PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro De La Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Aguinaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Aguinaga is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De La Souza
vs
Aguinaga

187 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
209 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alejandro De La Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Aguinaga!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De La Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
De La Souza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aguinaga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aguinaga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Aguinaga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De La Souza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aguinaga on the ground.
De La Souza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aguinaga controls the pace.
Aguinaga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aguinaga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aguinaga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Souza wants to stand but Aguinaga is controlling the position.
Aguinaga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De La Souza is looking to stand up but Aguinaga isn't so interested in that idea.
De La Souza trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aguinaga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De La Souza tries to avoid it but Aguinaga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De La Souza to the ground. De La Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alejandro De La Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Aguinaga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De La Souza stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguinaga. Aguinaga gets slowly back to his feet.
Aguinaga blocks a head kick by De La Souza.
De La Souza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alejandro De La Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Souza is breathing heavily.
De La Souza dodges the punch combination from Aguinaga.
De La Souza throws a head kick but Aguinaga moves out of range.
Aguinaga blocks a head kick by De La Souza.

Aguinaga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aguinaga slips nicely into half guard.
Aguinaga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De La Souza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De La Souza is in trouble now - Aguinaga has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga content just to control the position here.
De La Souza is trying desperately to improve position.
Aguinaga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. De La Souza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Aguinaga is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. De La Souza can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
De La Souza is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Aguinaga connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aguinaga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De La Souza is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Aguinaga lands a heavy elbow.
Aguinaga in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Aguinaga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De La Souza has managed to escape the submission attempt.
De La Souza is squirming around, avoiding Aguinaga's attempts to control the action.
De La Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Aguinaga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
De La Souza is trying to stand.
Aguinaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aguinaga trying to control but De La Souza is having none of it.
De La Souza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aguinaga controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Aguinaga has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De La Souza squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Aguinaga raining down shots from the mount!
Aguinaga punishing his opponent with strikes.
Aguinaga controlling his opponent.
Aguinaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De La Souza is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Felix Aguinaga just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De La Souza misses with a head kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga throws a low kick but De La Souza avoids it.
De La Souza throws a head kick that misses.
De La Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aguinaga lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De La Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Aguinaga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aguinaga controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that De La Souza really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Aguinaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aguinaga thowing shots but they're missing.
Aguinaga unloads with some shots from mount but De La Souza bucks and avoids them well.
Aguinaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De La Souza wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Aguinaga content just to control the position here.
De La Souza is looking to get to half guard.
Aguinaga landing strikes from the mount and De La Souza is in trouble!
De La Souza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De La Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Aguinaga has a good base and remains in mount.
Aguinaga unloading with bombs!
De La Souza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aguinaga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De La Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Aguinaga landing strikes from the mount.
Aguinaga looking to control and managing it successfully.

Aguinaga has hold of De La Souza's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and De La Souza manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Aguinaga wants to control the pace but De La Souza is squirming around nicely.
Aguinaga prevents De La Souza from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Aguinaga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Aguinaga fails with the takedown.
Aguinaga blocks a head kick by De La Souza.
De La Souza misses with a head kick.
De La Souza swinging wilding here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga looking to control but De La Souza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De La Souza squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaga lands a big elbow.
Aguinaga controlling his opponent.
De La Souza is squirming around, avoiding Aguinaga's attempts to control the action.
De La Souza wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Aguinaga.
Aguinaga with good strikes from the mount here!
Aguinaga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De La Souza looks a forlorn figure.
De La Souza really wants to buck Aguinaga off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aguinaga scoring with strikes but De La Souza is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Aguinaga.
Felix Aguinaga has got the better of the ground game so far.
De La Souza wants to control but Aguinaga is having none of it.
De La Souza tries to improve his position but instead Aguinaga has taken his back!
De La Souza is taking damage to the body and head.
De La Souza controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Aguinaga controlling the positon.
Aguinaga lands a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga controls the position.
Aguinaga struggling to keep hold of the position.
De La Souza is trying to stand back up.
Aguinaga lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

De La Souza showing good submission defense here.
Will Aguinaga go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Aguinaga looking for the RNC.
De La Souza has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

De La Souza preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Aguinaga.
De La Souza prevents Aguinaga from getting a body triangle.
De La Souza is trying to get back to his feet but Aguinaga has full control of the position and if anything, De La Souza has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Aguinaga lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga keeps control of the position easily here as De La Souza tries to buck him off.
Aguinaga loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can De La Souza hold on?
Aguinaga struggling to keep hold of the position.
De La Souza is trying to get back to his feet but Aguinaga has full control of the position and if anything, De La Souza has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Aguinaga is working the ground and pound. Can De La Souza escape?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Aguinaga working for the choke.
Good control from Aguinaga.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on De La Souza's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
De La Souza has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Aguinaga is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Despite being in the dominant position, Felix Aguinaga just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De La Souza throws a head kick but Aguinaga moves out of range.

Aguinaga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De La Souza's guard.
Aguinaga controlling from the top position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De La Souza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aguinaga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De La Souza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aguinaga asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Aguinaga just content to control the position.
De La Souza is not content to let Aguinaga control the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Aguinaga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De La Souza kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Felix Aguinaga just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De La Souza lands with a hook. Aguinaga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from De La Souza misses.
De La Souza throws a head kick but Aguinaga moves out of range.

Aguinaga scores with a takedown into De La Souza's guard.
Aguinaga sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but De La Souza keeps moving.
De La Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aguinaga.
Alejandro De La Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

De La Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aguinaga's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De La Souza being controlled here, momentarily.
Aguinaga trying to control but De La Souza is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Aguinaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aguinaga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Felix Aguinaga!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Felix Aguinaga!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Felix Aguinaga!

Felix Aguinaga wins by unanimous decision!