PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Aldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wiley
vs
Aldo

217 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Wiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aldo counters with an outside leg kick.
Wiley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Wiley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wiley shoots in and drives through. Aldo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Wiley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wiley counters with a single leg into guard. Aldo didn't expect that.
Wiley stands up over Aldo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wiley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wiley.
Wiley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wiley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wiley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wiley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley lands a couple of digs.
Wiley postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Wiley cracks Aldo with a solid left hand.
Wiley with a nice head shot there.
Aldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aldo looks winded!
Wiley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wiley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wiley working some strikes from top position.
Wiley is in close to Aldo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aldo controls Wiley momentarily but Wiley frees himself.
Wiley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wiley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wiley connects with a couple of short punches.
Wiley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wiley stands up over Aldo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wiley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wiley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aldo has momentary wrist control but Wiley slips an elbow through the middle.
Wiley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wiley chips away with some ground and pound.
Aldo is trying to keep Wiley in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Wiley controlling him for the moment.
Wiley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wiley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wiley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aldo's head.
Wiley is in close to Aldo's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Aldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wiley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wiley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wiley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aldo's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wiley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
Wiley postures up and lands a big shot to Aldo's brow.
Wiley cracks Aldo with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiley chips away with some ground and pound.
Wiley working some strikes from top position.
Wiley is working Aldo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiley lands a couple of digs.
Wiley scoring with some ground and pound.
Wiley connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Wiley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wiley clinches up against the cage.
Wiley wants a takedown.

Wiley pulls guard successfully.
Wiley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wiley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Aldo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aldo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley managing to control the position.
Wiley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt - Wiley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wiley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wiley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cyrus Wiley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aldo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Wiley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Wiley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aldo did well to prevent Wiley getting side control.

Wiley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aldo defends it well.

Wiley maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Aldo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Wiley has cracked it and Aldo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Wiley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cyrus Wiley!