PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ochoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Ochoa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Aldo
vs
Ochoa

172 cm
30
157 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

170 cm
21
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo takes a swing at Ochoa's ribcage but misses.
Ochoa throws a chopping leg kick but Aldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aldo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ochoa.
Aldo takes a swing at Ochoa's ribcage but misses.
Ochoa throws a low kick, looking for Aldo's leg but Aldo calmly moves out of range.
Ochoa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ochoa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aldo scores with a sloppy right hand. Ochoa should have avoided that one.
Ochoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Aldo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ochoa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aldo is out of range and Ochoa settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa throws a right hand that misses
and Aldo counters with a left to the body.
Ochoa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ochoa is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ochoa throws the kick towards the body but Aldo avoids it.
Ochoa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ochoa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, jab by Aldo - just one landing.
Ochoa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ochoa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Ochoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ochoa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo cracks Ochoa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ochoa to score with a decent uppercut.
Ochoa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ochoa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ochoa misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Ochoa.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Ochoa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ochoa throws a solid leg kick but Aldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ochoa.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ochoa.
Ochoa defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Ochoa thuds his shin into the meat of Aldo's side.
Ochoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ochoa.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ochoa manages to avoid it.
Ochoa is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Aldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Ochoa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ochoa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ochoa lands a jab to the head.
Danny Ochoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ochoa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ochoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ochoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochoa misses with a knee strike.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Ochoa.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ochoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Ochoa lands an elbow inside that Aldo shrugs off.
Ochoa scores with a hook to the body.
Ochoa has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ochoa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Ochoa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ochoa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Ochoa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aldo misses with a double jab.
Ochoa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ochoa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ochoa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ochoa, right into the meat.
Ochoa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ochoa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aldo is looking to wear down Ochoa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ochoa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Aldo walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa connects with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ochoa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Danny Ochoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Ochoa.
Ochoa connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Aldo there.
Ochoa thuds his right hand into Aldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ochoa.
Ochoa throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aldo throws a hook but Ochoa blocks it.
Ochoa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ochoa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ochoa cracks Aldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a body punch but Ochoa moves out of range.
Aldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ochoa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ochoa connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Ochoa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ochoa keeps Aldo at a distance using the push kick.
Ochoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ochoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ochoa.
Aldo swings for the body but Ochoa moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ochoa.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ochoa misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Ochoa connects with a solid leg kick.
Ochoa thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ochoa rushes Aldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ochoa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ochoa missing with knees to the body.
Ochoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aldo avoiding damage as Ochoa throws knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ochoa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ochoa trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ochoa lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aldo is defending well for now.
Ochoa lands with a light punch inside.
Ochoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Ochoa tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
Ochoa tries to land knees in the clinch but Aldo avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ochoa throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo slips a jab from Ochoa.
Aldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ochoa throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Ochoa feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Ochoa jabs at Aldo's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Ochoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ochoa avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Ochoa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Ochoa.
Ochoa 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.
A head kick misses from Ochoa.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ochoa.
Aldo throws a shot from downtown. Ochoa moves away and avoids it.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ochoa. That's going to slow Aldo down.
Jab from Aldo.
Good leg kick by Ochoa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ochoa throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Ochoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Aldo misses the jab.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ochoa.
Ochoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Ochoa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ochoa throws a head kick that half lands.
Ochoa thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Ochoa misses with a two punch combination.
Ochoa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Ochoa counters with an inside leg kick.
Ochoa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ochoa thuds his right hand into Aldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ochoa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Ochoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ochoa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ochoa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ochoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ochoa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ochoa throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ochoa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa scores with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ochoa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ochoa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ochoa. Ochoa obviously looking to wear him down.
Ochoa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
Ochoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Ochoa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Ochoa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
Ochoa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Aldo is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Ochoa throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Aldo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Ochoa lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Danny Ochoa!