PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Aoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinji Aoshi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cheung
vs
Aoshi

165 cm
22
213 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

180 cm
30
220 lbs
5 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Aoshi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Cheung moves out of range easily.
Aoshi avoids a kick to the body.
Aoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Cheung moves out of range easily.
Aoshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cheung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cheung throws a right hand that Aoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoshi also avoids with ease.
Aoshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheung circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheung tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aoshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aoshi counters with a head kick. That will keep Cheung thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aoshi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cheung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheung.
Cheung throws an off balance right hand
and Aoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Cheung does no damage.
Aoshi lands a nice shot that snaps Cheung's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Aoshi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheung tries to clinch up but Aoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Aoshi finds it's target.
Cheung fails with an attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aoshi!
A combination from Cheung does no damage.
Cheung does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cheung misses with a low kick.
Cheung shoots for a takedown but Aoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aoshi lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheung throws a hook to the side of Aoshi's head but Aoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoshi lands a head kick. Cheung smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aoshi misses with a head kick.
Cheung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheung throws a series of punches but Aoshi moves out of range.
Aoshi with a nice cross.
Aoshi scores with a hook to the body. Cheung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheung takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Aoshi blocks the leg kick.
Cheung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aoshi throws a head kick that Cheung semi-blocks.
Shinji Aoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Aoshi.
Aoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoshi lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoshi works over Cheung's head and body with a nice combination.
Aoshi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Aoshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Aoshi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cheung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoshi.
Shinji Aoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aoshi throws a one two combo.

Cheung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cheung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Aoshi can't break the clinch.
Aoshi working hard to break the clinch.

Aoshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoshi lands with a slapping head kick.
Aoshi connects with a looping right hand.
Aoshi misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheung.
Cheung throws a series of punches but Aoshi avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Cheung.
Aoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aoshi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aoshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Aoshi thuds a left hand into Cheung's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung moves in looking to clinch but Aoshi pushes him off.
Cheung misses with a combination
and Aoshi counters with a three punch combo that has Cheung backing up. Cheung nods at Aoshi to acknowledge the strikes.
Cheung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Cheung misses.
Cheung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aoshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cheung avoids the head kick by Aoshi.
Cheung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aoshi counters with a head kick. That will keep Cheung thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eddie Cheung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheung dodges the punch combination from Aoshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoshi scores with a hook to the body. Cheung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aoshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheung at a distance.
Aoshi throws a nice head kick!
Cheung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Aoshi both land. Nice combination.
Aoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoshi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cheung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aoshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoshi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cheung lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Shinji Aoshi has been cut.
Aoshi looks to land a combination but Cheung avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aoshi!
Aoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Cheung tenderised Aoshi's leg. Aoshi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Aoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinji Aoshi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Aoshi misses with the combination.
Aoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheung.
Aoshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Aoshi.
Aoshi thuds his right hand into Cheung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aoshi lands with an overhand left.
Cheung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheung throws a shot from downtown. Aoshi moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoshi cracks Cheung with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cheung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aoshi.
A jab from Aoshi does it's job there.
Aoshi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cheung throws an overhand right that lands on Aoshi's shoulder, as Aoshi tries to avoid the shot.
Aoshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aoshi slips under a jab.
Aoshi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cheung under the eye.
Aoshi throws a combination. Cheung tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung misses with a low kick.
Cheung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aoshi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aoshi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cheung tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheung fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Aoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoshi misses with a double jab.
Cheung throws a sloppy head kick
and Aoshi counters with a series of strikes. Cheung will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aoshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aoshi throws a head kick but Cheung moves out of range.
Aoshi tries to bum rush Cheung with a series of wild strikes but Cheung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cheung slips a jab and a cross from Aoshi.

Cheung clinches.

Cheung manages to break the clinch.
Aoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung avoids the head kick by Aoshi.
Cheung throws a combination that misses
enabling Aoshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Aoshi misses with a wild combination.
Aoshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eddie Cheung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheung blocks a head kick by Aoshi.
Aoshi throws a leg kick but Cheung sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinji Aoshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cheung cracks the inside of Aoshi's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Aoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aoshi 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Aoshi!