PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ima Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ima Turtle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ima Turtle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Turtle
vs
Aldo

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ima Turtle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Aldo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aldo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Turtle regains full guard. Nicely done.

Turtle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turtle is breathing heavily.

Turtle is looking for a triangle here but Aldo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Aldo is staying tight to Turtle's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aldo has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle is trying to escape the mount.

Aldo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Turtle is trying to escape the mount.
Turtle looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Turtle wants to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turtle is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Aldo.

Aldo tightening his grip on Turtle, looking for the choke.
Aldo is trying to stick to Turtle's back but Turtle is turning into Aldo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aldo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Turtle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turtle drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aldo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aldo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aldo!
Turtle tries to bench press Aldo off him but Aldo keeps the position.
Turtle is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aldo off and has taken his back!

Turtle working for a choke but Aldo reverses nicely into Turtle 's guard.

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.
Aldo trying to control but Turtle is working from the bottom.

Turtle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aldo is aware though and is defending well.

Turtle working for submissions but it's allowed Aldo to get to half guard.
Turtle is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Aldo jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Aldo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Turtle misses with a takedown

and Aldo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turtle throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aldo escapes and throws Turtle's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turtle tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Aldo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Aldo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Turtle tries to improve his position but instead Aldo has taken his back!
Aldo has the hooks in. Turtle is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aldo working for the choke.
Turtle rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Turtle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jake Aldo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aldo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Turtle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aldo passes into side control.
Turtle tries to improve position but can't.
Turtle is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turtle looks to move to half guard but instead Aldo has passed into mount! Damn!
Turtle sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Turtle tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Aldo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Turtle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Turtle regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Turtle with a poor takedown

and Aldo counters with a single leg into guard. Turtle didn't expect that.

Turtle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aldo is aware though and is defending well.

Turtle has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Aldo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Turtle.
Turtle is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turtle is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Aldo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Turtle tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Aldo looking to secure an arm triangle but Turtle defends it well.
Turtle is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two 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.
Turtle wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Turtle rolls, trying to escape but Aldo keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo doesn't have the hooks in and Turtle manages to turn into his guard.

Turtle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aldo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Turtle, into his guard.

Turtle working for a triangle but Aldo defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turtle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aldo defends it easily.

Turtle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aldo passes into side control.
Turtle is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aldo off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Turtle working for a choke but Aldo is defending well.

Turtle looking to break Aldo's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Aldo remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Turtle will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Aldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aldo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Aldo!