PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Ride the Lighting as his entrance music. Kim Figueroa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Aldo
vs
Figueroa

170 cm
26
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

165 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition & Laundry (One Stop Shop)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo misses with a hook
and Figueroa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a lazy body kick
and Figueroa counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Figueroa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Figueroa.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Figueroa.
Aldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Figueroa avoids it really well and circles away.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a thumping low kick.
Figueroa throws a front kick aimed at Aldo's knee but Aldo avoids it well.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo misses with a body shot.

Figueroa gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa lands a body shot.
Aldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Figueroa just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figueroa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Figueroa looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Figueroa holds him up against the cage and eventually Aldo drops back down to his feet.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Figueroa holds him up against the cage and eventually Aldo drops back down to his feet.

Figueroa breaks from the clinch.
Figueroa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Aldo misses with a body punch
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Aldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Figueroa checks it
and Figueroa counters with a nice uppercut.
Figueroa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Figueroa wants it to stay on the feet.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Figueroa counters with an inside leg kick.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Figueroa counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa scores with a sloppy right hand. Aldo should have avoided that one.
Aldo checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Aldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Aldo or perhaps it was just good defense by Figueroa which made him look bad.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Figueroa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Figueroa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aldo.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figueroa throws a one two combo.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Figueroa cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Figueroa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Figueroa tries to avoid it but Aldo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Figueroa to the ground. Figueroa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Figueroa counters with a nice leg kick.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Figueroa counters with a thumping low kick.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figueroa can pounce on him.
Aldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Figueroa scores with a nice right hand.
Figueroa throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Figueroa lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
A good leg kick by Figueroa.
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Figueroa, right into the meat.
Aldo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Figueroa feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Figueroa lands a nice looking body kick.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Figueroa with a nice cross.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Figueroa can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aldo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Figueroa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Figueroa dominated that round.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Figueroa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Figueroa motions for Aldo to come forward. Figueroa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Figueroa counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Figueroa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Figueroa counters with a body kick.
Figueroa connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo misses with a body shot
and Figueroa counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Figueroa. That's going to slow Aldo down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Figueroa - that will leave a mark!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Figueroa.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Figueroa thuds his shin into the meat of Aldo's side.

Figueroa closes the distance and pushes Aldo back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa prevents the takedown attempt.
Figueroa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Figueroa crunches a lovely knee into Aldo's ribcage.
Figueroa lands a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa leaning against his opponent.

Figueroa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Figueroa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Figueroa.
A shot to the body from Aldo misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Figueroa clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Figueroa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Figueroa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Figueroa obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Figueroa avoiding damage.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Figueroa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Figueroa prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Figueroa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Figueroa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Figueroa working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Figueroa leaning against his opponent.

Figueroa manages to break the clinch.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a thumping low kick.

Figueroa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.
Figueroa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Figueroa working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Figueroa scores a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a nice knee to the body.
Figueroa lands a nice elbow.
Figueroa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aldo up against the cage.
Figueroa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo jumps guard but Figueroa stands there with Aldo around his waist. Aldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Figueroa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Figueroa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Figueroa scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Figueroa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Figueroa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aldo.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a stiff right hand.
Figueroa scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Aldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Figueroa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim Figueroa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Figueroa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Figueroa thumps Aldo with a low kick.
Aldo lands with a cross.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Figueroa connects with a solid leg kick.
Figueroa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Figueroa.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aldo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Figueroa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aldo scrambles back to his feet.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa drops his hands momentarily and Aldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid body kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Figueroa scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figueroa cracks the inside of Aldo's front leg.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Figueroa counters with a nice body kick.
Aldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Figueroa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Figueroa.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Figueroa swinging wildly here.
Aldo misses with a body shot
and Figueroa counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Figueroa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa counters with a nice leg kick.
Figueroa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Aldo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Figueroa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Figueroa scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Figueroa.
Figueroa scores with a leg kick.
Kim Figueroa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa scores with a sloppy right hand. Aldo should have avoided that one.
Aldo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Figueroa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Figueroa lands a two punch combo.
Figueroa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Figueroa connects with an inside leg kick.
Figueroa connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Figueroa tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Figueroa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Figueroa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Figueroa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Figueroa does no damage.
That kick from Figueroa tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Figueroa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Figueroa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Figueroa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Figueroa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Figueroa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figueroa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Figueroa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Figueroa.
Figueroa is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Figueroa slams his shin into Aldo's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Figueroa throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Figueroa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Figueroa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Figueroa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Figueroa.

Figueroa clinches with his opponent.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aldo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A knee to the head by Figueroa.
Kim Figueroa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Figueroa.
Figueroa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Figueroa.
Figueroa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Figueroa.

Figueroa breaks the clinch.
Figueroa lands a nice shot that snaps Aldo's head back.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Aldo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Figueroa - the referee stops the clock and Aldo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Figueroa. Aldo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands with a shot to the body.
Figueroa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Figueroa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Figueroa lands with a hook. Aldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Figueroa.
Danga de danga de dang - Figueroa scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Figueroa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Figueroa thumps Aldo with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Figueroa really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Figueroa scores with a decent looking hook.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Figueroa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Figueroa.
Figueroa connects with a jab.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Figueroa.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Figueroa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Aldo misses with a right hand
letting Figueroa counter with a right hand.
Aldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Figueroa counters with a body kick that stops Aldo in his tracks momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Figueroa.
Figueroa throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Aldo misses with a body shot
and Figueroa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Figueroa counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Figueroa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Figueroa is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Figueroa clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Figueroa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Figueroa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Figueroa counters with a nice uppercut.
Figueroa dips to his left and cracks Aldo with an uppercut!

Aldo is rocked!
Aldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Figueroa scores with a counter punch that sends Aldo to the canvas! Figueroa smells blood - he's punishing Aldo with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Aldo has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Figueroa!
Kim Figueroa is the new featherweight champion!