PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyoja Masiina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music: I'm on a boat. Aoki King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Masiina
vs
King

175 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

190 cm
19
174 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoja Masiina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki King!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masiina rushes King and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
King is trying to stall.
Masiina is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Masiina into the ropes.

Masiina breaks the clinch.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Masiina looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for King!
King is looking to get to half guard.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King tries to lock up and control but Masiina gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiina scoring with strikes but King is staying in there.
Masiina tries to control but King wriggling away.
King throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Masiina lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Masiina landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
King is squirming around, avoiding Masiina's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Masiina goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now King is on top in guard.
King wants to control from the top but Masiina keeps moving.
King preventing the sweep.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King looking to pass the guard.
King looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King trying to control but Masiina is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masiina is trying to keep King in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Masiina wants to get back to his feet but King passes into half guard.
Masiina is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
King shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Masiina counters with a thumping low kick.

King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Masiina trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to sweep here but Masiina controlling him for the moment.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

King looking for a guillotine here but Masiina defends easily.
King is trying to control the position but Masiina postures up.
Masiina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

King working for a triangle but Masiina defends it easily.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoja Masiina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Masiina is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Masiina tries for a takedown but King circles away easily

and King counters with a takedown into side control.
King taking a breather here.

King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Masiina looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Masiina is now in King's guard. A big mistake from King there, giving up the dominant position!
Masiina controls from within his opponent's guard.

King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiina postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Aoki King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Masiina preventing the sweep.

King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Masiina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King pulls Masiina in to control the position.
Masiina lands a couple of digs.
King controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Masiina passes into side control.

Masiina decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Masiina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Masiina shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King has Masiina pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Masiina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Masiina is pressed up against the ropes. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masiina down to the mat. Masiina avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lyoja Masiina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aoki King.
Masiina gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and King counters with a single leg into guard. Masiina didn't expect that.
King forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King is looking for a kimura here.

Masiina is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Masiina trying to control from the bottom.
Masiina wants to get back to full guard.
Masiina is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Masiina avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aoki King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Masiina stuffs the takedown.

King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Masiina swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masiina trying to control the position.
Masiina is really struggling to control King but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
King wants to control from the top but Masiina keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
King tries to clinch
and Masiina counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King misses with a combination

and Masiina counters with a single leg into guard. King didn't expect that.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Masiina is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is controlling Masiina's posture.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masiina is one step ahead there.

King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Masiina gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to sweep but instead, Masiina has passed into half guard.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King gets full guard.

King is looking for a triangle but Masiina pushes his legs off easily.
King is pulling down on Masiina's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Masiina!
Masiina wants to try and get back to his feet.
King landing shots from mount.
Masiina wants to control but King is having none of it.
Masiina is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aoki King.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoki King!