PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moth Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakbar Shamuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakbar Shamuli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Balls
vs
Shamuli

163 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

158 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moth Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hakbar Shamuli!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shamuli closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shamuli taking a breather here.
Balls is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Shamuli asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Balls being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamuli advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shamuli looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balls tries to improve his position but instead Shamuli has taken his back!
Balls is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shamuli doesn't have the hooks in and Balls manages to turn into his guard.
Shamuli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Balls is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shamuli manages to escape and get back to his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Balls enables Shamuli to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Balls manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balls being controlled here, momentarily.
Shamuli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shamuli slows the pace down in half guard.
Shamuli passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Balls!
Shamuli controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Balls is wriggling around trying to escape.

Hakbar Shamuli has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Shamuli has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balls. That's going to slow Shamuli down.
Balls shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shamuli as he avoids it easily.
Balls shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shamuli as he avoids it easily.
Shamuli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balls counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Shamuli. No joy for Balls on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moth Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamuli has a takedown stuffed.

Shamuli shoots in and gets a takedown into Balls's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balls is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Balls has his foot on Shamuli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shamuli works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamuli content to stall in guard here.
Shamuli stands and throws Balls's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakbar Shamuli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shamuli closes the distance and clinches up with Balls, looking for a takedown. Shamuli pushes Balls against the cage but Balls circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shamuli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hakbar Shamuli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamuli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balls.
Nice sprawl there from Balls as Shamuli shoots in.
Moth Balls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakbar Shamuli.
Shamuli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Balls is fending him off so far but Shamuli persists. Nope, Balls circles away and we're back to standing.
Balls wants to clinch.
Shamuli fails with a takedown attempt.
Shamuli shoots in looking for a takedown. Balls tries to sprawl out of it but Shamuli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balls manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Balls shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamuli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Shamuli drives through with a takedown into Balls's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Balls is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shamuli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Balls on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Balls tries to get out of the position.
Shamuli passes into half guard.
Balls is trying to maintain the position but Shamuli is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamuli sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balls dives in and grabs Shamuli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamuli pushes down on Balls's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamuli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balls tries to pull guard but Shamuli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamuli backwards.

Shamuli is trying to trip Balls. He has hold of a leg but Balls is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Shamuli persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Shamuli sitting in guard here, content to control.
Balls throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shamuli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hakbar Shamuli.
Shamuli shoots for a double leg takedown but Balls sprawls well. He's pushed Shamuli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balls fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shamuli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Shamuli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamuli not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balls wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamuli is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakbar Shamuli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Shamuli fails with a takedown attempt.
Balls displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shamuli.
Balls tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balls lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamuli's sensitive parts.
Balls lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shamuli shoots for a double leg takedown but Balls sprawls well. He's pushed Shamuli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moth Balls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakbar Shamuli.
Balls is looking to clinch but Shamuli is avoiding it.
Balls dives in for a single leg takedown but Shamuli sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Balls is trying to pull guard but Shamuli turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls gets underhooks to prevent Shamuli's takedown attempt.
Balls can't get the takedown.
Balls is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shamuli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Shamuli has clasped his hands together around Balls's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee asks Shamuli politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Shamuli prefers to stall for the moment though.
Balls is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamuli advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamuli content just to control the position here.
Shamuli is landing with some decent strikes but Balls is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shamuli controlling from the full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakbar Shamuli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shamuli is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamuli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shamuli looking to control and managing it successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Balls tries to lock up and control but Shamuli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hakbar Shamuli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamuli content just to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hakbar Shamuli.

Shamuli bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shamuli controls the position.
Shamuli has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shamuli controlling from the full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakbar Shamuli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamuli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakbar Shamuli!
Post fight, an emotional Hakbar Shamuli said 'I Takem Down Man !!! Wooooooo! '.