PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Shima (ranked 234 p4p, 939 weight class) and ZaDarius Haden (ranked 35 p4p, 128 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by C. R. E. A. M. Haden has chosen Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shima
vs
Haden

189 cm
23
261
6 - 3 - 0

198 cm
24
249
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Haden has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Shima misses with a body kick.
Shima has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Haden loads up on a big right hand but Shima slips the punch.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Shima misses with a hook. Haden ducked under it nicely.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shima.
Jab by Shima.
Shima goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haden shoots in for a takedown but Shima shows good takedown defense.
Shima misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Haden gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haden lands strikes from half guard.
Shima wants to control but Haden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden lands strikes from half guard.
Haden prevents Shima from improving his position.
Shima trying to control here.
Haden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haden keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shima keeps working.

Shima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shima is concentrating on defense, preventing Haden from advancing position.
Shima is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shima keeps working.
Shima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haden is working away from the top position though.
Haden thows a huge punch but Shima dodges it nicely.
Shima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shima looking to control.
Shima looking for a sweep. Not yet Shima, not yet.
Haden cracks Shima with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Haden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haden content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haden wants to control from the top but Shima keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden staying out of range there.
Shima misses with a wild body shot.
Haden fails with a takedown attempt.
Shima slips a straight right by Haden.
Shima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Shima.
Haden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Shima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haden with a hook.
Haden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Shima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haden looks to score with a jab to the body but Shima is just out of range.
Shima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden lands with a cross.
Haden ducks under a wild hook from Shima.
Haden swings for the body but Shima moves out of range.
Haden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haden was well out of range. Poor timing from Shima.
Haden with the counter takedown but Shima avoids it easily.
Haden is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shima rather than just go for the knockout.
Haden throws a poor cross that misses
and Shima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Haden - just one landing.
ZaDarius Haden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haden throws a jab when Shima was well out of range.
Haden moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shima, as that shot connected.
Haden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haden defending well as Shima loads up on a big left hand.
Shima takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Shima misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hero Shima will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shima is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Haden's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shima takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haden slips a jab from Shima.
Hero Shima is winning the standup battle so far.
Haden slips a jab from Shima.
Shima misses with a straight right.
Shima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shima takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
Shima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shima scrambles back to his feet.

Haden feints and as Shima raises his hands in defense, Haden changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haden trying to control the position from guard on top but Shima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Shima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haden defends well.
Haden passes Shima's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haden working over Shima with some ground and pound. Shima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haden passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shima!
Haden controlling from mount.
Haden looking to finish Shima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shima!
Haden unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden avoids the attempt from Shima to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haden cracks Shima with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Haden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shima's face.
Shima gets back to half guard.
Haden trying to control the action but Shima is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Haden wants to control but Shima is keeping him busy.
Shima wants to control but Haden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shima manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shima controls Haden momentarily but Haden frees himself.
Haden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden is working Shima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Haden landing with the ground and pound.
Shima is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
ZaDarius Haden has got the better of the ground game so far.

Shima looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haden passes into half guard.
Haden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shima is looking to improve his position.
Haden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haden slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haden lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shima trying to control but Haden postures up.
Haden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haden trying to control from half guard but Shima is working away.
Shima gets back to full guard.
Haden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

ZaDarius Haden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Haden dips to his left and cracks Shima with an uppercut!
Shima looks to land a left hand but Haden moved out of range nicely.
Haden slips under a jab.
Haden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shima swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Shima misses the body punch
and Haden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shima misses with a looping right.
Haden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Shima.
Shima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shima manages to avoid it.
Shima is looking to counter punch.
Shima throws a looping overhand right but Haden ducks down to avoid it.
Haden ducks under a wild hook from Shima.
Haden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shima takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
Haden scores with a shot to the body.
Shima works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shima. Haden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shima lands with an uppercut that bounces Haden off the cage and back into range.
Shima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haden was well out of range. Poor timing from Shima.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haden.
Hero Shima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
The crowd cheers as Shima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haden doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Haden.
Haden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shima.
Haden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Shima throws a sloppy head kick and Haden moves out of range easily.
Haden shoots for a double leg takedown but Shima sprawls well. He's pushed Haden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shima throwing a counter right hand but Haden manages to avoid it.
Shima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haden misses with a wild body shot.
Shima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haden.
It looked like Shima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shima throws a body shot but no joy.
Shima throws a jab but it's blocked by Haden.
And Haden tries to counter it with a takedown but Shima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haden lands with an uppercut that bounces Shima off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shima moves away.
Shima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haden misses with a hook. Shima ducked under it nicely.
Haden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haden.
Shima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haden.
Haden lands with a good body shot.
Shima misses with a lunging right hand
and Haden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shima.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Haden to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shima.
A slow jab from Haden misses its intended target.
Shima just misses with a punch to the body.
Shima throws a jab when Haden was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Haden.
Shima just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shima takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
Haden throws out a counter right but Shima avoids it with no problem.
Haden lands with a shot to the body.
Shima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haden scores with a sloppy right hand. Shima should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

