PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Handlebars. Nakayama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Vapors - Turning Japanese. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aoki
vs
Nakayama

183 cm
24
200 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

189 cm
28
192 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
Nakayama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Lyoto Aoki has been cut.
Nakayama keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakayama scores with a jab. Aoki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nakayama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nakayama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aoki.
Nakayama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakayama. That's going to slow Aoki down.
Aoki tries to work over Nakayama's front leg with a kick but Nakayama checks it.
Nakayama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki ducks right into an uppercut from Nakayama.
Nakayama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aoki has time to react.
Nakayama misses with a few strikes there.
Nakayama tries to clinch up.
Nakayama slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakayama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakayama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakayama throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama tries to clinch
and Aoki counters with a three punch combo that has Nakayama backing up. Nakayama nods at Aoki to acknowledge the strikes.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Aoki throws a head kick but Nakayama moves out of range.
Nakayama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Nakayama.
Nakayama lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Aoki can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Nakayama and Aoki drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Nakayama.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsuyoshi Nakayama!