PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 1439 p4p, 800 weight class) and Kenji Gōtarō (ranked 216 p4p, 118 weight class). Ainsworth comes to the cage accompanied by Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. Gōtarō is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dare To Be Stupid - Weird Al. Wilfred Ainsworth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ainsworth
vs
Gōtarō

179 cm
21
185
7 - 2 - 1

185 cm
22
190
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Gatoroids

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Gōtarō!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gōtarō takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gōtarō connects with an inside leg kick.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gōtarō 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.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ainsworth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gōtarō has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gōtarō and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gōtarō throws out a loose jab but Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ainsworth is looking to counter punch.
A lazy body kick from Ainsworth
and Gōtarō counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ainsworth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ainsworth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ainsworth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gōtarō paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gōtarō fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainsworth staying out of range there.
Ainsworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ainsworth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gōtarō has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ainsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gōtarō blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ainsworth wants to slow Gōtarō down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Gōtarō was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gōtarō swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth tried to counter with a leg kick but Gōtarō avoided it.
Gōtarō lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ainsworth swings widly with a right hand
and Gōtarō counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ainsworth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gōtarō swings for the body but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Gōtarō throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gōtarō motions for Ainsworth to come forward. Gōtarō throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gōtarō fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ainsworth manages to avoid it.
Ainsworth throws a low kick, looking for Gōtarō's leg but Gōtarō calmly moves out of range.
Gōtarō throws a hook but Ainsworth avoids it easily.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Gōtarō.
Gōtarō walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ainsworth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth tries to move into range but Gōtarō moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gōtarō looks to throw the jab but Ainsworth is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainsworth checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but Gōtarō checks it
and Gōtarō counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ainsworth lands a head shot.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick that misses.
Ainsworth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Gōtarō, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ainsworth misses with a leg kick
and Gōtarō cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ainsworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gōtarō looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
Gōtarō checks a leg kick nicely.
Ainsworth tries to land a leg kick but Gōtarō saw it coming and moves away.
Ainsworth thuds his right hand into Gōtarō's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gōtarō connects with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gōtarō checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō throws a series of punches but Ainsworth avoids them all with ease.
Ainsworth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gōtarō counters with a nice leg kick.
Gōtarō waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ainsworth.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Gōtarō misses.
Ainsworth misses with a hook to the body
and Gōtarō counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Gōtarō does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick
and Gōtarō counters with a left to the body.
Gōtarō throws out a loose jab but Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gōtarō is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ainsworth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good work by Gōtarō as he checks the leg kick.
Gōtarō looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gōtarō checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but Gōtarō moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.
Gōtarō scores with a one two! Ainsworth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ainsworth moves out of range as Gōtarō strikes.
Ainsworth digs a good hook to Gōtarō's body.
Ainsworth moves out of range of the leg kick from Gōtarō.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth thuds his shin into the meat of Gōtarō's side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gōtarō checks a leg kick.
Gōtarō throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Ainsworth misses
and Gōtarō counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gōtarō misses with a leg kick
and Ainsworth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gōtarō uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Gōtarō sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ainsworth is looking to slow Gōtarō down with leg kicks.
Ainsworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth tried to counter with a leg kick but Gōtarō avoided it.
Gōtarō throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gōtarō rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ainsworth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gōtarō misses with a right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gōtarō's knee momentarily.
Ainsworth lands with a nice body punch.
Gōtarō connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenji Gōtarō will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ainsworth throws a leg kick which misses Gōtarō's front leg but catches the back leg as Gōtarō tries to avoid it.
Kenji Gōtarō seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gōtarō throws out a loose jab but Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ainsworth misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gōtarō. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth avoids the body shot from Gōtarō.
Gōtarō missing with a left hand there. Ainsworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gōtarō 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.
Ainsworth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gōtarō checks it well.
Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range and Ainsworth settles back down.
Gōtarō swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ainsworth - that will leave a mark!
Gōtarō 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.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth throws a front kick aimed at Gōtarō's knee but Gōtarō avoids it well.
Gōtarō misses with an uppercut
and Ainsworth finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ainsworth is looking to wear down Gōtarō with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gōtarō checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ainsworth dodges the punch combination from Gōtarō.
A low kick from Gōtarō misses
and Ainsworth counters with a good low kick that Gōtarō was not able to check.
Gōtarō tried to score with a low kick but Ainsworth checks it.
Ainsworth throwing a counter right hand but Gōtarō manages to avoid it.
Gōtarō takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Gōtarō misses its intended target.
Ainsworth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gōtarō finds it's way round the side to connect with Ainsworth's head.
Nice defenses there by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth staying out of range there.
