PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice comes to the cage accompanied by Last Resort-Papa Roach. Abdullah Slice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Slice
vs
Aoki

164 cm
29
153 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

176 cm
24
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Aoki has his takedown stuffed
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
Slice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.
Slice throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Aoki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slice.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slice stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki . Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Slice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Aoki shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdullah Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki .
Aoki throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Aoki misses with a takedown
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Aoki .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aoki somewhat.
Slice connects with a nice looking jab.

Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aoki advances position into side control!
Aoki trying to control the position but Slice is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice regains half guard, as Aoki was trying to land strikes.
Aoki tries to pass to full mount but Slice defends it.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Slice is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Slice is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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.

Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Slice defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is pressing down on Slice's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slice is holding on for now.

Aoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Aoki is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki is looking to stall here but Slice recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Aoki 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.

Aoki shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aoki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aoki stuns Slice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slice stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki . Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Abdullah Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki .

Slice closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aoki to the mat! Aoki manages to get full guard.
Slice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aoki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slice is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice postures up and lands a big shot to Aoki 's brow.
Slice preventing the sweep.

Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slice preventing the sweep.
Slice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Aoki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Slice escapes and throws Aoki 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Aoki has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Slice landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Slice controlling from side mount.
Aoki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to control but can't.
Slice is looking to take a break and control but Aoki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki trying to control from the bottom.
Slice wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Aoki kicks off Slice and gets to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aoki is defended easily by Slice.
Slice has a takedown stuffed.
We've been told by Slice's head coaches at Hilo Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki .
Slice misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aoki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aoki lands in his opponent's guard.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Aoki looking to pass the guard.
Aoki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aoki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but Slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slice.

Aoki working for a triangle but Slice defends it easily.
Slice wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aoki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shinya Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.

Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shinya Aoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slice pinned against the cage. Slice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Aoki ducks down to avoid it.

Aoki gets tackled into the cage by Slice. Slice maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Slice.
A frustrated look appears on Aoki 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Slice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, jab by Aoki - just one landing.
A big left from Slice misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a hook to the side of Aoki 's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abdullah Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki .
Aoki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slice circles away.
Slice is looking to wear down Aoki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aoki dives in for a single leg takedown but Slice sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slice is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Slice struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Slice.
Aoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Slice.
Slice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki 's elbow.
Slice is pressed up against the cage. Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Slice down to the mat. Slice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Slice scores with a hook.
Slice moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki dives in for a single leg takedown but Slice sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slice avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Slice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aoki .
Aoki is looking to break free of the clinch but Slice has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Aoki tries to score a body lock takedown but Slice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aoki takes a shot to the head.
Slice lands a right hand.
Aoki tries to score a body lock takedown but Slice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slice.
Aoki tries to score a body lock takedown but Slice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slice lands with a short shot to the head.
Slice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aoki or not.
Slice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Aoki is rocked!
Slice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aoki s head.
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Slice finish him?
Slice scores with a hook to the body.
Slice pushes Aoki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Slice.
Slice throws a big uppercut that drops Aoki ! More strikes from Slice and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Aoki lies dazed against the cage as Slice celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Slice!
Abdullah Slice seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.