PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo has chosen Rough Rida as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gein
vs
Aldo

190 cm
36
195 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

180 cm
34
185 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Gein slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.

Gein fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aldo to the ground. Gein is now in Aldo's guard.
Gein prevents Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Aldo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Gein controlling him for the moment.
Aldo working a defensive guard but Gein manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aldo is trying to get back to half guard.
Gein taking a breather here.
Aldo keeping his opponent close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aldo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aldo trying to keep a closed guard but Gein is proving a slippery customer.
Gein lands a couple of digs.
Aldo has momentary wrist control but Gein slips an elbow through the middle.
Aldo managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldo, not yet.

Aldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gein defends it easily.
Gein not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gein throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aldo looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Aldo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gein tries to land a leg kick but Aldo saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Gein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo leaves Gein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Gein persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gein drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aldo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gein connects with a decent elbow.
Aldo is looking to reverse the position.
Gein throws an elbow but Aldo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gein scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aldo to see if he's OK.
Aldo defending against the ground and pound.
Aldo wants to control but Gein postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein in side control, throwing shots but Aldo defends.
Gein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aldo keeps working.
Aldo is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aldo tries to escape but Gein is in control.
Gein working the ground and pound.
Gein cracks Aldo with a big right hand but Aldo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Aldo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aldo pushes Gein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gein lands a nice forearm strike.
Gein fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gein landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otis Gein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No joy there for Gein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Gein. Gein gets slowly back to his feet.
Gein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gein.
Otis Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein dives in and grabs Aldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes down on Gein's head and hops out.
Gein throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Gein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Gein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Gein circles away.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Aldo. No joy for Gein on that attempt.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Gein slips under a jab from Aldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gein shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gein moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gein is defended easily by Aldo.
Gein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Gein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gein.
Gein's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gein prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Gein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Gein controls the action.
Gein tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Gein avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Gein.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gein can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.

Gein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gein dodges the punch combination from Aldo.

Gein drives through with a takedown into Aldo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aldo pulls Gein in close to his closed guard and prevents Gein from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Otis Gein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gein throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aldo is on top in guard.
Gein keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Aldo is stalling in the full guard.
Aldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein controlling the position.
Aldo advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Gein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gein tries to improve position but can't.
Aldo working away.
Gein is not content to let Aldo control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein is trying to improve his position.
Gein is not content to let Aldo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Aldo misses with a wild body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gein.
Aldo tries to bench press Gein off him but Gein keeps the position.
Gein lands an elbow.
Aldo is trying to control Gein's posture but Gein avoids it.
Aldo tries to bench press Gein off him but Gein keeps the position.
Gein looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aldo is avoiding damage well.
Aldo tries to improve position but can't.
Aldo parries the strikes from Gein easily there. Gein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aldo to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Gein.
Aldo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gein looks up at the clock and then as Aldo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gein working the ground and pound from side control.
Aldo wants to control but Gein postures up.
Gein misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Gein crashes against the mat.
Gein landing a few strikes.
Gein throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet but Gein drags him back down.
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!
Aldo looking for a sweep but Gein has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gein lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein with a couple of short strikes.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aldo holds on to Gein around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gein landing punches.
Gein lands a big elbow.
Gein looking to control but Aldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aldo is in a horrible position here. Gein smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gein lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aldo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein scoring with strikes but Aldo is staying in there.
Aldo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gein dominating with strikes here.

Aldo is rocked!
Aldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aldo is still in real trouble! Can Gein finish him?
Gein postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Aldo out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Gein goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Otis Gein!