PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steroidi Jr has chosen Light Year - Sex Education as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Akihiro
vs
Steroidi Jr

172 cm
32
162 lbs
19 - 4 - 1

177 cm
30
155 lbs
26 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Pearson Specter Litt
Bullet Proof System

Arcticus University: London
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akihiro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steroidi Jr staying out of range there.
Steroidi Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Akihiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steroidi Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Steroidi Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akihiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Akihiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body punch.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Akihiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akihiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steroidi Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
Akihiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steroidi Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steroidi Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Akihiro lands a right hand.

It looks like Anabolinen Steroidi Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steroidi Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steroidi Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Steroidi Jr is working for takedown but Akihiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
I was talking to Akihiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akihiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steroidi Jr tries to work over Akihiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akihiro digs a right hand into Steroidi Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steroidi Jr's gas tank.

Steroidi Jr is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Akihiro can't fight it off and eventually Steroidi Jr manages to take the fight to the floor. Akihiro looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Akihiro is pulling down on Steroidi Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Steroidi Jr, at least for the moment.
Akihiro continues to stall.
Steroidi Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro looking to control.
Akihiro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Steroidi Jr works over Akihiro with some ground and pound from guard.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Akihiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akihiro is controlling Steroidi Jr's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steroidi Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Akihiro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steroidi Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akihiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr misses with a straight left.
That kick from Steroidi Jr tenderised Akihiro's leg. Akihiro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akihiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akihiro moves away from the strike by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akihiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr looks to land a right hand but Akihiro moved out of range.
Steroidi Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steroidi Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Akihiro's head back.
Steroidi Jr with a nice cross.
Akihiro throws out a loose jab but Steroidi Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steroidi Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akihiro moves away.
Akihiro thuds his right hand into Steroidi Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akihiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akihiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr throws out a leg kick but Akihiro moves out of range and Steroidi Jr only half commits.
Steroidi Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Steroidi Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro misses with a shot to the body
and Steroidi Jr counters with a body kick that stops Akihiro in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steroidi Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Akihiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akihiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Steroidi Jr throws a hook but Akihiro avoids it easily.
Steroidi Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Akihiro tried to score with a low kick but Steroidi Jr checks it.
Steroidi Jr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Steroidi Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akihiro at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Steroidi Jr as he connects with a hook.
Akihiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steroidi Jr's sensitive parts.
Akihiro staying out of range there.
Akihiro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr ducks under a wild hook from Akihiro.
Akihiro is looking to chop away at Steroidi Jr's legs.
Steroidi Jr misses with a leg kick.
Steroidi Jr with a jab.
Akihiro throws a low kick, looking for Steroidi Jr's leg but Steroidi Jr calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Steroidi Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anabolinen Steroidi Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Steroidi Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Akihiro misses the jab.
Steroidi Jr lands a body shot.
Steroidi Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Akihiro throws a low kick but Steroidi Jr moves out of range easily.
Akihiro digs a good body shot into Steroidi Jr's ribs.
Steroidi Jr looks to throw the jab but Akihiro is out of range.
Akihiro tries to bum rush Steroidi Jr with a series of wild strikes but Steroidi Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steroidi Jr has a takedown stuffed.
An inside leg kick lands from Steroidi Jr.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akihiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steroidi Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akihiro.
Akihiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steroidi Jr is out of range and Akihiro settles back down.
Steroidi Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akihiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steroidi Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steroidi Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akihiro.
Nice uppercut lands for Steroidi Jr. That snapped Akihiro's head back.
Steroidi Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Akihiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr wants to land a leg kick but Akihiro is out of range.
Akihiro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Daken Akihiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steroidi Jr lands a nice hook to Akihiro's body. Akihiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Akihiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Akihiro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steroidi Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akihiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akihiro there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akihiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akihiro gets through Steroidi Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steroidi Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Akihiro controls his hands.
Akihiro lands a good knee to the midsection. Steroidi Jr won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steroidi Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Akihiro fails to land.
Steroidi Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Akihiro controls the action.
Akihiro throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akihiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akihiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Steroidi Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akihiro prevents a body shot from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr tries to work over Akihiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro lands with a right to the head.
Steroidi Jr lands a shot to the body.
Steroidi Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steroidi Jr misses with the head strike.
A short left from Akihiro.

