PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksis Aaltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barrera
vs
Aaltonen

190 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
206 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksis Aaltonen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aaltonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aaltonen throws a jab when Barrera was well out of range.
Barrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aaltonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aaltonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barrera misses with a body kick.
Barrera slips under a jab.
Barrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Studio in the buildup to the fight.
Barrera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Barrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aaltonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Barrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aaltonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aaltonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aaltonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaltonen can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.
Aaltonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aaltonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Barrera has double underhooks.
Barrera pushes Aaltonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aaltonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Barrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aaltonen misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aaltonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Aaltonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Barrera's head.
Aaltonen throws a lazy right hand but Barrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrera slips under a jab.
Barrera misses with the body kick
and Aaltonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen misses with an uppercut. Barrera saw that one coming.
Barrera throws a body kick that misses
and Aaltonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Aaltonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barrera under the eye.
Aaltonen lunges at Barrera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barrera's hand.
Barrera scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aaltonen counters with a nice body shot.
Barrera throws out a loose jab but Aaltonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aaltonen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. Aaltonen moves away and avoids it.
Aaltonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera slips a straight right by Aaltonen.
Barrera needs to keep his hands up - Aaltonen had a free shot at his head there.
Barrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aaltonen throws out the jab.
Barrera looks to throw the jab but Aaltonen is out of range.
Aaltonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Barrera closes the distance and clinches.
Barrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barrera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aaltonen up against the cage.
Barrera seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Aaltonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barrera backwards.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen misses with the head strike.
Barrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aaltonen backwards.
Aaltonen presses Barrera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barrera tries to throw a body punch but Aaltonen avoids it by throwing Barrera back against the cage.
Aaltonen just leaning against Barrera, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aaltonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera slows down the pace here.
Barrera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aaltonen misses with the head strike.
Aaltonen misses with some punches.
Aaltonen working aggressively here.
Barrera lands a right hand.
Aaltonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Barrera breaks the clinch.
Barrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksis Aaltonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Aaltonen.
Barrera is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aaltonen.
Barrera slips under a jab.
Barrera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aaltonen will feel that in the morning.
Aaltonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barrera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aaltonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Aaltonen.
Aaltonen throws a jab when Barrera was well out of range.
Barrera quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Aaltonen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barrera misses with a lunging right hand
and Aaltonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aleksis Aaltonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aaltonen.
A punch combination from Barrera misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Aaltonen missing with a left hand there. Barrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrera throwing a counter right hand but Aaltonen manages to avoid it.
Barrera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aaltonen.
Barrera is looking to land body kicks.
Aaltonen lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrera. Aaltonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Aaltonen misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Barrera misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aaltonen, as that shot connected.
Barrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aaltonen. Aaltonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen swings widly with a right hand
letting Barrera counter with a right hand.
Aaltonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barrera misses with a hook
and Aaltonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aaltonen throws a lazy right hand but Barrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Barrera.
Aaltonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barrera delivers a nice body kick.
Barrera misses with a straight right.
Aaltonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Aaltonen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aaltonen takes a swing at Barrera's ribcage but misses.
Barrera fails to land with a series of punches.
Barrera throws a sloppy head kick and Aaltonen moves out of range easily.
Aaltonen throws out a counter right but Barrera avoids it with no problem.
Barrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aaltonen throws out a counter right but Barrera avoids it with no problem.
Barrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Aaltonen.
Barrera throws a looping overhand right but Aaltonen ducks down to avoid it.
Barrera moves to clinch but Aaltonen breaks away
and Barrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Aaltonen catches Barrera right on the button with a cross.
Aaltonen scores with a nice right hand.
Barrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aaltonen's sensitive parts.
A big left from Aaltonen misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aaltonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Aaltonen swings widly with a right hand
and Barrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aleksis Aaltonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Aaltonen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aaltonen moves out of range of the body kick from Barrera.
Aaltonen throws out a counter right but Barrera avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Aaltonen coming out on top.
Barrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aaltonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aaltonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
Aaltonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aaltonen misses with a hook.
As Aaltonen tries to get set, Barrera tries to push him back and clinch up but Aaltonen manages to avoid the attempt.
Barrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aaltonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaltonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barrera tries to bum rush Aaltonen with a series of wild strikes but Aaltonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Aaltonen.
A punch lands to the side of Aaltonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aaltonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barrera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aaltonen misses with a left hand
and Barrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrera scores with a jab to the head.
Aaltonen connects with a body shot.
Barrera lands a right hook to the body.
Aaltonen lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera avoids the body shot from Aaltonen.
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!
Barrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Aaltonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Aaltonen lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Barrera misses.
Good exchange - Barrera coming out on top.
Barrera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aaltonen punishes Barrera's body with a nice straight punch.
Barrera misses with a right hand
and Aaltonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barrera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera moves out of range as Aaltonen strikes.
Aaltonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aaltonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Barrera should have avoided that one.
Aaltonen throws a nice looking combination but Barrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aaltonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Barrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barrera is looking to land body kicks.
Barrera tries to clinch but Aaltonen is having none of it.
Barrera moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aaltonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrera.
Barrera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barrera misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Aaltonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Barrera misses.
Aaltonen loads up on a big right hand but Barrera slips the punch.
Barrera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aaltonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mario Barrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrera moves out of range as Aaltonen strikes.
It appears Barrera was looking to counter with a kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksis Aaltonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aaltonen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksis Aaltonen!
Aleksis Aaltonen thanked the fans post fight for their support.