PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Schindler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aoki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Calm Like A Bomb by Rage Against The Machine!. This should be fireworks!

Aoki
vs
Schindler

180 cm
22
170 lbs
13 - 0 - 1

174 cm
29
169 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Schindler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schindler moves out of range of the leg kick from Aoki.
Schindler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schindler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aoki counters with a low kick, right behind Schindler 's knee.
Schindler is looking to slow Aoki down with leg kicks.
Aoki tries to land a leg kick but Schindler saw it coming and moves away.
Aoki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schindler's sensitive parts.
Schindler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schindler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aoki.
Aoki wants to clinch.
A low kick from Aoki is predictable there
and Schindler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aoki thinking.
Aoki throws a body punch but Schindler moves out of range.
Schindler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schindler.
Schindler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Schindler.
Schindler throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schindler throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Kurt Schindler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki tries to clinch up
and Schindler counters with a nice body kick.
Schindler tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schindler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aoki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aoki checks the leg kick.
Aoki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schindler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aoki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schindler counters with an outside leg kick.
Schindler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aoki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aoki throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schindler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schindler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schindler throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Schindler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schindler blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Schindler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.

Aoki has managed to clinch.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but Schindler blocks it.
Schindler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Aoki wants to take the fight to the mat but Schindler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schindler leaning against his opponent.
Schindler wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schindler effectively controlling the action here.

Aoki gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aoki lands a nice short elbow.
Schindler is pressing down on Aoki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aoki throws an elbow that misses. Schindler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aoki's guard. Nice move by Schindler!

Aoki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Schindler has his hands clasped together but Aoki extends an breaks Schindler's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Aoki.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aoki Aoki!
Aoki Aoki retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Aoki Aoki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.