PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen go coors! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hiro Aoki had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Aoki
vs
Lesnar

180 cm
22
227 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

166 cm
30
287 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silverback Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Aoki misses its intended target.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Aoki scores with a decent looking hook.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesnar.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aoki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aoki misses with a straight left.
Lesnar looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Lesnar slips the punch.
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Aoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Aoki. Those never looked like landing.
Aoki throws a low kick, looking for Lesnar's leg but Lesnar calmly moves out of range.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aoki dodges the punch combination from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aoki loads up on a big right hand but Lesnar slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki connects with a crisp jab.
Aoki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Aoki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lesnar doesn't seem phased though.
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoki swinging wildly here.
Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut.
Aoki takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aoki misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses

and Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki throws a head punch that misses.
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Lesnar.
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
Aoki tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aoki.
Aoki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lesnar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lesnar.
Lesnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lesnar lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aoki wants to break free but Lesnar has control.
A frustrated look appears on Aoki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lesnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Lesnar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Lesnar - that landed with a thud.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lesnar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aoki's defenses.
Lesnar lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Lesnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aoki wants to land a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range.
Aoki misses with a hook.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Aoki connects with a jab.
Aoki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar avoids it really well and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lesnar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lesnar throws a hook but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aoki.
Lesnar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aoki.
Hiro Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoki circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Hiro Aoki is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aoki.
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aoki.
Silverback Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar misses with a combination
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lesnar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aoki scrambles back to his feet.
Lesnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar staying out of range there.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
Aoki takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.

Lesnar forces Aoki back against the cage and clinches.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aoki.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Aoki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aoki here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Aoki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar prevents Aoki from breaking the clinch.
Lesnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Lesnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Lesnar works on Aoki's body with a couple of short punches.
Aoki misses with an elbow strike.
Lesnar lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Hiro Aoki has been cut.
Lesnar blocks an elbow strike.
Aoki can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
Lesnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lesnar.
Aoki tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Aoki is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Aoki right on the button. Aoki goes down! Lesnar follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lesnar gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silverback Lesnar!