PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Olu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Aurelio
vs
Olu

190 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Olu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olu misses with a series of wild punches.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.
Aurelio wants to clinch up but Olu keeps it at a distance.

Olu clinches up with Aurelio and pushes him back against the ropes.
Olu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Olu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aurelio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olu's efforts to push away.
Aurelio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Olu as Aurelio tries to tie him up.
Aurelio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Olu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelio backwards.

It looks like Marcos Aurelio has been cut.
Olu stalling in the clinch.
Olu throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aurelio.
Olu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aurelio blocks it with crossed arms.
Olu trying to control the position but instead, Aurelio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olu into the ropes.
Aurelio is trying to maintain a safe position but Olu gets an underhook and turns Aurelio into the ropes.
Aurelio pushes off an throws an elbow but Olu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Olu tries to break the clinch but Aurelio is controlling the position.
Olu avoids a wild elbow strike from Aurelio.

Aurelio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelio swats away the attempt to clinch by Olu.
Aurelio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olu darts in and clinches Aurelio up against the ropes.
Aurelio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelio blocks a body shot from Olu.
Nice elbow from Aurelio.
Aurelio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Olu backwards.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Olu throws an elbow but misses.

Aurelio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Olu has closed the distance and engaged Aurelio in a clinch.
Aurelio is looking to control Olu's arms but Olu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aurelio has his back to the ropes.
A short uppercut from Aurelio.
Aurelio crunches a lovely knee into Olu's ribcage.
Olu looks gassed!
Aurelio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio lands a hook that snaps the head of Olu backwards.
Aurelio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olu is keeping busy.
Aurelio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aurelio misses with the head strike.
Olu swings wildly with an uppercut but Aurelio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelio wants to get back to striking at distance but Olu won't allow it.
Olu trying to control the position but instead, Aurelio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Olu into the ropes.
Aurelio lands an uppercut.

Olu is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio lands a big right hand that drops Olu! The killer instinct kicks in and Aurelio finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Aurelio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Aurelio!