PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Aoki has chosen Sandstorm by Darude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dawkins
vs
Aoki

170 cm
30
159 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

155 cm
37
147 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

Brute

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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins lands a high kick!

It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. Dawkins sprawls well.
Dawkins misses with a straight right.
Aoki lands a lovely overhand right.
Aoki looks to land a combination but Dawkins avoids it well.
Dawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aoki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawkins.
Dawkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aoki is out of range and Dawkins settles back down.
Dawkins defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Dawkins slips a jab from Aoki.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aoki checks a leg kick.
Dawkins moves away from the strike by Aoki.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki connects with a leg kick. Dawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Aoki. Beautiful body shot.
Dawkins clobbers Aoki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aoki throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dawkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aoki's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dawkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins won't allow Aoki to sweep him here.
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!
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.

Aoki working for submissions but it's allowed Dawkins to get to half guard.
Dawkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Aoki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dawkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aoki is pressing down on Dawkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there.
Dawkins controls from within his opponent's guard.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.

Aoki looking for subs off his back but Dawkins has passed one foot through into half guard.

Dawkins stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Dawkins misses the jab.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Dawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Aoki as he connects with a hook.
Aoki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Dawkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aoki works the jab nicely.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Dawkins moves out of range easily.
Aoki misses with a hook.
Dawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dawkins's calf.
Dawkins misses with a low kick.
Dawkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aoki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki throws a right hand that misses
and Dawkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Dawkins.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
A slow jab from Aoki misses its intended target.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good work by Dawkins as he checks the leg kick.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
Aoki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aoki walks into a straight right hand from Dawkins.

That has opened up Masakazu Aoki's cut even more.
Dawkins throws a good cross that connects.

Aoki is rocked!
Aoki circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Dawkins. Aoki falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Dawkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Dawkins!
Richard Dawkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.