PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Otori (ranked 673 p4p, 1573 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 65 p4p, 146 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Otori
vs
Aalto

178 cm
33
145
25 - 14 - 3

177 cm
37
157
27 - 27 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
© Trap House

Conquer
Shadow Realm Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shigeru Otori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otori lands a jab to Aalto's midsection.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aalto.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but Aalto ducks down to avoid it.
Aalto throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aalto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Otori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Otori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aalto. That did some damage!
Otori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.
Otori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Otori misses with a wild body shot.
Otori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Otori feints and then cracks Aalto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aalto down.
Aalto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Otori.
Aalto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Otori as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Otori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aalto takes a swing at Otori's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otori.
Otori just misses with a punch to the body.
Aalto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Otori.
Aalto throws an overhand right that lands on Otori's shoulder, as Otori tries to avoid the shot.
Otori is looking to wear down Aalto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
Aalto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Otori fakes the leg kick and cracks Aalto in the body.
Otori scores with a jab to the head.
Otori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aalto lands with a shot to the body.
Aalto 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.
Otori slips a straight right by Aalto.
Otori dips to his left and cracks Aalto with an uppercut!
Otori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Otori. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Otori.
A solid leg kick lands there for Otori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shigeru Otori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otori connects with the punch.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Otori thumps Aalto with a low kick.
Aalto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Aalto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Otori tried to counter with a leg kick but Aalto avoided it.
Aalto takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori connects with a single shot there.
Aalto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otori moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Otori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Otori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Otori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Otori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Otori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aalto misses with a straight left.
Aalto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aalto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aalto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aalto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aalto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aalto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
It looked like Otori was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aalto.
Aalto throws a hook but Otori avoids it easily.
Aalto looks to score with a jab to the body but Otori is just out of range.
Otori lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aalto takes a swing at Otori's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori scores with a jab to the body.
Otori misses with a body kick.
Aalto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Otori feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aaltos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aalto misses the shot to the body.
Aalto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aalto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aalto takes one to the chin there.
Aalto lands with a shot to the body.
Otori lands with a straight right. Aalto didn't see that one coming.
Aalto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Otori lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Otori.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Otori connects with a right hand. Aalto shakes it off.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aalto.
As Aalto looks to move away, Otori throws a big counter combo but Aalto just gets out of the way.
Otori throws a leg kick but Aalto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aalto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Otori blocks it well.
Otori scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Otori finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a low kick.
Otori throws out a powerful jab.
Aalto throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Aalto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otori misses with an uppercut. Aalto saw that one coming.
Otori throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aalto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Aalto misses.
Otori thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aalto if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Otori.
Otori connects with an inside leg kick.
Otori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Otori.
Otori moves out of range as Aalto strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otori with the inside leg kick.
Aalto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aalto is looking to land body kicks.
It appears Otori was looking to counter with a kick there.
Aalto is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Otori.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Otori lands a leg kick that knocks Aalto off balance momentarily.
Aalto throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
Aalto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aalto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Otori tenderised Aalto's leg. Aalto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Otori scoring well with a low kick there.
Aalto lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Otori.
Otori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aalto can do to turn this around?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aalto.
Otori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Otori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Otori slips under a jab.
Aalto lands a really nice looking cross but Otori seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aalto misses with a hook.
Aalto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aalto takes one to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aalto.
Otori steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aalto. That one must have hurt.
Aalto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aalto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aalto lands a body shot.
Aalto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aalto misses with a low kick.
Aalto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aalto.
Otori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aalto misses with a body kick.
Otori half committed to a counter leg kick.
Otori moves out of range of the strikes.
Otori lands a really nice looking cross but Aalto seems unphased.
Otori moves out of range as Aalto strikes.
Aalto takes one to the chin there.
Aalto takes one to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Aalto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Otori has got the better of the exchanges.
Otori throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aalto throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto throws a body punch but Otori moves out of range.
Otori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A chopping leg kick lands by Otori.
