PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keita Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aoki
vs
Uzbaijzky

165 cm
32
144 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

187 cm
32
155 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Steel Penn's All 160

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keita Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aoki shoots in and bounces Uzbaijzky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand up but Aoki is controlling him.

Aoki drops back looking for a leg! Uzbaijzky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uzbaijzky manages to kick Aoki off! Aoki jumps back into Uzbaijzky's guard.
Uzbaijzky wants to get back to his feet but Aoki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aoki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Aoki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aoki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Uzbaijzky keeps moving.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uzbaijzky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uzbaijzky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aoki passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Aoki swings around for an armbar but Uzbaijzky sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aoki's guard.

Uzbaijzky has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Aoki to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Uzbaijzky is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Aoki pulls down on the head and he's put Uzbaijzky to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keita Aoki!
Our winner, Keita Aoki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.