PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira Aldo (ranked 24842 p4p, 4691 weight class) and Matt Misrendino (ranked 295 p4p, 219 weight class). Anderson Nogueira Aldo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nogueira Aldo
vs
Misrendino

172 cm
23
143
1 - 3 - 0

171 cm
22
140
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Nogueira Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Misrendino!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Misrendino misses.
Misrendino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nogueira Aldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Misrendino somewhat.
Nogueira Aldo cracks Misrendino with a good jab.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misrendino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Misrendino is looking to clinch but Nogueira Aldo is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Nogueira Aldo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Nogueira Aldo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Misrendino fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misrendino closes the distance but Nogueira Aldo moves to the side
and Nogueira Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Misrendino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nogueira Aldo sprawls well. Nogueira Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Misrendino gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Nogueira Aldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misrendino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nogueira Aldo.
A head kick misses from Nogueira Aldo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nogueira Aldo, as that shot connected.
Misrendino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Nogueira Aldo.
Nogueira Aldo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Misrendino misses with a right hand
and Nogueira Aldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Nogueira Aldo moves into the clinch successfully.
Misrendino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nogueira Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Misrendino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Misrendino is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Misrendino.
Nogueira Aldo stops a takedown attempt from Misrendino.
Misrendino is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nogueira Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Nogueira Aldo's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nogueira Aldo connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira Aldo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nogueira Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a jab to the head.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Misrendino with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nogueira Aldo counters with an inside leg kick.
Misrendino scores with a body shot.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Misrendino walks into a straight right hand from Nogueira Aldo.
Misrendino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nogueira Aldo tries to avoid it but Misrendino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nogueira Aldo to the ground. Nogueira Aldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nogueira Aldo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Misrendino fails to land the takedown.
Nogueira Aldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick from Nogueira Aldo, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misrendino fails with the takedown.
Nogueira Aldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Misrendino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nogueira Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nogueira Aldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Misrendino wants to clinch.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that half lands.
Nogueira Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Misrendino shoots in but Nogueira Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nogueira Aldo lands a jab.
Misrendino throws a jab when Nogueira Aldo was well out of range.
Jab by Nogueira Aldo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira Aldo looks to land a combination but Misrendino avoids it well.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Misrendino goes for a double leg but Nogueira Aldo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nogueira Aldo continues to drive forward.
Misrendino shoots in looking for a takedown. Nogueira Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Misrendino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nogueira Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a jab. Misrendino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Nogueira Aldo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nogueira Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Misrendino.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Misrendino goes for a double leg but Nogueira Aldo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nogueira Aldo continues to drive forward.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that misses.

Nogueira Aldo forces Misrendino back against the cage and clinches.
Misrendino goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nogueira Aldo prevents it.
Knees to the body from Nogueira Aldo.
Misrendino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Misrendino's face.
Misrendino tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Misrendino.
Nogueira Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Misrendino avoids the damage to the body.
Misrendino has Nogueira Aldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nogueira Aldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo leaning his opponent against the cage.

Nogueira Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Misrendino tries to clinch up
and Nogueira Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Nogueira Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Misrendino darts in looking for a takedown but Nogueira Aldo gets double underhooks and turns Misrendino into the cage.
Nogueira Aldo lands with a hook. Misrendino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Misrendino swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Nogueira Aldo counters by moving into the clinch.
Nogueira Aldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Misrendino is looking to take this one to the mat.
Misrendino wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nogueira Aldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Misrendino tries for a takedown but Nogueira Aldo manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Nogueira Aldo.
Misrendino is breathing heavily.
Misrendino is looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Nogueira Aldo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nogueira Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nogueira Aldo thuds his shin into the meat of Misrendino's side.
Nogueira Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Misrendino tries to move into range but Nogueira Aldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that half lands.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a jab to the head.
Nogueira Aldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Misrendino on the side of the head.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a head kick. Misrendino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Misrendino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nogueira Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira Aldo scores with a nice body kick.
Misrendino shoots in but no luck this time.
Nogueira Aldo punishes Misrendino's body with a nice straight punch.
Nogueira Aldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Misrendino throws a hook but Nogueira Aldo blocks it.
Misrendino is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nogueira Aldo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Misrendino.
Misrendino tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Nogueira Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nogueira Aldo looks to land a combination. Misrendino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Misrendino takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira Aldo thuds his right hand into Misrendino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Misrendino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nogueira Aldo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misrendino is looking to clinch but Nogueira Aldo is avoiding it.
Nogueira Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nogueira Aldo jabs at Misrendino's body.
Misrendino with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nogueira Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nogueira Aldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Misrendino takes a step back to recover.
Nogueira Aldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nogueira Aldo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nogueira Aldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Nogueira Aldo has managed to clinch.
Nogueira Aldo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Misrendino up against the cage.
Misrendino tries to score a body lock takedown but Nogueira Aldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nogueira Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Misrendino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Nogueira Aldo 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!

Nogueira Aldo scores with a head kick. Misrendino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Misrendino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Misrendino misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Nogueira Aldo.
Nogueira Aldo throws a wild body kick that Misrendino sees coming a mile off.
Nogueira Aldo lands a jab to the nose.
Nogueira Aldo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Misrendino shoots in and gets a takedown into Nogueira Aldo's guard.
Misrendino is standing up over Nogueira Aldo. Nogueira Aldo looks to escape but Misrendino dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Misrendino is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misrendino is staying tight to Nogueira Aldo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nogueira Aldo regains half guard.
Misrendino passes to full mount!
Nogueira Aldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Misrendino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nogueira Aldo is looking to escape.
Nogueira Aldo working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Misrendino jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nogueira Aldo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nogueira Aldo and Misrendino has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Misrendino tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anderson Nogueira Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Nogueira Aldo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Misrendino is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nogueira Aldo's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nogueira Aldo is looking for a sweep.
Misrendino wants to control for a moment but Nogueira Aldo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Misrendino wants to control but Nogueira Aldo is keeping him busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matt Misrendino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Nogueira Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nogueira Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Misrendino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nogueira Aldo to score with a decent uppercut.
Misrendino throws a jab when Nogueira Aldo was well out of range.
Nogueira Aldo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Misrendino if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nogueira Aldo. That's going to slow Misrendino down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Nogueira Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nogueira Aldo, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Nogueira Aldo!
Post fight, Anderson Nogueira Aldo stared into the camera and said 'I beat an extremely difficult fighter and I thank my coaches for that. Now I have a message from KEVIN DUNKAN, I want the rematch. (Translated from Portuguese)'.