PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen Sandstorm by Darude as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blimm
vs
Aoki

150 cm
33
145 lbs
18 - 18 - 2

155 cm
40
147 lbs
34 - 20 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Blimm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Blimm moved out of range.
Blimm throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Aoki throws out a powerful jab.
Blimm defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Aoki swings for the body but Blimm moves out of range.
Aoki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blimm misses with a few strikes there.

Aoki clinches.
Blimm misses with a punch to the body.
Blimm working hard to break the clinch.
Aoki taking a breather.
Aoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Blimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blimm misses with the combination.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blimm.
Blimm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blimm is looking to chop away at Aoki's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki lands with a good body shot.
Aoki takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut.
Blimm throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.

Aoki gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blimm is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Aoki seems content to control.
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!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Masakazu Aoki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blimm lands a left and a right that send Aoki crashing to the mat, dazed. Blimm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blimm. Blimm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blimm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Aoki is rocked!
Blimm avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Blimm finish him?
Aoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoki seems to have recovered his senses.

Blimm forces Aoki back against the cage and clinches.
Blimm working hard to break the clinch.
Blimm is trying to break the clinch but Aoki has him pressed against the cage.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blimm's elbow.
Aoki lands a knee to the body.
Blimm is trying to force a seperation but Aoki has the dominant position.
Blimm is trying to push Aoki away but Aoki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blimm working hard to break the clinch.

Aoki pulls guard effortlessly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blimm postures up.
Blimm trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.

Blimm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blimm has managed to get both his arms back between Aoki's legs - danger averted.
Blimm trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aoki's guard.
Aoki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blimm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aoki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blimm's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm controls Aoki momentarily but Aoki frees himself.
Blimm has momentary wrist control but Aoki slips an elbow through the middle.
Aoki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blimm is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki controls Blimm momentarily but Blimm frees himself.
Blimm wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Blimm looking to sit in guard and control but Aoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Blimm is retaining full guard.
Blimm throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Blimm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Aoki is looking to slow Blimm down with leg kicks.
Aoki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blimm.
Blimm swats away the attempt to clinch by Aoki.
Blimm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
Blimm throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Blimm catches Aoki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aoki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blimm. That one must have hurt.
Blimm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki lands a really nice looking cross but Blimm seems unphased.
Blimm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Blimm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blimm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Blimm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blimm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blimm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blimm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bobby Blimm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aoki.
Blimm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Aoki. Those never looked like landing.
Aoki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Blimm's head coaches at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blimm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blimm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blimm fails with the takedown.
Blimm checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm motions for Aoki to come forward. Blimm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Blimm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoki circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki throws a lazy head kick
and Blimm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bobby Blimm is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki shoots in but Blimm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blimm slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bobby Blimm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masakazu Aoki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Blimm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki fails with the takedown.
Aoki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That has opened up Masakazu Aoki's cut even more.
Blimm misses with a wild combination.
Aoki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Blimm moves out of range as Aoki throws a body kick.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
Blimm throws a chopping leg kick but Aoki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aoki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blimm.
Blimm looks for a takedown but Aoki sprawls well.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blimm throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
Aoki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aoki throws a push kick but Blimm slaps the foot to one side.
Blimm swinging wildly here.
Blimm dives in and grabs Aoki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aoki pushes down on Blimm's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm misses with a kick to the body.
Blimm tries to land a front kick but Aoki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blimm needs to keep his hands up - Aoki had a free shot at his head there.
Aoki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aoki slips a straight right by Blimm.
Blimm misses with a wild combination.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Blimm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Aoki drives through and clinches with Blimm against the cage.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Blimm avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blimm is trying to force a seperation but Aoki has the dominant position.
Blimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Blimm is blocking nicely.
Aoki stalling in the clinch but Blimm improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Blimm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aoki thows a body kick. Blimm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blimm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blimm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aoki lands with a straight right. Blimm didn't see that one coming.
Blimm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blimm slips under a jab from Aoki.
Blimm misses with a low kick.
Blimm misses with a wild combination.
Aoki lands with a hook. Blimm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blimm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aoki - the referee stops the clock and Blimm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aoki. Blimm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aoki throws out a powerful jab.
Aoki misses with a right hand
and Blimm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a nice outside leg kick.

Blimm gets caught flat footed, as Aoki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Blimm is retaining full guard.
Aoki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aoki landing some decent shots from guard.
Aoki postures up in Blimm's guard and throws a big left but Blimm blocks it.
Blimm controlling Aoki's posture.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Blimm keeps moving.
Aoki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blimm's guard.
Blimm pushes Aoki off looking to stand but Aoki dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Blimm trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blimm has hold of Aoki's hands but Aoki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Masakazu Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aoki is looking for a kimura but Blimm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aoki to get the leverage.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Blimm is having none of it.
Blimm trying to hold on to Aoki's head to control him but Aoki postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki wants to control but Blimm is keeping him busy.
Blimm is looking to control Aoki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blimm avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aoki wants to control but Blimm is keeping him busy.
Aoki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blimm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blimm moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Blimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blimm is looking to stand up but Aoki isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Blimm is keeping the position.
Blimm trying to keep a closed guard but Aoki is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blimm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aoki defends well.
Bobby Blimm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blimm trying to keep a closed guard but Aoki is proving a slippery customer.
Aoki trying to control but Blimm is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blimm controls Aoki momentarily but Aoki frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masakazu Aoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blimm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Masakazu Aoki!
A very excited looking Masakazu Aoki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.