PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Corrida's choice of entrance music: Shadowhunter. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Aoki
vs
Corrida

178 cm
43
181 lbs
43 - 31 - 1

179 cm
42
180 lbs
44 - 30 - 4

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 30 - 4, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrida lands with a nice body punch.
Corrida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aoki cracks Corrida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Corrida misses with a jab to the body

and Aoki counters with a single leg into guard. Corrida didn't expect that.
Aoki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Corrida looking to control.
Corrida keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Corrida working a defensive guard here.
Corrida keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Corrida trying to keep a closed guard but Aoki is proving a slippery customer.

Corrida is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aoki is aware though and is defending well.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Corrida keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corrida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aoki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aoki stands and throws Corrida's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Corrida isn't going anywhere.
Corrida is not content to let Aoki control the position.
Aoki tries to advance to mount but can't.
Corrida tries to buck Aoki off but Aoki is having none of it.
Corrida is working to avoid the ground and pound but Aoki connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida is looking for a sweep.
Aoki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Corrida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Corrida regains half guard there - taking advantage of Aoki's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Corrida trying to control but Aoki postures up.
Corrida regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aoki is fighting to break Corrida's control of his arms but Corrida is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Corrida working for a triangle but Aoki defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aoki.
Corrida looking for a sweep. Not yet Corrida, not yet.

Corrida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aoki trying to control but Corrida is working from the bottom.
Corrida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Corrida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Corrida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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.
Aoki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aoki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corrida trying to keep a closed guard but Aoki is proving a slippery customer.
Aoki scoring with some ground and pound.
Corrida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Corrida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Corrida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aoki scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Aoki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aoki feints and as Corrida raises his hands in defense, Aoki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aoki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Corrida controls Aoki momentarily but Aoki frees himself.
Aoki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Corrida.
Aoki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aoki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aoki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Corrida is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aoki, into his guard.

Corrida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Corrida from controlling successfully.

Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Corrida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Corrida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Corrida wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Aoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corrida can do to turn this around?
Corrida sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aoki's guard.

Corrida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aoki sees it coming and defends easily.

Corrida is working for a kimura but Aoki is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two 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.
Corrida lands strikes from half guard.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tatsuya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Aoki is defending against the submission attempts here by Corrida.

Corrida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aoki is looking for a sweep. Corrida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to control but Corrida is keeping busy.
Aoki is trying to get back to full guard.
Corrida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aoki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Corrida scores with a couple of nice shots.

Corrida is looking for a kimura but Aoki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Corrida to get the leverage.
Corrida prevents Aoki from improving his position.

Corrida is working for a submission of some sort.
Aoki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to sweep here but Corrida controlling him for the moment.

Aoki working for a triangle but Corrida defends it easily.
Aoki has momentary wrist control but Corrida slips an elbow through the middle.
Aoki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aoki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Corrida puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Aoki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aoki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Corrida manages to get himself to full guard.

Aoki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tatsuya Aoki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

An inside leg kick from Corrida misses.
Aoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good work by Aoki as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by Aoki as he checks the leg kick.
Aoki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Corrida misses with a low kick as Aoki jumps back.
Aoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Corrida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Corrida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corrida thows a leg kick but Aoki checks it

and Aoki counters with a single leg into guard. Corrida didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corrida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aoki chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corrida is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Aoki rolls with it to try and escape but Corrida cranks on the arm and Aoki is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Corrida!
A relieved looking Juan Corrida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.