PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aiko San (ranked 760 p4p, 1445 weight class) and Aaron Tate Jr (ranked 110 p4p, 191 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

San
vs
Tate Jr

178 cm
28
158
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
157
8 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiko San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Tate Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr misses with a two punch combination.
San tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by San.
Tate Jr looks to land a right hand but San moved out of range.
Tate Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate Jr duly obliges.
A punch combination from Tate Jr misses.
San slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
San scores with a body shot.

San closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
San misses with the head strike.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
San tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate Jr's elbow.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
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!
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
San lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
San pushes Tate Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but San won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
San goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from San.
San tries to work over Tate Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San misses with a body punch.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
San lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
San digs a right hand into Tate Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate Jr's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Tate Jr controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San.
San misses with the head strike.
San digs a right hand underneath Tate Jr's ribcage. Tate Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tate Jr looks winded!
Tate Jr can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
San lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tate Jr or not.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
San lands a body shot in the clinch.
San tries to work over Tate Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San lands a hook to the side of the head.
San works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
San works on Tate Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Tate Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from San - that landed with a thud.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
San lands a nice uppercut.
San working aggressively here.
San working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
San misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from San.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr lands a shoulder strike.
San lands a shoulder strike.
San softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.
Tate Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate Jr tries to circle away but San has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from San.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate Jr is trying to break the clinch but San has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aiko San dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

San gets in close and instigates a clinch.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San tries to work over Tate Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, San creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
San misses with a body punch.
Tate Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate Jr can do to turn this around?
San misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr takes a shot to the head.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San works on Tate Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from San.
Tate Jr is breathing heavily.
San throws a head punch that misses.
San lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
San lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.
San lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.

Tate Jr is rocked!
San struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Jr controls his hands.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
San lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San.
Tate Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can San finish him?
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
San has Tate Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Tate Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
Tate Jr can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
San misses with the head strike.
Tate Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San throws a head punch that misses.
San working aggressively here.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Tate Jr controls the action.
San softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
San lands a right hand.
San misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr prevents a body shot from San.
San tries to throw a body punch but Tate Jr avoids it by throwing San back against the cage.
San throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
San lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to push San away but San has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
San lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from San on the inside.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
A short right from San.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from San.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from San as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, San scores with a nice short uppercut.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San works on Tate Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
San working aggressively here.
San lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from San.
San misses with a body punch.
Tate Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San throws a head punch that misses.
San misses with a body punch.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aiko San dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

San swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

San takes the fight into the clinch.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
San throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tate Jrs head.
Still in the clinch, San scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. San just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San misses with a punch to the body.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
San prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
San lands with a short shot to the head.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate Jr.
San fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San works on Tate Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Tate Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.
San working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tate Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
San lands with a short head shot on the inside.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
Aiko San has scored more points in the clinch so far.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San lands a left hand.
San misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
San scores with a shot to the side of Tate Jr's head.
San lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
San lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from San fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by San.
San scores with a shoulder strike.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
San lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by San.
Tate Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from San.
San misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by San.
San misses with some punches.
San scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
San tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tate Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. San gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aaron Tate Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocks a body shot from San.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Jr controls his hands.
A short left from San.
Good body shot from San.
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!
San scores with a hook to the body.
San tries a body shot but Tate Jr blocks it.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
San lands a body punch.
San working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiko San showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for San, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiko San!