PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leighton Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Matias's choice of entrance music: Killing In The Name. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Aguinaldo
vs
Matias

190 cm
34
257 lbs
35 - 16 - 1

195 cm
32
280 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leighton Matias!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aguinaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Aguinaldo.

It looks like Leighton Matias has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matias showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo lands with an uppercut that bounces Matias off the cage and back into range.
Matias wants to clinch up but Aguinaldo keeps it at a distance.
Matias scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aguinaldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matias looks to clinch
and Aguinaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo digs a good body shot into Matias's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aguinaldo, as that shot connected.
Matias tries to clinch up
and Aguinaldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aguinaldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aguinaldo misses with a lunging right hand

and Matias counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aguinaldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Matias tries a knee to the head but Aguinaldo blocks it.
Matias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguinaldo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matias gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aguinaldo looking to slow down the pace here.
Matias trying to land knees to the body.

Aguinaldo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aguinaldo has momentary wrist control but Matias slips an elbow through the middle.
Matias working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aguinaldo wants to control the position but Matias says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo trying to control from the bottom.
Matias is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aguinaldo trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguinaldo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matias.
Aguinaldo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aguinaldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matias.
Aguinaldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matias in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matias postures up and lands a big shot to Aguinaldo's brow.
Matias throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Matias avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matias wants to stand but Aguinaldo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Matias postures up in Aguinaldo's guard and throws a big left but Aguinaldo blocks it.
Matias connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias trying to control but Aguinaldo is working from the bottom.
Aguinaldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Aguinaldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matias defends it easily.

Aguinaldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Aguinaldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aguinaldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matias.
Matias scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matias forces his way into half guard.
Matias is nestled in close to Aguinaldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matias wants to control from the top but Aguinaldo keeps moving.
Matias connects with a couple of short punches.

Aguinaldo is looking for a triangle but Matias pushes his legs off easily.
Matias postures up.
Aguinaldo wants to improve his position but instead Matias has moved into half guard.
Aguinaldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aguinaldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matias looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aguinaldo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matias lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aguinaldo wants to improve his position but Matias is controlling well.
Aguinaldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leighton Matias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leighton Matias's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aguinaldo swinging wildly here.
Matias tries to clinch but Aguinaldo is having none of it.

Aguinaldo shoots in and bounces Matias off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matias working a defensive guard but Aguinaldo passes into half guard.
Matias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matias is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Matias moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Matias pulls Aguinaldo in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguinaldo is one step ahead there.
Aguinaldo trying to control but Matias is working from the bottom.
Matias pulls Aguinaldo in to control the position.
Aguinaldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Matias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andres Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matias was well out of range. Poor timing from Aguinaldo.
Andres Aguinaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias throws a head kick but Aguinaldo moves out of range.
Matias cracks the inside of Aguinaldo's front leg.
Matias tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aguinaldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matias tries to clinch but Aguinaldo moves out of range.
Andres Aguinaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch but Aguinaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matias tries to clinch up
and Aguinaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matias tries to clinch
and Aguinaldo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leighton Matias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matias tries to clinch there but Aguinaldo circles away.
Aguinaldo misses the shot to the body.
Matias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aguinaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matias wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo cracks a nice hook into Matias's ribs.
Aguinaldo throws a nice looking combination but Matias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matias ducks under a wild hook from Aguinaldo.

Matias has closed the distance and engaged Aguinaldo in a clinch.
Aguinaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matias's elbow.
Matias tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aguinaldo avoids it.
Aguinaldo misses with the head strike.
Aguinaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aguinaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Matias controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aguinaldo scores with a shot to the side of Matias's head.
Matias with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matias lands an elbow that stopped Aguinaldo in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Andres Aguinaldo has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Matias.
Matias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matias creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matias unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matias throws an elbow that misses.
Matias trying to control the position but instead, Aguinaldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matias into the cage.
Aguinaldo trying to stall but Matias improves his position.
Matias pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguinaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aguinaldo lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguinaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aguinaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Matias.
Matias trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aguinaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andres Aguinaldo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Aguinaldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Matias takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matias tries to clinch up
and Aguinaldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aguinaldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aguinaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aguinaldo digs a good body shot into Matias's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matias throws a sloppy head kick and Aguinaldo moves out of range easily.
Aguinaldo connects with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Leighton Matias's cut even more.
Aguinaldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matias back to the cage. Aguinaldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Matias throws a wild hook but Aguinaldo just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Matias gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Aguinaldo raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Aguinaldo!
During a confident post fight interview, Andres Aguinaldo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.