PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuyori Shibata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marfil comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide. Jienaro Marfil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marfil
vs
Shibata

181 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jienaro Marfil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuyori Shibata!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shibata defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marfil.
Shibata takes a swing at Marfil's ribcage but misses.
Shibata throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marfil.
Marfil swings for the body but Shibata moves out of range.
Shibata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Shibata.
Shibata has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marfil finds it's way round the side to connect with Shibata's head.
Shibata chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marfil is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Shibata.
Marfil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shibata misses with an uppercut.
Marfil lands with a big left! Shibata is wobbled badly! Marfil comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Shibata to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jienaro Marfil!
A very excited looking Jienaro Marfil made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.