PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ahearn (ranked 941 p4p, 85 weight class) and Takeda Shida (ranked 34 p4p, 6 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ahearn
vs
Shida

185 cm
29
181
17 - 10 - 1

220 cm
27
281
14 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn tries to clinch but Shida moves out of range.
Ahearn throws a jab when Shida was well out of range.
Ahearn throws out a loose jab but Shida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Shida.
Ahearn scores with a shot to the body.
Ahearn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shida slips under a jab.
Shida misses with a hook
and Ahearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shida slips a straight right by Ahearn.
Shida moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Ahearn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shida doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida lands a slapping body shot.
Ahearn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Ahearn catches Shida right on the button with a cross.
Shida throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shida throws a sloppy body shot
and Ahearn counters with a nice uppercut.
Ahearn throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Tobias Ahearn has been cut.
Ahearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Shida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ahearn looks to throw the jab but Shida is out of range.
Shida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ahearn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahearn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahearn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Ahearn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shida, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Shida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shida misses with a body punch.
Shida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ahearn misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shida.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahearn.
Shida blocking some punches.
Shida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahearn lands with a right to the head.
Ahearn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ahearn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shida throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahearn.
Shida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahearn throws a head punch that misses.
Ahearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shida fails to land.
Ahearn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Ahearn.
Shida tries a body shot but Ahearn blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ahearn fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ahearn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Shida.
Ahearn tries to work over Shida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahearn.
Shida blocking some punches.
Shida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shida misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Shida.
Shida can't find room to land a body shot as Ahearn controls the action.

Shida breaks from the clinch.
Shida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Shida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahearn momentarily.
Shida throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahearn.
Ahearn looks to land a left hand but Shida moved out of range nicely.
Ahearn throws a jab when Shida was well out of range.
We've been told by Ahearn's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tobias Ahearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida blocks a jab.
Ahearn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shida.
A big left from Ahearn misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahearn swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida slips a straight right by Ahearn.
Ahearn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shida misses with an uppercut.
Ahearn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shida throws a right and a left that Ahearn avoids nicely.
Ahearn throws a right hand that misses
and Ahearn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ahearn counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ahearn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Ahearn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ahearn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shida. Shida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shida throws a shot from downtown. Ahearn moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Shida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahearn throws a jab but it's blocked by Shida.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Shida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ahearn missing with a left hand there. Shida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tobias Ahearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahearn scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahearn.
Shida looks to land a right hand but Ahearn moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahearn misses with an uppercut.
Ahearn misses with a straight left.
Ahearn missing with a left hand there. Shida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shida! But no joy.
Shida walks into a straight right hand from Ahearn.
Ahearn misses with a shot to the body
letting Shida counter with a right hand.
Ahearn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ahearn tries to close the distance and clinch but Shida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahearn with a body shot.
Shida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahearn throws out the jab.
Ahearn misses the jab.
Ahearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shida can do to turn this around?
Ahearn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahearn ducks under a wild hook from Shida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shida ducks under a wild hook from Ahearn.
Ahearn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shida slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Ahearn misses.
The fighters circling - Ahearn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahearn throws a hook but Shida blocks it.
Ahearn lands a really nice looking cross but Shida seems unphased.
Shida closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Ahearn out cold! Ahearn corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Takeda Shida!
Takeda Shida is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Takeda Shida thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.