Steroidi Jr manages to break the clinch.
Steroidi Jr ducks under a wild hook from Akihiro.
Akihiro throws a solid leg kick but Steroidi Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akihiro.
Akihiro scores with a kick to the body.
Steroidi Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akihiro.

Akihiro forces Steroidi Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Akihiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akihiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Steroidi Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akihiro lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Akihiro.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Akihiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steroidi Jr cracks Akihiro with a nice body shot.
Akihiro working aggressively here.
Steroidi Jr misses with the head strike.
Akihiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daken Akihiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steroidi Jr blocks an uppercut.
Akihiro misses with some punches.
Akihiro misses with a body punch.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr misses with some punches.
Steroidi Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akihiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro throws a head punch that misses.
Akihiro misses with the head strike.
Steroidi Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akihiro pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daken Akihiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steroidi Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steroidi Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akihiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr throws a hook but Akihiro avoids it easily.
Akihiro is looking to clinch.
Steroidi Jr moves forwards but Akihiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steroidi Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steroidi Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steroidi Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Akihiro is looking to counter the offense by Steroidi Jr and move into the clinch.
Steroidi Jr lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steroidi Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Akihiro misses with a low kick as Steroidi Jr jumps back.
Steroidi Jr 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.
Steroidi Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Akihiro counters with a straight right hand.
Akihiro feints and then cracks Steroidi Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steroidi Jr down.
Akihiro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steroidi Jr scores with a push kick.
Akihiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Akihiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akihiro scores with a jab.
Akihiro throws a chopping leg kick but Steroidi Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Steroidi Jr misses
and Akihiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akihiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steroidi Jr can do to turn this around?
Steroidi Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akihiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro moves away from the strike by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akihiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick from Steroidi Jr misses.
Akihiro moves out of range as Steroidi Jr strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steroidi Jr. Akihiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steroidi Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Akihiro misses.
Akihiro throws a hook to the side of Steroidi Jr's head but Steroidi Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steroidi Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steroidi Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steroidi Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akihiro's hands.
Steroidi Jr misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Akihiro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akihiro scores with a nice strike.
Akihiro swings for the body but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
Steroidi Jr walks into a left hand.
A good leg kick by Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Steroidi Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akihiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro misses the jab.
Steroidi Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Steroidi Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Akihiro as Steroidi Jr shoots in.
Akihiro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Akihiro scores with a jab. Steroidi Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akihiro has time to react.
Steroidi Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akihiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akihiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steroidi Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akihiro counters with a left to the body.
Steroidi Jr throws a hook but Akihiro blocks it.
Steroidi Jr shoots for a takedown but Akihiro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Akihiro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Daken Akihiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anabolinen Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akihiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steroidi Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akihiro in his tracks.
Akihiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr avoids the head kick by Akihiro.
Akihiro throws the kick towards the body but Steroidi Jr avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steroidi Jr! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akihiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Akihiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steroidi Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steroidi Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akihiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steroidi Jr can pounce on him.
Akihiro throws a low kick but Steroidi Jr avoids it.
A jab from Steroidi Jr finds it's way through Akihiro's defenses.
Akihiro looks to land a left hand but Steroidi Jr moved out of range nicely.
Akihiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Akihiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Akihiro scores with a jab to the body.
Steroidi Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akihiro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steroidi Jr takes a step back to recover.
Akihiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akihiro misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daken Akihiro clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Akihiro misses with a kick to the body.
Steroidi Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akihiro.
Nice sprawl there from Akihiro as Steroidi Jr shoots in.
Good leg kick by Steroidi Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Steroidi Jr shoots in and drives through. Akihiro sprawls well.
Steroidi Jr avoids the body shot from Akihiro.
Akihiro lands with a kick to the temple. Steroidi Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steroidi Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Daken Akihiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anabolinen Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Akihiro defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Akihiro does it's job there.
Steroidi Jr slips under a jab.
Akihiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro misses with a body shot
and Steroidi Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr walks into a jab.
Steroidi Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Steroidi Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Akihiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akihiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akihiro slips a jab from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akihiro counters with a good, hard body kick but Steroidi Jr shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Akihiros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steroidi Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akihiro. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akihiro. That's going to slow Steroidi Jr down.
