PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Sephiroth Theme. Roman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Momma said knock you out. Johnny Roman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shinya Aoki's chin.

Aoki
vs
Roman

178 cm
21
181 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
182 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Roman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roman throws a series of strikes that have Aoki backpedaling.

It looks like Shinya Aoki has been cut.
Roman misses with a few strikes there.
Roman throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Roman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aoki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.
Aoki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Roman keeps moving.
Aoki's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Shinya Aoki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Good exchange - Roman coming out on top.
Roman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roman punishes Aoki's body with a nice straight punch.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Roman.
Roman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roman scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roman.
Roman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roman throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Roman connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnny Roman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aoki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roman!

Aoki is rocked!
Roman throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Roman misses with a double jab.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roman scores with a shot to the body.
Aoki tries to move into range but Roman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aoki backs up against the cage.
Roman scores with a hook to the body. Aoki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roman scores with a nice strike.
Roman throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Roman throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.

Aoki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Roman!
Aoki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aoki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aoki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roman is looking to escape.
Aoki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aoki unloading with bombs!
Roman is squirming around, avoiding Aoki's attempts to control the action.
Roman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aoki lands a nice shot to the head.
Aoki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Aoki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Roman blocking the ground and pound.
Aoki tries to control but Roman wriggling away.
Aoki unloads with some shots from mount but Roman bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roman is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Aoki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aoki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Aoki prevents Roman from getting the reversal.
Aoki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aoki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roman because Aoki loaded up on that one.
Roman gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Roman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Roman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Roman is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Roman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinya Aoki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Roman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roman.

Aoki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aoki throws a big right hand that misses.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Aoki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Roman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shinya Aoki just wasn't active enough.
Roman scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Roman.
A nice combination there by Roman.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roman.
Aoki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. Roman sprawls well.
Roman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Aoki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki wants to control but Roman is keeping him busy.
Aoki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Aoki is working for a kimura but Roman is defending it quite comfortably.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Roman is defending well.
Aoki is keen to just control but Roman is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aoki slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Roman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aoki pulls his head out easily.

Roman actively working from the bottom here.

Aoki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Roman is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Aoki is tapping! Great win for Roman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Roman!