PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tate Thai Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Thai Guy
vs
Changmin

176 cm
20
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tate Thai Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up but Changmin circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai Guy is looking to score with low kicks.
A combination from Changmin does no damage.
Changmin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thai Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Changmin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up but Changmin circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai Guy moves in looking to clinch but Changmin pushes him off.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Changmin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Changmin fails to land with a series of punches.
Thai Guy slips a jab and a cross from Changmin.
Changmin throws a right hand that Thai Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai Guy also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Changmin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thai Guy throws a body kick that misses.
Changmin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thai Guy moves in looking to clinch but Changmin pushes him off.
Changmin fails to land with a series of punches.
Changmin misses with a jab, cross combination.

Thai Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thai Guy lands an elbow just above Changmin 's eye.
Changmin dodges an elbow strike from Thai Guy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thai Guy throws an elbow but misses.
Thai Guy effectively controlling the action here.
Thai Guy lands an elbow just above Changmin 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Changmin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Changmin tries to break free but Thai Guy pushes him back against the ropes.
Changmin is looking to break free of the clinch but Thai Guy has double underhooks.
Changmin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thai Guy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Changmin up against the ropes.
Changmin tries to pull guard but Thai Guy holds him up against the ropes and eventually Changmin drops back down to his feet.
Thai Guy leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changmin blocks the elbow strike.
Thai Guy taking a breather.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Changmin can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Changmin looks to land a combination but Thai Guy avoids it well.
Changmin misses with the combination.
Changmin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai Guy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy misses with a body kick.
Thai Guy slips a straight right by Changmin.
An inside leg kick from Thai Guy misses.
Thai Guy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thai Guy is looking to clinch but Changmin is avoiding it.
Changmin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thai Guy closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Changmin to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tate Thai Guy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Changmin is trying to break free.
Thai Guy lands a damaging elbow.
Changmin takes an elbow to the temple.
Thai Guy stalling in the clinch but Changmin improves position.
Thai Guy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Thai Guy wants to stall.
Thai Guy can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy wants to clinch up but Changmin keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Changmin thuds his right hand into Thai Guy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Thai Guy moves out of range.
Changmin avoids a kick to the body.
Changmin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Changmin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thai Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Thai Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Changmin blocks a head kick by Thai Guy.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Thai Guy avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Changmin avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai Guy.
Changmin blocks an elbow strike from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Shim Changmin has been cut.
Thai Guy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thai Guy is trying to stall.
Thai Guy is stalling here.
Changmin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changmin is trying to break the clinch but Thai Guy is controlling him.
Changmin dodges an elbow strike from Thai Guy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thai Guy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai Guy stalling against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thai Guy slips a jab from Changmin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai Guy.
Changmin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Changmin scores with a one two! Thai Guy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Thai Guy moves out of range.
Changmin throws a hook to the side of Thai Guy's head but Thai Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Changmin misses with a few strikes there.
Changmin moves out of range of the body kick from Thai Guy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Changmin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Thai Guy closes the distance and pushes Changmin back into the ropes.
Thai Guy trying to control the position but instead, Changmin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai Guy into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tate Thai Guy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shim Changmin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Changmin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Changmin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thai Guy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Changmin is out of range.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Changmin misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Changmin throws a right and a left that Thai Guy avoids nicely.
Shim Changmin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Changmin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Changmin. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Changmin misses.
Changmin blocks a head kick by Thai Guy.
Changmin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thai Guy misses with a low kick.
Changmin swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy moves in looking to clinch but Changmin pushes him off.
Thai Guy doesn't manage to clinch there - Changmin circles away.
Thai Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Changmin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Changmin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
Changmin lands with an overhand left.
Changmin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai Guy.
Some wild striking there from Changmin.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Changmin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai Guy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up
and Changmin counters with a nice uppercut.
Thai Guy avoids the body shot from Changmin.
Thai Guy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thai Guy throws out a leg kick but Changmin moves out of range and Thai Guy only half commits.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Changmin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Changmin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Changmin throws a nice looking combination but Thai Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Changmin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Thai Guy rushes Changmin and presses him up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin blocks an elbow strike from Thai Guy.
A hook to the body from Changmin.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai Guy seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Changmin is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow.
Thai Guy lands an elbow that stopped Changmin in his tracks for a moment.
Changmin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai Guy misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy pushes off an throws an elbow but Changmin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Changmin dodges an elbow strike from Thai Guy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tate Thai Guy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Shim Changmin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thai Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Changmin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Thai Guy avoids them all with ease.
Changmin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Changmin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thai Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thai Guy slips a jab and a cross from Changmin.
Changmin fails to land with a series of punches.
Changmin lands a head shot.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Changmin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Changmin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Changmin blocks the low kick.
Changmin swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
Changmin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Changmin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Changmin throws a right and a left that Thai Guy avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Changmin tries to keep at a distance but Thai Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Changmin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thai Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Changmin's defenses.
Changmin blocks an elbow strike.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Changmin blocks an elbow strike.
Thai Guy leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai Guy is looking to clinch but Changmin is avoiding it.
Thai Guy throws a push kick but Changmin slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thai Guy.
Changmin throws a right and a left that Thai Guy avoids nicely.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Thai Guy avoids them all with ease.
Changmin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai Guy moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin lands with a nice body punch.
Changmin misses with a double jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thai Guy!
Thai Guy lands a nice looking body kick.
No joy there for Changmin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Changmin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thai Guy.
Changmin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thai Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Changmin tries to bum rush Thai Guy with a series of wild strikes but Thai Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tate Thai Guy had his way with Shim Changmin in that round.
The cut man is working on Shim Changmin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thai Guy has Changmin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai Guy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai Guy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thai Guy leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thai Guy throws an elbow but misses.
Thai Guy lands an elbow that stopped Changmin in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Changmin as Thai Guy tries to tie him up.
Changmin tries to pull guard but Thai Guy holds him up against the ropes and eventually Changmin drops back down to his feet.
Come on Thai Guy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Changmin as Thai Guy tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Changmin throws a nice looking combination but Thai Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Changmin throws a nice looking combination but Thai Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Changmin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
Changmin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thai Guy throws a low kick but Changmin moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Changmin tries to bum rush Thai Guy with a series of wild strikes but Thai Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Changmin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
Changmin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thai Guy.
Changmin misses with a series of wild punches.
Changmin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thai Guy is looking to clinch but Changmin is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changmin throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy throws a low kick but Changmin avoids it.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Thai Guy avoids them all with ease.
Thai Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Changmin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Changmin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Changmin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Changmin does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Changmin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thai Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Changmin.
Shim Changmin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate Thai Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Changmin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thai Guy throws a solid leg kick but Changmin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thai Guy.
Thai Guy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Changmin is out of range and Thai Guy settles back down.
Thai Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Changmin.
Thai Guy is looking to clinch.
Changmin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tate Thai Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thai Guy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tate Thai Guy!