Ainsworth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ainsworth at a distance.
Ainsworth motions for Gōtarō to come forward. Ainsworth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Ainsworth misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ainsworth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth scores with a push kick.
Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth connects with an inside leg kick.
Gōtarō's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body punch from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a low kick but Gōtarō moves out of range easily.
Ainsworth thumps Gōtarō with a low kick.
Gōtarō misses with a lunging right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a good low kick that Gōtarō was not able to check.
Gōtarō misses with a hook
and Ainsworth counters with an outside leg kick.
Gōtarō is breathing heavily.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gōtarō.
Gōtarō has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō misses with a right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gōtarō is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō misses the shot to the body.
Gōtarō misses with a two punch combination.
Gōtarō checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gōtarō looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gōtarō throws a hook but Ainsworth blocks it.
It looked like Ainsworth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gōtarō.
Gōtarō throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ainsworth checks a leg kick.
Gōtarō lands a head kick!
Gōtarō checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth checks a leg kick nicely.
Gōtarō pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ainsworth throws a shot to the body.
Ainsworth throws a solid leg kick but Gōtarō takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ainsworth.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Ainsworth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
You can see that Gōtarō has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A telegraphed right hand from Gōtarō misses the target.
Ainsworth connects with an inside leg kick.
Gōtarō lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but Gōtarō moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gōtarō throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Gōtarō throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ainsworth connects with a solid leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ainsworth avoids the body shot from Gōtarō.
Ainsworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Ainsworth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body punch from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a body kick that misses.
Ainsworth throws the kick towards the body but Gōtarō avoids it.
Ainsworth lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gōtarō takes a step back to recover.
Ainsworth tries to work over Gōtarō's front leg with a kick but Gōtarō checks it.
Gōtarō swings widly with a right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ainsworth motions for Gōtarō to come forward. Ainsworth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfred Ainsworth dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gōtarō misses with a hook.
Ainsworth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ainsworth throws a low kick, looking for Gōtarō's leg but Gōtarō calmly moves out of range.
Ainsworth wants to land a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range.
Ainsworth cracks a nice hook into Gōtarō's ribs.
Ainsworth delivers a nice body kick.
Ainsworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gōtarō.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Gōtarō swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gōtarō's corner calls for a 1-2. Gōtarō obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ainsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ainsworth is looking to counter punch.
Gōtarō looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth works Gōtarō's body with a nice hook.
Gōtarō throws a hook to the side of Ainsworth's head but Ainsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gōtarō might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ainsworth has got the better of the exchanges.
Ainsworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gōtarō takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gōtarō. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ainsworth wants to land a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ainsworth!
Ainsworth wants to land a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Gōtarō blocks the leg kick.
Gōtarō takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gōtarō on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ainsworth. Ainsworth obviously looking to wear him down.
Gōtarō jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gōtarō takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Gōtarō misses.
Ainsworth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gōtarō throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ainsworth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ainsworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gōtarō.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō throws a leg kick but Ainsworth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ainsworth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gōtarō checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ainsworth lands with a nice body punch.
Ainsworth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gōtarō moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gōtarō falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ainsworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
Ainsworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gōtarō.
Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gōtarō.
Gōtarō takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gōtarō throws a hook but Ainsworth avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gōtarō checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
Gōtarō throws out a counter right but Ainsworth avoids it with no problem.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Gōtarō misses.
Ainsworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gōtarō is out of range and Ainsworth settles back down.
Gōtarō throws a right hand that misses
and Ainsworth counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gōtarō misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ainsworth lands with a straight right. Gōtarō didn't see that one coming.
Ainsworth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gōtarō keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gōtarō takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ainsworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gōtarō throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Gōtarō misses with a lunging right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gōtarō's knee momentarily.
Ainsworth works Gōtarō's body with a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Ainsworth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ainsworth with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth lands a front kick.
Gōtarō rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ainsworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Gōtarō throws a leg kick that misses.
Gōtarō checks the leg kick.
Gōtarō thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Gōtarō off balance momentarily.
Gōtarō takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gōtarō misses with an uppercut. Ainsworth saw that one coming.
Ainsworth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gōtarō just manages to avoid it.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gōtarō was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ainsworth is looking to chop away at Gōtarō's legs.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gōtarō throws the left hand but Ainsworth avoids the punch easily.
Ainsworth blocks a leg kick.
Gōtarō swings for the body but Ainsworth moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfred Ainsworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ainsworth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Ainsworth!
A relieved looking Wilfred Ainsworth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Kenji Gōtarō stepped up to the mic, saying '6.3'.