PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurício Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Aurelio
vs
Bigalo

177 cm
20
165 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurício Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.
Aurelio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aurelio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bigalo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bigalo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bigalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.
Bigalo scores with a leg kick.

Bigalo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bigalo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aurelio is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aurelio takes an elbow to the temple.
Bigalo lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Maurício Aurelio has been cut.
Bigalo scores with a knee to the head.
Bigalo leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bigalo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bigalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aurelio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Bigalo scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigalo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Bigalo crunches a lovely knee into Aurelio's ribcage.
Bigalo landing knees to the head.
Bigalo scores with a knee to the head.

Aurelio is rocked!
Bigalo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aurelio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bigalo lands a knee to the head.
Oh Aurelio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bigalo.
Aurelio seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo has Aurelio pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Aurelio is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bigalo - that's hurt Aurelio badly! Oh, another knee lands and Aurelio is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Aurelio doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Duce Bigalo!
A victorious Duce Bigalo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.