PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1013 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Micah Frank (ranked 142 p4p, 147 weight class). Shima's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Shima
vs
Frank

167 cm
28
182
30 - 14 - 1

182 cm
29
177
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Frank!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank connects with the punch.
Shima moves out of range of the body kick from Frank.
Frank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Shima tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shima's sensitive parts.
Frank cracks Shima with an open hand slap.
Frank tests Shima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frank takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A thudding body kick lands there by Frank!
Shima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Frank throws a looping overhand right but Shima ducks down to avoid it.
Frank misses the shot to the body.
Shima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frank throws a wild body kick that Shima sees coming a mile off.
Shima throws an off balance right hand
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shima throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Frank slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shima just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Frank.
Frank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Frank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shima counters with a series of strikes. Frank will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shima tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frank scores with a nice head shot.
Micah Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frank. Frank obviously looking to wear him down.
Frank uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shima tests Frank's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frank appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Frank throws a leg kick but Shima moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima moves out of range as Frank throws a body kick.
Shima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frank moves away.
Shima tries for a takedown but Frank sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frank works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shima misses with a double jab
and Frank counters with a right hand to the body.
Frank throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shima with a poor takedown
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
Shima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Frank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shima tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Shima closes the distance and clinches.
Frank misses with the head strike.
Frank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shima backwards.

Frank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shima takes a swing at Frank's ribcage but misses.
Shima slips under a jab.

Shima moves into the clinch successfully.
Frank displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shima up against the cage.
Frank lands with a short shot to the head.
Shima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shima can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuo Shima. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank can't find room to land a body shot as Shima controls the action.
Shima leaning against his opponent.

Frank breaks the clinch.
Frank throws out a leg kick but Shima moves out of range and Frank only half commits.
Shima misses with the combination.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Shima moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank is looking to land body kicks.
Shima misses with a body punch
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Shima throws a leg kick
and Frank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frank has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Shima misses.
Frank throws out a counter right but Shima avoids it with no problem.
Shima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Frank dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Frank lands a really nice looking cross but Shima seems unphased.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Shima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Frank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shima manages to avoid it.
Shima misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Frank was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shima throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frank counters with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shima crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Frank - the referee stops the clock and Shima gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Frank. Shima manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Frank moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frank with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tetsuo Shima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frank fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shima looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Shima backs off Frank throws a huge counter combo but Shima manages to avoid it all.
Shima falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frank counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Shima moves out of range easily.
Shima slips a jab and a cross from Frank.
Shima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank scores with a leg kick.
Shima throws a lazy head kick
and Shima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shima moves out of range of the strikes.
Shima appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frank.
Shima throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Frank lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frank scores with a spinning back kick!
Frank takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima catches Frank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Shima throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank throws a big counter head kick but Shima avoids it with no problem.
Frank throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shima.
Frank closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frank tries to land a front kick but Shima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Frank lands a glancing blow to the side of Shima's head.
Shima throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Shima.
Shima throws out a loose jab but Frank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Micah Frank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shima defending well as Frank loads up on a big left hand.
Shima is looking to counter the offense by Frank and move into the clinch.
Shima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frank smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frank throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Shima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shima throws a looping overhand right but Frank ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Frank misses
and Shima counters with a nice uppercut.
Frank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Shima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shima tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frank throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shima misses with a head kick.
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.
Frank slips under a jab.
Frank swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shima throws a series of punches but Frank avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Frank.
A jab from Frank misses.
Shima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shima fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frank darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frank.
Shima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shima misses with a leg kick
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Frank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shima lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Shima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frank, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Micah Frank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice cross by Frank.
Shima connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frank's hands.
Frank connects with the punch.
Shima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frank.
Frank connects with a solid leg kick.
Frank avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shima at a distance.
Frank staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frank.
Frank throws a hook to the side of Shima's head but Shima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frank bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Frank throws out a loose jab but Shima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shima throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Frank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shima.
Frank was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shima takes one on the button.
Frank lands with an uppercut that bounces Shima off the cage and back into range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank misses with a looping right.
Shima's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frank connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shima scrambles back to his feet.
Shima shoots for a takedown but Frank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frank looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Frank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frank blocks a head kick by Shima.
Frank swats away the attempt to clinch by Shima.
Frank slips a jab and a cross from Shima.
Frank throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shima.
Shima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frank circles away quickly and effectively.
Shima misses with the body kick
and Frank counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shima's knee momentarily.
Shima tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frank is fending him off so far but Shima persists. Nope, Frank circles away and we're back to standing.
Shima avoids the body shot from Frank.
Frank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shima misses with a takedown
and Frank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuo Shima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank scores with a jab.
Shima misses with a series of wild punches.
Shima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Shima misses with a combination
and Frank counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Frank misses.
Frank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frank is looking to slow Shima down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shima chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frank can pounce on him.
Tetsuo Shima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frank buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frank misses with a hook

and Shima moves into the clinch.
Shima lands with a light punch inside.

Frank manages to break the clinch.
Frank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Shima lands a left and a right that send Frank crashing to the mat, dazed. Shima thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Frank is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Frank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frank winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Frank!
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