PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hernando Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Manoel
vs
Aldos

165 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hernando Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Aldos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manoel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Aldos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aldos is trying to drag Manoel to the mat but Manoel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Aldos tries to pull guard but Manoel won't allow it.
Aldos tries to break the clinch but Manoel is controlling the position.
Manoel throws an elbow that misses.
Manoel is trying to drag Aldos to the mat but Aldos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Manoel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manoel is trying to push Aldos away but Aldos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manoel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Manoel tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldos avoids the damage to the body.
Manoel stalling in the clinch but Aldos improves position.
Aldos has Manoel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Manoel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hernando Manoel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel is pressed up against the cage. Aldos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manoel down to the mat. Manoel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manoel throws a right hand that misses

and Aldos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Aldos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Manoel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manoel tries to clinch but Aldos moves away
letting Aldos counter with a right hand.
Manoel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aldos circles away from the clinch attempt.

Aldos has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldos taking a breather.
Aldos blocks an uppercut.

Manoel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manoel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jose Aldos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel tries to clinch there but Aldos circles away.
Aldos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manoel is fending him off so far but Aldos persists. Nope, Manoel circles away and we're back to standing.
Manoel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manoel darts in trying to clinch

and Aldos counters with a single leg into guard. Manoel didn't expect that.
Aldos won't allow Manoel to get back to his feet.
Aldos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manoel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aldos prevents Manoel from getting back to his feet.
Manoel is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel keeping moving, preventing Aldos from controlling successfully.

Manoel pushes Aldos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Manoel moves in looking to clinch but Aldos pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Aldos. No joy for Manoel on that attempt.
Aldos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manoel counters with a stiff right hand.
Manoel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Manoel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aldos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Manoel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manoel trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Aldos pushes Manoel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Aldos throws the kick towards the body but Manoel avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldos shoots in but Manoel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldos dominated that round.
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.

Manoel lands with a slapping head kick.
Manoel lands an overhand right.

Aldos forces Manoel back against the cage and clinches.
Aldos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manoel is keeping busy.

Manoel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manoel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manoel tries to avoid it but Aldos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manoel to the ground. Manoel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Manoel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Manoel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aldos is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel is keen to just control but Aldos is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Manoel seems content to control.
Aldos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aldos is trying to stand back up but Manoel is controlling him
Manoel trying to control the action but Aldos is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hernando Manoel.
Aldos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manoel tries to avoid it but Aldos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manoel to the ground. Manoel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manoel.
Manoel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manoel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aldos somewhat.
Hernando Manoel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldos.
Manoel lands a body shot.

Manoel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aldos napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Manoel decides to stand back up. Manoel steps back and let's Aldos get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manoel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldos's calf.
Aldos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manoel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hernando Manoel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Manoel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aldos was covering up waiting for the punch and Manoel finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aldos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aldos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manoel is controlling him.
Manoel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hernando Manoel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manoel tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldos is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hernando Manoel just wasn't active enough.
Aldos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manoel.
Manoel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Manoel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aldos pushes Manoel off looking to stand but Manoel dives back in and keeps control.
Manoel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Manoel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldos on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Manoel stands up and beckons Aldos to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hernando Manoel dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aldos tests Manoel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hernando Manoel is winning the standup battle so far.
Manoel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldos circles away quickly and effectively.
Manoel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldos throws a right and a left that Manoel avoids nicely.

Manoel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Manoel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Manoel wants to stand up but Aldos is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldos is pressing down on Manoel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manoel trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manoel won't allow Aldos to sweep him here.
Aldos controls Manoel momentarily but Manoel frees himself.
Manoel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Hernando Manoel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aldos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manoel is fending him off so far but Aldos persists. Nope, Manoel circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldos misses with a takedown attempt
and Manoel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Manoel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Manoel wants to stand up but Aldos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Manoel controlling the action here.
Manoel is trying to control the action in half guard but Aldos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manoel tries to stand and escape but Aldos actually recovers to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manoel trying to control but Aldos is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Hernando Manoel wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Aldos wants to clinch up but Manoel keeps it at a distance.
Aldos tries for a takedown but Manoel circles away easily

and Manoel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aldos!
Hernando Manoel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldos.
Manoel controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Aldos bucks Manoel off and manages to get back to his feet!

Aldos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Manoel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldos has a closed guard, preventing Manoel from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hernando Manoel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manoel 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hernando Manoel!