PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1662 p4p, 1356 weight class) and Roman Reyes (ranked 225 p4p, 185 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Reyes has chosen Zack Hemsey - Vengeance as his entrance music. Roman Reyes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shima
vs
Reyes

167 cm
31
182
36 - 18 - 1

186 cm
29
184
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Reyes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima misses with a hook. Reyes ducked under it nicely.
Shima with a hook.
Reyes swinging wildly here.
Shima throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shima throws a nice looking combination but Reyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reyes is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Shima.

Shima moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reyes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Reyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reyes throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shima blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Shima blocks with his arms.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Shima blocks with his arms.
Shima avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Shima is blocking nicely.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Shima is blocking nicely.
Shima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shima avoiding damage.
Shima tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands a knee to the head.
Reyes with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Shima as the two fighters clinch.
Shima digs a right hand underneath Reyes's ribcage. Reyes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Shima.
A body shot lands from Shima.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima effectively controlling the action here.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes throws an elbow but it misses.
Shima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reyes as Shima tries to tie him up.
Shima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
Reyes being controlled against the cage.
Reyes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shima's defenses.
Shima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shima scores with a shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Shima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Shima blocks it.
A short left from Shima.
Shima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reyes up against the cage.
Reyes misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reyes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes being controlled against the cage.
Reyes misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Reyes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Reyes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shima counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Reyes! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thanks for the chance to become champion, it feels great ,looking forward to my first defense.'.