Aalto drops his hands momentarily and Otori takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Otori avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Otori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Otori bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Otori lands a jab to Aalto's midsection.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
Aalto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otori thumps Aalto with a low kick.
Otori slips a jab from Aalto.
Aalto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aalto.
A big right from Aalto misses.
Otori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aalto's head backwards.
A jab from Aalto misses.
Otori works Aalto's body with a nice hook.
Otori lands a lovely overhand right.
Aalto looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Aalto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Otori scores with a nice right hand.
Otori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Otori finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aalto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from Aalto.
Aalto looks to land a right hand but Otori moved out of range.
Aalto misses with a low kick as Otori jumps back.
A cross from Aalto lands.
Otori punishes Aalto's body with a nice straight punch.
Aalto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aalto is breathing heavily.
Otori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Otori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Otori.
Otori scores with a leg kick.
Shigeru Otori is winning the standup battle so far.
Aalto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Otori.
Aalto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Otori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aalto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Aalto lands a leg kick that knocks Otori off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Otori.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aalto needs to keep his hands up - Otori had a free shot at his head there.
Aalto misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto misses with an uppercut.
Otori throws a sloppy head kick and Aalto moves out of range easily.
Otori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Otori.
Aalto takes one to the side of the head.
Otori throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Otori. That's going to slow Aalto down.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Otori misses with a double jab.
Aalto is looking to score with low kicks.
Aalto looks to land a body kick but Otori moved away.
Aalto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Otori does it's job there.
Aalto misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otori throws a body punch but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto lands a front kick.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw.
Otori fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shigeru Otori dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Otori slips under a jab from Aalto.
Michael Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aalto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Otori can pounce on him.
Aalto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Otori - that will leave a mark!
Good exchange - Otori coming out on top.
Aalto punishes Otori's body with a nice straight punch.
Otori scores with a leg kick.
Aalto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
A slapping leg kick lands for Otori.
Danga de danga de dang - Otori scores with a four punch combination!
Otori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori throws a shot to the body.
Otori lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aalto's sensitive parts.
Otori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Otori with a jab.
Otori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Otori fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aalto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Otori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Otori slips a jab from Aalto.
Otori swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aalto throws a push kick but Otori slaps the foot to one side.
Otori lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aalto is looking to land body kicks.
Otori connects with a nice looking jab.
Good leg kick by Otori.
Otori checks a leg kick.
Aalto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Otori.
Aalto walks into a straight right hand from Otori.
Aalto throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Otori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aalto looks to land a combination but Otori avoids it well.
Aalto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Otori lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori throws a leg kick which misses Aalto's front leg but catches the back leg as Aalto tries to avoid it.
Aalto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Otori to score with a decent uppercut.
Otori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aalto! But no joy.
Aalto misses with a looping left.
Otori scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Otori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aalto misses with a body shot.
Otori lands a nice hook to Aalto's body. Aalto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Aalto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aalto misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aalto.
Otori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Otori scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aalto in his tracks.
Aalto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Otori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Otori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Otori lands with a shot to the body.
Otori connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Otori.
Aalto tried to score with a low kick but Otori checks it.
Otori lands a leg kick that knocks Aalto off balance momentarily.
Aalto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aalto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otori moves away.
Otori scores with a shot to the body.
Aalto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Otori in his tracks.
Aalto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Otori connects with an inside leg kick.
Otori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aalto under the eye.
Otori scoring well with a low kick there.
Aalto tries to land a front kick but Otori steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Otori lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A low kick lands for Otori.
Otori jabs at Aalto's body.
Otori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
A jab from Otori does it's job there.
Otori works Aalto's body with a nice hook.
Aalto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from Otori.
Aalto tried to score with a low kick but Otori checks it.
Aalto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otori manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Otori misses with a kick to the body.
Aalto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Otori tries a head kick but it misses.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Otori connects with a solid leg kick.
Otori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aalto's head backwards.
Otori lands a jab to the head.
Otori jabs at Aalto's body.
Otori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aalto.
Aalto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Otori.
Aalto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aalto throws a jab but it's blocked by Otori.
Aalto looks to score with a jab to the body but Otori is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aalto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aalto is looking to land body kicks.
Shigeru Otori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Otori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aalto's head backwards.
Otori lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shigeru Otori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Otori 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
A very excited looking Shigeru Otori 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.