PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jitsu
vs
Stanfield

179 cm
28
157 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

179 cm
20
164 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gracie Jitsu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stanfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Stanfield blocks a body shot from Jitsu.
Jitsu trying to land knees to the body.
Stanfield looking to throw knees to the head but Jitsu is blocking nicely.
Stanfield lands a nice uppercut.
Stanfield managing to block the knees to the body from Jitsu.
Stanfield lands a shot to the body.
Jitsu looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Stanfield.
Stanfield lands with a left to the head.
Stanfield avoiding damage as Jitsu throws knees to the body.
Stanfield lands a nice uppercut.

Stanfield breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Stanfield.
Stanfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Stanfield blocks the body kick.
Stanfield throws the kick towards the body but Jitsu avoids it.
Jitsu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stanfield. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Stanfield. No joy for Jitsu on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jitsu is breathing heavily.
Stanfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stanfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Jitsu tries to land a front kick but Stanfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jitsu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Stanfield has Jitsu up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Stanfield lands with a left to the head.
Jitsu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gracie Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitsu looking to slow down the pace here.

Stanfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stanfield.
Stanfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses.

Jitsu clinches with his opponent.
Stanfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stanfield gets through Jitsu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jitsu jumps guard but Stanfield stands there with Jitsu around his waist. Jitsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jitsu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jitsu tries to pull guard but Stanfield won't allow it.
Stanfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Stanfield.
Stanfield pushes Jitsu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Jitsu's head.
Jitsu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stanfield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jitsu or not.
Stanfield lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu missing with knees to the body.
Jitsu is working for takedown but Stanfield is calmly controlling the position for now.

Stanfield breaks the clinch.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jitsu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stanfield blocks the body kick.

Stanfield instigates a clinch.
Jitsu tries to work over Stanfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jitsu is trying to drag Stanfield to the mat but Stanfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stanfield lands a nice uppercut.
Stanfield lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stanfield.

Stanfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jitsu blocks a head kick by Stanfield.
Decent striking displayed by Stanfield there.
Jitsu takes a kick to the side of the head.

Jitsu is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jitsu clinches up against the cage.
Oh Jitsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Stanfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Stanfield lands but Jitsu takes it in his stride.
Stanfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jitsu.

Stanfield forces Jitsu back against the cage and clinches.
Jitsu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stanfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Stanfield.
Stanfield lands an uppercut.

Jitsu jumps guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stanfield looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jitsu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jitsu seems to have got his legs back now.

Jitsu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stanfield defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Stanfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stanfield tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Jitsu misses.
Jitsu thows a body shot but no joy.

Jitsu has Stanfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Stanfield's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jitsu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stanfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Jitsu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stanfield smiles and moves away.

Jitsu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Jitsu misses with a punch to the body.
Stanfield blocks a body shot from Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stanfield.
Stanfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jitsu misses with a punch to the body.
Jitsu can't find room to land a body shot as Stanfield controls the action.
Stanfield lands with a left to the head.
Stanfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jitsus head.
Stanfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jitsus head.
Stanfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jitsu takes a shot to the head.

Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
and Stanfield counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Jitsu! He's just covering up as Stanfield starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Stanfield! Aaron Stanfield retains his lightweight title!