ZaDarius Haden really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Haden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shima throws a shot from downtown. Haden moves away and avoids it.
Shima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haden.
Haden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haden's corner calls for a 1-2. Haden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haden throws the left hand but Shima avoids the punch easily.
Haden scores with a shot to the body.
Shima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shima with a hook.
Shima scores with a shot to the body.
Haden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shima throws a shot from downtown. Haden moves away and avoids it.
Haden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shima's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden lands with an uppercut that bounces Shima off the cage and back into range.
Haden misses with a hook. Shima ducked under it nicely.
Shima ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haden connects with the punch.
Shima scores with a jab to the head.
Shima swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Shima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shima under the eye.
Shima throws a hook but Haden blocks it.
Haden moves out of range of the strikes.
Haden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shima.
Shima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haden tests Shima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shima was well out of range. Poor timing from Haden.
Shima swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shima works Haden's body with a nice hook.
Shima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haden.
Haden throws a body punch but Shima moves out of range.
Shima connects with a body shot.
Shima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haden feints the counter takedown.
Shima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haden manages to avoid it.
Shima throws the left hand but Haden avoids the punch easily.
Haden misses with a straight left.
Shima is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shima misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shima manages to avoid it.
Shima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haden.
Shima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shima lands a head shot.
Shima takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
Haden feints the counter takedown.
Haden tests Shima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Haden to counter with a crisp jab.
Shima swings for the body but Haden moves out of range.
Shima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shima slips a jab from Haden.
Haden takes one to the chin there.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shima.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haden.
Shima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shima clobbers Haden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Shima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haden just misses with a punch to the body.
Shima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haden feints the counter takedown.
Haden misses with a right hand
and Shima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shima moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Shima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haden tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but ZaDarius Haden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Haden misses the shot to the body.
Shima looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
Shima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shima.
Shima cracks Haden with a good jab.
Haden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haden blocks a jab.
Haden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shima to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haden misses with a hook
and Shima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shima throws a head kick that misses.
Shima misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haden throws out the jab.
Shima throws a jab when Haden was well out of range.
Haden scores with a jab to the body.
Haden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haden. Shima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shima throws a body punch but Haden moves out of range.
Shima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shima loads up on a big right hand but Haden slips the punch.
Haden feints the counter takedown.
Shima looks to land a right hand but Haden moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Haden misses.
Haden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shima on the side of the head.
Shima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haden slips under a jab.
Shima misses with an uppercut
enabling Haden to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shima's head backwards.
Haden throws a shot from downtown. Shima moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Shima misses.
A little jabbing left from Haden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Haden avoids the body shot from Shima.
Nice uppercut lands for Haden. That snapped Shima's head back.
Haden works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden lands with a nice body punch.
Haden lands an overhand right.
Shima defending well as Haden loads up on a big left hand.
Shima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Hero Shima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shima throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Haden to counter with a crisp jab.
Haden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shima's hands.
Haden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haden scores with a shot to the body.
Shima misses the shot to the body.
Shima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haden moves away.
Haden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haden has a takedown stuffed.
Shima was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shima has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shima there as he acknowledges the shot.
ZaDarius Haden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Shima.
Shima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haden moves away from the strike by Shima.
Haden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haden blocks a jab.
A cross from Shima lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
ZaDarius Haden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 47:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaDarius Haden!
ZaDarius Haden is the new heavyweight champion!
ZaDarius Haden very nearly forgot to thank ALPHA Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.