PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 3987 p4p, 2275 weight class) and Alex Barnes (ranked 222 p4p, 135 weight class). Shima's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shima
vs
Barnes

167 cm
19
142
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
145
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Shima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shima has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Shima misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shima with a body shot.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Shima's defenses.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shima takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shima just misses with a punch to the body.
Shima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Shima down.
Shima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Shima misses the shot to the body.
Tetsuo Shima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Shima staying out of range there.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shima was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Shima moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Barnes. That snapped Shima's head back.
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shima is looking to wear down Barnes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Shima rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes's coach down at Mentor Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barnes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.

Barnes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barnes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Shima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Shima wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Shima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes won't allow Shima to get back to his feet.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shima wants to stand up but Barnes is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Shima is working from the bottom.
Shima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shima seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Shima misses with a looping right.
Barnes jabs at Shima's body.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Shima's head but Shima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shima lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Shima has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Shima on the inside.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shima misses with a hook to the body
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Shima tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Shima's leg but Shima calmly moves out of range.
Shima moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Shima throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Shima throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shima misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes misses with a hook

and Shima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shima lands a shot to the body.
Barnes wants to get back to striking at distance but Shima won't allow it.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Barnes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shima.
Shima gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes is working for takedown but Shima is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barnes goes for a takedown attempt but Shima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Barnes.

Shima has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shima prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shima.
Shima prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shima lands a left hand.
Shima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Barnes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shima fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shima throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shima misses the shot to the body.
Shima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shima throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shima is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shima. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Nice cross by Shima.
Shima blocks a jab.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alex Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shima throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws the left hand but Shima avoids the punch easily.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Shima misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Shima has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has Shima pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shima manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Shima has Barnes pressed against the cage, preventing Barnes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnes looking for a takedown.
Shima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shima digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Shima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
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!
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Shima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shima gets underhooks to prevent Barnes's takedown attempt.
Barnes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuo Shima dominated that second round.
That's time! Shima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shima dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Shima.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Shima has managed to clinch.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Shima forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barnes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shima pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shima lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Barnes.
A right handed body shot lands from Shima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shima walks away with a smile on his face. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Shima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Shima throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima tries to clinch up.
Shima misses the jab.
Barnes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shima misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shima thinking.
Shima tries to clinch up.
Shima misses with a looping right.
Barnes throws a combination that misses

and Shima moves into the clinch.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Shima keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Shima is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shima stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shima after a bit of a struggle.
Shima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnes tries to circle away but Shima has him pinned against the cage.
Shima prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shima.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Barnes.
A short right from Shima on the inside.
Shima gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shima prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Shima lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Shima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes digs a right hand underneath Shima's ribcage. Shima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shima controlling the action here for a moment.
Barnes is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shima avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barnes wants a takedown.
A hook to the body from Shima.
Shima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Barnes is rocked!
Shima misses with the head strike.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Shima finish him?
Barnes jumps guard but Shima stands there with Barnes around his waist. Barnes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hand to the body from Shima.
Barnes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shima smiles and moves away.
Shima lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Shima moves into the clinch successfully.
Barnes is trying to break the clinch but Shima is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Shima has double underhooks.
Shima lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shima effectively controlling the action here.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shima presses Barnes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Shima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shima pulls him back up using the underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shima 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.