PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Steen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sobota-raczej. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Steen
vs
Aldos

178 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Steen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Aldos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Aldos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Steen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldos is keeping the position for now.
Steen stopping the sweep attempt from Aldos.
Steen is looking to stand up but Aldos won't let him.
Aldos wants to sweep here but Steen controlling him for the moment.
Steen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Steen is fighting to break Aldos's control of his arms but Aldos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aldos 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Steen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aldos's half guard.
Aldos tries to get to full guard but Steen has control of the leg.
Aldos gets full guard.
Steen is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldos has wrist control.

Aldos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aldos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Steen tries to reverse the position but Aldos maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steen is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldos landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldos controlling the pace for now.
Steen is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aldos blocks Steen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Steen wants to get back to his feet.
Aldos looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldos looking to control but Steen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aldos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aldos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aldos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Steen tries to hold on but Aldos pushes him away.
Steen is breathing heavily.
Aldos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aldos with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldos lands a big shot there that rocks Steen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aldos lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Steen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Steen is looking for a sweep. Aldos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aldos passes to side control.
Aldos is staying tight to Steen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aldos scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldos scoring with punches from side control.
Aldos scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Steen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aldos on his heels. He'll look to pass Aldos's guard now, I'm sure.
Aldos keeping moving, preventing Steen from controlling successfully.
Steen postures up.
Aldos is controlling Steen's posture.
Aldos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Steen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steen wanted to stand there but Aldos had control of the position.

Aldos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steen stopping the sweep attempt from Aldos.
Steen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aldos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steen won't allow Aldos to sweep him here.
Aldos is striking off his back. Steen thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Aldos connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Jose Aldos has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldos gets full guard.
Aldos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aldos is on top in guard.
Aldos wants to control from the top but Steen keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldos scoring with some ground and pound.
Aldos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steen looking for a sweep. Not yet Steen, not yet.
Steen keeping moving, preventing Aldos from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aldos trying to control the position from guard on top but Steen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steen 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aldos fails to land the takedown.
Steen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Aldos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Steen's guard.
Steen 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.
Aldos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aldos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steen's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldos chips away with some ground and pound.
Aldos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aldos scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Aldos tries to keep at a distance but Steen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steen is looking to control Aldos's arms but Aldos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steen has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Steen has picked Aldos up - he's going for a ride! Steen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Aldos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aldos working a defensive guard but Steen passes into half guard.
Aldos manages to get to full guard.
Steen looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldos keeping full guard, as Steen tries to pass.
Steen trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steen's guard.
Aldos lands a couple of elbows.
Aldos stays in close to Steen's body and controls the position.
Aldos with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldos postures up and lands a big shot to Steen's brow.
Aldos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aldos stops Steen from standing up.
Aldos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldos trying to control but Steen is working from the bottom.
Aldos stays in close to Steen's body and controls the position.
Aldos connects with a couple of short punches.
Aldos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jose Aldos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Aldos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steen swivels and escapes.
Jose Aldos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steen has Aldos up against the cage in a clinch.
Steen is trying to push Aldos away but Aldos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Steen tightens his grip and picks Aldos up, before dumping him to the ground. Aldos manages to land in guard.
Steen wants to get up but he can't break Aldos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Steen won't allow Aldos to sweep him here.
Aldos managing to control the position.

Jose Aldos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Aldos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rick Steen 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.
Aldos controls the position from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aldos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldos!