PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiguo Li (ranked 4792 p4p, 4006 weight class) and Akbar Dkenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Li
vs
Dkenji

191 cm
18
222
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
21
255
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiguo Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akbar Dkenji!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li motions for Dkenji to come forward. Li throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Li moves into the clinch.
Li working Dkenji over with knees to the body.
Dkenji lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Li.

Dkenji successfully pulls guard.
Li wants to control from the top but Dkenji keeps moving.

Dkenji looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dkenji is keeping the position for now.
Dkenji can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Li controls the pace.
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dkenji is keeping the position for now.
Li trying to move into half guard but instead Dkenji has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dkenji thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dkenji not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dkenji working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Li's head.

Dkenji gets to his feet. Li looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Li has closed the distance and engaged Dkenji in a clinch.
Dkenji takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dkenji takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dkenji fails to pull guard.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dkenji looks winded!
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Li.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li connects with a knee to the head.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dkenji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dkenji managing to block the knees to the body from Li.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dkenji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Li prevents Dkenji from breaking the clinch.
Li lands a knee to the head.
Dkenji can't break the clinch.
Li misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Li.
Dkenji wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dkenji manages to pull guard.
Li prevents Dkenji from getting back to his feet.
Li trying to control but Dkenji is working from the bottom.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Dkenji gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dkenji drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dkenji jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to control but Dkenji passes easily into half guard.
Dkenji content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dkenji on the ground.
Dkenji wants to pass to mount but Li is defending the position.

Dkenji maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Li could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dkenji has cracked it and Li is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dkenji!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akbar Dkenji!