PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm by Darude. Harrell has chosen J. Cole - Blow Up as his entrance music. Shelton Harrell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aoki
vs
Harrell

155 cm
34
147 lbs
27 - 10 - 1

180 cm
30
160 lbs
20 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brute

Firebird Designs

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 27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell scores with a leg kick.
Harrell misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Aoki slams his shin into Harrell's torso.

Aoki gets the takedown into side control.
Harrell is looking to regain half guard here but Aoki keeps moving and retains side control.
Aoki trying to control the action but Harrell is working from the bottom.
Aoki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Harrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrell can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aoki is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Harrell looks calm but he's in trouble here. Aoki gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Harrell is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Aoki lets go of the hold and Harrell can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Masakazu Aoki!
Masakazu Aoki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.