PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Rusted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Rusted
vs
Aguilar

185 cm
30
194 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

180 cm
31
193 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jethro Rusted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rusted ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Aguilar.
Rusted shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Rusted is predictable there
and Aguilar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rusted swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rusted as he avoids it easily.
Aguilar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sergio Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rusted attempts a counter takedown but Aguilar avoids it well and moves away.
Aguilar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rusted.
Aguilar avoids the head kick by Rusted.
Rusted throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aguilar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aguilar instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Aguilar fails to land.
Aguilar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rusted to keep the fight standing.
Aguilar working aggressively here.
Aguilar throws a punch but it's blocked by Rusted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rusted.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rusted.
Aguilar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Aguilar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguilar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Aguilar.
Aguilar slips a jab from Rusted.

Aguilar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Rusted bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Aguilar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aguilar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aguilar working away.

Aguilar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Aguilar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted is looking for a sweep.
Aguilar trying to control the position but Rusted is working away.
Rusted tries to buck Aguilar off but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar wants to control but Rusted is keeping him busy.

Aguilar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rusted has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rusted sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to control from Rusted's half guard. Rusted has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rusted pulls Aguilar in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguilar wants to control from the top but Rusted keeps moving.
Rusted trying to keep a closed guard but Aguilar is proving a slippery customer.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Rusted is keeping the position.
Aguilar trying to control but Rusted is working from the bottom.
Rusted is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Rusted is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aguilar stands and throws Rusted's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguilar trying to control the position but Rusted is working away.
Aguilar working away.
Aguilar is looking to take a break and control but Rusted is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aguilar laying and praying for a moment but Rusted takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergio Aguilar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rusted's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aguilar missing with a left hand there. Rusted was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aguilar lands with a straight right. Rusted didn't see that one coming.
Aguilar goes for a double leg but Rusted avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rusted continues to drive forward.
Rusted on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut.
Aguilar has his takedown stuffed
and Rusted connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aguilar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aguilar misses with a hook
and Rusted counters with a good, hard body kick but Aguilar shrugs it off.
Rusted fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aguilar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rusted half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aguilar throws a jab when Rusted was well out of range.
Rusted blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguilar with a poor takedown
and Rusted counters with a nice leg kick.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Aguilar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aguilar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aguilar prevents Rusted from getting back to his feet.
Sergio Aguilar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rusted controlling the position.
Aguilar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rusted is keeping the position for now.
Aguilar keeps trying to improve his position.
Aguilar stands and throws Rusted's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rusted is trying to control Aguilar's posture but Aguilar avoids it.
Aguilar is looking to take a break and control but Rusted is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rusted's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Aguilar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rusted has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Aguilar but great work by Rusted.
Aguilar is looking to reverse the position.
Rusted creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Aguilar is trying to work for a sweep but Rusted has mounted him!
Aguilar is bucking up trying to escape but Rusted cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rusted takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aguilar trying to control from the bottom.
Aguilar tries to get to full guard but Rusted has control of the leg.
Rusted takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted prevents Aguilar from standing back up.
Rusted works his way into full mount!
Rusted can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aguilar is looking to escape.
Rusted content just to control the position here.
Rusted looking to finish Aguilar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aguilar!
Rusted lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aguilar hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rusted trying to control but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar wants to hold on but Rusted pushes him away.
Aguilar working to try and regain half guard.
Rusted trying to control but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar wants to hold on but Rusted pushes him away.
Aguilar is trying to escape the mount.
Aguilar taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jethro Rusted dominated that second 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.

Rusted leaves Aguilar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rusted takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aguilar misses with a right hand
and Rusted counters with a low kick, right behind Aguilar 's knee.
Jab from Aguilar.
The fighters circling - Rusted throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rusted ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aguilar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rusted.
Rusted throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aguilar counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rusted momentarily.

Rusted looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rusted lands with a punch from half guard.
Aguilar wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted wants to stand up but Aguilar is controlling the position.
Aguilar tries to roll over but Rusted keeps him under control.
Aguilar is looking to control Rusted's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aguilar avoid being mounted?
Aguilar gets back to full guard.
Rusted would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Aguilar working for a triangle but Rusted defends it easily.

Aguilar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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.
Aguilar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rusted's guard.

Aguilar forces his way into half guard.
Aguilar trying to advance position but Rusted counters by regaining guard.
Aguilar stopping the sweep attempt from Rusted.
Aguilar passes Rusted's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rusted keeping control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is pressing down on Rusted's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rusted is holding on for now.
Aguilar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rusted reverses the position - he's now on top in Aguilar's guard.
Aguilar looking for a sweep. Not yet Aguilar, not yet.
Aguilar has his hands on Rusted's head, controlling the position.
Rusted wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.

