PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Amado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Garrido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Amado
vs
Garrido

191 cm
19
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
28
275 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Good gas tank

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aldo Amado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Garrido!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrido lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amado circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrido misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amado lands with an uppercut that bounces Garrido off the cage and back into range.
Amado slips a jab and a cross from Garrido.
Amado throws a combination. Garrido tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Amado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Amado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amado could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Amado dodges the punch combination from Garrido.
Sloppy strikes from Garrido. Those never looked like landing.
Amado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrido will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amado thuds his right hand into Garrido's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garrido ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrido throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garrido avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Garrido.
Garrido swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amado counters with a right hand to the body.
Amado throws a solid leg kick but Garrido takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Amado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garrido gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amado.
Garrido throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amado throws a looping overhand right but Garrido ducks down to avoid it.
Amado is looking to chop away at Garrido's legs.
Amado dodges the punch combination from Garrido.
Amado fails to land with a series of punches.
Garrido lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amado circles away quickly and effectively.
Amado catches Garrido with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Amado throws a series of punches but Garrido avoids them all with ease.
Garrido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amado.
Amado throws a right and a left that Garrido avoids nicely.
Garrido fails to land with a series of punches.
Amado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garrido throws a nice looking combination but Amado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrido rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amado lands a slapping body shot.
Amado misses with a low kick.
Garrido looks to land a combination but Amado avoids it well.
Amado misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrido moves away from the strike by Amado.
Garrido misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garrido chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amado can pounce on him.
Javier Garrido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrido throws a series of punches but Amado avoids them all with ease.
Garrido looks to land a combination but Amado avoids it well.
Garrido throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amado lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Garrido, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garrido looks gassed!
Amado throws the left hand but Garrido avoids the punch easily.
Amado lands the left hand.
Garrido throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Amado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amado misses the jab.
Garrido misses with a combination
and Amado counters with a straight right hand.
Garrido misses with a combination
and Amado counters with a leg kick.
Amado cracks the inside of Garrido's front leg.
Garrido falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amado counters with a one-two to the body.
Garrido looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amado throws a solid leg kick but Garrido takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Amado.
Garrido takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Garrido misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amado scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garrido falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garrido's knee momentarily.
Garrido swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garrido takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrido tries to bum rush Amado with a series of wild strikes but Amado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amado throws a leg kick that misses.
Garrido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amado swings for the body but Garrido moves out of range.
Garrido throws a combination that misses
and Amado counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Amado.
Garrido defending well as Amado loads up on a big left hand.
Garrido slips a straight right by Amado.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garrido misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garrido.
Amado just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Amado dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Garrido misses with a wild combination.
Aldo Amado is winning the standup battle so far.
Amado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Garrido 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.
No joy there for Garrido, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garrido misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrido.
Amado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garrido's calf.
Garrido looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo Amado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garrido rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amado misses with a hook.
Garrido throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amado counters with a left to the body.
Garrido throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garrido walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garrido is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Amado finds it's target.
Amado chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrido tries to move into range but Amado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Garrido.
Garrido misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrido throws a nice looking combination but Amado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amado.
Garrido 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.
Amado misses with a two punch combination.
Garrido keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amado.
Garrido fails to land with a series of punches.
Amado lands a slapping body shot.
Garrido steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Amado.
Amado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Amado throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Amado cracks Garrido with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Garrido.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Amado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amado scores with a hook to the body. Garrido takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garrido swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amado throws a series of strikes that have Garrido backpedaling.
A big right from Amado misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Garrido might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Amado has got the better of the exchanges.
Garrido misses with a few strikes there.
Garrido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garrido slips under a jab.
Garrido throws a series of punches but Amado moves out of range.
Amado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amado.
Amado thuds his right hand into Garrido's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garrido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrido avoids the body shot from Amado.
Amado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amado feints a jab promting Garrido to slip. Amado then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Garrido slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garrido slips a straight right by Amado.
A punch combination from Garrido misses.
Amado misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Amado. Those never looked like landing.
Amado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garrido's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garrido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amado.
Garrido swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amado counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garrido tries to bum rush Amado with a series of wild strikes but Amado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amado scores with a leg kick.
Amado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garrido throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amado lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amado lands the left hand.
Amado throws a series of punches but Garrido avoids them all with ease.
Garrido looks to land a combination but Amado avoids it well.
Amado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garrido.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrido tries to bum rush Amado with a series of wild strikes but Amado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garrido ducks under a wild hook from Amado.
Garrido misses with a double jab
and Amado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garrido moves away from the strike by Amado.
Amado avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Amado.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Amado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Amado scores with a punch to the head.
Amado throws a series of punches but Garrido avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Amado dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Amado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garrido.
Amado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garrido backs up against the cage.
Garrido keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amado.
Amado slips a jab and a cross from Garrido.
Amado misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Garrido, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garrido swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amado scores with a body shot.
Garrido throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Amado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garrido throws a series of punches but Amado moves out of range.
Garrido throws a series of punches but Amado avoids them all with ease.
Garrido takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amado bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garrido avoids the body shot from Amado.
Amado lands a jab-cross combination.
Amado misses with a few strikes there.
Amado misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Amado misses.
Amado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrido can do to turn this around?
Garrido swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amado throws a looping overhand right but Garrido ducks down to avoid it.
Garrido swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amado misses with a low kick.
Amado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrido.
Sloppy strikes from Garrido. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Amado misses.
Garrido misses with a wild combination.
Amado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Amado.
Garrido throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Garrido misses.
Amado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Amado misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Amado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrido swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garrido rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garrido misses with a two punch combination.
Garrido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amado lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrido throws a series of punches but Amado avoids them all with ease.
Amado fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Amado.
Garrido throws a right and a left that Amado avoids nicely.
Amado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amado throws a series of punches but Garrido moves out of range.
Garrido looks to land a combination but Amado avoids it well.
Garrido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrido misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Amado misses.
Amado throws a series of punches but Garrido avoids them all with ease.
Garrido will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garrido misses with a wild combination.
Amado connects with a leg kick. Garrido looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garrido throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garrido lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amado circles away quickly and effectively.
Amado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Amado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Amado misses the jab.
Amado tries to bum rush Garrido with a series of wild strikes but Garrido uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garrido misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrido throws a right hand that Amado ducks under and follows up with a left that Amado also avoids with ease.
Aldo Amado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrido on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amado connects with a jab.
Amado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garrido throws a series of punches but Amado avoids them all with ease.
Garrido has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Garrido. Those never looked like landing.
Amado cracks Garrido with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Amado misses with a wild combination.
Amado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrido moves away.
Amado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garrido misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrido displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Aldo Amado has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrido rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Javier Garrido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Garrido.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aldo Amado.
Well Amado 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Amado!
Aldo Amado gave a mention to TITAN in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).