PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ridgeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Shinobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Shinobi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ridgeley
vs
Shinobi

186 cm
26
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
29
217 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Ridgeley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Shinobi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinobi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ridgeley circles away.
Ridgeley connects with a single shot there.
Shinobi misses with a low kick as Ridgeley jumps back.
Shinobi staying out of range there.
Shinobi lands a leg kick that knocks Ridgeley off balance momentarily.

Shinobi instigates a clinch.
Shinobi has Ridgeley pressed against the cage, preventing Ridgeley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shinobi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ridgeley looking to slow down the pace here.
Shinobi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Shinobi - that landed with a thud.
Ridgeley is trying to break free.
Shinobi lands a left hand.
Ridgeley is trying to push Shinobi away but Shinobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shinobi lands a shot to the body.
Shinobi missing with knees to the body.
Shinobi pushes Ridgeley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinobi scores with a hook to the body.
Ridgeley is breathing heavily.
Shinobi keeps control of Ridgeley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shinobi lands a right hand.
Ridgeley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shinobi has him pressed against the cage.
Shinobi digs a right hand underneath Ridgeley's ribcage. Ridgeley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ridgeley can't break the clinch.
Shinobi cracks Ridgeley with a nice body shot.
Shinobi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Shinobi.
Shinobi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ridgeley or not.
Shinobi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shinobi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ridgeley up against the cage.
Shinobi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Shinobi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinobi digs a right hand underneath Ridgeley's ribcage. Ridgeley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Shinobi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Shinobi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Shinobi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ridgeley backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeley is trying to break the clinch but Shinobi has him pressed against the cage.
Shinobi lands a nice shot to the body.
Shinobi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ridgeley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shinobi presses Ridgeley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shinobi lands a right hand.
Shinobi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shinobi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shinobi.
Shinobi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shinobi as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Shinobi.
A nice left hand lands by Shinobi.
Shinobi avoiding damage.
Ridgeley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shinobi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shinobi scores with a shot to the side of Ridgeley's head.
Ridgeley wants to break free but Shinobi has control.
Shinobi prevents Ridgeley from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinobi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ridgeleys head.
Ridgeley is trying to push Shinobi away but Shinobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Shinobi.
Ridgeley working hard to break the clinch.
Shinobi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Shinobi.
Ridgeley can't break the clinch.
Shinobi lands a body shot.
Shinobi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ridgeley or not.
Shinobi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shinobi lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Andrew Ridgeley has been cut.
Shinobi works on Ridgeley's body with a couple of short punches.
Shinobi stalling against the cage.
Shinobi is leaning against Ridgeley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shinobi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ridgeley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shinobi has him pressed against the cage.
Shinobi slowing the pace effectively.
Shinobi has Ridgeley pressed against the cage, preventing Ridgeley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shinobi crunches a lovely knee into Ridgeley's ribcage.
Shinobi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shinobi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Shinobi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shinobi.
Shinobi is working Ridgeley over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shinobi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeley tries to circle away but Shinobi has him pinned against the cage.
Shinobi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ridgeley is trying to push Shinobi away but Shinobi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shinobi throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Shinobi.
Shinobi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shinobi.
Ridgeley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shinobi has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Shinobi.
A right hook to the body lands for Shinobi.
Shinobi lands a left hand.
Shinobi lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Shinobi.
Shinobi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shinobi cracks Ridgeley with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Shinobi as the two fighters clinch.
Shinobi is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Shinobi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ridgeley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shinobi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ridgeley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ridgeley avoids the body shot from Shinobi.
Shinobi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinobi tries to clinch but Ridgeley is having none of it.
Shinobi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ridgeley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shinobi gets tackled into the cage by Ridgeley. Ridgeley maintains the clinch.
Shinobi effectively controlling the action here.
Shinobi scores with a shot to the side of Ridgeley's head.
Good body shot from Shinobi.
Ridgeley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeley working aggressively here.
Ridgeley tries to break the clinch but Shinobi is controlling the position.
Ridgeley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shinobi smiles and moves away.
Max Shinobi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinobi throws a sloppy head kick
and Ridgeley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shinobi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ridgeley tries a head kick but it misses.
Ridgeley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shinobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ridgeley.
Shinobi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ridgeley misses with a takedown

and Shinobi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shinobi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinobi won't allow Ridgeley to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinobi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shinobi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shinobi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shinobi working Ridgeley over with strikes here.

Ridgeley is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinobi lands a big elbow - Ridgeley is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ridgeley is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Max Shinobi!