PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by come as you are. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Aoki
vs
Hayabusa

181 cm
18
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.

Hayabusa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayabusa trying to land knees to the body.
Hayabusa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Shinya Aoki has been cut.

Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Hayabusa.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. Hayabusa sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayabusa which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aoki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hayabusa is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Hayabusa circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Shinya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by Hayabusa. Beautiful body shot.
Hayabusa fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa connects with a high kick.
Aoki tries to clinch up
and Hayabusa counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Aoki closes the distance and clinches.
Hayabusa scores with a knee to the head.
Hayabusa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aoki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hayabusa prevents it.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hayabusa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aoki's brow.
Nice elbow from Hayabusa.
Stalling in the clinch from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa lands an elbow that stopped Aoki in his tracks for a moment.
Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside.
Hayabusa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aoki jumps guard but Hayabusa stands there with Aoki around his waist. Aoki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hayabusa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aoki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hayabusa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Aoki to his feet.

Hayabusa darts in and clinches Aoki up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa stalling in the clinch.
Hayabusa lands a knee to the head.
Aoki is looking to break free of the clinch but Hayabusa has double underhooks.
Aoki takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hayabusa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but Aoki blocks with his arms.

Hayabusa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayabusa counters with a left to the body.

Hayabusa instigates a clinch.
Aoki takes an elbow to the temple.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayabusa smiles and moves away.
Aoki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hayabusa counters with a right hand to the body.

Hayabusa shoots in and bounces Aoki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hayabusa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side

and Hayabusa moves into the clinch.

Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Aoki tries to clinch there but Hayabusa circles away.
Hayabusa blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Aoki tries to clinch up.
Aoki is looking to clinch.

Aoki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayabusa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Hayabusa won't allow it.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Hayabusa holds him up against the cage and eventually Aoki drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayabusa smiles and moves away.
Aoki shoots and misses

and Hayabusa counters by clinching up.
Aoki throws an elbow but it misses.
Aoki can't break the clinch.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside that Aoki shrugs off.
Aoki jumps guard but Hayabusa stands there with Aoki around his waist. Aoki gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hayabusa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside.

Aoki lands a takedown into guard.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Aoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hayabusa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinya Aoki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Aoki tries for a takedown but Hayabusa circles away easily
and Hayabusa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aoki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses

and Hayabusa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hayabusa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hayabusa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aoki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hayabusa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hayabusa lands a nice elbow.

Hayabusa jumps guard and drags Aoki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hayabusa is trying to control the position but Aoki postures up.

Hayabusa stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Hayabusa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aoki takes an elbow to the temple.

Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Hayabusa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Aoki counters by moving into the clinch.

Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hayabusa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayabusa scores with a knee to the head.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayabusa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hayabusa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aoki blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hayabusa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Aoki pulls Hayabusa into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aoki has his foot on Hayabusa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hayabusa works his way back into a safe position though.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Hayabusa from controlling successfully.

Aoki working for a triangle but Hayabusa defends it easily.

Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hayabusa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aoki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aoki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayabusa's guard.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Hayabusa keeps moving.
Aoki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aoki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hayabusa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hayabusa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hayabusa!
Aoki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hayabusa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Aoki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shinya Aoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aoki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hayabusa counters with a head kick. That will keep Aoki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki.
Hayabusa lands with a kick to the temple. Aoki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Hayabusa gets the takedown into side control.
Aoki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aoki is trying to get back to full guard.
Aoki is pressing down on Hayabusa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aoki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hayabusa is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Aoki.

Hayabusa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayabusa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hayabusa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Aoki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aoki lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki stands and throws Hayabusa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hayabusa tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

Aoki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Aoki fails to move to back control.

Aoki is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hayabusa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hayabusa!
Hayabusa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aoki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayabusa is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Aoki has his foot on Hayabusa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hayabusa works his way back into a safe position though.

Hayabusa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aoki trying to control the position.
Hayabusa preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Shinya Aoki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Shinya Aoki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hayabusa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hayabusa clinches but Aoki breaks the clinch

and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Aoki.

Aoki is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Hayabusa to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Aoki connects with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is pushing down on Hayabusa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hayabusa is fighting to maintain full guard but Aoki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Hayabusa is defending the position.
Hayabusa trying to control here.

Aoki is looking for a kimura here.
Hayabusa holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hayabusa wants to get back to full guard.
Aoki is tying to control. Hayabusa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aoki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hayabusa!

Aoki is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Aoki closes the distance but Hayabusa moves to the side

and Hayabusa counters by clinching up.

Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki tries to clinch but Hayabusa moves out of range.
Aoki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayabusa tries to sprawl out of it but Aoki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayabusa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Aoki clinches up against the cage.
Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayabusa lands a nice elbow.
Hayabusa misses with an elbow strike.
Hayabusa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hayabusa wants to get back to striking at distance but Aoki won't allow it.
Aoki missing with knees to the body.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Hayabusa holds him up against the cage and eventually Aoki drops back down to his feet.
Hayabusa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hayabusa keeps control of Aoki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayabusa smiles and moves away.
Hayabusa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aoki rather than just go for the knockout.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses

and Aoki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Hayabusa is having none of it.
Hayabusa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aoki is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa is trying to stand.

Aoki seems to be looking for submissions.
Hayabusa is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
Hayabusa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Hayabusa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinya Aoki had his way with Ryu Hayabusa in that round.
The cut man is working on Shinya 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hayabusa instigates a clinch.
Aoki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aoki shoots and misses

and Hayabusa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aoki won't be happy with that.
Aoki tries to improve position but can't.
Hayabusa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Aoki is trying to control Hayabusa's posture but Hayabusa avoids it.
Aoki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hayabusa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki can't do much from the bottom here.
Aoki tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Hayabusa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Aoki has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hayabusa but great work by Aoki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayabusa tries to improve position but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aoki misses with a jab to the body
and Hayabusa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hayabusa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Hayabusa clinches with his opponent.
Hayabusa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.

Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aoki keeps the fight on the outside.
Aoki tries to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by Aoki misses

and Hayabusa counters with a takedown into side control.
Hayabusa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aoki can't do much from the bottom here.
Aoki is looking for a sweep.
Aoki manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
Aoki moves into full guard.

Aoki is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Hayabusa frees his head nicely. Oh but Aoki has switched to an armbar! Hayabusa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shinya Aoki!
Shinya Aoki is the new lightweight champion!

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