PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njord Freyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Twilight of the Thunder God kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Aguinaldo
vs
Freyr

190 cm
37
257 lbs
42 - 19 - 1

195 cm
33
248 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Bloodlust Horde Fightwear

Zipp Zapp

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 42 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Njord Freyr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freyr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aguinaldo.

It looks like Njord Freyr has been cut.
Good leg kick by Freyr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aguinaldo misses with a body shot.
Freyr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freyr throws an off balance right hand

and Aguinaldo counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freyr is trying to improve his position.
Aguinaldo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aguinaldo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aguinaldo landing a few strikes.

Aguinaldo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Freyr, who protects the arm well.
Aguinaldo is looking to take a break and control but Freyr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aguinaldo is putting a hurting on Freyr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aguinaldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aguinaldo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aguinaldo is looking to take a break and control but Freyr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguinaldo throws a strike aimed at the side of Freyr's head but Freyr avoids it well.
Freyr tries to improve position but can't.
Freyr wants to control but Aguinaldo postures up.
Aguinaldo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Freyr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aguinaldo 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.

Aguinaldo has hold of Freyr's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Freyr tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Aguinaldo cranks the arm and Freyr screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Freyr, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andres Aguinaldo!
Andres Aguinaldo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodlust Horde Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.