PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tien Shinhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonda Fontino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shinhan
vs
Fontino

167 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tien Shinhan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nonda Fontino!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinhan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Shinhan misses.
Fontino doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinhan circles away.

Fontino darts in and clinches Shinhan up against the cage.
Shinhan has a couple of punches blocked by Fontino.
Fontino gets through Shinhan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Fontino has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shinhan uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fontino controlling Shinhan's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinhan trying to control but Fontino is working from the bottom.
Shinhan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Fontino kicks Shinhan off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fontino shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shinhan is trying to defend but Fontino finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shinhan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fontino works his way into side control.

Fontino stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Shinhan tries to clinch but Fontino moves out of range.
Shinhan moves in looking to clinch but Fontino pushes him off.
Fontino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fontino keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Shinhan takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Shinhan.

Fontino manages to break the clinch.
Fontino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Shinhan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Shinhan.
Shinhan misses with a two punch combination.
Shinhan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinhan wants to clinch.
Shinhan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontino paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinhan wants to clinch up but Fontino keeps it at a distance.
Fontino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fontino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shinhan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shinhan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinhan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shinhan swinging wildly here.
Fontino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shinhan sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan is looking to clinch.

Fontino has taken the fight to the clinch.

Fontino ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fontino no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shinhan wants to control from the top but Fontino keeps moving.
Fontino seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Fontino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shinhan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shinhan looking to sit in guard and control but Fontino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shinhan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fontino on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fontino preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nonda Fontino will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shinhan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fontino ducks under a wild hook from Shinhan.
Shinhan tries to clinch but Fontino is having none of it.
Shinhan looks to throw the jab but Fontino is out of range.
Shinhan tries to clinch up but Fontino circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinhan tries to clinch but Fontino is having none of it.
Fontino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinhan.
Fontino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Shinhan misses.
Shinhan tries to clinch but Fontino moves out of range.
Shinhan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fontino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinhan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fontino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shinhan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fontino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinhan avoids the head kick by Fontino.
Shinhan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Fontino rushes Shinhan and presses him up against the cage.

Fontino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fontino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fontino is trying to push Shinhan away but Shinhan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shinhan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fontino's efforts to push away.
Shinhan swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shinhan managing to block the knees to the body from Fontino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fontino breaks the clinch.
Shinhan throws a series of punches but Fontino moves out of range.
Fontino swats away the attempt to clinch by Shinhan.
Shinhan leaves Fontino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shinhan tries to close the distance and clinch but Fontino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinhan tries to clinch but Fontino is having none of it.
Fontino tries to clinch but Shinhan moves away
and Shinhan counters with a one-two to the body.
Shinhan looks to land a combination but Fontino avoids it well.
A combination from Shinhan does no damage.

Fontino rushes Shinhan and presses him up against the cage.

Fontino breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fontino shoots for a double leg takedown but Shinhan sprawls well. He's pushed Fontino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shinhan doesn't manage to clinch there - Fontino circles away.
Shinhan clobbers Fontino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shinhan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinhan takes a swing at Fontino's ribcage but misses.
Fontino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shinhan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shinhan throws a combination. Fontino tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shinhan tries to clinch but Fontino moves out of range.
Shinhan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fontino counters with a stiff right hand.
Shinhan closes the distance but Fontino moves to the side

and Fontino moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontino blocks an uppercut.
Fontino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shinhan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontino blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Fontino pulls guard successfully.
Fontino wants to sweep here but Shinhan controlling him for the moment.
Fontino manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shinhan blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tien Shinhan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Shinhan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shinhan.
Fontino moves in looking to clinch but Shinhan pushes him off.
Fontino tries to clinch up.
Fontino tries to clinch up but Shinhan circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shinhan.
Tien Shinhan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Fontino.
Fontino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shinhan.
Shinhan misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinhan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinhan scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontino tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinhan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shinhan wants to clinch up but Fontino keeps it at a distance.

Shinhan tries to keep at a distance but Fontino has taken the fight into the clinch.

Fontino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tien Shinhan is winning the standup battle so far.
Shinhan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shinhan just misses with a punch to the body.
Fontino tries to move into range but Shinhan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shinhan throws a body punch but Fontino moves out of range.
Shinhan tries to clinch but Fontino moves away

and Fontino counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Shinhan looking for a guillotine here but Fontino defends easily.
Fontino stands and throws Shinhan's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontino controls the position from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fontino working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shinhan can't do much from the bottom here.

Fontino stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fontino keeps the fight on the outside.
Shinhan tries to clinch up.
Fontino misses with a hook. Shinhan ducked under it nicely.
Shinhan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontino is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shinhan.
Shinhan fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Shinhan both land. Nice combination.
Shinhan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontino throws a series of punches but Shinhan avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinhan. Fontino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Shinhan. Those never looked like landing.
Fontino moves in looking to clinch but Shinhan pushes him off.
Tien Shinhan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shinhan is looking to clinch but Fontino is avoiding it.
Shinhan misses with a series of wild punches.
Shinhan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinhan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fontino backs up against the cage.

Fontino moves into the clinch.
Shinhan misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nonda Fontino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fontino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nonda Fontino!