PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aldo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Domination. Lincoln Aldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aldo
vs
James

185 cm
27
233 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

187 cm
28
265 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith James!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Aldo lands a jab-cross combination.
James is looking to clinch.
James looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
James shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing James's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Aldo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aldo feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aldo duly obliges.
Nice takedown defense from Aldo. No joy for James on that attempt.
Aldo cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.
James dives in and grabs Aldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes down on James's head and hops out.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aldo to the ground. Aldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

James looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Aldo pushes James off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Aldo shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aldo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James dives in and grabs Aldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes down on James's head and hops out.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aldo has a takedown stuffed.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aldo shoots in and bounces James off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
James is looking to stand up but Aldo isn't so interested in that idea.
James is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Aldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aldo stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lincoln Aldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aldo gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Aldo.
Aldo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. James eats them both and turns towards Aldo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
James takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
Aldo stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lincoln Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith James.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
Aldo scores with a nice strike.
Lincoln Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Aldo persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
James blocks a head kick by Aldo.
James throws a body kick that misses.
James throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo dives in and grabs James's left leg, looking for a takedown. James pushes down on Aldo's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldo tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aldo to the ground. Aldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as James shoots in.
James is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Aldo with that takedown attempt.
Lincoln Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
James tries to clinch
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
James looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well.
Aldo looks to land a combination. James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
James is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Aldo lands a jab-cross combination.
Aldo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a looping left.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as James shoots in.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
James throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Aldo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
Aldo throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Aldo's head back.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.

Aldo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. James did well to prevent Aldo getting side control.
James is looking to improve his position.
Aldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
Aldo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aldo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James trying to control here.
James is looking to escape.
Aldo not doing much here.

We're going to have a standup here because Lincoln Aldo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
James's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! James scrambles back to his feet.
Lincoln Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lincoln Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith James.
Aldo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. James eats them both and turns towards Aldo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice uppercut there from Aldo.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
James misses with a head kick.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aldo throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Aldo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by James.
James misses with a combination

so Aldo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo is stalling in the full guard.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

James is looking for a triangle but Aldo pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aldo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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