PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lord
vs
Aurelio

176 cm
23
260 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
265 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aurelio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lord closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aurelio did well to prevent Lord getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Aurelio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Aurelio ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Lord fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aurelio avoids it really well and circles away.
Lord misses with a wild combination.
Lord throws a series of punches but Aurelio avoids them all with ease.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aurelio lands with a hook. Lord tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot.
Aurelio scores with a nice head shot.
Aurelio cracks Lord with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aurelio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord dives in and grabs Aurelio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes down on Lord's head and hops out.
Lord shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumble Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lord avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcos Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Aurelio forces Lord back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord jumps guard but Aurelio stands there with Lord around his waist. Lord gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lord is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aurelio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lord tries to score a body lock takedown but Aurelio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aurelio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Aurelio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lord is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Aurelio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelio lands an elbow inside that Lord shrugs off.
Lord's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Aurelio.
Lord letting Aurelio take a breather here.
Aurelio tries a knee to the head but Lord blocks it.

Lord gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aurelio is looking to stand up but Lord isn't so interested in that idea.
Lord throws an elbow that misses. Aurelio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lord's guard. Nice move by Aurelio!
Aurelio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lord. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelio's guard.
Lord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lord throwing strikes from guard but Aurelio blocks nicely.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Lord from controlling successfully.
Aurelio wants to stand and escape but Lord is having none of it.
Lord preventing the sweep.
Lord wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lord missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lord cracks Aurelio with a solid left hand.
Lord looking to pass the guard.
Lord is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelio has wrist control.
Lord might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lord throws an elbow that misses. Aurelio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lord's guard. Nice move by Aurelio!
Lord controlling Aurelio's posture.
Aurelio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aurelio preventing the sweep.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio tries to free his leg and advance position but Lord is retaining full guard.
Lord has his hands on Aurelio's head, controlling the position.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Lord keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcos Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Lord is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aurelio's half guard.

Aurelio has one foot on Lord's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Aurelio tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lord.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aurelio sprawls well. Aurelio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lord gets slowly back to his feet.
Aurelio scores with a nice head shot.
Aurelio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marcos Aurelio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lord misses with a hook.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Lord.
Lord shoots in but Aurelio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aurelio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aurelio slips a jab and a cross from Lord.
Aurelio cracks Lord with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Aurelio lands.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lord.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aurelio dodges the ground and pound from Lord.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lord working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Lord crashes against the mat.
Aurelio avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lord.
Lord looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aurelio is avoiding damage well.
Lord throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Aurelio is trying to improve his position.
Lord tries to score with some ground and pound. Aurelio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Aurelio sneaks out the side door and pushes Lord away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Aurelio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lord throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lord paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lord takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aurelio looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Lord looks for a takedown but Aurelio sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Aurelio misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Aurelio 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.

Aurelio misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Lord, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aurelio pinned against the cage. Aurelio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lord takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aurelio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aurelio scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aurelio lands with a right hand.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aurelio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice sprawl there from Aurelio as Lord shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aurelio forces Lord back against the cage and clinches.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Aurelio prevents a body shot from Lord.
Aurelio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Aurelio connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Lord goes down! Aurelio jumps into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Rumble Lord has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aurelio drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lord! More shots from Aurelio and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Aurelio!
Marcos Aurelio is the new heavyweight champion!
Marcos Aurelio very nearly forgot to thank Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.