PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aldo
vs
Sanchez

170 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 15 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Northern Steel Nutrition
Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Cowboy Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Aldo has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Aldo.
Sanchez is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Aldo.

Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cowboy Sanchez.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Aldo tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo scores a nice knee to the body.
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo stalling the fight.
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.

Aldo manages to break the clinch.

Aldo has managed to clinch.
Aldo is stalling here.
Aldo with a knee to the head.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Sanchez is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aldo smiles and moves away.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Aldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Aldo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aldo lands a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo stalling the fight.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Aldo instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo with a knee to the head.
Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aldo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aldo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aldo.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Aldo.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aldo tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Aldo forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo landing knees to the head.
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.

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.
Aldo landing knees to the head.
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Aldo crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo with a knee to the head.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo landing knees to the body.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo landing knees to the head.
Aldo is pushing Sanchez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.
Aldo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanchez won't want to take too many of those.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aldo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aldo tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez throws a body kick the misses

and Aldo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aldo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aldo landing knees to the body.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo tries to clinch up.

Aldo takes the fight into the clinch.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aldo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.

Aldo drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Aldo gets a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aldo smiles and moves away.
Aldo tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Aldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Aldo stalls.
Aldo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cowboy Sanchez.

Aldo breaks from the clinch.

Aldo pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Aldo.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Aldo.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Aldo.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.

Aldo breaks the clinch.

Aldo rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aldo smiles and moves away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aldo gets a clinch.
Aldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Aldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aldo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aldo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Aldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aldo taking a breather.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Aldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Aldo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aldo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch

and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Aldo didn't expect that.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Aldo can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Aldo has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Aldo.
Aldo has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez is working Aldo over against the cage.
Aldo lands a knee to the body.
Aldo working Sanchez over with knees to the body.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo slowing the pace effectively.
Aldo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Sanchez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sanchez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aldo wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Sanchez has his foot on Aldo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aldo works his way back into a safe position though.
Aldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanchez is proving hard to escape from.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Aldo is working away.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Sanchez is working for a kimura but Aldo is defending it quite comfortably.
Cowboy Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez trying to control the action but Aldo is working from the bottom.

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.

Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Aldo pushes Sanchez off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cowboy Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!