PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kane (ranked 269 p4p, 38 weight class) and Shiny Aoki (ranked 230 p4p, 34 weight class). Aoki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big Scoob - Bitch Please Ft B - Legit , E- 40. Harry Kane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kane
vs
Aoki

178 cm
32
158 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

176 cm
31
171 lbs
20 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Trap-Alot-Clothing

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 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shiny Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane misses with a jab to the body
and Aoki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Aoki.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
Aoki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Aoki dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Aoki scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Aoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aoki 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.
Aoki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane misses with some punches.
Aoki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kane up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Aoki.
Kane misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Kane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kane misses with an elbow strike.
Aoki is trying to break the clinch but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Kane digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aoki is trying to break free.
Kane lands a left hand.
Aoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kane lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Kane digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.

It looks like Shiny Aoki has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to control Kane's arms but Kane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aoki has his back to the cage.
Aoki wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.

Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kane misses with a body punch
and Aoki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aoki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoki throws out a counter right but Kane avoids it with no problem.
Harry Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aoki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kane throws a leg kick which misses Aoki's front leg but catches the back leg as Aoki tries to avoid it.
Kane is looking to slow Aoki down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kane closes the distance and pushes Aoki back into the cage.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Aoki.
Aoki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aoki throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Kane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kane presses Aoki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aoki is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Aoki has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Aoki tries to break the clinch but Kane is controlling the position.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Kane working aggressively here.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kane tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aoki is pushing Kane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Aoki breaks the clinch.
Aoki throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shiny Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aoki throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Aoki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aoki.
Shiny Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Kane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Kane clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki trying to stall but Kane improves his position.
Aoki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Kane lands an elbow inside that Aoki shrugs off.

Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Kane misses with a leg kick
and Aoki counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kane clinches up against the cage.
Kane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Kane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.

Aoki manages to break the clinch.

Kane drops Aoki with a beautiful combination! Aoki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kane is looking for the KO!

Aoki is rocked!
Kane slips a jab from Aoki.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane lands a nice looking body kick.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Kane.
A countering left hand to the body from Aoki misses.
Aoki misses with a body shot
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kane digs a good hook to Aoki's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kane.
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Kane finish him?

Aoki closes the distance and pushes Kane back into the cage.
Aoki seems to have recovered his senses.
Kane prevents Aoki from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Kane.

Aoki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aoki avoids a kick to the body.
Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Despite the aggression on Aoki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Aoki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kane thinking.
Aoki thumps Kane with a low kick.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Aoki tries a quick counter leg kick but Kane is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
Aoki catches Kane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kane connects with a looping right hand.

Kane closes the distance and clinches.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Aoki's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kane tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aoki! But no joy.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aoki can do to turn this around?
Aoki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the body from Kane misses
enabling Aoki to counter with a crisp jab.
Kane misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Kane throws a lazy head kick

and Aoki counters with a crisp one two that drops Kane! Aoki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kane to his feet! Kane is in big trouble!
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 takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Aoki misses.
Kane misses with a double jab.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki throws a counter combo.
Kane lands a head kick!
Jab, jab by Kane - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Kane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shiny Aoki'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. This is the final round!

Aoki lands a right hook to the body.
Harry Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Kane looks to land a body kick but Aoki moved away.

Kane drives through and clinches with Aoki against the cage.
Aoki takes a shot to the head.

Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aoki moves forwards but Kane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aoki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aoki scrambles back to his feet.
Kane jabs Aoki right on the nose. Aoki blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki misses with the combination.
Kane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aoki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kane tries to score with a low kick but Aoki moves his leg out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Aoki. Those never looked like landing.

Kane lands a big head kick that sends Aoki tumbling to the mat! Kane takes a step backwards and waves Aoki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kane scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Kane moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Aoki! Kane continues to tee off on Aoki, landing with a left and a right! Kane connects with a right hand that leaves Aoki sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Kane!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Kane!
In his post fight interview, Harry Kane started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Shiny Aoki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Submission pussy'.