PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Aruba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Stiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ira Stiller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Aruba
vs
Stiller

175 cm
20
162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Aruba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ira Stiller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aruba misses with a takedown attempt - Stiller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aruba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stiller but Stiller pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Stiller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aruba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stiller prevents Aruba from breaking the clinch.
Stiller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aruba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aruba jumps guard but Stiller stands there with Aruba around his waist. Aruba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Aruba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Aruba ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aruba no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Aruba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aruba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stiller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aruba is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aruba keeping moving, preventing Stiller from controlling successfully.
Stiller working some strikes from top position.

Aruba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aruba keeping moving, preventing Stiller from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stiller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stiller wants to pass the guard but Aruba is keeping the position.
Stiller throwing strikes but missing.
Stiller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stiller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stiller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stiller lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Aruba is looking for a triangle but Stiller pushes his legs off easily.
Aruba has momentary wrist control but Stiller slips an elbow through the middle.
Stiller working some strikes from top position.
Stiller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Aruba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stiller works over Aruba with some ground and pound from guard.
Stiller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aruba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stiller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aruba is keeping the position for now.
Stiller advances to half guard.
Stiller is nestled in close to Aruba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aruba tries to get to full guard but Stiller has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stiller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stiller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stiller passes to full mount!
Stiller with the ground and pound from mount.
Aruba is looking to get to half guard.
Aruba is working hard here to advance position.
Stiller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aruba is in a horrible position here. Stiller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stiller with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aruba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stiller with good strikes from the mount here!
Stiller with a couple of short strikes.
Stiller cracks Aruba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aruba is in a horrible position here. Stiller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiller lands a big elbow.
Stiller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aruba looks a forlorn figure.
Stiller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aruba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stiller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Stiller 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.

Stiller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stiller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aruba tries to roll over but Stiller keeps him under control.

Aruba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aruba is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Stiller.
Stiller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aruba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stiller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stiller is tying to control. Aruba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stiller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stiller moves in looking to clinch but Aruba pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aruba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stiller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stiller working the body and head with strikes.
Stiller working the ground and pound.
Aruba is trying to control Stiller's posture but Stiller avoids it.
Aruba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stiller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aruba striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Stiller tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aruba's legs.
Aruba taking punishment in the form of punches.
Aruba gets back to half guard.
Stiller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stiller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Stiller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aruba stopping the sweep attempt from Stiller.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stiller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stiller is trying to keep Aruba in close.
Aruba with a nice head shot there.
Stiller throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Aruba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stiller is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiller wants to sweep here but Aruba controlling him for the moment.
Stiller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stiller keeps the fight on the outside.

Stiller drives through with a takedown into guard.

Aruba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stiller works over Aruba with some ground and pound from guard.
Stiller with a nice head shot there.
Stiller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiller trying to control but Aruba is working from the bottom.

Aruba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stiller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Aruba had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stiller is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Aruba Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stiller's back instead.

Aruba looking to break Stiller's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Stiller remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Aruba will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
I really don't envy Stiller right now.

Aruba is persistently looking for the submission but Stiller is defending it well.
Aruba misses with punches from the back.
Stiller turns into Aruba and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ira Stiller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stiller gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aruba is pressing down on Stiller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stiller preventing the sweep.
Aruba keeping moving, preventing Stiller from controlling successfully.
Stiller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aruba's head.

Aruba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stiller looking to pass the guard.

Aruba working for a triangle but Stiller defends it easily.
Stiller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aruba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stiller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aruba swats away the attempt to clinch by Stiller.

Stiller instigates a clinch.
Stiller lands a knee to the body.

Stiller has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aruba is trying to keep an underhook but Stiller manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Aruba has one foot on Stiller's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Aruba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stiller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aruba shoots and misses

and Stiller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Aruba drags the fight down to the ground.
Stiller lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiller pushes down on Aruba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aruba wants to improve his position but Stiller is controlling well.
Aruba regains full guard. Nicely done.

Aruba working for submissions but it's allowed Stiller to get to half guard.
Stiller stalling.
Stiller is nestled in close to Aruba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stiller throwing shots but Aruba is blocking nicely.
Aruba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stiller.
Stiller trying to control from half guard but Aruba is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aruba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stiller lands strikes from half guard.
Aruba is pressing down on Stiller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stiller trying to control but Aruba is working from the bottom.
Stiller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aruba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aruba fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Aruba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Stiller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aruba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stiller scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aruba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stiller can't escape the position.
Stiller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Aruba.
Stiller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stiller is looking to get to half guard.

Aruba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Stiller is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Stiller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stiller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ira Stiller!