PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between ImA Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Aguilar

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ImA Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man is looking to clinch but Aguilar is avoiding it.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Aguilar circles away.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Aguilar moves out of range easily.
Man cracks the inside of Aguilar's front leg.
Aguilar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aguilar fails with the takedown.
Man throws a head kick but Aguilar moves out of range.
Aguilar shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Aguilar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man tries to clinch up but Aguilar circles away and keeps his distance.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguilar. Aguilar gets slowly back to his feet.
ImA Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Aguilar.
Aguilar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aguilar stalling the fight.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguilar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aguilar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Aguilar blocks with his arms.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguilar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aguilar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
Aguilar looks gassed!
Man is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aguilar.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Aguilar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aguilar.
Man has Aguilar pressed against the cage, preventing Aguilar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aguilar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
Aguilar blocks an elbow strike from Man.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Aguilar blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man fails to pull guard.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguilar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aguilar tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Aguilar drops back down to his feet.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Man can't break the clinch.
Aguilar avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguilar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguilar.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aguilar managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aguilar stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Man tries to pull guard but Aguilar holds him up against the cage and eventually Man drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man fails to pull guard.

Man pulls guard effortlessly.
Man keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
Man wants to stand but Aguilar is controlling the position.
Aguilar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Man is proving hard to escape from.
Man is looking to stand up but Aguilar isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ImA Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Horrible takedown by Aguilar or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
Aguilar tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aguilar keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Aguilar shoots in.
Man is looking to clinch.
Aguilar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Aguilar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Man tries a knee to the head but Aguilar blocks it.
Aguilar is breathing heavily.
Man tries a knee to the head but Aguilar blocks it.
Aguilar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Man controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man keeps control of Aguilar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguilar.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aguilar swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
A left lands for Man.
Man lands a high kick!
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Aguilar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Aguilar circles away.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aguilar is defended easily by Man.
ImA Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Aguilar.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Aguilar counters by clinching up.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Aguilar keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Aguilar avoids the damage to the body.
Aguilar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man landing knees to the head.

Man drags the fight down to the ground.
Man is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguilar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man wants to stand but Aguilar is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aguilar on the ground.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man throws a head kick but Aguilar moves out of range.
Man wants to clinch up but Aguilar keeps it at a distance.
Man lands a with a good body shot.

Man clinches.
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aguilar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Man pulls guard successfully.
Aguilar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ImA Man dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Aguilar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Antonio Aguilar has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aguilar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aguilar swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man throws a series of punches but Aguilar moves out of range.
Aguilar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Aguilar is predictable there
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Man tries to clinch but Aguilar moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aguilar backs up against the cage.

Aguilar is rocked!
ImA Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man tests Aguilar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aguilar is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man is looking to clinch.
Aguilar seems to have recovered his senses.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man cracks Aguilar with an open hand slap.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aguilar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Aguilar pushes him off.
ImA Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aguilar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man lands a head kick. Aguilar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
ImA Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguilar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aguilar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aguilar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Aguilar pushes him off.
Man tries to bum rush Aguilar with a series of wild strikes but Aguilar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Man lands but Aguilar takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Man digs a good body shot into Aguilar's ribs.
Man tries to clinch but Aguilar moves out of range.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Aguilar pushes him off.
Man lands a two punch combo.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to clinch but Aguilar is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Man.
Aguilar misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aguilar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Man lands but Aguilar takes it in his stride.
Aguilar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Man is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Aguilar.
Aguilar avoids the head kick by Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aguilar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Aguilar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Aguilar on that attempt.
ImA Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Aguilar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man works Aguilar's body with a nice hook.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man wants to clinch.
Man wants to clinch up but Aguilar keeps it at a distance.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Aguilar tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
ImA Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ImA Man!