PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aa aa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). aa aa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Creed
vs
aa

188 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, aa aa!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Creed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
aa missing with punches from the bottom.

Creed seems to be working for a kimura but aa defends the submission attempt.

Creed is working for a submission of some sort.

Creed is trying to work for a kimura but aa is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed thows a huge punch but aa dodges it nicely.

Creed is working for a kimura but aa is defending it quite comfortably.
aa tries to roll over but Creed keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
aa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Creed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Creed showed some decent athleticism there.
aa wants to improve his position but Creed is controlling well.

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.
Creed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
aa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Creed.

Creed is working for a submission of some sort.
aa trying to control but Creed postures up.
Creed tries to pass the half guard into mount. aa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Creed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

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

aa tries to keep at a distance but Creed has taken the fight into the clinch.
Creed trying to stall but aa improves his position.
Creed is trying to drag aa to the mat but aa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
aa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Creed tries for a takedown. No joy.
aa tries to pull guard but Creed won't allow it.
Creed misses with a punch to the body.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Creed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around aa's waist but aa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Creed off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creed is breathing heavily.
aa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Creed moves in looking to clinch but aa pushes him off.

Creed scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
aa is trying to improve his position.
Creed working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Creed throws a strike aimed at the side of aa's head but aa avoids it well.
aa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Creed working the ground and pound but aa is defending the strikes.
Creed throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Creed sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but aa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apollo Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

aa tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.

Creed clinches up against the cage.
Creed tries to pull guard but aa holds him up against the cage and eventually Creed drops back down to his feet.

aa manages to break the clinch.
Creed shoots in for a double leg but aa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

aa has taken the fight to the clinch.
aa tries to pull guard but Creed won't allow it.
Creed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creed wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
aa prevents a body shot from Creed.

Creed successfully pulls guard.

Creed is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Creed wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
aa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Creed avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
aa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
aa swinging wildly here.
aa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creed is fending him off so far but aa persists. Nope, Creed circles away and we're back to standing.
Apollo Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
aa misses the jab.
Creed tries to score a power double leg takedown but aa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Creed somewhat.
aa shoots in for a takedown but Creed shows good takedown defense.
Creed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? aa is fending him off so far but Creed persists. Nope, aa circles away and we're back to standing.
Creed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as aa sprawls well. aa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Creed gets slowly back to his feet.

Creed shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
aa is looking for a sweep. Creed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Creed 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a strike but aa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Creed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
aa keeping full guard, as Creed tries to pass.
Creed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
aa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Creed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed aa's guard.
Creed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed aa's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

aa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Creed pulls his head out easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
aa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from aa there as he acknowledges the shot.

Creed closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Creed lands in his opponent's guard.
Creed slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Creed is trying to get an arm triangle but aa is defending well.
Creed throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed working the strikes but aa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Creed trying to pass the guard but aa defending well.
aa punching from the bottom.

Creed is looking for a kimura but aa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Creed to get the leverage.
Creed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
aa keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
aa shoots for a takedown but Creed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
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 Apollo Creed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

aa shoots in for a takedown but Creed shows good takedown defense.
aa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from aa. No joy for Creed on that attempt.

aa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
aa keeping full guard, as Creed tries to pass.
Creed wants to get up but he can't break aa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Creed tries to free his leg and advance position but aa is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
aa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Creed throws a big right hand that misses.
Creed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed throws and elbow that misses. aa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creed's guard. Nice move by aa!
aa controls from within his opponent's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Creed is trying hard to land a takedown here. aa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
aa tries to clinch but Creed is having none of it.
Creed shoots in for a takedown but aa shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apollo Creed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Creed. No joy for aa on that attempt.
aa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Creed avoids it really well and circles away.
aa with a lazy takedown attempt

so Creed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Creed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Creed throws a big right hand that misses.
Apollo Creed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed sitting in guard, not really doing much.
aa wants to get back to his feet but Creed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Creed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. aa is keeping the position for now.
Creed not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Creed wants to control from the top but aa keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
aa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Creed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. aa defends it nicely.
aa throws a sloppy head kick and Creed moves out of range easily.
aa is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Creed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
aa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Creed.

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.
aa fails with a takedown attempt.
Creed fails to land the takedown.
Creed fails to land the takedown.
aa shoots in but Creed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Creed stuffs the takedown attempt from aa. aa gets slowly back to his feet.
aa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Creed looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for aa!
Creed takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
aa has given up his back here. Will Creed look for the submission or keep pounding away?

And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creed, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Creed!