Aguilar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusted trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguilar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rusted content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rusted works over Aguilar with some ground and pound from guard.
Aguilar wants to sweep here but Rusted controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusted trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Aguilar trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sergio Aguilar just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aguilar closes the distance and pushes Rusted back into the cage.

Aguilar breaks the clinch.
Aguilar avoids a kick to the body.
Rusted avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rusted displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aguilar throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Rusted. Those never looked like landing.
Aguilar shoots in looking for a takedown but Rusted manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aguilar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rusted was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aguilar checks a leg kick.
Aguilar throws a jab when Rusted was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Rusted.
Aguilar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sergio Aguilar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aguilar takes a swing at Rusted's ribcage but misses.
Aguilar throws an overhand right that lands on Rusted's shoulder, as Rusted tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut. Rusted saw that one coming.
Rusted lands a jab.
Aguilar 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.
Aguilar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rusted.
Aguilar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rusted lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rusted throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Rusted lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aguilar doesn't seem phased though.
Aguilar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rusted appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aguilar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aguilar darts in looking for a takedown but Rusted gets double underhooks and turns Aguilar into the cage.
Rusted blocks a jab.
Rusted fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Aguilar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar moves out of range as Rusted strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rusted misses with a looping left.
Aguilar moves out of range of the strikes.
Rusted slips a jab from Aguilar.
And Rusted counters with a quick kick to the body but Aguilar blocks it.
Rusted takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aguilar misses with a lunging right hand
and Rusted counters with a left to the body.
Aguilar throws out a loose jab but Rusted uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rusted feinted with a counter takedown.
Aguilar misses with a wild combination.
Rusted half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aguilar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rusted counters with a stiff right hand.
Aguilar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rusted.
Aguilar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rusted counters with a two punch combo.
Rusted scores with a head kick.
Aguilar works Rusted's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusted throws a right hand that Aguilar ducks under and follows up with a left that Aguilar also avoids with ease.
Rusted lands a nice looking body shot.

Aguilar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aguilar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aguilar tries to pull guard but Rusted holds him up against the cage and eventually Aguilar drops back down to his feet.
Jethro Rusted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Aguilar.
Rusted pushes Aguilar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Aguilar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aguilar throws a body punch but Rusted moves out of range.
Rusted swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aguilar misses with a right hand
and Rusted counters with a left to the body.
Rusted is looking to score with low kicks.
Rusted swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguilar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar moves out of range of the body kick.
Rusted leaves Aguilar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rusted throws a good cross that connects.
Aguilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rusted feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aguilar's calf.
Rusted walks into a stiff left hand from Aguilar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguilar lands with a cross.
Aguilar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rusted counters with a straight right hand.
Rusted looks to land a combination but Aguilar avoids it well.
Aguilar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rusted looks to throw the jab but Aguilar is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jethro Rusted had his way with Sergio Aguilar in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rusted connects with a single shot there.
Rusted moves out of range of the strikes.
Aguilar fails to land with a series of punches.
Rusted takes a swing at Aguilar's ribcage but misses.
Aguilar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aguilar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rusteds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aguilar ducks under a wild hook from Rusted.
Aguilar misses the body punch
and Rusted cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Aguilar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rusted changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aguilar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aguilar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rusted trying to control from half guard but Aguilar is working away.
Rusted prevents Aguilar from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusted slows the pace down in half guard.
Aguilar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Rusted gets to his feet - Aguilar follows without any prompting.
Aguilar throws out a loose jab but Rusted uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rusted moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aguilar throws an overhand right that lands on Rusted's shoulder, as Rusted tries to avoid the shot.
Rusted swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rusted throws a nice looking combination but Aguilar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusted misses with a series of wild punches.
Rusted lands with a hook. Aguilar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Aguilar.
Aguilar throws a right and a left that both miss.

Aguilar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aguilar showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rusted is not content to let Aguilar control the position.

Rusted looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is looking to pass Rusted's guard but actually Rusted recovers to full guard.
Aguilar advances to half guard.
Aguilar is pressing down on Rusted's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rusted is holding on for now.
Rusted wants to control but Aguilar is keeping busy.
Aguilar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rusted reverses the position - he's now on top in Aguilar's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aguilar is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rusted manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Aguilar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rusted lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aguilar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Aguilar is just content to waste time from the top position. Rusted takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rusted looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguilar is one step ahead there.
Aguilar is pushing down on Rusted's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rusted is fighting to maintain full guard but Aguilar has managed to sneak the leg through.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jethro Rusted.
I think Rusted has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 48:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jethro Rusted!
A victorious Jethro Rusted thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.