PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Wiuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koops Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aquino has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Wiuff
vs
Aquino

190 cm
21
217 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Wiuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Koops Aquino!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiuff misses with a wild body shot.
Wiuff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aquino circles away quickly and effectively.
Aquino connects with an inside leg kick.
Aquino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aquino connects with a solid leg kick.
Aquino walks into a straight right hand from Wiuff.
Aquino takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aquino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aquino throws a sloppy head kick and Wiuff moves out of range easily.
Wiuff missing with a left hand there. Aquino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiuff throws a nice looking combination but Aquino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Aquino forces Wiuff back against the cage and clinches.
Wiuff takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aquino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aquino trying to land knees to the body.
Wiuff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aquino missing with knees to the body.
Aquino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiuff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aquino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aquino working Wiuff over with knees to the body.
Aquino lands a damaging elbow.
Aquino lands a nice elbow.
Aquino scores a nice knee to the body.
Aquino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiuff tries to stall but Aquino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aquino stops a takedown attempt from Wiuff.
Wiuff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino lands a damaging elbow.
Wiuff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Aquino.
Wiuff is breathing heavily.
Aquino lands an elbow inside that Wiuff shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aquino throws an elbow but misses.
Aquino lands an elbow just above Wiuff 's eye.
Aquino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiuff.
Aquino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aquino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiuff's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aquino.
Aquino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiuff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aquino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aquino tries to land a knee to the head but Wiuff blocks with his arms.
Wiuff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiuff is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aquino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiuff takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aquino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiuff displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aquino up against the cage.
Wiuff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aquino missing with knees to the body.
Aquino looking to throw knees to the head but Wiuff is blocking nicely.
Wiuff avoids the elbow strike from Aquino, against the cage.
Aquino throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Wiuff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aquino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiuff is trying to force a seperation but Aquino has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiuff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquino with a knee to the head.
Aquino with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Aquino.
Aquino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aquino crunches a lovely knee into Wiuff's ribcage.
Aquino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aquino lands an elbow inside.
Aquino misses with a knee to the head.
Aquino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Aquino.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aquino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aquino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiuff's face.
Aquino lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koops Aquino dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aquino closes the distance and pushes Wiuff back into the cage.
Wiuff is trying to push Aquino away but Aquino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aquino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiuff blocks it with crossed arms.
Aquino lands an elbow inside.
Aquino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiuff avoids it.
Aquino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aquino lands an elbow inside.
Aquino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiuff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiuff takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiuff takes an elbow to the temple.
Aquino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Aquino.

Wiuff is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aquino lands an elbow that stopped Wiuff in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Wiuff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aquino has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Wiuff - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Aquino, and another! Wiuff is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Koops Aquino!
Koops Aquino really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.