PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chan Sung Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan Sung Aoki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sung Aoki
vs
Nogueira

181 cm
25
157 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

170 cm
24
150 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chan Sung Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Nogueira.

Aoki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nogueira throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
Aoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aoki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nogueira misses with the head strike.
Aoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Nogueira.
Nogueira looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Aoki back against the cage.
Nogueira has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Aoki.
Nogueira prevents a body shot from Aoki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
Aoki lands a body punch in the clinch.

Aoki pulls guard.

Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nogueira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
Aoki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nogueira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aoki is looking to sweep but instead, Nogueira has passed into half guard.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet.

Nogueira stands up and beckons Aoki to join him on the feet.
Nogueira checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nogueira throws a big counter head kick but Aoki avoids it with no problem.
Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch.
Aoki takes one on the button.

It looks like Chan Sung Aoki has been cut.
Nogueira swings widly with a right hand
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.

Nogueira tries to sprawl but Aoki drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Nogueira has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Aoki is on him like a limpet, forcing Nogueira back against the cage.
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 misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki avoiding damage as Nogueira throws knees to the body.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki tries to throw a body punch but Nogueira avoids it by throwing Aoki back against the cage.
Nogueira prevents the takedown attempt.
Aoki can't find room to land a body shot as Nogueira controls the action.
Aoki throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nogueira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nogueira tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Nogueira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nogueira takes a shot to the head.
Nogueira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aoki is looking for a takedown.
Aoki can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan Sung Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
A nice left hand lands by Aoki.
Aoki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aoki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki looking for a takedown.
Nogueira missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Aoki.
Aoki misses with some punches.
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nogueira.
Aoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chan Sung Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nogueira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aoki counters with a good, hard body kick but Nogueira shrugs it off.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Nogueira misses its intended target.

Aoki shoots in and gets a takedown into Nogueira's guard.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
Nogueira is looking to stand up but Aoki isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to stand but Aoki is controlling the position.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nogueira wants to stand up but Aoki is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aoki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nogueira wants to stand up but Aoki is controlling him.

Aoki drops back looking for a leg! Nogueira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nogueira manages to kick Aoki off! Aoki jumps back into Nogueira's guard.
Aoki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nogueira's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Nogueira pushes Aoki off and gets back to his feet.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Nogueira.
Chuck Nogueira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki throws a good cross that connects.
Aoki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aoki.
Nogueira is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The fighters circling - Nogueira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aoki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki scores with a jab to the jaw.

Aoki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nogueira!

Aoki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nogueira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aoki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nogueira is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aoki asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nogueira knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nogueira is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aoki asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Aoki tries for a kimura but Nogueira is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nogueira tries to escape but Aoki is in control.
Aoki trying to control the action but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
Nogueira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nogueira is not content to let Aoki control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nogueira is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chan Sung Aoki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chan Sung Aoki'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. And we move into the final round!

Aoki lands with a shot to the body.
Aoki is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Aoki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nogueira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nogueira.
Nogueira loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch.
Nogueira misses with a kick to the body.
Aoki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nogueira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Nogueira backs away, Aoki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aoki thuds his shin into the meat of Nogueira's side.

Aoki looking to score a takedown here. Nogueira is defending well but Aoki drives through and ends up in Nogueira's guard.
Aoki prevents Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Aoki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aoki landing with the ground and pound.
Aoki scoring with some ground and pound.
Aoki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aoki is standing up over Nogueira. Nogueira looks to escape but Aoki dives into side control.
Nogueira is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Aoki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Aoki is chipping away with strikes.
Chan Sung Aoki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aoki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aoki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aoki lands a strong strike to the head of Nogueira. That's dazed him! Aoki looking to finish here. Nogueira is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Aoki lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chan Sung Aoki!
Chan Sung Aoki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION , into his post fight interview.