PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shina Aoyki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hirato Motoyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Aoyki
vs
Motoyama

180 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shina Aoyki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirato Motoyama!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Motoyama. Beautiful body shot.

Aoyki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Aoyki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aoyki throwing strikes from guard but Motoyama blocks nicely.
Motoyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Motoyama has an active guard here but Aoyki has managed to pass into half guard.
Aoyki is looking to take a break and control but Motoyama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Aoyki.

Aoyki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Motoyama defends it well.
Aoyki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Motoyama's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aoyki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoyki wants to control but Motoyama is keeping him busy.
Aoyki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Motoyama gets back to full guard.

Aoyki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aoyki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aoyki passes Motoyama's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Motoyama is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aoyki pulls his head out easily.

Motoyama is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aoyki pulls his head out easily.
Motoyama looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Motoyama tries to get to full guard but Aoyki has control of the leg.
Aoyki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Aoyki is working for a guillotine from mount but Motoyama frees his head quite easily.

Aoyki has control of Motoyama's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Motoyama regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Motoyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki works his way to his opponent's back.
Motoyama staying busy and making it hard for Aoyki to control.
Motoyama is in bad spot here.
Motoyama has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Aoyki.
Aoyki controlling well, preventing Motoyama from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoyki is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Aoyki gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Aoyki gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Aoyki apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Aoyki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shina Aoyki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoyki throws a big shot that misses.
Aoyki avoids the body shot from Motoyama.
Aoyki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Motoyama's sensitive parts.
Aoyki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Motoyama's sensitive parts.
Aoyki throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki lands with a kick to the temple. Motoyama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aoyki throws a quick inside leg kick.

Aoyki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Aoyki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Aoyki tries for a kimura but Motoyama is defending well.
Aoyki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Motoyama takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shina Aoyki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aoyki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aoyki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Motoyama.
Aoyki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motoyama.
Aoyki wants to clinch.

Aoyki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aoyki throws an elbow but Motoyama slips to the side and avoids it well.
Motoyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Aoyki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motoyama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aoyki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aoyki tries to move to mount but Motoyama blocks the move with his legs.
Aoyki trying to control the action but Motoyama is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Aoyki politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Aoyki prefers to stall for the moment though.
Motoyama gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Motoyama working to try and regain half guard.
Motoyama is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Aoyki has hold of Motoyama's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Motoyama manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Motoyama stops Aoyki from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Aoyki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Motoyama is surviving well by controlling Aoyki's body position as best he can.
Aoyki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Motoyama is trying to reverse the position but instead Aoyki has taken his back - oops!
Aoyki scores with strikes from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aoyki working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You can see the frustration on Motoyama's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Motoyama manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aoyki's guard. Nice work there by Motoyama.
Aoyki keeping full guard, as Motoyama tries to pass.
Aoyki has a closed guard, preventing Motoyama from standing up.
Aoyki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Aoyki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Motoyama trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aoyki's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aoyki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoyki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Motoyama manages to get himself to full guard.
Motoyama has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aoyki has passed into side control.
Aoyki scoring with punches and elbows.

Aoyki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shina Aoyki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Motoyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aoyki misses with a straight right.
Aoyki fails to land with a series of punches.
Aoyki misses the jab.
Aoyki throws a lazy right hand but Motoyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motoyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aoyki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Motoyama misses with a looping right.
Motoyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoyki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Motoyama scores with a one two! Aoyki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hirato Motoyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoyki throws a combination that misses
and Motoyama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shina Aoyki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoyki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Motoyama gets caught flat footed, as Aoyki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Motoyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoyki connects with a couple of short punches.
Motoyama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aoyki slips nicely into half guard.
Aoyki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Motoyama!

Aoyki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Motoyama is surviving well by controlling Aoyki's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki cracks Motoyama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aoyki looking to finish Motoyama with some ground and pound. This is bad for Motoyama!
Aoyki takes Motoyama's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Motoyama is in trouble.
Aoyki has Motoyama flattened out and is raining down punches.

Aoyki working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motoyama tries to roll but Aoyki sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki cracks Motoyama with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Motoyama from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Aoyki is working for a rear naked choke. Motoyama is not defending it well and Aoyki has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Motoyama refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Motoyama's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shina Aoyki!