PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sofoklis Aristotelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuzan Aokiji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuzan Aokiji has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aristotelis
vs
Aokiji

225 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

187 cm
22
245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sofoklis Aristotelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuzan Aokiji!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aokiji lands with an uppercut that bounces Aristotelis off the cage and back into range.
Aristotelis blocks a head kick by Aokiji.
It looked like Aristotelis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aokiji.
Aokiji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aokiji 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aokiji.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aokiji lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aristotelis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aristotelis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aokiji throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aristotelis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aristotelis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aristotelis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aristotelis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aokiji. Aokiji obviously looking to wear him down.
Aokiji looks for the body kick but Aristotelis saw that one coming.
Aokiji fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aristotelis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aristotelis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aokiji lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokiji throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aokiji goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Aristotelis blocks the leg kick.
Aristotelis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Aokiji circles away.
Aristotelis tries to score with a low kick but Aokiji moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Aokiji.
Aokiji thows a leg kick but Aristotelis checks it
and Aristotelis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aristotelis avoids the head kick by Aokiji.
Aokiji connects with a leg kick. Aristotelis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aokiji looks to land a right hand but Aristotelis moved out of range.
Aokiji misses with a leg kick
and Aristotelis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aokiji is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aokiji wants to land a leg kick but Aristotelis is out of range.
Jab by Aokiji.
Aokiji cracks the inside of Aristotelis's front leg.
Aokiji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aristotelis tries to clinch up.
Aokiji pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aristotelis is out of range and Aokiji settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aokiji.
Aokiji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aristotelis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aokiji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aristotelis thows a leg kick but Aokiji checks it
and Aokiji counters with an inside leg kick.
Aristotelis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aristotelis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aristotelis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aokiji manages to avoid it.
A big left from Aokiji misses.
Aokiji throws a head kick but Aristotelis moves out of range.
Aokiji wants to land a leg kick but Aristotelis is out of range.
Aristotelis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aokiji throws out the jab.
Aristotelis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aokiji. Aokiji obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aokiji.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji lands a high kick!
Aokiji tries to land a leg kick but Aristotelis saw it coming and moves away.
Aokiji throws a sloppy head kick

and Aristotelis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aristotelis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aokiji looking to throw knees to the head but Aristotelis is blocking nicely.
Aokiji misses with a hook from the clinch.

Aokiji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aristotelis fakes the leg kick and cracks Aokiji in the body.
Aokiji wants to slow Aristotelis down by chopping away at his legs.
Aokiji tries to land a front kick but Aristotelis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aristotelis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aristotelis throws a sloppy head kick and Aokiji moves out of range easily.
Aokiji fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aristotelis is out of range.
Aokiji throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aristotelis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aokiji manages to circle out of the way.
Aristotelis wants to slow Aokiji down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis blocks the body kick.
Aokiji throws a wild body kick that Aristotelis sees coming a mile off.

