PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coca Cola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benigno Aquino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aquino
vs
Cola

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benigno Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Coca Cola!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cola throws and elbow that misses. Aquino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cola's guard. Nice move by Aquino!
Aquino cracks Cola with a solid left hand.

Aquino gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Aquino with a poor takedown

and Cola counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aquino won't be happy with that.
Cola lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cola misses with the ground and pound.
Cola misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aquino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aquino manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cola's best efforts.
Cola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cola throws a strike but Aquino avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aquino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Aquino is looking for a triangle but Cola pushes his legs off easily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino is trying to keep Cola in close.
Aquino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aquino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cola is looking to work some ground and pound but Aquino has wrist control.
Aquino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cola.
Cola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cola postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aquino with a poor takedown

and Cola counters with a single leg into guard. Aquino didn't expect that.
Aquino is breathing heavily.
Cola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aquino wants to sweep but no luck.
Cola must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cola throws and elbow that misses. Aquino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cola's guard. Nice move by Aquino!
Cola keeping moving, preventing Aquino from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino stops Cola from standing up.
Aquino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cola is keeping the position for now.
Aquino thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cola is looking to stand up but Aquino isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aquino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cola shoots and misses
and Aquino counters with a left and a right that stings Cola.
Aquino throws a head kick but Cola moves out of range.
Aquino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aquino tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Cola counters with a shoot takedown. Aquino fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino is trying to control the position but Cola postures up.
Cola throws a strike but Aquino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cola wants to get back to his feet but Aquino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aquino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aquino trying to control the position from guard on top but Cola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aquino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aquino pushing down on Cola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aquino has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Cola works to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aquino won't allow Cola to get back to his feet.
Aquino wants to control from the top but Cola keeps moving.
Aquino distracts Cola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aquino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aquino distracts Cola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aquino connects with a couple of short punches.
Aquino is in close to Cola's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cola wants to get back to his feet but Aquino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aquino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aquino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aquino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aquino with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aquino tries for a takedown but Cola circles away easily

and Cola counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aquino wants to control but Cola is keeping busy.
Cola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aquino's head.
Cola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aquino defending well though.
Aquino gets full guard.
Aquino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aquino working a defensive guard here.
Cola is breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aquino misses with a takedown

and Cola counters with a shoot takedown. Aquino fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aquino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cola stopping the sweep attempt from Aquino.
Cola throws and elbow that misses. Aquino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cola's guard. Nice move by Aquino!
Cola wants to get back to his feet but Aquino passes into half guard.
Cola is trying to stand.
Aquino working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aquino working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aquino is looking to advance position but Cola won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cola can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aquino lands a nice short elbow.
Aquino stops Cola from getting back to his feet.
Aquino is trying to control the action in half guard but Cola is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Aquino postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cola to stand up.
Benigno Aquino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aquino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cola decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aquino's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benigno Aquino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cola throws and elbow that misses. Aquino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cola's guard. Nice move by Aquino!
Aquino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aquino working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aquino tries to stand but Cola is controlling from the bottom.

Aquino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Cola kicks Aquino off and gets to his feet.
Cola fails with the takedown
and Aquino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aquino misses with a takedown attempt

and Cola counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aquino won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cola landing strikes.
Aquino dodges the ground and pound from Cola.
Cola fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cola throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cola with the ground and pound but Aquino regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Aquino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cola.
Aquino could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aquino works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cola!
Cola is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coca Cola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Aquino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cola counters with a single leg into guard. Aquino didn't expect that.
Cola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aquino is trying to control the position but Cola postures up.
Cola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aquino is trying to control the position but Cola postures up.
Cola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aquino scores with a nice shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Aquino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Aquino working for a triangle but Cola defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aquino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aquino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cola.
Aquino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aquino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Aquino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aquino looking to control.
Cola lands a couple of elbows.

That's two 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.
Cola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cola trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aquino manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aquino wants to stand but Cola has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aquino won't allow Cola to get back to his feet.
Aquino wants to control from the top but Cola keeps moving.
Cola wants to get back to his feet but Aquino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aquino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Benigno Aquino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aquino with a poor takedown

and Cola counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cola throws and elbow that misses. Aquino uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cola's guard. Nice move by Aquino!
Coca Cola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aquino wants to pass the guard but Cola is keeping the position.
Cola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino trying to control but Cola is working from the bottom.
Aquino passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cola is looking to get back to his feet here but Aquino is keeping cool and he's managed to take Cola's back.
Aquino lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Cola trying to get back to his feet but Aquino is in full control for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coca Cola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cola 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coca Cola!