PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Kuassimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Aracelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuassimo comes to the cage accompanied by Dejale Caer Todo El Peso. Aracelis has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Angel Aracelis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kuassimo
vs
Aracelis

188 cm
20
222 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simo Kuassimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Aracelis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aracelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aracelis is looking to clinch.
Aracelis tries to clinch up.
Aracelis connects with a right hand. Kuassimo shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aracelis.

Aracelis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuassimo blocks the elbow strike.
Aracelis lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Kuassimo manages to break the clinch.
Aracelis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuassimo.
A lazy left from Kuassimo finds it's target.

Aracelis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kuassimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuassimo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aracelis counters with a head kick. That will keep Kuassimo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aracelis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.
Aracelis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuassimo's calf.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kuassimo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aracelis has him pressed against the cage.
Aracelis has a couple of punches blocked by Kuassimo.
Aracelis wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo dodges an elbow strike from Aracelis.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuassimo's brow.

Kuassimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuassimo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aracelis.
Aracelis works over Kuassimo's head and body with a nice combination.
Aracelis tries to clinch there but Kuassimo circles away.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.

Aracelis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Aracelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuassimo misses with a leg kick
and Aracelis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good exchange - Kuassimo coming out on top.
Kuassimo throws out a loose jab but Aracelis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aracelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aracelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuassimo circles away.

Aracelis closes the distance and clinches.

Kuassimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuassimo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aracelis tries to clinch up but Kuassimo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo dodges the punch combination from Aracelis.
Kuassimo misses with a looping left.
Aracelis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuassimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aracelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuassimo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Aracelis moves into the clinch.

Kuassimo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuassimo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aracelis. Aracelis obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Kuassimo.
Kuassimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Aracelis is just out of range.
Aracelis throws a right hand that Kuassimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuassimo also avoids with ease.
Kuassimo avoids the head kick by Aracelis.
Kuassimo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aracelis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Kuassimo is having none of it.
Aracelis stalks Kuassimo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuassimo's face. Kuassimo staggers backwards, shaken.
Aracelis throws a nice looking combination but Kuassimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuassimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuassimo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aracelis moves away.
Kuassimo throws a nice looking combination but Aracelis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aracelis is looking to slow Kuassimo down with leg kicks.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Kuassimo moves out of range.
Aracelis moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo misses the jab.
Aracelis moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuassimo swinging wildly here.
Kuassimo is breathing heavily.
Aracelis moves in looking to clinch but Kuassimo pushes him off.
Kuassimo keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Aracelis does it's job there.
Aracelis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuassimo misses with a two punch combination.
Aracelis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aracelis checks a leg kick.

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.
Aracelis throws a series of punches but Kuassimo moves out of range.
Aracelis moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.

Aracelis gets a clinch.
Aracelis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuassimo throws a head punch that misses.
Aracelis working hard to break the clinch.
Aracelis pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuassimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuassimo avoids the elbow strike from Aracelis, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kuassimo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kuassimo avoids a wild elbow strike from Aracelis.
Aracelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Aracelis on the inside.
Kuassimo tries to break the clinch but Aracelis is controlling the position.
Aracelis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuassimo is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aracelis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuassimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuassimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aracelis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Aracelis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aracelis tries to clinch up but Kuassimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aracelis throws a series of strikes that have Kuassimo backpedaling.

It looks like Simo Kuassimo has been cut.
Kuassimo misses with a hook. Aracelis ducked under it nicely.
Aracelis wants to clinch.
Kuassimo avoids the head kick by Aracelis.

Kuassimo drops Aracelis with a beautiful combination! Aracelis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kuassimo is looking for the KO!

It looks like Angel Aracelis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuassimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aracelis.
Kuassimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aracelis.
Kuassimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aracelis moves out of range as Kuassimo strikes.
Aracelis throws a leg kick
enabling Kuassimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuassimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuassimo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aracelis.

Kuassimo tries to keep at a distance but Aracelis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aracelis has Kuassimo pressed against the cage, preventing Kuassimo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Aracelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo loads up on a big right hand but Aracelis slips the punch.
Aracelis defending well as Kuassimo loads up on a big left hand.
Kuassimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aracelis blocks a jab.
Aracelis wants to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a straight right hand.
Aracelis tries to clinch up.
Aracelis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aracelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuassimo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aracelis tries to move into range but Kuassimo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Aracelis takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuassimo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuassimo's brow.
Kuassimo is trying to force a seperation but Aracelis has the dominant position.
Aracelis throws an elbow that misses.

Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis throws a right hand that Kuassimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuassimo also avoids with ease.
Kuassimo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuassimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aracelis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Kuassimo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuassimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aracelis moves in looking to clinch but Kuassimo pushes him off.
Aracelis wants to clinch but Kuassimo slips to the side
and Kuassimo counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aracelis avoids a punch combination nicely.

Aracelis closes the distance and clinches.
Kuassimo is trying to break the clinch but Aracelis has him pressed against the cage.
Aracelis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuassimos head.
Kuassimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Aracelis.
Aracelis missing with knees to the body.
Aracelis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aracelis missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aracelis breaks the clinch.
Angel Aracelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Aracelis clinches up with Kuassimo and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuassimo tries to circle away but Aracelis has him pinned against the cage.
Kuassimo stalling.
Kuassimo is trying to force a seperation but Aracelis has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuassimo's brow.
Aracelis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aracelis lands an elbow inside that Kuassimo shrugs off.
Kuassimo tries to circle away but Aracelis has him pinned against the cage.

Kuassimo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis moves out of range as Kuassimo strikes.
Kuassimo scores with a jab.
Kuassimo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aracelis thuds his right hand into Kuassimo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aracelis cracks Kuassimo with an open hand slap.
Kuassimo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aracelis's calf.
Kuassimo missing with a left hand there. Aracelis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aracelis wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Kuassimo is having none of it.
Aracelis moves out of range as Kuassimo strikes.
Kuassimo tests Aracelis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aracelis moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.
Aracelis wants to clinch.
Aracelis darts in trying to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuassimo thows a left - swing and a miss!

Aracelis instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuassimo blocks an elbow strike from Aracelis.

Kuassimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis wants to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aracelis looks to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Kuassimo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Aracelis lands a front kick.
Aracelis darts in trying to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuassimo misses with a looping right.
Kuassimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aracelis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aracelis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aracelis avoids the body shot from Kuassimo.
Simo Kuassimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuassimo misses the shot to the body.

Aracelis gets a clinch.
Aracelis lands a body punch.
Aracelis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuassimo avoids it.
Kuassimo is trying to force a seperation but Aracelis has the dominant position.
Aracelis lands with a light punch inside.

Aracelis breaks from the clinch.
Aracelis clinches but Kuassimo breaks the clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a three punch combo that has Aracelis backing up. Aracelis nods at Kuassimo to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuassimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aracelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuassimo misses with a few strikes there.
Aracelis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aracelis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuassimo counters with a nice uppercut.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.
Aracelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aracelis thumps Kuassimo with a low kick.
Kuassimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aracelis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuassimo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.
Aracelis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aracelis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aracelis scores with a nice strike.
Aracelis moves in looking to clinch but Kuassimo pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo throws a hook to the side of Aracelis's head but Aracelis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice combination there by Aracelis.
Kuassimo slips a jab and a cross from Aracelis.
Aracelis is looking to clinch but Kuassimo is avoiding it.
Kuassimo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aracelis can pounce on him.
Aracelis slips under a jab.
Aracelis tries to clinch there but Kuassimo circles away.
Aracelis staying out of range there.
Aracelis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aracelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuassimo circles away.
Aracelis cracks the inside of Kuassimo's front leg.
Aracelis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aracelis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aracelis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuassimo backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Aracelis as he connects with a hook.
Aracelis connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo lands a glancing blow to the side of Aracelis's head.
Kuassimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Aracelis has Kuassimo up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuassimo can't break the clinch.
Kuassimo trying to stall but Aracelis improves his position.
Kuassimo can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aracelis.
Kuassimo is trying to break the clinch but Aracelis is controlling him.

Aracelis manages to break the clinch.

Aracelis clinches up against the cage.

Aracelis breaks from the clinch.
Aracelis wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aracelis counters with a one-two to the body.
Aracelis tries to clinch there but Kuassimo circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simo Kuassimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aracelis tries to clinch up.
Aracelis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aracelis wants to clinch.
Kuassimo walks into a straight right hand from Aracelis.

Aracelis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aracelis looking to throw knees to the head but Kuassimo is blocking nicely.
Aracelis misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Aracelis.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuassimo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aracelis has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuassimo is trying to force a seperation but Aracelis has the dominant position.
Aracelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aracelis content to slow the pace in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Aracelis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aracelis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Aracelis!