PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aoki
vs
White

172 cm
21
149 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

176 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary White!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White thows a body kick. Aoki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
White misses with a body kick.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
Aoki blocks the body kick.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki wants to clinch.
Aoki avoids a kick to the body.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aoki is breathing heavily.

White moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aoki.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aoki avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Steve Aoki has been cut.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
White lands a knee to the body.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
White lands a knee to the body.
White crunches a lovely knee into Aoki's ribcage.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White with a knee to the head.

Aoki is rocked!
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oh Aoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White landing knees to the body.
Aoki seems to have got his legs back now.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aoki blocks the elbow strike.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White gets underhooks to prevent Aoki's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from White.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White keeps control of Aoki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aoki fails to pull guard.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White misses with a knee strike.
Aoki is stalling here.
Aoki is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White lands a knee to the head.
Aoki looking to stall.
White landing knees to the body.
White landing knees to the body.
Aoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but White pulls his leg out and moves away.

White moves into range and clinches up with Aoki.
White is struggling to control the position.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aoki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Aoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

White tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aoki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

White drives through and clinches with Aoki against the cage.
White gets underhooks to prevent Aoki's takedown attempt.
White lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aoki looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White landing knees to the body.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
Aoki avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.

Aoki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
White wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
Aoki is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots.

White has one foot on Aoki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

White rushes Aoki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
White cracks Aoki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

White forces Aoki back against the cage and clinches.
White trying to land knees to the body.
Gary White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
White tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Aoki is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aoki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Aoki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four 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.
White missing with knees to the body.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aoki's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from White.
Aoki goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
Aoki tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
White lands a knee to the body.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aoki tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aoki's efforts to push away.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aoki tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Aoki's cut.
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.

White closes the distance and pushes Aoki back into the cage.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aoki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Aoki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aoki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aoki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White is pressed up against the cage. Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

White has managed to clinch.
Aoki tries for a takedown but White manages to get underhooks.
White lands a knee to the head.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White landing knees to the body.
White lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White gets underhooks to prevent Aoki's takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aoki's efforts to push away.
White lands a knee to the head.

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.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from White.

Aoki successfully pulls guard.
White won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
White is looking to stand up but Aoki won't let him.
Aoki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.

Aoki is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.

White stands up and waves to Aoki to follow him.
White is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Gary White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
White connects with a high kick.

Aoki feints and as White raises his hands in defense, Aoki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White wants to stand up but Aoki is controlling him.
Steve Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary White!