PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shafiq Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seiji Minoshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shafiq Hussain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hussain
vs
Minoshima

178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shafiq Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seiji Minoshima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minoshima avoids it really well and circles away.
Hussain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Minoshima throws a right and a left that Hussain avoids nicely.
Hussain misses with a combination
enabling Minoshima to counter with a crisp jab.
Minoshima scores with a hook to the body. Hussain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussain misses with a double jab
and Minoshima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hussain throws a sloppy body shot

and Minoshima counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minoshima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hussain wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Minoshima lands a hook that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Minoshima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Minoshima breaks the clinch.

Minoshima instigates a clinch.
Minoshima lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Minoshima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minoshima prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shafiq Hussain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hussain is breathing heavily.
Minoshima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Minoshima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Minoshima lands with a short shot to the head.
Minoshima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.

Minoshima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minoshima scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hussain in his tracks.

It looks like Shafiq Hussain has been cut.
A shot to de liver by Minoshima. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Minoshima wants to clinch up but Hussain keeps it at a distance.
Minoshima stuns Hussain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Minoshima closes the distance and pushes Hussain back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Minoshima breaks from the clinch.
Minoshima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minoshima lands a jab to Hussain's midsection.
Minoshima scores with a jab. Hussain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Hussain is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Minoshima.
Minoshima cracks Hussain with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hussain falls to his knees and Minoshima doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seiji Minoshima!