PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . Pinkman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On the Rag. Aoki Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Funkyama
vs
Pinkman

175 cm
35
169 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a jab when Funkyama was well out of range.
Aoki Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Pinkman lands.
Funkyama fails with the takedown
and Pinkman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funkyama looks for a takedown but Pinkman sprawls well.
Pinkman swinging wildly here.
Funkyama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama tries to clinch up but Pinkman circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinkman is fending him off so far but Funkyama persists. Nope, Pinkman circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinkman throws out a loose jab but Funkyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Funkyama ducked under it nicely.

Funkyama gets a takedown into half guard.
Pinkman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Pinkman keeps moving.
Pinkman trying to control the position.
Funkyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinkman is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama passes Pinkman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Funkyama trying to work for an americana but Pinkman has managed to regain full guard.
Funkyama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Funkyama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Funkyama landing some decent shots from guard.
Funkyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pinkman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Pinkman looking for a guillotine here but Funkyama defends easily.
Funkyama stopping the sweep attempt from Pinkman.
Funkyama distracts Pinkman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Funkyama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pinkman can't keep his opponent in guard - Funkyama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Funkyama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Funkyama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Funkyama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Funkyama is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Pinkman still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Pinkman has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Funkyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama can't do much from the bottom here.
Funkyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pinkman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Funkyama is in all sorts of trouble here.

Pinkman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Funkyama manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pinkman tries for a kimura but Funkyama is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinkman working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aoki Funkyama will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Funkyama tries to clinch but Pinkman moves out of range.

Pinkman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pinkman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Funkyama manages to get himself to full guard.

Funkyama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pinkman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Funkyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pinkman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funkyama is keeping the position for now.

Funkyama throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pinkman escapes and throws Funkyama's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Funkyama can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman trying to control the position but Funkyama is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pinkman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Funkyama knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Funkyama is not content to let Pinkman control the position.
Funkyama is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pinkman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pinkman is thwarting Funkyama's attempts to control the position.

Funkyama looking for submissions off his back.

Funkyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is not content to let Pinkman control the position.
Funkyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Funkyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Pinkman.

Funkyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Pinkman is looking for a kimura here.

Pinkman wants to work for an arm triangle but Funkyama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama trying to control but Pinkman postures up.
Pinkman trying to control the action but Funkyama is working from the bottom.
Funkyama tries to roll over but Pinkman keeps him under control.

Funkyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pinkman wants to take a breather but Funkyama is having none of it.
Funkyama keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Aoki Funkyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pinkman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pinkman looking to sit in guard and control but Funkyama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pinkman has momentary wrist control but Funkyama slips an elbow through the middle.

Pinkman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Funkyama is aware though and is defending well.
Funkyama working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!

Pinkman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Funkyama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Funkyama trying to control but Pinkman is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pinkman has his foot on Funkyama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Funkyama works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aoki Funkyama dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pinkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Funkyama counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Funkyama is pressing down on Pinkman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pinkman is holding on for now.
Funkyama trying to control from half guard but Pinkman is working away.

Funkyama seems to be working for a kimura but Pinkman defends the submission attempt.
Funkyama is thwarting Pinkman's attempts to control the position.

Pinkman actively working from the bottom here.
Funkyama trying to control the action but Pinkman is working from the bottom.

Pinkman is defending against the submission attempts here by Funkyama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Pinkman looking for submissions off his back.

Funkyama is working for a kimura but Pinkman is defending it quite comfortably.

Funkyama is trying to work for a kimura but Pinkman is defending well.

Funkyama seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman trying to control from the bottom.

Pinkman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but Pinkman is defending well.
Pinkman wants to improve his position but Funkyama is controlling well.
Pinkman tries to kick Funkyama off but Funkyama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pinkman trying to hold on to Funkyama's head to control him but Funkyama postures up.
Funkyama working Pinkman over with strikes.
Funkyama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aoki Funkyama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Funkyama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Funkyama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pinkman?
Pinkman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Funkyama trying to control but Pinkman is having none of it.
Funkyama content just to control the position here.
Funkyama raining down shots from the mount!
Funkyama landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Funkyama avoids the attempt from Pinkman to control.
Funkyama with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Funkyama looking to control but Pinkman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pinkman wants to hold on but Funkyama pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinkman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Funkyama tries to control but Pinkman wriggling away.
Funkyama landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki Funkyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Funkyama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aoki Funkyama!
During a confident post fight interview, Aoki Funkyama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.