PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santos De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos De Jesus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Without Honor or Humanity kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aikawa
vs
Santos De Jesus

189 cm
24
208 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

188 cm
26
245 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Love Aikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Santos De Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos De Jesus clinches.
Santos De Jesus lands a nice knee to the body.
Aikawa is trying to push Santos De Jesus away but Santos De Jesus has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Santos De Jesus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos De Jesus slips under a jab from Aikawa.
Santos De Jesus throws a sloppy head kick
and Aikawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Aikawa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos De Jesus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aikawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aikawa scores with a nice head shot.

Santos De Jesus looking to score a takedown here. Aikawa is defending well but Santos De Jesus drives through and ends up in Aikawa's guard.
Santos De Jesus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aikawa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos De Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aikawa wants to control from the top but Santos De Jesus keeps moving.
Santos De Jesus is wriggling around but Aikawa manages to pass to half guard.
Santos De Jesus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos De Jesus wants to control but Aikawa passes into side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus tries to buck Aikawa off but Aikawa is having none of it.
Aikawa tries to move into full mount but can't pass Santos De Jesus's legs.
Santos De Jesus is trying to improve his position.

Aikawa swings around for an armbar but Santos De Jesus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aikawa's guard.
Santos De Jesus tries to free his leg and advance position but Aikawa is retaining full guard.
Santos De Jesus stands and throws Aikawa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aikawa gets back to half guard.
Aikawa is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Academy of Combat, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Aikawa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus trying to control from half guard but Aikawa is working away.
Santos De Jesus is looking to advance position but Aikawa won't allow it.

Santos De Jesus is working for a submission of some sort.
Aikawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aikawa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos De Jesus trying to mount his opponent but Aikawa defends it.
Santos De Jesus throwing shots but Aikawa is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos De Jesus is trying to control. Aikawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aikawa wants to get back to full guard.
Santos De Jesus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thiago Santos De Jesus will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Santos De Jesus shoots in for a double leg but Aikawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aikawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good work by Santos De Jesus as he checks the leg kick.
Santos De Jesus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santos De Jesus throws a lazy body kick
and Santos De Jesus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Santos De Jesus with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aikawa. Santos De Jesus does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus throws a head kick that misses.
Aikawa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aikawa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santos De Jesus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santos De Jesus scores with a jab to the head.
Aikawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Aikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos De Jesus moves away.
Aikawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Aikawa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos De Jesus throws a leg kick that misses.
Santos De Jesus darts in looking for a takedown but Aikawa gets double underhooks and turns Santos De Jesus into the ropes.
Love Aikawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Santos De Jesus.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos De Jesus looking to stall.
Aikawa working aggressively here.
Santos De Jesus missing with knees to the body.
Santos De Jesus looking to throw knees to the head but Aikawa is blocking nicely.
Santos De Jesus is looking to control Aikawa's arms but Aikawa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos De Jesus has his back to the ropes.
Santos De Jesus misses with a knee to the head.
Santos De Jesus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aikawa blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus looking to throw knees to the head but Aikawa is blocking nicely.
Santos De Jesus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aikawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos De Jesus goes for a takedown attempt but Aikawa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aikawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Love Aikawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos De Jesus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aikawa sprawls well. Aikawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos De Jesus gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos De Jesus with a jab.
Santos De Jesus throws a head kick but Aikawa moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos De Jesus walks into a jab.
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!
Aikawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos De Jesus misses with a takedown attempt
and Aikawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos De Jesus is breathing heavily.
Aikawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aikawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos De Jesus.

Aikawa moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Santos De Jesus goes down! Can Aikawa finish him!?

Santos De Jesus is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aikawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos De Jesus is still in real trouble! Can Aikawa finish him?
Santos De Jesus seems to have recovered his senses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Love Aikawa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos De Jesus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aikawa circles away.
Aikawa cracks Santos De Jesus with a good jab.
Aikawa wants to land a leg kick but Santos De Jesus is out of range.

Aikawa throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Santos De Jesus tumbling to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos De Jesus keeping full guard, as Aikawa tries to pass.
Aikawa wants to control from the top but Santos De Jesus keeps moving.

Santos De Jesus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aikawa is aware though and is defending well.
Aikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos De Jesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Johny Fighting Temple inform us that Santos De Jesus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Aikawa stands and throws Santos De Jesus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thiago Santos De Jesus has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aikawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Santos De Jesus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Aikawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Santos De Jesus, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos De Jesus looks to move to half guard but instead Aikawa has passed into mount! Damn!
Aikawa mounts Santos De Jesus! Really nice guard pass there!
Santos De Jesus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus is squirming around, avoiding Aikawa's attempts to control the action.
Aikawa pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Santos De Jesus is looking to get to half guard.
Aikawa avoids the attempt from Santos De Jesus to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aikawa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos De Jesus hang on?
Aikawa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aikawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos De Jesus can do to turn this around?
Santos De Jesus tries to hold on but Aikawa pushes him away.
Santos De Jesus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aikawa trying to control but Santos De Jesus is having none of it.
Aikawa is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santos De Jesus tries to lock up and control but Aikawa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aikawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aikawa looking to finish Santos De Jesus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos De Jesus!
Santos De Jesus gets back to half guard.
Aikawa trying to control from half guard but Santos De Jesus is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos De Jesus wants to control the action here but instead Aikawa manages to pass to full mount!
Santos De Jesus tries to lock up and control but Aikawa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Love Aikawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aikawa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Love Aikawa!
Our winner, Love Aikawa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.