Steroidi Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Akihiro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Steroidi Jr. Akihiro shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akihiro tries to land a leg kick but Steroidi Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Steroidi Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akihiro at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Akihiro as Steroidi Jr shoots in.
Akihiro throwing a counter right hand but Steroidi Jr manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steroidi Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akihiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Akihiro.
Akihiro moves in looking to clinch but Steroidi Jr pushes him off.
Steroidi Jr lunges at Akihiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akihiro's hand.
Akihiro tries to clinch but Steroidi Jr is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr looks to throw the jab but Akihiro is out of range.
Akihiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steroidi Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Akihiro.
Akihiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Akihiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Steroidi Jr is just out of range.
Akihiro misses with a jab to the body
and Steroidi Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Akihiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steroidi Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Akihiro.
Akihiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro tries to land a leg kick but Steroidi Jr saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Steroidi Jr misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Akihiro misses the target.
Steroidi Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steroidi Jr throws the left hand but Akihiro avoids the punch easily.
Akihiro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steroidi Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Akihiro ducks right into an uppercut from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akihiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steroidi Jr throws the kick towards the body but Akihiro avoids it.
Steroidi Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akihiro is out of range and Steroidi Jr settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akihiro 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 Steroidi Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steroidi Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akihiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Steroidi Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Akihiro 's knee.
Steroidi Jr thumps Akihiro with a low kick.
Akihiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steroidi Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steroidi Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steroidi Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Akihiro throws a head kick that misses
letting Steroidi Jr counter with a right hand.
Steroidi Jr keeps Akihiro at a distance using the push kick.
Daken Akihiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steroidi Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akihiro counters with a thumping low kick.
Akihiro ducks under a wild hook from Steroidi Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daken Akihiro had his way with Anabolinen Steroidi Jr in that round.
The cut man is working on Anabolinen Steroidi Jr's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Steroidi Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Akihiro sprawls well. He's pushed Steroidi Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steroidi Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Akihiro if he has to take too many more of those.
Akihiro lands with a nice body kick.
Akihiro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steroidi Jr misses with a looping right.
Akihiro throwing a counter right hand but Steroidi Jr manages to avoid it.
Akihiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steroidi Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steroidi Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Akihiro defends well and Steroidi Jr ends up having to push Akihiro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr missing with a left hand there. Akihiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akihiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steroidi Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Akihiro seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steroidi Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Steroidi Jr misses with a looping left.
Akihiro feints and then cracks Steroidi Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steroidi Jr down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steroidi Jr. Akihiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akihiro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Akihiro misses with a straight left.
Akihiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Akihiro is looking to clinch.
Steroidi Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akihiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steroidi Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr misses with an uppercut. Akihiro saw that one coming.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body kick.
Akihiro lands with a kick to the temple. Steroidi Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steroidi Jr staying out of range there.
Steroidi Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akihiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akihiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daken Akihiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anabolinen Steroidi Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akihiro.
Steroidi Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Steroidi Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akihiro sneaks back into half guard.
Steroidi Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akihiro keeps working.
Akihiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Akihiro is trying to keep Steroidi Jr in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steroidi Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro keeping moving, preventing Steroidi Jr from controlling successfully.
Steroidi Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Akihiro is adopting a defensive guard.
Steroidi Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Steroidi Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Akihiro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steroidi Jr throws a low kick but Akihiro avoids it.
Steroidi Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akihiro.
A good leg kick by Akihiro.
Akihiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steroidi Jr lands a front kick.
Nice shot by Steroidi Jr.
Steroidi Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Akihiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akihiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steroidi Jr misses with a left hand
and Akihiro counters with a head kick.
Akihiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akihiro scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut there from Steroidi Jr.
Akihiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steroidi Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akihiro.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anabolinen Steroidi Jr.
I think Akihiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daken Akihiro!
Daken Akihiro retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Daken Akihiro said 'Sorry fuckers...The Mongrel is here.'.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Good match.'.