PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 4754 p4p, 4726 weight class) and Sean OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean OMalley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Shima
vs
OMalley

167 cm
18
142
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
144
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shima closes the distance and clinches.
OMalley tries to break the clinch but Shima is controlling the position.
Shima misses with a body punch.
OMalley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OMalley tries to break the clinch but Shima is controlling the position.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OMalley's elbow.
OMalley is looking to control Shima's arms but Shima gets an underhook and turns him. Now OMalley has his back to the cage.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Shima scores with a shot to the side of OMalley's head.
OMalley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OMalley.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as OMalley controls the action.
OMalley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as OMalley controls the action.
Shima lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima lands a right hand that snaps the head of OMalley backwards.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as OMalley controls his hands.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
OMalley tries to break free but Shima pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima pushes OMalley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OMalley blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OMalley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by OMalley.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as OMalley controls his hands.
OMalley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as OMalley controls the action.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but OMalley avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima digs a right hand into OMalley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on OMalley's gas tank.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OMalley's elbow.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
OMalley tries to stall but Shima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
OMalley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley can't break the clinch.
OMalley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by OMalley.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OMalley is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Shima is controlling him.
OMalley is looking to control Shima's arms but Shima gets an underhook and turns him. Now OMalley has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
OMalley blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but OMalley uses good head movement to avoid it.
OMalley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but OMalley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Shima.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as OMalley controls the action.
OMalley tries to circle away but Shima has him pinned against the cage.
Shima working aggressively here.
Shima misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
Shima lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on OMalley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
OMalley wants to stall.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
OMalley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OMalley's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuo Shima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

OMalley lands a glancing blow to the side of Shima's head.

Shima moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by OMalley.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
OMalley tries to circle away but Shima has him pinned against the cage.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but OMalley avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by OMalley.
Shima keeps control of OMalley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OMalley.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Shima has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
OMalley blocks a body shot from Shima.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
OMalley is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shima working aggressively here.
Shima misses with some punches.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shima tries a body shot but OMalley blocks it.
OMalley wants to break free but Shima has control.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as OMalley controls the action.
OMalley is trying to break free.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Shima is controlling him.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but OMalley avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OMalley blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OMalley's efforts to push away.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Shima is controlling him.
OMalley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
OMalley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shima is defending well.
OMalley prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima keeps control of OMalley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shima tries to work over OMalley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima misses with a body punch.
OMalley working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on OMalley's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but OMalley uses good head movement to avoid it.
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on OMalley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shima prevents OMalley from breaking the clinch.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OMalley's efforts to push away.
Shima scores with a shot to the side of OMalley's head.
Shima keeps control of OMalley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
OMalley tries to break the clinch but Shima is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Shima.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima tries to work over OMalley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OMalley is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
OMalley is trying to force a seperation but Shima has the dominant position.
OMalley letting Shima take a breather here.
OMalley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OMalley tries to circle away but Shima has him pinned against the cage.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Shima misses with some punches.
OMalley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OMalley.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OMalley's elbow.
OMalley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuo Shima dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shima has managed to clinch.
OMalley wants to break free but Shima has control.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima prevents OMalley from breaking the clinch.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OMalley's elbow.
OMalley is looking for a takedown.
Shima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Shima is controlling him.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but OMalley uses good head movement to avoid it.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
OMalley tries to break free but Shima pushes him back against the cage.
Shima scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima keeps control of OMalley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but OMalley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima displaying some good clinch control by pressing OMalley up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Shima.
Shima tries a body shot but OMalley blocks it.
Shima taking a breather.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as OMalley controls the action.
Shima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Shima.
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by OMalley.
OMalley taking a breather.
Shima tries to work over OMalley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OMalley blocking some punches.
OMalley is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Shima.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
OMalley tries to break the clinch but Shima is controlling the position.
OMalley letting Shima take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OMalley.
OMalley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
OMalley working aggressively here.
Shima keeps control of OMalley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
OMalley takes a shot to the head.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as OMalley controls his hands.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OMalley can do to turn this around?

OMalley decides to pull guard.
OMalley is looking to stand up but Shima isn't so interested in that idea.

Shima stands and steps away. OMalley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
OMalley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OMalley throws a low kick, looking for Shima's leg but Shima calmly moves out of range.

OMalley gets tackled into the cage by Shima. Shima maintains the clinch.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from OMalley.
Shima slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by OMalley.
OMalley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shima is defending well.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean OMalley.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shima.
Shima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt OMalley or not.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tetsuo Shima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima misses with the head strike.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as OMalley controls the action.
OMalley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
OMalley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning OMalley up against the cage.
Sean OMalley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shima, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!

Tetsuo Shima wins by unanimous decision!