PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Aguirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ackman Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguirre comes to the cage accompanied by Devlin - Giant . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aguirre
vs
Ra

186 cm
23
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

155 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Aguirre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ackman Ra!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aguirre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aguirre somewhat.
Ra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aguirre.
A telegraphed right hand from Ra misses the target.
Ra looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Aguirre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

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

Aguirre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aguirre is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre stops Ra from getting back to his feet.
Ra trying to control here.

Aguirre is working for a submission of some sort.

Aguirre is trying to work for a kimura but Ra is defending well.

Aguirre seems to be working for a kimura but Ra defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ra wants to get back to his feet.

Aguirre seems to be working for a kimura but Ra defends the submission attempt.

Aguirre is working for a submission of some sort.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ackman Ra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ra looks to land a left hand but Aguirre moved out of range nicely.
Ackman Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguirre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ra.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ra. Aguirre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aguirre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ra.
Ra misses with a looping left.
Ra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aguirre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Aguirre or perhaps it was just good defense by Ra which made him look bad.
Aguirre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aguirre ducks under a wild hook from Ra.
Aguirre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ra.
Ra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ra loads up on a big right hand but Aguirre slips the punch.
Aguirre moves out of range of the body kick.
Ra cracks Aguirre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aguirre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ra loads up on a big right hand but Aguirre slips the punch.
Ra throws a hook but Aguirre avoids it easily.
Ra lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Danny Aguirre will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Ra does no damage.
Aguirre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ra.
Aguirre dodges the punch combination from Ra.
Aguirre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aguirre somewhat.
A swing and a miss from Ra.
Aguirre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ra as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguirre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ra.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aguirre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Aguirre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra throws a right and a left that Aguirre avoids nicely.
Ra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ra misses with a looping right.
Ra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aguirre moves away from the strike by Ra.
Ra looks to score with a jab to the body but Aguirre is just out of range.
Ra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aguirre circles away quickly and effectively.
Ra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Aguirre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aguirre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ra.
Aguirre moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aguirre.
Ra throws a series of punches but Aguirre avoids them all with ease.
Aguirre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aguirre ducks under a wild hook from Ra.
Ra connects with a right hand. Aguirre shakes it off.
Ra throws an overhand right that lands on Aguirre's shoulder, as Aguirre tries to avoid the shot.
Aguirre slips under a jab.
Aguirre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aguirre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ra's waist but Ra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aguirre off to one side.
Ra misses with an uppercut. Aguirre saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aguirre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Ra misses.
Ra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Aguirre.
Ra misses with a looping right.
Ra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ra misses with a hook.
Aguirre closes the distance and clinches up with Ra, looking for a takedown. Aguirre pushes Ra against the cage but Ra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ra slaps away a takedown attempt from Aguirre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aguirre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ra swings for the body but Aguirre moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Aguirre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aguirre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ra scores with a nice right hand.
Aguirre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aguirre ducks under a wild hook from Ra.
Ackman Ra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aguirre shoots in for a takedown but Ra shows good takedown defense.
Ra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ra throws a right and a left that Aguirre avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aguirre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ra.
A bone on bone clash there as Aguirre blocks the leg kick.
Ra throws a hook but Aguirre avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ackman Ra 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. 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.

Aguirre slips under a jab.
Ra misses the shot to the body.
Ra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aguirre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Aguirre.
Ra misses the shot to the body.
Aguirre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ra finds it's way round the side to connect with Aguirre's head.
Aguirre moves out of range as Ra throws a body kick.
Aguirre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aguirre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ra swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Ra.
Aguirre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ra swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ra misses.
Aguirre moves out of range of the strikes.
Ra looks to land a combination. Aguirre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ra throws a series of punches but Aguirre moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ra misses.
Ra missing with a left hand there. Aguirre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aguirre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ra stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguirre. Aguirre gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Aguirre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguirre shoots in for a double leg but Ra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ra goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

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.
Ra fails to land with a series of punches.
Ra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ra throws a shot from downtown. Aguirre moves away and avoids it.
Ra looks to land a left hand but Aguirre moved out of range nicely.
Ra looks to land a right hand but Aguirre moved out of range.
Aguirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ra.
Aguirre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aguirre circles away quickly and effectively.
Ra misses with a wild combination.
Aguirre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ra misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Ra misses with a wild body shot.
Ra swinging wildly here.
Ra throws a nice looking combination but Aguirre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Ra.
Ra misses with a body kick.
Aguirre shoots in and drives through. Ra sprawls well.
Ra misses the shot to the body.
Ra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Ra. No joy for Aguirre on that attempt.

That's four 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.
Aguirre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ra.
Aguirre moves out of range as Ra strikes.
Ra swinging wildly here.
Ra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aguirre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ra avoids it really well and circles away.
Ra throws a nice looking combination but Aguirre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ra tries to bum rush Aguirre with a series of wild strikes but Aguirre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Ra misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ackman Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ra 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ackman Ra!
Ackman Ra is the new bantamweight champion!