PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Aoki
vs
Mellia

176 cm
32
158 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

170 cm
35
171 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Aoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Parvati Mellia!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mellia has managed to clinch.
Mellia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mellia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aoki looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Mellia fails to land.
Mellia taking a breather.
Aoki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mellia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aoki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mellia is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Aoki . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mellia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Mellia manages to get underhooks.
Aoki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mellia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mellia misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia misses with some punches.
Mellia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mellia's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mellia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mellia pushes Aoki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mellia walks away with a smile on his face. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Aoki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aoki misses with a head shot. Mellia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aoki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mellia is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Mellia manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mellia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mellia prevents Aoki from breaking the clinch.
Aoki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mellia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Aoki .
Mellia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mellia throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki .
Mellia has Aoki pressed against the cage.

Aoki lands a takedown into guard.
Aoki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mellia's head.
Aoki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellia taking a bit of punishment here - Aoki scoring with strikes.
Mellia 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 throws a strike aimed at the side of Mellia's head but Mellia avoids it well.
Aoki passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mellia!
Mellia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Aoki .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mellia?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki trying to control but Mellia is having none of it.
Mellia is bucking up trying to escape but Aoki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aoki trying to control but Mellia is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throwing strikes here but Mellia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Aoki looking to control but Mellia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aoki with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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 throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mellia tries to hold on but Aoki postures up.
Aoki raining down shots from the mount!
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 Shinya Aoki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mellia scores with a decent looking hook.

Aoki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mellia quickly recovers to half guard.
Mellia trying to hold on to Aoki 's head to control him but Aoki postures up.
Aoki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aoki is looking to advance position but Mellia won't allow it.
Aoki is keen to just control but Mellia is a slippery customer.
Shinya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki wants to advance to full mount but Mellia doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mellia keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aoki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mellia dives on top into guard.

Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mellia postures up.

Mellia wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Aoki 's closed guard. He's half up but Aoki has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Aoki pivots and extends the arm, Mellia falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Aoki ! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinya Aoki !
A victorious Shinya Aoki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.