PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lao Shin (ranked 146 p4p, 21 weight class) and Project Doom (ranked 72 p4p, 10 weight class). Shin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shaolin Chamber of Death. Doom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Battle Beast - Touch in the Night. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shin
vs
Doom

182 cm
36
176 lbs
37 - 14 - 1

195 cm
32
179 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Groove Gear

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 37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Doom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom lands a head shot.
Project Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin lands a jab to Doom's midsection.
Shin avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Doom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shin walks into a left hand.
Doom throws a leg kick that misses.
Doom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Doom misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doom throws a hook but Shin avoids it easily.
Doom throws a solid leg kick but Shin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doom.
Doom throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Doom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom misses with a body shot.
It looked like Shin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doom.
Shin lands with an uppercut that bounces Doom off the cage and back into range.
Doom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
Shin scores with a hook to the body. Doom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doom scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doom looks to land a left hand but Shin moved out of range nicely.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
Shin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Shin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shin tries to work over Doom's front leg with a kick but Doom checks it.
Shin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doom scores with a hook to the body. Shin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid body kick from Shin.
Shin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shin moves out of range of the body kick from Doom.
Doom looks to land a right hand but Shin moved out of range.
Shin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Doom just manages to avoid it.
Doom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Shin misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shin connects with a single shot there.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doom lands a jab to the nose.
Doom throws a head kick that Shin semi-blocks.
Doom connects with a solid leg kick.
Shin motions for Doom to come forward. Shin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doom tries a head kick but it misses.
Shin throws a low kick but Doom moves out of range easily.
Doom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shin's sensitive parts.
Doom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Shin.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doom throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
Doom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom connects with a jab.
Shin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shin.
Shin walks into a jab.
Doom tests Shin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doom looks to land a left hand but Shin moved out of range nicely.
Shin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doom on the side of the head.
Doom misses with a hook
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shin lands a really nice looking cross but Doom seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin.
Doom lands a really nice looking cross but Shin seems unphased.
Doom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doom misses with an uppercut
and Shin counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin stalks Doom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doom's face. Doom staggers backwards, shaken.

Doom is rocked!
Doom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.
Doom throws a poor cross that misses
and Shin counters with a stiff right hand.
Doom is still on wobbly legs! Can Shin finish him?
Doom defending well as Shin loads up on a big left hand.
Doom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shin misses with a straight right.
Doom seems to have recovered his senses.
Doom misses with a series of wild punches.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doom.
Doom throws a right and a left that Shin avoids nicely.
Shin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
Shin fakes the leg kick and cracks Doom in the body.
Jab by Doom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Project Doom will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shin throws a jab when Doom was well out of range.
Shin works the jab nicely.
Doom throws a lazy uppercut
and Shin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doom.
Doom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Doom.
Shin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shin with a jab.
Shin throws the kick towards the body but Doom avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
Shin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shin is able to avoid easily.
Shin is looking to counter punch.
Doom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin slips under a jab from Doom.
A head kick misses from Doom.
Doom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
A jab from Shin misses.
Shin misses with a looping right.
Doom sizes up Shin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Project Doom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shin misses with a low kick.
Doom lands a slapping body shot.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
It looked like Shin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doom.
A jab from Doom misses.
Shin is looking to counter punch.
Shin avoids the body shot from Doom.
A quick step to the side and Shin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doom is looking to land body kicks.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a hook.
Shin lands with a good body shot.
Doom connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Doom's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good leg kick by Shin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doom lands a high kick!
Doom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shin.
Doom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shin drops his hands momentarily and Doom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doom missing with a left hand there. Shin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doom misses with a looping right.
Doom tried to score with a low kick but Shin checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Doom. Those never looked like landing.
Shin keeps Doom at a distance using the push kick.
Doom is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Doom there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a leg kick
and Shin counters with a good, hard body kick but Doom shrugs it off.
Doom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shin momentarily.
Shin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doom moves away.
Doom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shin in his tracks.
Doom tries to land a body kick
and Doom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shin can pounce on him.
Doom throws a combination that misses
and Shin counters with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Shin.
Doom throws a leg kick

and Shin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Doom! Shin lets Doom back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom lands a body shot.

Shin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shin's face.
A body shot lands from Shin.
Shin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Shin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shin lands a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shin.
Shin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shin blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Shin.
A short uppercut from Shin.
A short body shot lands from Shin as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Shin - that landed with a thud.

Shin drops Doom onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Doom is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Doom to his knees! Shin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lao Shin!
Lao Shin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.