PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shishido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigor Mortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shishido
vs
Mortiz

180 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Shishido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rigor Mortiz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shishido drives through and clinches with Mortiz against the cage.
Shishido landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shishido scores a nice knee to the body.
Mortiz looks gassed!
Shishido with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Rigor Mortiz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shishido lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shishido with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shishido using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shishido lands a damaging elbow.
Mortiz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shishido lands a nice knee to the body.
Shishido missing with knees to the body.
Shishido lands a damaging elbow.
Shishido creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shishido misses with a knee strike.
Shishido creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mortiz's defenses.
Mortiz takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Rigor Mortiz's cut even more.
Shishido lands a knee to the body.
Shishido lands an elbow inside that Mortiz shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Shishido.
Shishido lands an elbow inside that Mortiz shrugs off.

The cut above Rigor Mortiz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shishido lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mortiz is rocked!
Shishido lands a knee to the body.
Mortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Shishido finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishido lands an elbow just above Mortiz 's eye.

Rigor Mortiz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shishido has Mortiz pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mortiz is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Shishido - that's hurt Mortiz badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mortiz is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mortiz doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joe Shishido!