PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aguilar
vs
Hessler

180 cm
23
193 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
203 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)
Hellbent

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessler misses with a low kick.
Aguilar loads up on a big right hand but Hessler slips the punch.
Aguilar lands with a cross.
Aguilar checks the leg kick.
Hessler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aguilar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hessler sprawls and moves away.
Hessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aguilar.
Hessler wants to counter the offense by Aguilar and move into the clinch position.
Hessler throws a body punch but Aguilar moves out of range.
Hessler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aguilar is able to avoid easily.
Aguilar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aguilar tries for a takedown but Hessler manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Hessler - that landed with a thud.
Hessler scores with a shoulder strike.
Aguilar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hessler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aguilar tries to pull guard but Hessler holds him up against the cage and eventually Aguilar drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Aguilar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aguilars head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hessler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aguilar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hessler looks for the body kick but Aguilar saw that one coming.
Aguilar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hessler sprawls and moves away.
Aguilar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hessler.
Aguilar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sergio Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar lands with a shot to the body.
Aguilar misses with a straight right.
Hessler looks to score with a jab to the body but Aguilar is just out of range.
Aguilar misses with a series of wild punches.
Hessler needs to keep his hands up - Aguilar had a free shot at his head there.
Clinton Hessler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguilar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hessler counters with an inside leg kick.
Aguilar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hessler.
Hessler throws a leg kick which misses Aguilar's front leg but catches the back leg as Aguilar tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aguilar scores with a sloppy right hand. Hessler should have avoided that one.
Hessler lands a jab to Aguilar's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hessler connects with an inside leg kick.
Hessler swings for the body but Aguilar moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aguilar.
Hessler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hessler throws a hook but Aguilar avoids it easily.
Hessler punishes Aguilar's body with a nice straight punch.
Hessler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hessler throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aguilar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hessler scrambles back to his feet.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut
and Hessler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aguilar is breathing heavily.
Hessler catches Aguilar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aguilar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hessler dips to his left and cracks Aguilar with an uppercut!
Hessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aguilar manages to avoid it.
Aguilar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hessler counters with an inside leg kick.
Hessler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hessler jabs Aguilar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hessler misses the shot to the body.
Hessler swings for the body but Aguilar moves out of range.
Hessler has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aguilar moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hessler throws a body shot but no joy.
Aguilar misses with a few strikes there.
Aguilar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hessler counters with a low kick, right behind Aguilar 's knee.
Aguilar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aguilar avoids the head kick by Hessler.
Aguilar misses with a lunging right hand
and Hessler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Aguilar misses with a looping right.
Aguilar dives in and grabs Hessler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hessler pushes down on Aguilar's head and hops out.
Hessler scores with a nice body kick.
Aguilar throws a lazy uppercut
and Hessler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aguilar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clinton Hessler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hessler works over Aguilar's head and body with a nice combination.
Aguilar throws a body punch but Hessler moves out of range.
Hessler is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hessler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aguilar throws a right hand that Hessler ducks under and follows up with a left that Hessler also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Hessler misses.
Aguilar looks to land a left hand but Hessler moved out of range nicely.
Hessler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hessler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aguilar.
Hessler connects with a jab.
Aguilar misses with a double jab
and Hessler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aguilar misses with a right hand
and Hessler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aguilar thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hessler with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Aguilar is rocked!
Hessler fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Aguilar square on the jaw! Damn, Aguilar is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clinton Hessler!