PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguero comes to the cage accompanied by Argentinian Magic. On his way into the cage it seems that Sergio Aguero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sergio Aguero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Aguero
vs
Faria

180 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
154 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguero wants to clinch up but Faria keeps it at a distance.
Faria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faria misses with the combination.

Aguero clinches with his opponent.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Aguero missing with knees to the body.
Aguero taking a breather.
Aguero stalling.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faria is looking to break free of the clinch but Aguero has double underhooks.

Faria pulls guard.

Faria pushes Aguero off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Faria. Those never looked like landing.
Faria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sergio Aguero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero misses with a head kick.
Aguero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aguero throws a nice head kick!
A left and a right from Faria both land. Nice combination.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Aguero stuns Faria with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Aguero tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
Faria throws a series of punches but Aguero moves out of range.

Aguero clinches with his opponent.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faria.
Faria misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Faria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Aguero.
Faria has had enough of the clinch but Aguero keeps him there for the moment.

Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguero misses with a body kick.
Aguero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.

Aguero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faria, pushing him back against the cage.
Faria tries to break free but Aguero pushes him back against the cage.
Aguero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faria looks gassed!
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
Aguero is pushing Faria up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aguero tries a knee to the head but Faria blocks it.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faria blocks an elbow strike from Aguero.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aguero.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aguero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faria's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Faria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sergio Aguero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Aguero.
Faria misses with the combination.
Faria throws a right and a left that Aguero avoids nicely.
Aguero tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Aguero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Faria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aguero.
Aguero doesn't manage to clinch there - Faria circles away.
Faria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aguero.
Aguero throws a leg kick but Faria moved away.
Aguero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Faria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination

and Aguero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aguero.
Nice elbow from Aguero.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Faria avoiding damage as Aguero throws knees to the body.
Faria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
Faria goes for a takedown attempt but Aguero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Aguero drives through and clinches with Faria against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguero working Faria over with knees to the body.
Aguero misses with an elbow strike.
Aguero lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Aguero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good work by Faria as he checks the leg kick.
Sergio Aguero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faria fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Faria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aguero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aguero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sergio Aguero is winning the standup battle so far.
Aguero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria blocks a jab.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aguero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria just misses with a punch to the body.
Faria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguero throws out the jab.
Faria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Aguero tenderised Faria's leg. Faria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aguero tries to land a front kick but Faria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Faria misses with a double jab.
Faria is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aguero tries to clinch there but Faria circles away.
Aguero throws a low kick but Faria moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aguero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Faria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Aguero clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Faria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faria blocks an elbow strike from Aguero.
Faria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Aguero prevents Faria from breaking the clinch.
Faria is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Faria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aguero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faria's brow.
Faria tries to break free but Aguero pushes him back against the cage.
Faria is trying to force a seperation but Aguero has the dominant position.
Aguero misses with an elbow strike.

Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faria moves away.
Aguero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Aguero finds it's target.
Aguero throws a solid leg kick but Faria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aguero.
Faria pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aguero back to the cage. Faria follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguero tries to bum rush Faria with a series of wild strikes but Faria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Aguero drives through and clinches with Faria against the cage.
Aguero stalling in the clinch but Faria improves position.
Faria goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aguero prevents it.
Faria wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aguero trying to control the position but instead, Faria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aguero into the cage.
Aguero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faria avoids a wild elbow strike from Aguero.
Faria wants to get back to striking at distance but Aguero won't allow it.
Faria has had enough of the clinch but Aguero keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Aguero.
A knee to the head by Aguero.
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
Aguero lands an elbow just above Faria 's eye.
Aguero scores a nice knee to the body.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Faria's ribcage.
Aguero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguero landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Faria's ribcage.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Faria dodges an elbow strike from Aguero.
Aguero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faria's efforts to push away.
Aguero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Sergio Aguero has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aguero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aguero throws an elbow that misses.
Aguero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?
Aguero lands an elbow that stopped Faria in his tracks for a moment.
Aguero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Faria has had enough of the clinch but Aguero keeps him there for the moment.
Aguero lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aguero.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aguero lands a nice knee to the body.
Faria avoiding damage as Aguero throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Aguero.
Faria tries to break the clinch but Aguero is controlling the position.
Aguero lands an elbow just above Faria 's eye.
Aguero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Aguero lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Aguero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aguero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguero.
Aguero misses with a jab, cross combination.

Faria clinches with his opponent.
Aguero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aguero keeps control of Faria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faria can't break the clinch.
Faria is trying to force a seperation but Aguero has the dominant position.
Aguero lands a good knee to the midsection. Faria won't want to take too many of those.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aguero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faria.
Aguero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aguero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Faria is defending well for now.
Faria is trying to break free.
Aguero misses with an elbow strike.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faria avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Aguero lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aguero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faria's brow.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aguero taking a breather.
Faria lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Faria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria fails to land with a series of punches.

Aguero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Faria working hard to break the clinch.
Aguero trying to land knees to the body.
Aguero throws an elbow but it misses.

Aguero breaks from the clinch.
Aguero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Faria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aguero.
Faria is looking to clinch.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria blocks a head kick by Aguero.
Aguero tries to clinch up.
Aguero dodges the punch combination from Faria.
Aguero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aguero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faria checks a leg kick.
A left and a right from Faria both land. Nice combination.
Faria keeps the fight on the outside.
Aguero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aguero misses with a low kick.
Aguero throws a series of punches but Faria avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria swinging wildly here.
Aguero tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
Aguero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aguero missing with a left hand there. Faria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aguero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
Sergio Aguero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crunch! Aguero slams his shin into Faria's torso.
Faria takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aguero is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Faria is looking to slow Aguero down with leg kicks.
Faria misses with a two punch combination.
Aguero throws a front kick that sends Faria stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.
Aguero tries to clinch up but Faria circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Aguero tenderised Faria's leg. Faria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aguero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aguero misses with a low kick as Faria jumps back.
A combination from Faria does no damage.
Aguero is looking to clinch but Faria is avoiding it.
Faria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Faria falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aguero counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucas Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguero throws a head kick but Faria moves out of range.
Faria misses with a few strikes there.

Aguero clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Aguero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aguero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguero!
An out of breath Sergio Aguero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.