PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Aylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem The Way I Am. Jonny Rico has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rico
vs
Aylor

190 cm
26
195 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Legal High's [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Aylor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico misses with a two punch combination.
Aylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rico shoots in but Aylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rico moves in looking to clinch but Aylor pushes him off.
Aylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Rico.
Aylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rico counters with a three punch combo that has Aylor backing up. Aylor nods at Rico to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Rico does no damage.
Rico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rico looks to land a combination but Aylor avoids it well.
Rico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Rico with that takedown attempt.
Rico connects with a nice looking jab.
Phil Aylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aylor to score with a decent uppercut.
Aylor lands a really nice looking cross but Rico seems unphased.
Rico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aylor.
Rico looks to land a combination but Aylor avoids it well.
Rico tries to clinch but Aylor moves out of range.
Aylor just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Aylor misses its intended target.
Rico throws a right hand that Aylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Aylor also avoids with ease.
Aylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rico.
Rico tries to clinch up but Aylor circles away and keeps his distance.

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.
Rico gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aylor.
Rico slips a straight right by Aylor.
Rico defending well as Aylor loads up on a big left hand.
Rico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aylor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aylor slips under a jab from Rico.
Rico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rico looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aylor slips a jab from Rico.
Aylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rico moves out of range of the body kick from Aylor.
Rico avoids the body shot from Aylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico wants to clinch
enabling Aylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Rico wants to clinch but Aylor slips to the side
and Aylor counters with a one-two to the body.
Rico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rico shoots and misses
and Aylor counters with a good, hard body kick but Rico shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rico gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Aylor as Rico shoots in.
Aylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rico misses with a combination
and Aylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Rico should have avoided that one.
Aylor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rico had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aylor cracks Rico with a good jab.
A punch combination from Aylor misses.
Rico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Aylor there.
Rico swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Aylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rico misses with a hook. Aylor ducked under it nicely.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aylor moves away.
Rico misses with an uppercut.
Aylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aylor counters with a three punch combo that has Rico backing up. Rico nods at Aylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Rico throws a right hand that Aylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Aylor also avoids with ease.
Rico throws a combination that misses
and Aylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Jonny Rico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rico shoots in for a double leg but Aylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rico closes the distance but Aylor moves to the side
and Aylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aylor lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico wants to clinch but Aylor slips to the side
and Aylor counters with a nice body kick.
Aylor throws a head kick that misses.
Rico throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Aylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Aylor connects with a body shot.
Aylor connects with a crisp jab.
Rico misses with a combination
and Aylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Rico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aylor counters with a three punch combo that has Rico backing up. Rico nods at Aylor to acknowledge the strikes.

Rico clinches with his opponent.
Aylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rico backwards.

Aylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aylor ducks right into an uppercut from Rico.
Rico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phil Aylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico shoots and misses
and Aylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Aylor blocks a jab.
Rico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aylor counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rico counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rico thows a big elbow that misses.
Rico loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Aylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rico is controlling him.
Aylor keeping moving, preventing Rico from controlling successfully.
Rico pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aylor is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rico has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aylor scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aylor moves out of range as Rico strikes.
Aylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rico.
Jonny Rico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rico misses with a looping right.
Aylor misses with a wild combination.
Aylor tries to score with a low kick but Rico moves his leg out of the way.
Aylor misses with a two punch combination.
Aylor circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Aylor counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rico takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rico tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Aylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rico throws a looping overhand right but Aylor ducks down to avoid it.
Rico throws a combination that misses
and Aylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Rico slips under a jab.
Rico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rico fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rico throws a lazy right hand but Aylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico swings for the body but Aylor moves out of range.
Rico closes the distance but Aylor moves to the side
and Rico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rico.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aylor lands a lovely overhand right.
Aylor walks into a stiff left hand from Rico.
No joy there for Aylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Aylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Aylor misses with a few strikes there.
Rico slips under a jab from Aylor.
Rico throws a combination that misses
enabling Aylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Rico shoots in but no luck this time.
Rico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aylor scores with a nice head shot.
Rico moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rico lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aylor backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rico tries to clinch
and Aylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Aylor lands with a nice body punch.
Rico wants to clinch but Aylor slips to the side
and Aylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aylor.
Aylor with a nice cross.
Aylor misses with a body kick.
Aylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rico shoots and misses
and Aylor counters with a left and a right that stings Rico.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rico clinches but Aylor breaks the clinch
and Aylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aylor scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aylor counters with a one-two to the body.
Aylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Rico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rico throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aylor was covering up waiting for the punch and Rico finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Aylor pushes Rico off and gets back to his feet.
Aylor tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rico misses with a looping right.
Aylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Rico, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jonny Rico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Rico is just out of range.
Rico throws a series of punches but Aylor moves out of range.
Aylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rico.
Rico looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot lands for Aylor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Aylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aylor 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Aylor!