PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Shindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hieron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shindo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Shindo
vs
Hieron

195 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Shindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Hieron!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hieron clinches.
Shindo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hieron just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shindo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hieron pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Hieron tightens his grip and picks Shindo up, before dumping him to the ground. Shindo manages to land in guard.
Hieron slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shindo wants to sweep here but Hieron controlling him for the moment.
Hieron's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Shindo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hieron passes into side control.
Shindo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hieron tries to stand but Shindo is controlling his head.

Hieron is trying to get an arm triangle but Shindo is defending well.
Hieron looks up at the clock and then as Shindo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hieron smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shindo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hieron looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shindo is avoiding damage well.
Shindo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shindo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shindo.

Shindo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hieron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Shindo working for a triangle but Hieron defends it easily.
Hieron tries to stand but Shindo is controlling from the bottom.
Shindo keeping moving, preventing Hieron from controlling successfully.
Hieron wants to stand but Shindo is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shindo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shindo wants to sweep but no luck.
Shindo is breathing heavily.
Hieron is looking to stand up but Shindo won't let him.

Hieron avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Shindo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Shindo has his foot on Hieron's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hieron works his way back into a safe position though.
Shindo has a closed guard, preventing Hieron from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hieron slips nicely into half guard.

Shindo looking for submissions off his back.
Hieron working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hieron looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hieron wants to free his trapped foot but Shindo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Shindo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hieron pulls his head out easily.

Hieron is looking for a kimura but Shindo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hieron to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hieron wants to stand but Shindo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Shindo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shindo.
Hieron scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Hieron drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hieron jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hieron must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shindo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hieron wants to hold on but Shindo pushes him away.
Hieron is trying to stand.

Shindo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hieron has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Master Shindo will probably get the nod.
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.

Shindo throws a looping overhand right but Hieron ducks down to avoid it.
Hieron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hieron throws a sloppy head kick and Shindo moves out of range easily.
Hieron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shindo.
Hieron misses with a head kick.
Shindo throws out a loose jab but Hieron uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hieron has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hieron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hieron drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hieron is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Shindo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Shindo has his foot on Hieron's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hieron works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hieron showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shindo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hieron manages to get himself to full guard.
Master Shindo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hieron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hieron working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shindo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shindo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hieron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shindo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hieron's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shindo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hieron is trying desperately to improve position.

Shindo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Shindo but it's paid off an Hieron is forced to tap! Nice work by Shindo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Master Shindo!