PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Poki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Fisher
vs
Poki

200 cm
21
266 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
274 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aoki Poki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poki avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Poki misses with a straight left.
Fisher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poki fails with the takedown.
Fisher digs a good body shot into Poki's ribs.

Fisher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Poki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Poki is defending against the submission attempts here by Fisher.

Fisher seems to be working for a kimura but Poki defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Fisher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poki wants to control but Fisher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fisher slips a nice elbow through Poki's hands, connecting with Poki's forehead.
Poki is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fisher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Poki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Poki works his way to full guard. Good work.

Poki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Poki wants to sweep here but Fisher controlling him for the moment.

Poki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher won't allow Poki to get back to his feet.
Fisher connects with a couple of short punches.
Poki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fisher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Poki is looking to sweep but instead, Fisher has passed into half guard.
Poki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poki trying to control from the bottom.
Poki has hold of Fisher's hands but Fisher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fisher working Poki over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poki looking for submissions off his back.
Fisher is trying to control. Poki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Poki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fisher wants to take a breather but Poki is having none of it.
Poki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fisher stopping the sweep attempt from Poki.

Fisher has gone for a leg lock! Poki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fisher's guard.
Poki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poki looking to pass the guard.
Poki wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Fisher has control of Poki's left arm, preventing Poki from doing any damage.
Poki trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fisher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Poki preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Poki tries for a takedown but Fisher circles away easily
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poki tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.

Fisher breaks from the clinch.
Poki misses with a takedown attempt
and Fisher counters with a straight right hand.
Steve Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki Poki.
Poki misses with a takedown
and Fisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fisher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poki is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher trying to control but Poki is working from the bottom.
Fisher scoring with some ground and pound.
Fisher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poki is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher postures up.

Fisher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fisher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poki controls Fisher momentarily but Fisher frees himself.
Poki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fisher puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Poki punching from the bottom.
Fisher uses his free foot to push down on Poki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Poki.
Poki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Poki is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fisher pulls his head out easily.

Poki looking for a kimura from the bottom but Fisher passes into side control!

Fisher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poki keeps working.
Fisher working the ground and pound.
Fisher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Poki!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poki can't escape the position.
Poki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fisher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fisher looking to control but Poki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fisher landing strikes from the mount and Poki is in trouble!
Fisher landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fisher is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Poki is surviving well by controlling Fisher's body position as best he can.
Poki looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Fisher lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Poki hold on?!
Poki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Poki regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poki manages to get to full guard.
Poki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Fisher dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Poki closes the distance but Fisher moves to the side
and Fisher counters with a head kick.
Poki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fisher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poki loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Poki with a poor takedown

and Fisher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Poki's guard now.
Fisher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Poki's guard.
Fisher scoring with some ground and pound.
Poki tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Poki working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fisher has passed into half guard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher 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.

Poki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fisher is nestled in close to Poki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fisher passes to full mount!
Poki is squirming around, avoiding Fisher's attempts to control the action.
Poki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fisher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poki is trying desperately to improve position.
Poki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fisher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Poki's face.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poki can do to turn this around?
Fisher landing punches.
Fisher working Poki over with strikes here.
Poki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poki tries to hold on but Fisher pushes him away.
Fisher is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fisher.
Poki reaches up to try and control the position but Fisher seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Poki rolls and tries to escape and now Fisher has his back!
Poki rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fisher lands with a punch from half guard.
Steve Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poki tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fisher has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Poki is trying desperately to improve position.
Poki wants to control but Fisher is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poki is bucking up trying to escape but Fisher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Poki is trying to reverse the position but instead Fisher has taken his back - oops!
Poki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Aoki Poki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poki is trying to escape the mount.
Fisher working the ground and pound effectively.
Fisher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Steve Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poki can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fisher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Fisher!