PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Aokison (ranked 526 p4p, 78 weight class) and Murha Pate (ranked 301 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aokison
vs
Pate

192 cm
23
208 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
206 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Aokison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aokison.
A big right from Aokison misses.
Aokison tries to move into range but Pate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aokison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aokison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pate.
Pate slips a jab from Aokison.
Aokison throws a jab when Pate was well out of range.
Pate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aokison swings for the body but Pate moves out of range.
Pate throws a jab when Aokison was well out of range.
Aokison feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pate lands a jab to the nose.
Aokison misses with a looping left.
Pate scoring well with a low kick there.
Pate 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.
Aokison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pate.
It looked like Aokison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aokison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murha Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aokison swings for the body but Pate moves out of range.
Aokison scores with a hook to the body. Pate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pate on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pate misses the shot to the body.
Aokison lands a body shot.
Pate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Aokison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aokison postures up in Pate's guard and throws a big left but Pate blocks it.
Pate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokison looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aokison trying to control the position from guard on top but Pate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aokison postures up in Pate's guard and throws a big left but Pate blocks it.
Aokison looking to pass the guard.
Aokison wants to control from the top but Pate keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aokison throwing strikes but missing.
Aokison 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pate trying to keep a closed guard but Aokison is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aokison slips a jab and a cross from Pate.
Aokison cracks a nice hook into Pate's ribs.
Aokison shoots in but Pate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good work by Pate as he checks the leg kick.
Pate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aokison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pate was well out of range. Poor timing from Aokison.
Pate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison cracks Pate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pate throws a front kick aimed at Aokison's knee but Aokison avoids it well.
Aokison lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aokison throws a low kick but Pate moves out of range easily.
Murha Pate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pate slips a straight right by Aokison.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pate.
The fighters circling - Pate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aokison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aokison misses with a looping left.
Pate throws a lazy right hand but Aokison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pate lands with a shot to the body.
Aokison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pate.
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 Ryu Aokison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A big right from Pate misses.
Aokison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aokison's head.
Aokison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aokison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pate manages to avoid it.
Pate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pate scoring well with a low kick there.
Pate throws a leg kick but Aokison sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokison misses with a looping left.
Aokison shoots in but Pate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aokison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pate defends it nicely.
Pate looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aokison.
Aokison just misses with a punch to the body.
Pate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aokison misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Pate.
Aokison throws a jab when Pate was well out of range.
Pate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aokison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pate misses with a kick to the body.
Pate is looking to chop away at Aokison's legs.
Pate scores with a body shot.
Pate tries a head kick but it misses.
Aokison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate is looking to slow Aokison down with leg kicks.
Pate throws a sloppy head kick
and Aokison counters with an outside leg kick.
Pate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aokison's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aokison throws a push kick but Pate slaps the foot to one side.
Pate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aokison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pate.
Murha Pate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Pate misses the target.
Pate tests Aokison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aokison tests Pate's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pate connects with an inside leg kick.
Pate misses with a hook. Aokison ducked under it nicely.
Pate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aokison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pate circles away quickly and effectively.
Pate feints a counter leg kick.
Pate throws a body shot but no joy.
Aokison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pate under the eye.
Aokison tries a low kick but Pate avoids it.
Aokison checks a low kick from Pate.
Aokison half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aokison scores with a nice strike.
Aokison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aokison attempts a counter takedown but Pate avoids it well and moves away.
Pate ducks under a wild hook from Aokison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pate. Pate obviously looking to wear him down.
Pate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aokison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Aokison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aokison blocks a jab.
Aokison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aokison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pate avoids the body shot from Aokison.
Aokison swings widly with a right hand
and Pate counters with a stiff right hand.
Aokison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pate counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murha Pate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aokison misses with a low kick.
Aokison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aokison scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Aokison. Beautiful body shot.
Pate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aokison moves away.
Aokison is looking to counter punch.
Aokison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aokison throws a low kick but Pate moves out of range easily.
Aokison checks a leg kick.
Pate throws a solid leg kick but Aokison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pate.
A slow jab from Pate misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Aokison misses
and Pate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aokison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aokison misses with a right hand
and Pate counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pate motions for Aokison to come forward. Pate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate throws a front kick that sends Aokison stumbling back into the ropes.
Pate wants to land a leg kick but Aokison is out of range.
Pate throws a jab but it's blocked by Aokison.
Pate scores with a jab to the body.
Aokison throws a leg kick but Pate sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aokison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aokison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aokison connects with a looping right hand.
Pate punishes Aokison's body with a nice straight punch.
Pate connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aokison.

It looks like Ryu Aokison has been cut.
Pate scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aokison slips a straight right by Pate.
Aokison throws a right hand that misses
and Aokison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pate blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Pate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pate walks into a straight right hand from Aokison.
Pate throws a hook to the side of Aokison's head but Aokison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pate throws a leg kick which misses Aokison's front leg but catches the back leg as Aokison tries to avoid it.
Pate scores with a punch to the head.
Pate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Aokison was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pate.
Aokison fails to land the takedown.
Ryu Aokison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokison throws out a loose jab but Pate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pate works Aokison's body with a nice hook.
Aokison shoots in for a takedown but Pate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Aokison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aokison throws a leg kick that misses.
Pate throws out a counter right but Aokison avoids it with no problem.
Pate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aokison.
A little jabbing left from Pate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pate connects with a looping right hand.
Pate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pate scores with the left hand. Aokison knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pate feints and then cracks Aokison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aokison down.
Aokison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pate's head backwards.
Aokison ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Aokison misses with a body shot
and Pate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aokison throws a low kick but Pate moves out of range easily.
Aokison looks to land a left hand but Pate moved out of range nicely.
Pate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aokison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pate lands with a shot to the body.
Pate cracks Aokison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pate works Aokison's body with a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murha Pate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Murha Pate!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Murha Pate!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Murha Pate!

Murha Pate wins by unanimous decision!