua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shimura fakes the leg kick and cracks Tua in the body.
Shimura throws a head kick but Tua moves out of range.
Tua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shimura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shimura throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimura misses with a leg kick
and Tua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shimura.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shimura swings widly with a right hand
and Shimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Takashi Shimura has been cut.
Shimura connects with a single shot there.
Shimura throws a head kick that half lands.
Shimura misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Shimura lands a nice looking body kick.
Tua ducks under a wild hook from Shimura.
Shimura lands a body shot.
Shimura works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimura connects with a right hand. Tua shakes it off.
Shimura misses with a looping left.
Shimura misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Tua misses with a body shot.
Shimura throws a sloppy head kick and Tua moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Tua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shimura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tua s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
enabling Shimura to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Shimura misses
enabling Tua to counter with a crisp jab.
Shimura misses with a left hand
and Tua counters with a huge left! Shimura is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tua isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Shimura from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tua !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Tua !
David Tua retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious David Tua thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.