Shi Ming

He calls it a close, competitive fight and says he won't be surprised either way, expecting similar volume and similar impact from both, and picks one side only on the narrow question of who is moving forward versus backward.

A good, taekwondo-styled striker with good forward pressure and volume, working the jab and putting combinations together that mix punches and kicks. Her takedown defense is not rated well, but she is described as hard to control and good at working back to her feet. The analyst recalls a notable past win where she rallied from behind to a finish, though that is background rather than a statement about her current form. He sides with her mainly because he expects her to be the one moving forward in this fight.

He states plainly that he is going with Shi Ming as a big underdog and that he is doing it even though no one else would, a firm first-person commitment rather than a hedge, despite building the case on a conditional path (getting an early takedown or two).

Fights behind a taekwondo base, leading with a sharp jab and stringing punches and kicks together at real pace, pressing forward behaviorally even though her punching power is rated low. Where she stands out is refusing to stay down -- she is tough to pin to the mat and consistently works herself back upright.