PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Aoki

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodney Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lands with a slapping head kick.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos misses with a wild combination.

Aoki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aoki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shinya Aoki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Santos misses.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Santos.

Aoki scores a takedown into full mount!
Aoki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aoki has isolated one of Santos's arms. Santos looking to fight him off but Aoki twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinya Aoki!