PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anders Lod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Aldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Aldridge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lod
vs
Aldridge

186 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anders Lod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Aldridge!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lod connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aldridge. Aldridge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aldridge swings for the body but Lod moves out of range.
Aldridge throws a leg kick but Lod sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lod. Aldridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldridge throws a nice looking combination but Lod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Aldridge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lod avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aldridge is in close to Lod's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aldridge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aldridge throwing strikes from guard but Lod blocks nicely.

Lod is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lod looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aldridge is one step ahead there.
Lod avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aldridge works over Lod with some ground and pound from guard.
Lod on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lod tries to get out of the position.
Aldridge wants to control from the top but Lod keeps moving.
Lod wants to control but Aldridge passes easily into half guard.
Lod tries to get to full guard but Aldridge has control of the leg.
Lod trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lod tries to reverse the position but Aldridge maintains control.
Aldridge avoids the attempt from Lod to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Aldridge.
A nice elbow there by Aldridge.
Oooh a big shot lands for Aldridge! Lod is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Aldridge!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Aldridge thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.