PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kokkoro Kirin (ranked 1546 p4p, 1578 weight class) and Steven Shewmaker (ranked 227 p4p, 229 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kirin
vs
Shewmaker

203 cm
25
275
9 - 4 - 0

200 cm
28
270
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kokkoro Kirin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Shewmaker!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Kirin.
Shewmaker misses with a few strikes there.
Shewmaker misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Kirin misses its intended target.
Shewmaker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kirin with a body shot.
Kirin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Steven Shewmaker has been cut.
Steven Shewmaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kirin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shewmaker just manages to avoid it.
Kirin missing with a left hand there. Shewmaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shewmaker shoots in for a takedown but Kirin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shewmaker throws a shot from downtown. Kirin moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Kirin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shewmaker shoots in for a takedown but Kirin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirin scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Shewmaker misses
and Kirin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kirin cracks Shewmaker with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kirin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shewmaker to stand back up!

Shewmaker is rocked!

That has opened up Steven Shewmaker's cut even more.
Shewmaker misses with a left hand
and Kirin rattles Shewmaker with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Shewmaker tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kirin dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Shewmaker stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kokkoro Kirin!
A very excited looking Kokkoro Kirin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.