PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanuki Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thompson
vs
Shinra

187 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
220 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanuki Shinra!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinra.
Shinra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Shinra checks it.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson punishes Shinra's body with a nice straight punch.
Shinra slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Shinra tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shinra.
Shinra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shinra.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Shinra tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shinra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shinra throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinra moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Shinra manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Shinra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson feinted with a counter takedown.
Thompson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thompson scores with a three punch combo!
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Shinra is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Thompson.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson sizes up Shinra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thompson scores with a jab to the body.
Shinra tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shinra misses with a hook.
Shinra tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson throws a push kick but Shinra slaps the foot to one side.
Tanuki Shinra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Shinra does no damage.
Shinra tries to clinch up.
Thompson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shinra eats them both and turns towards Thompson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thompson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
Shinra is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Shinra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Michael Thompson has been cut.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Shinra avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Shinra.
Shinra tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Shinra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shinra tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Shinra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shinra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shinra wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shinra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson wants to stay close but Shinra steps back to make room for something. Thompson seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Shinra and Thompson drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tanuki Shinra!