Aristotelis forces Aokiji back against the cage and clinches.
Aristotelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aristotelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aokiji can't break the clinch.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
Aristotelis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aristotelis lands an elbow just above Aokiji 's eye.
Aokiji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aristotelis backwards.
Aristotelis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aokiji's elbow.
Aristotelis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aokiji creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aristotelis has Aokiji pressed against the cage, preventing Aokiji from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aristotelis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Aokiji.
Aristotelis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuzan Aokiji dominated that round.
That's time! Aristotelis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aokiji.
Aokiji scores with a nice right hand.
Aokiji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aokiji throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aokiji.
A lazy left from Aokiji finds it's target.
Aristotelis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aristotelis's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Aokiji connects with the punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Aokiji. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokiji misses with a low kick.
Aokiji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aokiji tries a head kick but it misses.
Aristotelis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aokiji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aristotelis manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Aristotelis.
Aokiji throws a front kick aimed at Aristotelis's knee but Aristotelis avoids it well.
Aokiji looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Aokiji misses.
Aristotelis blocks a leg kick.
Aristotelis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aokiji manages to circle out of the way.
Aristotelis throws a chopping leg kick but Aokiji manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aokiji appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aristotelis checks a low kick from Aokiji.
Aristotelis avoids the head kick by Aokiji.
Aristotelis throws a leg kick which misses Aokiji's front leg but catches the back leg as Aokiji tries to avoid it.
Aokiji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aokiji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aokiji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji looks for the body kick but Aristotelis saw that one coming.
Aristotelis scores with a body shot.
Aokiji swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Aristotelis as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Aokiji.
Aristotelis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aokiji attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aokiji throws out a loose jab but Aristotelis uses good head movement to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aokiji blocks a body shot from Aristotelis.
Aokiji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aristotelis backwards.
Aokiji misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis tries to work over Aokiji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aokiji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aokiji throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aristoteliss head.
Aristotelis can't find room to land a body shot as Aokiji controls the action.
Aokiji makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aristotelis.
Aristotelis lands an elbow that stopped Aokiji in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kuzan Aokiji has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aristotelis throws an elbow but misses.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
Aristotelis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aristotelis blocks an uppercut.
Aokiji blocks a body shot from Aristotelis.
Aristotelis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aokiji lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Aristotelis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aokiji makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aristotelis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aokiji's defenses.
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!
Aokiji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aristotelis is defending well for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aristotelis tries to work over Aokiji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aokiji blocks a body shot from Aristotelis.
A head punch on the inside from Aristotelis fails to land.
Aristotelis lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Aristotelis.
Aokiji working aggressively here.
Aokiji avoids the elbow strike from Aristotelis, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aokiji fails to land.
Aokiji lands with a light punch inside.
Aristotelis tries to throw a body punch but Aokiji avoids it by throwing Aristotelis back against the cage.
Aokiji working aggressively here.
Aristotelis tries to throw a body punch but Aokiji avoids it by throwing Aristotelis back against the cage.
Aokiji misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Aristotelis.
Aristotelis lands an elbow inside that Aokiji shrugs off.
A left hand lands to the body for Aristotelis.
Aokiji is breathing heavily.
Aristotelis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aristotelis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aokiji prevents a body shot from Aristotelis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuzan Aokiji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kuzan Aokiji's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Aokiji on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aokiji avoids the head kick by Aristotelis.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aokiji throws a hook to the side of Aristotelis's head but Aristotelis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Aokiji tries to get set, Aristotelis tries to push him back and clinch up but Aokiji manages to avoid the attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Aristotelis. Those never looked like landing.
Aokiji is looking for the big counter here.
Sofoklis Aristotelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aokiji misses with a low kick.
Aristotelis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Aokiji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Aokiji.
Aokiji wants to slow Aristotelis down by chopping away at his legs.
Aristotelis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Aokiji avoids it.
Aristotelis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aokiji if he has to take too many more of those.
Aokiji feints and then cracks Aristotelis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aristotelis down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aristotelis avoids the head kick by Aokiji.
Aokiji lands with a kick to the temple. Aristotelis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aristotelis blocks a head kick by Aokiji.
Aokiji misses with a low kick as Aristotelis jumps back.
Aokiji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis looks to score with a jab to the body but Aokiji is just out of range.
Aokiji throws out a loose jab but Aristotelis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aristotelis moves out of range of the body kick.
Aristotelis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aokiji.
Aristotelis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aokiji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aristotelis.
Aokiji throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aristotelis.
Aokiji throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aristotelis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aokiji counters with an inside leg kick.
Aristotelis checks a low kick from Aokiji.
Nice body punch from Aokiji.
Aokiji misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aristotelis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aristotelis tries to clinch but Aokiji moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Aokiji circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aokiji.
Aokiji swats away the attempt to clinch by Aristotelis.
Aokiji throws a low kick, looking for Aristotelis's leg but Aristotelis calmly moves out of range.
Aristotelis checks a low kick from Aokiji.
Aokiji throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aokiji tries a low kick but Aristotelis avoids it.
Aristotelis moves out of range of the leg kick from Aokiji.
Aokiji feints and then cracks Aristotelis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aristotelis down.
Aokiji throws a low kick, looking for Aristotelis's leg but Aristotelis calmly moves out of range.
Aokiji sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aristotelis throws a right hand that Aokiji ducks under and follows up with a left that Aokiji also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aristotelis lands a high kick to the side of Aokiji's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Aristotelis dives into guard, looking to finish.
Aristotelis wants to stand and escape but instead Aokiji has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Aristotelis wants to get back to his feet but Aokiji is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aokiji wants to control from the top but Aristotelis keeps moving.
Sofoklis Aristotelis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aokiji showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aristotelis keeping moving, preventing Aokiji from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji won't allow Aristotelis to get back to his feet.
Aokiji looking to pass the guard.
Aokiji trying to control but Aristotelis is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aokiji throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuzan Aokiji is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aokiji finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kuzan Aokiji.
Well Aokiji has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuzan Aokiji!
A victorious Kuzan Aokiji thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.