PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hitchenfrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Aoki
vs
Hitchenfrog

178 cm
31
181 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

188 cm
31
169 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Hitchenfrog!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitchenfrog wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance.
Hitchenfrog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Hitchenfrog has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aoki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Hitchenfrog blocks a jab.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch
and Aoki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitchenfrog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aoki blocks the body kick.

Hitchenfrog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Hitchenfrog stalling.
Hitchenfrog tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Aoki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hitchenfrog after a bit of a struggle.
Hitchenfrog is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Hitchenfrog stops a takedown attempt from Aoki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitchenfrog crunches a lovely knee into Aoki's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitchenfrog with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut.
Hitchenfrog prevents the takedown attempt.
Aoki tries to score a body lock takedown but Hitchenfrog shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the body.
Aoki avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hitchenfrog obliges.
Hitchenfrog scores with a knee to the head.
Aoki can't get the takedown.
Hitchenfrog using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hitchenfrog with a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog scores with a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitchenfrog stalling in the clinch.
Hitchenfrog utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aoki being controlled against the cage.
Hitchenfrog lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the head.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitchenfrog with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hitchenfrog.
Hitchenfrog connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
Hitchenfrog lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog effectively controlling the action here.
Hitchenfrog unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hitchenfrog lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but Aoki blocks it.
Hitchenfrog tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
Hitchenfrog lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitchenfrog unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aoki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hitchenfrog is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitchenfrog scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitchenfrog missing with knees to the body.
Aoki avoiding damage as Hitchenfrog throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Hitchenfrog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice takedown defense from Hitchenfrog. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitchenfrog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitchenfrog tries to clinch there but Aoki circles away.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Hitchenfrog tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitchenfrog closes the distance but Aoki moves to the side

and Aoki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aoki.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hitchenfrog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki pushes down on Hitchenfrog's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitchenfrog wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki is stalling here. Hitchenfrog is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aoki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hitchenfrog has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aoki's legs.
Aoki tries to buck Hitchenfrog off but Hitchenfrog is having none of it.

Hitchenfrog decides to stand back up.
Hitchenfrog looks to clinch

and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Aoki there.
Hitchenfrog slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Hitchenfrog is retaining full guard.
Hitchenfrog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Aoki trying to control but Hitchenfrog is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Hitchenfrog is retaining full guard.
Hitchenfrog wants to stand and escape but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hitchenfrog throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hitchenfrog working a defensive guard here.
Hitchenfrog looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitchenfrog, not yet.
Aoki passes into half guard.
Aoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitchenfrog is looking to control Aoki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hitchenfrog avoid being mounted?

Hitchenfrog looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aoki working Hitchenfrog over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aoki in particular looking to stall.
Aoki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hitchenfrog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hitchenfrog tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Hitchenfrog is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hitchenfrog tries to get to full guard but Aoki has control of the leg.
Aoki working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitchenfrog wants to get back to his feet.

Aoki seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hitchenfrog is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tatsuya Aoki!
A very excited looking Tatsuya Aoki 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.