PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Aldo's choice of entrance music: Rough Rida. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Verzosa
vs
Aldo

185 cm
29
190 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

180 cm
32
185 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brute

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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verzosa scores with a body shot.
Verzosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Verzosa.
Nice uppercut there from Verzosa.
Verzosa avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Verzosa with a jab.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verzosa.
Verzosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo walks into a stiff left hand from Verzosa.
Verzosa misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Verzosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verzosa is looking to wear down Aldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Verzosa dips to his left and cracks Aldo with an uppercut!
Verzosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Verzosa's head.
Verzosa lands with a nice body punch.
Verzosa throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Verzosa avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Verzosa.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verzosa.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Verzosa avoids it well.
Verzosa thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Aldo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verzosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aldo will feel that in the morning.
A shot to the liver by Verzosa. Beautiful body shot.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Verzosa is avoiding it.
Verzosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Verzosa.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aldo takes a swing at Verzosa's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Verzosa misses.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa sizes up Aldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Verzosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verzosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Verzosa scores with a leg kick.
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!
Verzosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Verzosa connects with a right hand. Aldo shakes it off.
Verzosa scores with a shot to the body.
Verzosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Verzosa misses.
Verzosa throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Verzosa misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remedios Verzosa 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.

Aldo moves out of range as Verzosa strikes.
Nice shot lands for Verzosa.
Aldo scores with a one two! Verzosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Aldo throws a hook but Verzosa blocks it.
Verzosa catches Aldo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Verzosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verzosa. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Verzosa.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
Verzosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Verzosa jabs at Aldo's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Verzosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Aldo.
Verzosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Verzosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Verzosa misses with a jab to the body
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Remedios Verzosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verzosa manages to avoid it.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.

Aldo clinches.
Verzosa tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Verzosa tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
Verzosa prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands a left hand.
Aldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Verzosa backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verzosa cracks Aldo with a nice body shot.
Aldo tries to work over Verzosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Verzosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Verzosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verzosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Verzosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Verzosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Verzosa missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Verzosa takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Verzosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Aldo finds it's target.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Verzosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Verzosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Verzosa swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Verzosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Verzosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Verzosa misses with a jab to the body
and Verzosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verzosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Aldo blocks the low kick.
Verzosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Verzosa misses with a looping left.

Aldo drives through and clinches with Verzosa against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Aldo tries to work over Verzosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Verzosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aldo or not.
Verzosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Verzosa jumps into guard, dragging Aldo to the mat.
Aldo trying to control but Verzosa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jose Aldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Verzosa circles away.
Verzosa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Verzosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo looks to clinch
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verzosa misses with a straight right.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Verzosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo is adopting a defensive guard.
Verzosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
Verzosa wants to get up but he can't break Aldo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aldo is working an open guard so Verzosa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Verzosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Verzosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Verzosa.

Verzosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aldo to the mat! Aldo manages to get full guard.
Aldo is pulling down on Verzosa's head. It's preventing any offense from Verzosa, at least for the moment.
Verzosa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Verzosa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aldo down.

Verzosa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verzosa misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Verzosa catches Aldo right on the button with a cross.
Verzosa misses the shot to the body.
Aldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Verzosa circles away.
Aldo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Verzosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Verzosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Verzosa throws a hook but Aldo avoids it easily.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verzosa misses with a hook.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verzosa throws out the jab.
Aldo lands with an uppercut that bounces Verzosa off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Verzosa.
Aldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Verzosa.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Verzosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aldo!
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Verzosa misses with a body shot.
Aldo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Verzosa avoids nicely.
Verzosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aldo on the side of the head.
Aldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Verzosa.
A telegraphed right hand from Verzosa misses the target.
Verzosa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Verzosa throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Verzosa misses with a looping left.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Verzosa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Verzosa throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Verzosa.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Verzosa does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Verzosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!

Remedios Verzosa wins by unanimous decision!
Remedios Verzosa very nearly forgot to thank Brute 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.