PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Steen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Steen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Aldo
vs
Steen

191 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Counter striker
Prefers standup

Brawler
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Steen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steen closes the distance and clinches.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Aldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Aldo has Steen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Steen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Aldo.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steen is defending well for now.

Steen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steen throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.

Aldo has managed to clinch.
Aldo stalling in the clinch.
Aldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steen avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Steen looking to stall.
Steen looks winded!
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steen wants to stall.
Steen wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Steen is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo lands a nice elbow.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Aldo moves into the clinch.
Steen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aldo as Steen tries to tie him up.
Steen is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steen tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the ropes.
Steen lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Steen looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Aldo tries to work over Steen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Steen controls his hands.
Aldo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aldo has Steen pressed against the ropes.
Aldo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aldo obliges.
Aldo with a knee to the head.
Aldo lands an elbow inside that Steen shrugs off.
Steen blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Aldo forces Steen back against the ropes and clinches.
Aldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steen's efforts to push away.
Aldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a nice elbow.
Aldo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Steen up against the ropes.
Steen can't break the clinch.
Steen tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the ropes.
Steen taking a breather.
Steen can't break the clinch.
Steen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steen avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Aldo.
A swing and a miss from Steen.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Steen circles away.
Steen tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.

Aldo clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Aldo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aldo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Aldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo digs a right hand underneath Steen's ribcage. Steen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steen is breathing heavily.
Steen managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aldo crunches a lovely knee into Steen's ribcage.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steen avoids it.
Aldo is trying to stall.
Aldo stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a knee to the body.

Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo lands a high kick!
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Steen digs a good body shot into Aldo's ribs.

Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Steen controls his hands.
Steen avoiding damage as Aldo throws knees to the body.
Aldo has Steen pushed against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo with a knee to the head.

Aldo manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steen lands a right hook to the body.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Steen tries to clinch up
and Aldo counters with a series of strikes. Steen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steen throws a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Steen wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.

Steen gets tackled into the ropes by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Aldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steen's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Aldo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands an elbow inside that Steen shrugs off.
Aldo lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Aldo stalls.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steen avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Steen wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steen is trying to break free.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Steen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
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!

Steen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo closes the distance but Steen moves to the side
and Steen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo lands a high kick!
Steen misses with a hook to the body
and Aldo counters with a leg kick.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steen tried to score with a low kick but Aldo checks it.
Steen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steen throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Aldo clinches up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aldo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steen backwards.
Steen blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steen prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands a nice knee to the body.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Steen controls the action.

Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Steen circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Steen.

Aldo clinches up with Steen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Aldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Steen gets an underhook and turns Aldo into the ropes.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Steen avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the ropes.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Steen.
Steen tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Steen.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Steen keeps it at a distance.
Rick Steen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Steen.
Aldo misses with the combination.

Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Steen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steen working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to work over Steen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aldo obliges.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aldo stalling against the ropes.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Aldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.