PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Aranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawrence Aranda looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Aranda
vs
Aalto

180 cm
23
169 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

169 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lawrence Aranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ilmari Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto misses with a left hand
and Aranda counters with a three punch combo that has Aalto backing up. Aalto nods at Aranda to acknowledge the strikes.

Aalto gets a clinch.
Aalto scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aranda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aranda is trying to break the clinch but Aalto has him pressed against the cage.
Aalto digs a right hand into Aranda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aranda's gas tank.
Aranda is breathing heavily.
Aalto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto digs a right hand underneath Aranda's ribcage. Aranda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aalto lands a hook that snaps the head of Aranda backwards.
A body shot lands from Aalto.
Still in the clinch, Aalto scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Aalto - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Aalto.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aalto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aalto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aalto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Aalto.
A hook to the body from Aalto.
Aalto lands a left hand.
Aalto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Aalto.
Aalto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aranda backwards.
Aranda letting Aalto take a breather here.
Aalto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Aalto.
Aalto is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto lands a shot to the body.
Aalto works on Aranda's body with a couple of short punches.
Aalto lands a right hand.
Aalto lands with a left to the head.
Aalto slowing the pace effectively.
Aalto stalling against the cage.
Aalto lands a shoulder strike.

Aranda is rocked!
Aalto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oh Aranda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aalto throws a big uppercut that drops Aranda! More strikes from Aalto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Aranda lies dazed against the cage as Aalto celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilmari Aalto!