PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pale Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Sung Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monster comes to the cage accompanied by Therapy . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Monster
vs
Sung Aoki

173 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION
Milwaukee's Best 160

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pale Monster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chan Sung Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki scores with a jab to the body.
Aoki throws out a powerful jab.
Monster shoots in for a takedown but Aoki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Monster misses.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monster is looking to clinch.
Monster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aoki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan Sung Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monster misses with a few strikes there.
Aoki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aoki throws a push kick but Monster slaps the foot to one side.
Aoki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Monster throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aoki counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki cracks Monster with a good jab.
Monster swings widly with a right hand
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Aoki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aoki looks to land a body kick but Monster moved away.
Monster shoots in for a double leg but Aoki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aoki connects with an inside leg kick.
Monster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aoki throws a body punch but Monster moves out of range.
A head kick from Aoki lands but Monster takes it in his stride.
Monster misses with a leg kick
and Aoki counters with a nice leg kick.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Monster moved out of range nicely.
Monster moves out of range of the body kick from Aoki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Aoki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aoki pushes Monster away with a front kick.
The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aoki is looking to slow Monster down with leg kicks.
Aoki wants to slow Monster down by chopping away at his legs.
Monster misses with a two punch combination.
Monster with a poor takedown
and Aoki counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pale Monster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monster avoids the body shot from Aoki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aoki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aoki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Monster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monster throws a head kick but Aoki moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Monster. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aoki.
Monster darts in looking for a takedown but Aoki gets double underhooks and turns Monster into the cage.
Aoki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Monster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monster.
Monster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Monster tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aoki defends well and Monster ends up having to push Aoki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aoki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aoki tries a body shot but Monster blocks it.
Aoki lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aoki counters with a leg kick.
Monster misses with a takedown attempt
and Aoki counters with a head kick. That will keep Monster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chan Sung Aoki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aoki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

It looks like Pale Monster has been cut.
Aoki scores with a nice body kick.
Monster checks a low kick from Aoki.
Aoki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Monster.
Monster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aoki scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Monster is just out of range.
Monster misses with a right hand
and Aoki counters with a good low kick that Monster was not able to check.
Aoki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monster's head.

Monster is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a solid leg kick but Monster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aoki.
Monster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aoki but Aoki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Monster misses with a lunging right hand
and Aoki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That kick from Aoki tenderised Monster's leg. Monster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Monster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monster moves out of range of the body kick from Aoki.
Monster tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.

Monster closes the distance and clinches.

Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aoki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monster's head.
Oh Monster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aoki tries to bum rush Monster with a series of wild strikes but Monster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monster was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki.
Monster seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monster is out of range and Aoki settles back down.
Aoki lands with a straight right. Monster didn't see that one coming.
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!
Monster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aoki defends it nicely.
Monster looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.

Monster shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Aoki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aoki is pulling down on Monster's head to control his posture.
Aoki tries to strike from the bottom.
Monster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki wants to sweep here but Monster controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monster drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aoki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Monster has Aoki in his guard.
Aoki is stalling in the full guard.

Monster has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Aoki is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Monster.
Aoki controls the position.
Aoki landing strikes.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoki is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Monster's shoulder. That is not cool.
Monster regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to pass to full mount but Monster defends it.
Monster is looking to improve his position.

Monster actively working from the bottom here.

Monster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aoki pulls his head out easily.
Aoki slows the pace down in half guard.
My spies in Slaughterhouse MMA (Redesigned) inform me that Aoki has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Monster is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Monster has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Aoki. Oh but Monster has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Aoki goes limp - he's gone! Monster jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pale Monster!
Pale Monster retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Pale Monster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.