PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Collective might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Barricade. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Collective
vs
Aoki

175 cm
29
175 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

178 cm
28
181 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Collective!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collective tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Collective swivels and escapes.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collective doesn't manage to clinch there - Aoki circles away.
Random Collective seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collective looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Collective has taken the fight into the clinch.
Collective lands an elbow that stopped Aoki in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut.

Aoki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collective keeps working.
Aoki throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Collective to regain full guard.
Collective keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.

Collective uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Collective misses with a body shot.
Collective tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Collective looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely.
Aoki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aoki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Random Collective is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Aoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collective moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Aoki gets tackled into the cage by Collective. Collective maintains the clinch.
Collective presses Aoki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Collective manages to break the clinch.
Collective displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aoki.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aoki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Aoki wants to take a breather but Collective is having none of it.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Collective is defending well.
Collective is trying to stand up here but Aoki is controlling him well.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoki is keen to just control but Collective is a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Collective is trying to stand back up but Aoki is controlling him
Aoki trying to mount his opponent but Collective defends it.
Collective looks like he's trying to stand up.
Collective knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki prevents Collective from improving his position.

Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Collective doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
Aoki passes to side control.

Aoki is trying to get an arm triangle but Collective is defending well.
The ground and pound from Aoki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Collective is trying to buck Aoki off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to advance to mount but can't.
Collective is trying to control Aoki's posture but Aoki avoids it.
Aoki has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Collective!
Aoki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki tries to control but Collective wriggling away.
Aoki content just to control the position here.
Aoki trying to control but Collective is having none of it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to take his opponent's back but Collective doesn't allow it.

Collective bucks Aoki off and manages to get back to his feet!
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Random Collective has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Aoki.
Collective stuffs the takedown.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Collective shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Collective with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice takedown defense from Collective. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Aoki dives in and grabs Collective's left leg, looking for a takedown. Collective pushes down on Aoki's head and hops out.
Collective just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki looks to throw the jab but Collective is out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Collective fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aoki, pushing him back against the cage.
Collective scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Collective softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Collective's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Aoki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Collective was covering up waiting for the punch and Aoki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!

Collective looking for subs off his back but Aoki has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collective is trying to stand back up but Aoki is controlling him
Aoki is just content to waste time from the top position. Collective takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to pass the guard.
Aoki sitting in guard here, content to control.
Aoki slips nicely into half guard.
Aoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collective keeps working.
Aoki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Collective is bucking up trying to escape but Aoki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aoki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki looking to control but Collective is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aoki lands a heavy elbow.
Aoki with shots to the head and body - Collective looks very uncomfortable down there.
Collective is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aoki with good strikes from the mount here!
Collective is bucking up trying to escape but Aoki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aoki trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Aoki is working for a guillotine from mount but Collective frees his head quite easily.
Aoki prevents Collective from getting the reversal.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control but Collective is having none of it.
Collective is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Aoki has taken his back!

Aoki is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Collective knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Collective for a finish.
Aoki lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Collective hold on?!
Aoki lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Collective.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collective is trying to stand back up.

Aoki sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Collective taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatsuya Aoki!
A relieved looking Tatsuya Aoki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.