PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Aquilani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jas Tine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Aquilani has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Aquilani
vs
Tine

178 cm
24
156 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

190 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Aquilani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jas Tine!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aquilani closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Aquilani tries for a kimura but Tine is defending well.

Aquilani thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Aquilani goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tine has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Aquilani but great work by Tine.
Aquilani tries to improve position but can't.
Aquilani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Tine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Tine tries for a kimura but Aquilani is defending well.

Tine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aquilani has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aquilani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aquilani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Tine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aquilani is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tine looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aquilani is looking for a sweep.
Aquilani manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Aquilani seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Aquilani is working for a kimura but Tine is defending it quite comfortably.

Aquilani is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aquilani.

Aquilani looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Aquilani is looking for a kimura but Tine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aquilani to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aquilani wants to work for an arm triangle but Tine is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Aquilani looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tine is looking for a sweep. Aquilani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Tine is defending against the submission attempts here by Aquilani.

Tine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aquilani pulls his head out easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Aquilani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Tine with the active half guard here but Aquilani passes nicely into side control.
Tine gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Aquilani dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aquilani looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Aquilani has gone for a leg lock! Tine slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aquilani's guard.

Aquilani had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tine defends it easily.

Tine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tine is breathing heavily.

Aquilani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tine defends well.

Aquilani has his foot on Tine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tine works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aquilani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Aquilani is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Tine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Aquilani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Tine drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tine jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aquilani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tine manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tine working for a triangle but Aquilani defends it easily.

Aquilani drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aquilani jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aquilani distracts Tine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aquilani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Aquilani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Tine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aquilani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Tine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aquilani gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Tine looking for a guillotine here but Aquilani defends easily.

Aquilani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Tine working for a triangle but Aquilani defends it easily.

Aquilani drops back looking for a leg! Tine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tine manages to kick Aquilani off! Aquilani jumps back into Tine's guard.
Tine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Aquilani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Aquilani drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tine!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alberto Aquilani will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aquilani closes the distance and clinches up with Tine, looking for a takedown. Aquilani pushes Tine against the ropes but Tine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aquilani.

Aquilani drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tine regains half guard.
Aquilani throwing shots but Tine is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aquilani pulls his head out easily.
Alberto Aquilani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Aquilani is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tine still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tine has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquilani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aquilani gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Tine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Aquilani actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Aquilani looking for submissions off his back.

Aquilani is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tine pulls his head out easily.
Aquilani is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Aquilani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Aquilani looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aquilani is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Aquilani darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Aquilani is working for a submission of some sort.

Tine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aquilani pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aquilani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jas Tine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alberto Aquilani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tine flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Aquilani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aquilani, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Aquilani!