PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bakabaka Shi (ranked 4895 p4p, 4707 weight class) and Kaden Sandersfield (ranked 0 p4p, 497 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shi
vs
Sandersfield

182 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bakabaka Shi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaden Sandersfield!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sandersfield manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shi trying to control but Sandersfield is working from the bottom.
Sandersfield is trying to control the position but Shi postures up.
Shi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shi landing with the ground and pound.
Shi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sandersfield has momentary wrist control but Shi slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shi working some strikes from top position.
Shi tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandersfield is retaining full guard.
Shi is looking to work some ground and pound but Sandersfield has wrist control.
Sandersfield wants to get back to his feet but Shi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi wants to control from the top but Sandersfield keeps moving.
Sandersfield is trying to control the position but Shi postures up.
Shi scoring with some ground and pound.
Sandersfield keeping full guard, as Shi tries to pass.
Shi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shi stands up over Sandersfield, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shi passes into half guard.
Shi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Shi there.
Sandersfield moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shi distracts Sandersfield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shi chips away with some ground and pound.
Shi scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shi is in close to Sandersfield's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shi working some strikes from top position.
Shi lands a couple of digs.
Shi cracks Sandersfield with a solid left hand.
Shi landing some decent shots from guard.
Shi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shi trying to control but Sandersfield is working from the bottom.
Shi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandersfield's head.
Sandersfield has momentary wrist control but Shi slips an elbow through the middle.
Shi trying to control but Sandersfield is working from the bottom.
Sandersfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandersfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shi distracts Sandersfield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shi cracks Sandersfield with a solid left hand.
Shi controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bakabaka Shi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sandersfield gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sandersfield keeping moving, preventing Shi from controlling successfully.
Shi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandersfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shi lands a couple of digs.
Sandersfield trying to keep a closed guard but Shi is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi chips away with some ground and pound.
Shi landing some decent shots from guard.
Sandersfield keeping moving, preventing Shi from controlling successfully.
Shi 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.
Shi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shi lands a couple of elbows.
Sandersfield keeping moving, preventing Shi from controlling successfully.
Sandersfield looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi connects with a couple of short punches.
Shi distracts Sandersfield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shi with a nice head shot there.
Sandersfield is trying to hold Shi in close to prevent damage but Shi has managed to pass into half guard.
Shi is thwarting Sandersfield's attempts to control the position.
Sandersfield has hold of Shi's hands but Shi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shi connects with a nice short shot to Sandersfield's temple.
Sandersfield is refusing to be controlled, as Shi sits in half guard.
Shi slows the pace down in half guard.
Shi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandersfield can do to turn this around?
Sandersfield taking some punishment here, with Shi in his half guard.
Shi lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Shi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandersfield taking some punishment here, with Shi in his half guard.
Shi prevents Sandersfield from improving his position.
Shi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandersfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shi working Sandersfield over with strikes.
Shi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shi slips a nice elbow through Sandersfield's hands, connecting with Sandersfield's forehead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sandersfield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Shi there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shi lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bakabaka Shi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sandersfield moves in looking to clinch but Shi pushes him off.

Shi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bakabaka Shi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandersfield is looking for a sweep. Shi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shi connects with a nice short shot to Sandersfield's temple.
Shi drops an elbow to the side of Sandersfield's head.
Shi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shi working Sandersfield over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sandersfield is trying to stand.
Shi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sandersfield is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sandersfield is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sandersfield is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sandersfield is refusing to be controlled, as Shi sits in half guard.
Shi winds up and cracks Sandersfield with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandersfield wants to improve his position but Shi is controlling well.
Shi drops an elbow to the side of Sandersfield's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shi connects with a nice short shot to Sandersfield's temple.
Sandersfield trying to control but Shi postures up.
Sandersfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sandersfield has hold of Shi's hands but Shi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sandersfield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shi lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shi working over Sandersfield with some ground and pound. Sandersfield looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandersfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shi working Sandersfield over with strikes.
Sandersfield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Shi.
Sandersfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shi is keen to just control but Sandersfield is a slippery customer.
Shi is nestled in close to Sandersfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shi drops an elbow to the side of Sandersfield's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandersfield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sandersfield is trying to maintain the position but Shi is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shi connects with a nice short shot to Sandersfield's temple.
Shi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Shi.
Shi content to control rather than advance.
Kaden Sandersfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Shi there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bakabaka Shi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bakabaka Shi!