PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai Instructor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Shogun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thai Instructor
vs
Shogun

201 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai Instructor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shogun throws a leg kick but Instructor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shogun.
Instructor slips under a jab from Shogun.
Christopher Shogun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Instructor checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Instructor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Instructor scores with a spinning back kick!
Instructor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shogun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Instructor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Instructor does no damage.
Instructor swats away the attempt to clinch by Shogun.
Shogun throws a leg kick which misses Instructor's front leg but catches the back leg as Instructor tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shogun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Instructor.
Shogun avoids the head kick by Instructor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Instructor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shogun thows a leg kick but Instructor checks it
and Instructor counters with a low kick, right behind Shogun 's knee.
Shogun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Instructor can pounce on him.
Shogun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shogun throws a head kick that misses
and Instructor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shogun looks to clinch
and Instructor counters with a head kick. That will keep Shogun thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shogun tries to clinch
and Instructor counters with a nice leg kick.
Instructor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shogun.
Shogun tries to clinch but Instructor moves away
and Instructor counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Shogun misses
and Instructor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Instructor throws a right hand that Shogun ducks under and follows up with a left that Shogun also avoids with ease.
Shogun tries to land a body kick
and Instructor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shogun looks to clinch
and Instructor counters with a thumping low kick.
Instructor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Shogun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Instructor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun tries to clinch
and Instructor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shogun closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick
and Instructor counters with a nice leg kick.
Shogun loads up on a big right hand but Instructor slips the punch.
Instructor misses with a series of wild punches.
Shogun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shogun throws a lazy head kick
and Instructor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shogun throws a leg kick that is checked
and Instructor counters with an outside leg kick.
Shogun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Instructor counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Instructor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Instructor counters with a big head kick but Shogun shrugs it off.
Instructor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick
and Instructor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shogun's knee momentarily.
Instructor lands with a slapping head kick.
Shogun wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shogun throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shogun throws a lazy head kick
and Instructor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shogun looks gassed!
Shogun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Instructor counters with a head kick. That will keep Shogun thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shogun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shogun darts in trying to clinch
and Instructor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Instructor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Instructor blocks a jab.
Shogun waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Instructor.
Instructor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shogun misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shogun tries to clinch
and Instructor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shogun throws a head kick that misses
and Instructor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Instructor throws a head kick but Shogun moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai Instructor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shogun wants to clinch but Instructor slips to the side
and Instructor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick
and Instructor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shogun really felt that one!
Shogun tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Instructor throws a right hand that Shogun ducks under and follows up with a left that Shogun also avoids with ease.
Instructor circles away from the clinch attempt

and Instructor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Shogun!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Instructor thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shogun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Instructor looking to finish with strikes here!

Instructor swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shogun is now in Instructor's guard. A big mistake from Instructor there, giving up the dominant position!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shogun wants to stand but Instructor is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Instructor keeping moving, preventing Shogun from controlling successfully.
Instructor keeping full guard, as Shogun tries to pass.
Shogun is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a nice leg kick.
Shogun is looking to clinch but Instructor is avoiding it.
Instructor keeps the fight on the outside.
Shogun throws a head kick that misses
and Instructor counters with a nice body kick.
Shogun tries to clinch
and Instructor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shogun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Instructor counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shogun throws a lazy head kick
and Instructor counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai Instructor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Shogun misses with a head kick.
Instructor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shogun circles away quickly and effectively.
A left lands for Shogun.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a head kick.
Shogun has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Instructor.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a good low kick that Shogun was not able to check.
Nice jab there from Shogun.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shogun is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shogun wants to clinch
and Instructor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shogun's knee momentarily.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick and Instructor moves out of range easily.
Shogun wants to clinch
and Instructor counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a big head kick but Shogun shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Instructor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun throws a jab but it's blocked by Instructor.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a low kick, right behind Shogun 's knee.
Shogun throws a leg kick
and Instructor counters with a thumping low kick.
Shogun throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shogun clinches but Instructor breaks the clinch
and Instructor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shogun misses with a double jab.
Shogun darts in trying to clinch
and Instructor counters with an outside leg kick.
Shogun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Christopher Shogun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Shogun wants to land a leg kick but Instructor is out of range.
Muay Thai Instructor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shogun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shogun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a low kick, right behind Shogun 's knee.
No joy there for Instructor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a head kick.
Shogun throws a leg kick
and Instructor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shogun tries to clinch but Instructor moves away
and Instructor counters with a leg kick.
Shogun throws a head kick that misses
and Instructor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shogun clinches but Instructor breaks the clinch
and Instructor counters with a nice leg kick.
Muay Thai Instructor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shogun tries to clinch but Instructor moves away
and Instructor counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with an outside leg kick.
Christopher Shogun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a good low kick that Shogun was not able to check.
Shogun closes the distance but Instructor moves to the side
and Instructor counters with a thumping low kick.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick
and Instructor counters with an inside leg kick.
Shogun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Instructor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shogun misses with a hook. Instructor ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a head kick. That will keep Shogun thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Shogun.
Instructor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick
and Instructor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shogun's knee momentarily.
Instructor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shogun. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head kick by Shogun misses
and Instructor counters with a nice leg kick.
Shogun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Instructor checks it well.
Shogun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Instructor keeps the fight on the outside.
Shogun wants to clinch.
Shogun tries a head kick but it misses.
Shogun lands with a nice body kick.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick and Instructor moves out of range easily.
Shogun is looking to clinch but Instructor is avoiding it.
Instructor moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christopher Shogun.
Well Instructor 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai Instructor!