PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Aggot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamao Serizawa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aggot
vs
Serizawa

170 cm
29
203 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

184 cm
24
208 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Aggot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aggot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Serizawa.
Serizawa avoids the head kick by Aggot.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aggot.
Serizawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Aggot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aggot checks a leg kick.
Aggot checks a low kick from Serizawa.
Aggot moves in looking to clinch but Serizawa pushes him off.
Serizawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Serizawa takes a swing at Aggot's ribcage but misses.
Serizawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aggot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Serizawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Serizawa misses with a jab to the body

and Aggot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Serizawa is trying to stand up here but Aggot is controlling him well.

Aggot is trying to work for a kimura but Serizawa is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aggot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Serizawa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Aggot is working for a kimura but Serizawa is defending it quite comfortably.

Aggot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Serizawa kicks off Aggot and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aggot counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aggot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Aggot blocks the leg kick.
Aggot tries to score with a low kick but Serizawa moves his leg out of the way.
Aggot throws a leg kick but Serizawa checks it.
Serizawa misses with a shot to the body

and Aggot counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Serizawa!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Aggot tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aggot has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Serizawa tries to escape but Aggot is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aggot wants to stand but Serizawa has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.

Serizawa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Serizawa tries to break the clinch but Aggot is controlling the position.
Aggot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Serizawa smiles and moves away.
Aggot throws a solid leg kick but Serizawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aggot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Serizawa misses.
Serizawa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aggot checks a low kick from Serizawa.
Aggot tried to score with a low kick but Serizawa checks it.
Aggot throws a sloppy head kick and Serizawa moves out of range easily.
Serizawa misses with a right hand

so Aggot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!

Aggot drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Serizawa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aggot has Serizawa in his guard.
Serizawa wants to stand but Aggot is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Aggot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Serizawa throws an off balance right hand

and Aggot moves into the clinch.

Aggot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Aggot moves out of range.
Serizawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aggot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Serizawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Aggot is just out of range.
Aggot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aggot wants to clinch up but Serizawa keeps it at a distance.
Serizawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Aggot holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aggot tries to pull guard but Serizawa holds him up against the cage and eventually Aggot drops back down to his feet.

Aggot pulls Serizawa into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa wants to stand but Aggot is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aggot is trying to control the position but Serizawa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aggot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Serizawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aggot looking to control but Serizawa passes into half guard.
Franklin Aggot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Aggot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Serizawa pulls his head out easily.

Serizawa stands up out of the half guard.
Serizawa misses with a hook to the body

and Aggot counters with a shoot takedown. Serizawa fights it but they end up in guard.
Aggot wants to stand but Serizawa is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa is looking to stand up but Aggot isn't so interested in that idea.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Serizawa pushes Aggot off and scrambles back to his feet.
Serizawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aggot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aggot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Serizawa misses with a body shot.
Aggot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Serizawa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Aggot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serizawa wants to slow Aggot down by chopping away at his legs.
Aggot misses with a leg kick.

Aggot closes the distance and clinches.
Aggot wants a takedown but no success here.

Aggot breaks the clinch.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aggot.
Aggot is looking to chop away at Serizawa's legs.
Serizawa tries a low kick but Aggot avoids it.
Aggot doesn't manage to clinch there - Serizawa circles away.
Aggot throws a leg kick that misses.
Aggot throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aggot moves in looking to clinch but Serizawa pushes him off.
Aggot misses with a low kick as Serizawa jumps back.
Aggot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aggot misses with a head kick.
Aggot wants to clinch.
Serizawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aggot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aggot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Serizawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Aggot moves out of range.
Serizawa throws a body punch but Aggot moves out of range.
Serizawa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aggot rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serizawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aggot manages to avoid it.
Aggot throws a head kick but Serizawa moves out of range.
Aggot slips a straight right by Serizawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franklin Aggot dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Aggot misses.
Aggot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Aggot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Serizawa checks it well.
Serizawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Serizawa tries to land a leg kick but Aggot saw it coming and moves away.
Aggot misses with a low kick.
Franklin Aggot is winning the standup battle so far.
Serizawa misses the body punch

and Aggot counters with a takedown into side control.

Aggot goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Serizawa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aggot's guard! Nice work there by Serizawa!
Serizawa wants to get up but he can't break Aggot's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Aggot looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Serizawa has picked Aggot up and slammed him! Aggot can't keep hold of the triangle and Serizawa manages to pass to side control!

Serizawa stands up and beckons Aggot to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Serizawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aggot wants to slow Serizawa down by chopping away at his legs.
Serizawa misses with a low kick.
Aggot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa throws a shot from downtown. Aggot moves away and avoids it.
Serizawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Aggot is just out of range.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Serizawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aggot throws a leg kick that misses.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aggot.
Aggot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Serizawa takes a swing at Aggot's ribcage but misses.
Serizawa throws a poor cross that misses

and Aggot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aggot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aggot looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Serizawa passes into half guard.
Aggot is trying to get back to full guard.

Aggot has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Serizawa escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Serizawa!
Aggot is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Serizawa decides to stand back up. Serizawa steps back and let's Aggot get back to his feet.
A shot to the body from Serizawa misses

and Aggot counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Serizawa!
Aggot tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Serizawa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aggot tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Aggot wants to control but Serizawa is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Aggot stands up and beckons Serizawa to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serizawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Aggot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tamao Serizawa 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.
Aggot blocks a jab.
Aggot throws a leg kick that misses.
Franklin Aggot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serizawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Aggot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aggot 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Aggot!