PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuzan Aokiji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dangerous by Michael Jackson. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Amin
vs
Aokiji

220 cm
41
285 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

187 cm
30
245 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Idi Amin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Kuzan Aokiji!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amin tries to clinch there but Aokiji circles away.

Amin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aokiji did well to prevent Amin getting side control.
Aokiji is looking for a sweep. Amin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aokiji is positioning himself well to prevent Amin advancing to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amin in particular looking to stall.
Amin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Aokiji.
Still in half guard, Amin seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Aokiji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin wants to stand but Aokiji has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amin misses with a few strikes there.
Amin feints a jab promting Aokiji to slip. Amin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aokiji slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aokiji throws a low kick but Amin avoids it.
Amin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Idi Amin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Amin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Aokiji throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aokiji defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amin.
Amin lunges at Aokiji with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aokiji's hand.
Aokiji connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Aokiji.
Amin swings for the body but Aokiji moves out of range.
Amin misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji tries a low kick but Amin avoids it.
Amin darts in looking for a takedown but Aokiji gets double underhooks and turns Amin into the cage.
Aokiji throws a leg kick but Amin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuzan Aokiji is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aokiji scores with the left hand. Amin knows he should have avoided that one.
Aokiji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amin moves away.
Aokiji wants to clinch.
Aokiji will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amin misses the jab.
Aokiji avoids the head kick by Amin.
Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aokiji is looking to land body kicks.
Aokiji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Aokiji attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Amin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aokiji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amin tries to clinch but Aokiji moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amin is defended easily by Aokiji.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amin throws a sloppy head kick and Aokiji moves out of range easily.
Amin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aokiji can pounce on him.
Aokiji displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amin.
Aokiji swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
Amin dives in and grabs Aokiji's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aokiji pushes down on Amin's head and hops out.
Aokiji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aokiji looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Aokiji misses with a low kick.
Amin moves out of range as Aokiji throws a body kick.
Amin has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Aokiji.

It looks like Idi Amin has been cut.
Amin fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amin.
Aokiji lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aokiji scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amin doesn't manage to clinch there - Aokiji circles away.
Amin backing away here, and Aokiji unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aokiji paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aokiji throws a head kick that misses.
Amin takes one on the button.
Aokiji scores with a leg kick.

Aokiji moves into the clinch.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuzan Aokiji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Idi Amin'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.

Aokiji slips under a jab from Amin.
Aokiji dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amin. That did some damage!

Amin tries to keep at a distance but Aokiji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aokiji blocks an elbow strike.
Amin throws an elbow that misses.
Aokiji tries to land knees in the clinch but Amin avoids the damage to the body.
Aokiji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amin avoids it.
Aokiji utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Amin.
Aokiji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin slows down the pace here.

Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Amin. Aokiji shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Aokiji.
Aokiji is looking to land body kicks.
Amin tries to clinch but Aokiji is having none of it.
Amin lands a head kick. Aokiji smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice takedown defense from Aokiji. No joy for Amin on that attempt.
Aokiji is looking to chop away at Amin's legs.
Aokiji moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aokiji connects with a solid leg kick.
Aokiji is looking to slow Amin down with leg kicks.
Amin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Amin checks a low kick from Aokiji.
Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Idi Amin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amin fails with a takedown attempt.
Aokiji throws a sloppy head kick and Amin moves out of range easily.

Amin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amin stopping the sweep attempt from Aokiji.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji is pulling down on Amin's head. It's preventing any offense from Amin, at least for the moment.
Amin wants to stand but Aokiji has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Amin trying to control but Aokiji is working from the bottom.
Amin wanted to stand there but Aokiji had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aokiji, up you get!
Aokiji feints and then cracks Amin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amin down.
Aokiji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amin.
Aokiji throws an overhand right that lands on Amin's shoulder, as Amin tries to avoid the shot.
Amin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aokiji tries to clinch but Amin is having none of it.
Amin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Aokiji counters with a stiff right hand.

Aokiji rushes Amin and presses him up against the cage.
Amin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aokiji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Amin managing to block the knees to the body from Aokiji.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amin avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Amin looking to stall.
Aokiji is looking to control Amin's arms but Amin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aokiji has his back to the cage.
Aokiji misses with a punch on the inside.
Amin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Amin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aokiji after a bit of a struggle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
Amin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aokiji gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Amin takes a shot to the head.
Aokiji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aokiji throws a punch but it's blocked by Amin.
A short right from Aokiji on the inside.
Amin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aokiji pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aokiji misses with a straight right.
Amin is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Aokiji.
Aokiji chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuzan Aokiji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Idi Amin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Aokiji gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Amin to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Aokiji is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Amin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Aokiji lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amin blocking some punches.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aokiji fails to land.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
Aokiji works on Amin's body with a couple of short punches.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amin avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aokiji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aokiji lands an elbow inside.
Amin managing to block the knees to the body from Aokiji.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aokiji.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin is trying to stall.
Aokiji lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aokiji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amin backwards.
Aokiji scores with a shot to the side of Amin's head.

Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amin shoots in for a takedown but Aokiji shows good takedown defense.

Aokiji moves into the clinch.
Aokiji lands a shot to the body.
Aokiji throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Aokiji.
Aokiji throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amin blocks it with crossed arms.
Aokiji lands with a short shot to the head.
Aokiji working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aokiji avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aokiji lands an uppercut.
Idi Amin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Aokiji.
Aokiji lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aokiji'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.
Aokiji scores with a hook to the body.
Aokiji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Amin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aokiji lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aokiji trying to land knees to the body.
Aokiji misses with some punches.
Amin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Amin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amin tries to stall but Aokiji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amin is defending well for now.
Aokiji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amin throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aokiji throws an elbow that misses.
Amin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aokiji slows down the pace here.

Amin breaks from the clinch.
Aokiji throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Aokiji misses.
Aokiji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amin checks the leg kick.
Aokiji doesn't manage to clinch there - Amin circles away.
Aokiji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amin thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin is looking to clinch but Aokiji is avoiding it.
Aokiji tries to land a leg kick but Amin saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Aokiji.
A little jabbing left from Aokiji on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aokiji.

Aokiji closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Aokiji blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Amin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Amin throws a punch but it's blocked by Aokiji.
Aokiji crunches a lovely knee into Amin's ribcage.
Amin is trying to maintain a safe position but Aokiji gets an underhook and turns Amin into the cage.
Aokiji landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aokiji lands a knee to the body.
Aokiji controlling the action here for a moment.
Aokiji pressing his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuzan Aokiji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aokiji winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuzan Aokiji!
A very excited looking Kuzan Aokiji made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.