PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaiden Shinji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Powers has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Shinji
vs
Powers

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaiden Shinji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Powers!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers misses with a double jab.
Shinji scores with a jab to the jaw.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Shinji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shinji defending well as Powers loads up on a big left hand.
Powers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers looks to land a combination but Shinji avoids it well.
Powers slips under a jab.
Powers looks to land a combination but Shinji avoids it well.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Shinji looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Powers blocks a jab.
Powers tries to bum rush Shinji with a series of wild strikes but Shinji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers looks gassed!
Shinji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powers.
Powers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shinji.
Powers thows a body shot but no joy.
Shinji loads up on a big right hand but Powers slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinji throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shinji.
Shinji cracks Powers with a good jab.
Powers tries to bum rush Shinji with a series of wild strikes but Shinji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shinji scores with a jab. Powers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shinji uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powers.
Shinji connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinji jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shinji throws a hook but Powers blocks it.
Shinji lands with a straight right. Powers didn't see that one coming.
Shinji cracks Powers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Powers looks to throw the jab but Shinji is out of range.
Shinji looks to land a right hand but Powers moved out of range.
Powers slips a straight right by Shinji.
Powers slips under a jab from Shinji.
Powers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shinji.
Shinji misses with an uppercut.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shinji looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Shinji waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Powers.
Shinji cracks Powers with a good jab.
Powers loads up on a big right hand but Shinji slips the punch.
Shinji is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Powers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shinji.
Powers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powers misses with a two punch combination.
Powers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shinji paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a right hand that Shinji ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinji also avoids with ease.
Powers slips under a jab.
Shinji throws a looping overhand right but Powers ducks down to avoid it.
Shinji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinji throws out the jab.
Shinji throws a hook but Powers avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Shinji misses its intended target.
Shinji lunges at Powers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Powers's hand.
Shinji throws out a powerful jab.
Powers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinji.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Shinji misses the jab.
Powers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Powers connects with a single shot there.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Powers is looking to land body kicks.
Shinji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinji misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinji throws a lazy right hand but Powers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinji darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaiden Shinji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
Powers slips a straight right by Shinji.
Shinji connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinji looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Shinji has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Powers finds it's way round the side to connect with Shinji's head.
Shinji throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powers staying out of range there.
Powers misses with the combination.
Powers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Powers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinji connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Powers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shinji connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shinji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinji throws out a loose jab but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shinji connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
Shinji misses with a looping left.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shinji cracks Powers with an open hand slap.
Powers slips a jab from Shinji.
Powers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shinji dodges the punch combination from Powers.
Powers is looking to land body kicks.
Powers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinji misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinji throws a big shot that misses.
Shinji misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinji misses the target.
Shinji throws a shot from downtown. Powers moves away and avoids it.
Powers throws a series of strikes that have Shinji backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaiden Shinji dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shinji scores with a sloppy right hand. Powers should have avoided that one.
Shinji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Powers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powers slips a straight right by Shinji.
Powers slips under a jab from Shinji.
Powers misses with a two punch combination.
Shinji catches Powers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Powers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shinji scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Shinji misses.
Shinji misses the jab.
Shinji throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
Powers throws a right hand that Shinji ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinji also avoids with ease.
Powers slips a jab from Shinji.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Shinji.
Shinji throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinji lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shinji avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinji with a jab.
Powers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shinji to score with a decent uppercut.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Shinji.
Shinji throws a big shot that misses.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Shinji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Shinji misses.
Some wild striking there from Powers.
Shinji lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Powers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinji.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinji circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinji is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shinji throws a good cross that connects.
Powers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinji throws out the jab.
Powers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Shinji.
Shinji avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shinji throws a jab but it's blocked by Powers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shinji misses with a straight right.
Shinji throws a lazy right hand but Powers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Shinji.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shinji throws a big shot that misses.
Shinji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Powers's head backwards.
Powers slips a jab from Shinji.
A big right from Shinji misses.
Shinji takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Powers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Powers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Max Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers defending well as Shinji loads up on a big left hand.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Shinji.
Powers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinji misses the target.
Powers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shinji misses the jab.
Shinji misses with a straight right.
Powers throws a right hand that Shinji ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinji also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Shinji throws out a loose jab but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shinji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Powers misses.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinji misses the target.
Shinji looks to throw the jab but Powers is out of range.
Shinji misses with a hook. Powers ducked under it nicely.
Powers connects with the punch.
Shinji throws a big shot that misses.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Shinji.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Powers cracks Shinji with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shinji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Shinji throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinji thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Powers throws a series of punches but Shinji moves out of range.
Shinji avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shinji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Shinji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powers blocks a jab.
Powers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shinji lands a jab to the nose.
Powers walks into a jab.
Shinji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shinji connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shinji misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shinji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shinji misses with a looping left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd cheers as Shinji lands an impressive looking overhand right. Powers doesn't seem phased though.
Powers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinji.
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Shinji.
Powers throws a right hand that Shinji ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinji also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max Powers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers slips under a jab.
Powers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Powers tries to bum rush Shinji with a series of wild strikes but Shinji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Shinji misses its intended target.
Shinji throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinji.
Powers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinji.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinji circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinji throws a big shot that misses.
Shinji throws a big shot that misses.
Powers slips under a jab.
Shinji scores with a jab. Powers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shinji looks to land a right hand but Powers moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinji throws a looping overhand right but Powers ducks down to avoid it.
Shinji connects with a jab.
Shinji misses the jab.
Powers throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinji.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shinji throws a hook but Powers avoids it easily.
Shinji throws a lazy right hand but Powers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinji looks to land a right hand but Powers moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers defending well as Shinji loads up on a big left hand.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powers moves away from the strike by Shinji.
A big right from Shinji misses.
Powers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powers throws a hook but Shinji avoids it easily.
Powers slips under a jab from Shinji.
Powers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shinji.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Shinji misses with a straight left.
Shinji takes one to the side of the head.
Powers slips under a jab.
Powers misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Shinji misses the target.
Shinji throws a big shot that misses.
Powers throws a right and a left that Shinji avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shinji throws a looping overhand right but Powers ducks down to avoid it.
Powers misses with a two punch combination.
Shinji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
Shinji connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinji misses the jab.
Powers slips a straight right by Shinji.
Powers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shinji throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shinji misses with a looping left.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Shinji throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Shinji thuds his right hand into Powers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shinji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
Shinji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
Shinji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powers.
Shinji waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Powers.
Powers throws a hook but Shinji avoids it easily.
Powers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powers throws a right hand that Shinji ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinji also avoids with ease.
Shinji uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powers.
Shinji jabs Powers right on the nose. Powers blinks but takes it well.
Powers swinging wilding here.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinji connects with a single shot there.
Powers slips under a jab from Shinji.
Shinji throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Shinji misses.
Powers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinji circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shinji.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shinji slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Powers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinji.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Powers misses with the combination.
Shinji misses with a hook.
A left and a right from Powers both land. Nice combination.
Powers slips under a jab.
Powers throws out a powerful jab.
Shinji misses with a hook.
Shinji slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shinji throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shinji throws a shot from downtown. Powers moves away and avoids it.
Shinji misses with an uppercut.
Powers moves forwards but Shinji connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shinji's corner calls for a 1-2. Shinji obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shinji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powers lands with a hook. Shinji tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shinji connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Powers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gaiden Shinji.
Well Shinji has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaiden Shinji!