PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Aruba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nothing has chosen Vegan Reich - The Way It Is as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aruba
vs
or Nothing

186 cm
20
136 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
40
88 lbs
16 - 30 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinaldo Aruba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nothing moves to clinch but Aruba breaks away

and Aruba counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Nothing is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aruba throwing strikes from guard but Nothing blocks nicely.
Nothing is still in real trouble! Can Aruba finish him?
Aruba postures up and lands a big shot to Nothing's brow.
Aruba postures up.
Aruba tries to free his leg and advance position but Nothing is retaining full guard.
Aruba 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.
Nothing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aruba wants to control from the top but Nothing keeps moving.
Aruba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nothing swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Aruba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nothing is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aruba, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aruba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nothing controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Aruba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nothing is aware though and is defending well.
Aruba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aruba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aruba misses with some ground and pound and Nothing recovers position to half guard.
Aruba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aruba wants to work for an arm triangle but Nothing is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aruba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nothing is trying to maintain the position but Aruba is very close to passing his half guard.
Aruba wants to take a breather but Nothing is having none of it.
Nothing blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aruba.
Aruba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nothing is pressing down on Aruba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nothing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aruba distracts Nothing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Aruba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nothing is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aruba, into his guard.
Aruba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aruba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Aruba is looking for a triangle but Nothing pushes his legs off easily.

Aruba isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nothing stacks Aruba on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nothing!
Aruba is looking to reverse the position.
Nothing trying to control the action but Aruba is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aruba tries to improve position but can't.
Nothing trying to control the action but Aruba is working from the bottom.
Aruba is trying to escape the position but Nothing is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aruba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinaldo Aruba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nothing shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nothing was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nothing is looking to take a break and control but Aruba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aruba is trying to get back to half guard.
Nothing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aruba keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aruba sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aruba is looking for a sweep. Nothing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Aruba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Aruba looking for submissions off his back.
Aruba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aruba.
Nothing wants to pass the guard but Aruba is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nothing got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aruba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nothing has managed to get both his arms back between Aruba's legs - danger averted.

Aruba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Aruba is looking for a triangle but Nothing pushes his legs off easily.
Reinaldo Aruba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aruba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nothing's guard.
Aruba trying to control but Nothing is working from the bottom.
Aruba throwing strikes from guard but Nothing blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aruba postures up in Nothing's guard and throws a big left but Nothing blocks it.
Nothing wants to sweep but no luck.
Aruba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nothing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aruba is one step ahead there.
Aruba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nothing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nothing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nothing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aruba wants to get back to full guard but Nothing has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aruba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nothing wants to control the pace but Aruba is squirming around nicely.
Aruba is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aruba regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aruba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nothing pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reinaldo Aruba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aruba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nothing on his heels. He'll look to pass Nothing's guard now, I'm sure.
Aruba throws an elbow that misses. Nothing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aruba's guard. Nice move by Nothing!

Aruba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nothing doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nothing manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Aruba throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nothing escapes and throws Aruba's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nothing trying to control the position but Aruba is working away.
Nothing is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Aruba's shoulder. That is not cool.
Aruba is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Aruba manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nothing trying to control from the bottom.

Aruba is trying to work for a kimura but Nothing is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aruba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aruba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aruba prevents Nothing from improving his position.
Aruba with the ground and pound but Nothing uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Aruba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nothing keeping moving, preventing Aruba from controlling successfully.
Aruba throws a strike but Nothing rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nothing stays in close to Aruba's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aruba working a defensive guard but Nothing manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aruba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nothing trying to control the position but Aruba is working away.
Aruba can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aruba tries to improve position but can't.
Nothing is looking to take a break and control but Aruba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aruba is looking for a sweep.
Aruba manages to get back to half guard.
Aruba wants to get back to full guard but Nothing has passed into side control.
All or Nothing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aruba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nothing's best efforts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Aruba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reinaldo Aruba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aruba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinaldo Aruba!