PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aurelio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Man. Marco Aurelio had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Aurelio
vs
Ject

188 cm
24
201 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

189 cm
28
195 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pro Ject!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ject works over Aurelio's head and body with a nice combination.
Ject with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ject lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aurelio at a distance.
Ject takes one to the side of the head.
Ject looks to land a body kick but Aurelio moved away.
Aurelio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ject throws out the jab.
Ject throws a leg kick
and Aurelio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ject uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ject.
Aurelio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ject counters with a good low kick that Aurelio was not able to check.
Ject moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ject is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
Ject takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Aurelio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ject looks to throw the jab but Aurelio is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio throws the left hand but Ject avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ject.
Aurelio wants to slow Ject down by chopping away at his legs.
A combination from Ject does no damage.
Aurelio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ject circles away quickly and effectively.
Ject displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Ject scores with a jab.
Ject takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aurelio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aurelio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ject finds it's way round the side to connect with Aurelio's head.
Aurelio moves away from the strike by Ject.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aurelio.
Ject goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ject fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ject looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Ject.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aurelio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aurelio scores with a shoulder strike.
Ject is trying to force a seperation but Aurelio has the dominant position.
Ject blocks an uppercut.
Ject blocks an uppercut.
Ject is trying to break free.
Aurelio managing to block the knees to the body from Ject.
Aurelio tries to stall but Ject uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ject.
Aurelio misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ject avoiding damage.
Aurelio can't find room to land a body shot as Ject controls the action.
Aurelio misses with the head strike.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
Ject wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ject is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aurelio is keeping busy.

Ject pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ject manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Ject.
Aurelio moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ject throws a low kick but Aurelio avoids it.
Aurelio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ject slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Aurelio does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ject just misses with a punch to the body.
Ject moves out of range of the strikes.
Ject throws a hook but Aurelio blocks it.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Aurelio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ject connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aurelio. Aurelio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ject.
Ject looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
Aurelio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pro Ject will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Ject does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ject throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelio takes one to the side of the head.
Ject pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aurelio takes a swing at Ject's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Ject misses.
Aurelio throws a hook but Ject blocks it.
Ject changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Aurelio clinches with his opponent.
Aurelio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aurelio misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Ject's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ject's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Ject. Those never looked like landing.
Ject thumps Aurelio with a low kick.
Ject misses with a body shot.
A jab from Aurelio misses.
A jab lands there for Ject.
Aurelio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ject.
Ject misses with a hook.
Ject just misses with a punch to the body.
Ject rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aurelio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ject pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, jab by Ject - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Ject. That snapped Aurelio's head back.
Aurelio misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ject throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ject misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Aurelio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ject looks to land a combination but Aurelio avoids it well.
Aurelio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aurelio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aurelio punishes Ject's body with a nice straight punch.
Ject is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelio as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Ject.
Pro Ject seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ject on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelio. Aurelio obviously looking to wear him down.
Aurelio cracks a nice hook into Ject's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ject checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aurelio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ject.
Aurelio misses with a two punch combination.
Ject circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aurelio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aurelio missing with a left hand there. Ject was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ject catches Aurelio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circle momentarily. Aurelio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aurelio throws out a powerful jab.
Aurelio takes a swing at Ject's ribcage but misses.
Ject avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio tests Ject's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ject throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Ject keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ject waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
Aurelio lands an overhand right.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ject.
Ject circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aurelio misses with a hook. Ject ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Ject.
Ject uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Aurelio dominated that second round.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Aurelio cracks Ject with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aurelio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ject is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Aurelio.
Ject misses with the combination.
Ject lands a body shot.
Aurelio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aurelio.
Ject takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aurelio connects with a looping right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelio as he connects with a hook.

Aurelio lands a left and a right that send Ject crashing to the mat, dazed. Aurelio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ject is rocked!
Aurelio throws a monster overhand right that drops Ject! Aurelio follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Aurelio!
After winning the bout, Marco Aurelio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.