PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tantric Yogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes to the cage accompanied by . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Funkyama
vs
Yogi

175 cm
27
169 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tantric Yogi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama misses with an uppercut. Yogi saw that one coming.
Funkyama throws a big shot that misses.
Yogi tries for a takedown but Funkyama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Funkyama throws a body punch but Yogi moves out of range.
Funkyama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yogi slips a straight right by Funkyama.
Funkyama lands an overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yogi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Funkyama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Funkyama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Funkyama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yogi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Funkyama's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yogi is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama lands an elbow.
A lull in the action here as Funkyama stalls from top position.
Yogi parries the strikes from Funkyama easily there. Funkyama is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yogi to escape.
Yogi parries the strikes from Funkyama easily there. Funkyama is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yogi to escape.
Yogi is not content to let Funkyama control the position.
Funkyama fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yogi some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Funkyama's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama trying to control the position but Yogi is working away.
Yogi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yogi is trying to escape the position but Funkyama is controlling the position.
Yogi is not content to let Funkyama control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yogi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Funkyama off and has taken his back!

Yogi looking to break Funkyama's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Funkyama remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Yogi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Yogi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Funkyama knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Funkyama for a finish.
Funkyama tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Funkyama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Funkyama wants to hold on but Yogi pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama gets back to half guard.
Funkyama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Funkyama is trying to control but can't.
Yogi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funkyama works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yogi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama trying to control the position.
Funkyama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Funkyama looking for a guillotine here but Yogi defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aoki Funkyama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yogi slips under a jab.
Yogi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funkyama doesn't seem bothered though.
Yogi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Funkyama lands a glancing blow to the side of Yogi's head.
Funkyama throws a one two combo.
Funkyama throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Funkyama.
Funkyama blocks a head kick by Yogi.
Funkyama scores with a nice strike.
Jab from Funkyama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogi staying out of range there.
Funkyama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yogi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Funkyama connects with a body shot that sends Yogi's belly button to the back.
Aoki Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yogi tries for a takedown but Funkyama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Funkyama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yogi in his tracks.
Funkyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yogi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aoki Funkyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Funkyama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Funkyama misses with a straight left.

Funkyama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yogi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Funkyama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yogi keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
Funkyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yogi can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yogi wants to sweep but no luck.
Funkyama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Yogi keeps moving.
Funkyama throws a big right hand that misses.
Funkyama throws a big elbow that misses.
Aoki Funkyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funkyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funkyama landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yogi's guard.
Yogi tries to get to full guard but Funkyama has control of the leg.
Funkyama throwing shots but Yogi is blocking nicely.
Funkyama is looking to take a break and control but Yogi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yogi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Funkyama.
Well, if Funkyama is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Funkyama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yogi for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aoki Funkyama just wasn't active enough.
Funkyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yogi scores with a nice strike.

Funkyama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Funkyama controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aoki Funkyama dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yogi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funkyama.
Funkyama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yogi's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yogi.
Yogi misses with a low kick.
Yogi throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama punishes Yogi's body with a nice straight punch.
Yogi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Funkyama cracks the inside of Yogi's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yogi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Funkyama throws a leg kick
and Yogi counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yogi. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama looks to land a right hand but Yogi moved out of range.
Funkyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Yogi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yogi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funkyama gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Funkyama trying to control from the bottom.
Yogi prevents Funkyama from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Yogi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Funkyama!
Funkyama regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama is controlling Yogi's trapped leg to prevent Yogi from advancing to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yogi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yogi's back!
Aoki Funkyama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yogi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Funkyama.
Tantric Yogi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aoki Funkyama.
Yogi blocks a low kick nicely.
Yogi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama looks to throw the jab but Yogi is out of range.
Funkyama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yogi throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki Funkyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Funkyama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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... Aoki Funkyama!
An out of breath Aoki Funkyama thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.