PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brutas Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beefcake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The BeefCake. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beefcake
vs
Aldo

155 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 Montreal, Brutas Beefcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Beefcake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beefcake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Beefcake is just out of range.
Beefcake has a takedown stuffed.
Aldo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beefcake backs up against the cage.

It looks like Brutas Beefcake has been cut.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Beefcake shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutas Beefcake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beefcake fails in his attempt to clinch.

Beefcake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aldo's guard.
Aldo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Beefcake looking to pass the guard.
Beefcake won't allow Aldo to sweep him here.
Aldo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Beefcake!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aldo controlling the position easily from mount.
Beefcake tries to lock up and control but Aldo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aldo controlling from the full mount.
Beefcake is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Beefcake prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Aldo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aldo avoids the attempt from Beefcake to control.
Aldo controlling his opponent.
Beefcake tries to reverse the position but Aldo maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo controlling his opponent.
Beefcake gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beefcake wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy.

Aldo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Aldo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beefcake is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Aldo finds it's target.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beefcake tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beefcake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Beefcake persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo tries to bum rush Beefcake with a series of wild strikes but Beefcake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beefcake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beefcake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Beefcake moves into the clinch.
Beefcake working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Aldo is pressed up against the cage. Beefcake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldo down to the mat. Aldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo jabs at Beefcake's body.
Aldo lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beefcake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Beefcake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beefcake keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutas Beefcake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Beefcake's shoulder, as Beefcake tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Beefcake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brutas Beefcake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Beefcake has taken the fight to the clinch.

Beefcake pulls Aldo into guard.
Beefcake wants to control but Aldo passes easily into half guard.
Beefcake tries to get to full guard but Aldo has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefcake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to pass to mount but Beefcake is defending the position.
Aldo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Beefcake wants to get back to full guard.
Aldo wants to pass the guard but Beefcake is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aldo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two 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.
Aldo cracks Beefcake with an open hand slap.
Beefcake shoots for a double leg takedown but Aldo sprawls well. He's pushed Beefcake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Beefcake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Aldo is trying to improve his position.
Aldo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aldo prevents Beefcake from improving his position.
Aldo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Beefcake tries to get to full guard but Aldo has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aldo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Beefcake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beefcake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Beefcake avoids nicely.
Beefcake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Beefcake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Beefcake fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looks to land a body kick but Beefcake moved away.
Beefcake shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutas Beefcake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beefcake stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aldo works over Beefcake's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck for Beefcake with that takedown attempt.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as Beefcake shoots in.
Aldo lands with a kick to the temple. Beefcake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beefcake fails to land the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Beefcake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Beefcake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brutas Beefcake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Beefcake.
Beefcake working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aldo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Beefcake has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Beefcake misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Beefcake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beefcake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aldo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Beefcake's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Beefcake with the ground and pound but Aldo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake wants to stand but Aldo is controlling his posture from full guard.

Beefcake 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!
Beefcake is looking for a sweep.
Aldo controlling from side mount.

That's two 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.

Aldo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Beefcake to his feet.
Beefcake tries to clinch up.
Beefcake looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well.
Aldo throws a head kick that Beefcake semi-blocks.
Aldo stalks Beefcake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beefcake's face. Beefcake staggers backwards, shaken.
Aldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aldo lands a jab-cross combination.

Beefcake is rocked!
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Beefcake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aldo lands with a straight right. Beefcake didn't see that one coming.
Beefcake drops his hands momentarily and Aldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aldo lands a high kick!
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Beefcake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beefcake gets slowly back to his feet.
Beefcake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aldo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beefcake seems to have got his legs back now.

Beefcake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Beefcake wants to pass the guard but Aldo is keeping the position.
Beefcake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aldo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beefcake manages to get himself to full guard.
Beefcake looking for a sweep. Not yet Beefcake, not yet.
Aldo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beefcake's guard.
Aldo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beefcake wants to get back to full guard but Aldo has passed into side control.
Brutas Beefcake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aldo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

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