PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Street Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter comes into the arena with Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend blaring out of the sound system. John Shiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fighter
vs
Shiba

200 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Dragon

Dragon
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Street Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, John Shiba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fighter tests Shiba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiba.
Fighter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shiba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fighter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Shiba clinches.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter lands a left hand.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shiba backwards.
Fighter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shiba blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Street Fighter has been cut.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.
Shiba landing knees to the head.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Shiba throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shiba throws an elbow but misses.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shiba backwards.
Shiba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter avoiding damage as Shiba throws knees to the body.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Shiba misses with an elbow over the top.
Fighter blocks the elbow strike.
Shiba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shiba throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba blocks an uppercut.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter avoiding damage as Shiba throws knees to the body.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but Fighter blocks with his arms.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but Fighter blocks with his arms.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shiba backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiba.
A nice left hand lands by Fighter.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Fighter lands with a right to the head.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fighter is defending well for now.
Shiba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fighter avoids a wild elbow strike from Shiba.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fighter fails to land.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
Shiba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shiba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shiba lands a good knee to the midsection. Fighter won't want to take too many of those.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Fighter avoiding damage as Shiba throws knees to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fighter avoids the elbow strike from Shiba, against the cage.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fighter avoids it.
Shiba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fighter's brow.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike from Shiba.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Shiba.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shiba looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Shiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shiba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter misses with some punches.
A short left from Fighter.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shiba missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter lands with a left to the head.
Shiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fighter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fighter blocks an elbow strike.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Shiba blocks an uppercut.
Shiba misses with an elbow over the top.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Shiba pushes off an throws an elbow but Fighter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fighter.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shiba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Shiba looking to throw knees to the head but Fighter is blocking nicely.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Shiba tries a knee to the head but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiba trying to land knees to the body.
Shiba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fighter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fighter working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter blocks the elbow strike.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Shiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shiba landing knees to the body.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shiba misses with a knee strike.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Shiba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fighter.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shiba throws an elbow but misses.
Shiba tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shiba misses with a knee to the head.
Shiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiba blocking some punches.
Shiba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fighter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fighter managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Shiba.
I think Shiba 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for John Shiba!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for John Shiba!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for John Shiba!

John Shiba wins by unanimous decision!