PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nishi Amake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amake comes into the arena with Galvanize blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Amake
vs
Aoki

184 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nishi Amake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takanori Aoki!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amake takes the fight into the clinch.
Amake connects with a knee to the head.
Amake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
Amake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aoki fails to pull guard.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amake smiles and moves away.
Amake tries to score with a low kick but Aoki moves his leg out of the way.

Amake has managed to clinch.
Amake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Amake has Aoki pushed against the cage.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Amake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Amake misses with a knee to the head.
Amake landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Amake won't allow it.
Nishi Amake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Aoki.
Amake with a knee to the head.
Aoki being controlled against the cage.
Amake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Amake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Amake tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Amake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amake landing knees to the head.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amake trying to land knees to the body.
Amake stalling in the clinch.
Amake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amake trying to land knees to the body.
Amake looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Amake is breathing heavily.
Amake tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Amake misses with a knee strike.
Aoki just leaning against Amake, taking a breather.
Amake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Amake prevents Aoki from breaking the clinch.
Amake tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.
Aoki avoiding damage as Amake throws knees to the body.
Amake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amake with a knee to the head.
Amake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Amake won't allow it.
Amake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aoki is keeping busy.
Aoki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Amake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amake misses with a knee strike.
Amake scores a nice knee to the body.
Aoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amake trying to land knees to the body.
Amake crunches a lovely knee into Aoki's ribcage.
Amake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Amake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amake missing with knees to the body.
Amake wants to stall.
Aoki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Amake looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amake working Aoki over with knees to the body.
Amake misses with a knee strike.
Amake misses with a knee strike.
Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Amake lands a knee to the head.
Aoki trying to control the position but instead, Amake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aoki into the cage.
Aoki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Amake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nishi Amake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aoki tries to clinch but Amake moves away
and Amake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Amake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Aoki scores with a takedown into Amake's guard.
Aoki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Amake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoki passes Amake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amake is looking to improve his position.
Aoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Amake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Amake defends it well.

Aoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Amake has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Amake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aoki.
Amake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Amake can't keep his opponent in guard - Aoki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Amake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Amake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aoki.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amake trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amake slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aoki trying to control but Amake is working from the bottom.
Amake trying to keep a closed guard but Aoki is proving a slippery customer.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Amake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amake lands a high kick!

Amake has managed to clinch.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amake with a knee to the head.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Amake leaning against his opponent.
Amake looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Amake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aoki looking to stall.
Amake trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Amake trying to stall but Aoki improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nishi Amake will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Amake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takanori Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Aoki gets a takedown into half guard.

Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Amake defends the submission attempt.

Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Amake defends it well.

Aoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but Amake defending well.
Amake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Amake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aoki throws a strike but Amake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Aoki looking for a guillotine here but Amake defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Aoki working for a triangle but Amake defends it easily.

Aoki has an active guard here but Amake has managed to pass into half guard.
Aoki wants to improve his position but Amake is controlling well.

Amake postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Aoki to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has his takedown stuffed
and Amake counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Amake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aoki throws out the jab.
Amake throws a leg kick which misses Aoki's front leg but catches the back leg as Aoki tries to avoid it.

Amake takes the fight into the clinch.
Amake leaning against his opponent.
Aoki tries to circle away but Amake has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
Aoki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Amake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aoki avoiding damage as Amake throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Amake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Amake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
Amake misses with a knee strike.
Amake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amake lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
Amake misses with a knee to the head.
Amake looking to slow down the pace here.
Amake with a knee to the head.
Takanori Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aoki tries to pull guard but Amake holds him up against the cage and eventually Aoki drops back down to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nishi Amake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amake, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nishi Amake!