PBP Commentary

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

Jaksinen
vs
Aguilar

182 cm
29
180 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

180 cm
32
193 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Lion Fightwear
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Espo Jaksinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Jaksinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaksinen connects with a right hand. Aguilar shakes it off.
We've been told by Jaksinen's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aguilar missing with a left hand there. Jaksinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Jaksinen misses.
Jaksinen misses with a straight right.
Sergio Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaksinen.
Jaksinen slips a straight right by Aguilar.
Jaksinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aguilar manages to circle out of the way.
Aguilar dips to his left and cracks Jaksinen with an uppercut!
Jaksinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aguilar misses with an uppercut
and Jaksinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aguilar shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Jaksinen.

Aguilar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aguilar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaksinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen is not content to let Aguilar control the position.
Aguilar moves nicely into side control.
Jaksinen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Aguilar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jaksinen gets back to half guard.
Aguilar is pressing down on Jaksinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jaksinen is holding on for now.
Aguilar is thwarting Jaksinen's attempts to control the position.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Aguilar wants to free his trapped foot but Jaksinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.

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.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Jaksinen is trying to control but can't.
Aguilar prevents Jaksinen from standing back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Aguilar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jaksinen sees it coming and defends easily.
Jaksinen tries to roll over but Aguilar keeps him under control.
Aguilar is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaksinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aguilar wants to pass to mount but Jaksinen is defending the position.
Jaksinen wants to get back to his feet.
Aguilar is keen to just control but Jaksinen is a slippery customer.
Jaksinen tries to kick Aguilar off but Aguilar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aguilar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaksinen keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A swing and a miss from Aguilar.

Aguilar gets a double leg takedown into Jaksinen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen controls Aguilar momentarily but Aguilar frees himself.
Aguilar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaksinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aguilar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aguilar won't allow Jaksinen to get back to his feet.
Aguilar won't allow Jaksinen to sweep him here.
Jaksinen is trying to keep Aguilar in close.
Jaksinen is looking to stand up but Aguilar isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aguilar advances to half guard.

Aguilar is working for a kimura but Jaksinen is defending it quite comfortably.
Aguilar trying to control the action but Jaksinen is working from the bottom.

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.
Jaksinen is pressing down on Aguilar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Aguilar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jaksinen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jaksinen has escaped and now he's on top!

Jaksinen trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Jaksinen preventing the sweep.

Aguilar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaksinen defends it easily.
Jaksinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jaksinen won't allow Aguilar to sweep him here.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Aguilar loads up on a big right hand but Jaksinen slips the punch.
As Aguilar backs away, Jaksinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jaksinen tries a head kick but it misses.

Aguilar darts in and clinches Jaksinen up against the ropes.
Aguilar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaksinen smiles and moves away.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown but Jaksinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aguilar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aguilar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aguilar cracks Jaksinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jaksinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Aguilar misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar connects with a crisp jab.
Aguilar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaksinen moves away.
Jaksinen throws an off balance right hand

and Aguilar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaksinen won't be happy with that.
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!
Jaksinen can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aguilar swings around for an armbar but Jaksinen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Aguilar's guard.
Jaksinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jaksinen stands and throws Aguilar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar has his arm trapped.
Aguilar is looking for a sweep.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar has his arm trapped.
Aguilar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aguilar gets full guard.
Jaksinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aguilar looking for a sweep. Not yet Aguilar, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jaksinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aguilar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaksinen has managed to get both his arms back between Aguilar's legs - danger averted.
Aguilar controls Jaksinen momentarily but Jaksinen frees himself.
Aguilar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaksinen is one step ahead there.
Jaksinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aguilar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Aguilar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaksinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaksinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aguilar keeping moving, preventing Jaksinen from controlling successfully.
Aguilar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaksinen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen wants to stand and escape but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jaksinen's guard.

Aguilar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jaksinen defends it well.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Jaksinen defends it.
Jaksinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jaksinen tries to roll over but Aguilar keeps him under control.
Aguilar wants to pass to mount but Jaksinen is defending the position.
Aguilar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aguilar is still trying to improve position.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Aguilar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jaksinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aguilar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jaksinen is trying to control but can't.
Jaksinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Jaksinen controlling the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aguilar trying to mount his opponent but Jaksinen defends it.
Aguilar wants to take a breather but Jaksinen is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaksinen is looking for a sweep. Aguilar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguilar works his way into full mount!
Jaksinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Aguilar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

No luck for Aguilar with that takedown attempt.

Aguilar gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jaksinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguilar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Aguilar moves into the clinch.
Jaksinen lands an uppercut.
Jaksinen misses with an elbow strike.
Jaksinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaksinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aguilar blocks an elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaksinen as Aguilar tries to tie him up.
Aguilar blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaksinens head.
Aguilar working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Jaksinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaksinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaksinen lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Jaksinen.
Aguilar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaksinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jaksinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jaksinen lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aguilar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaksinen just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aguilar.
Jaksinen scores with a shoulder strike.

Aguilar pulls Jaksinen into guard.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jaksinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jaksinen wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Aguilar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jaksinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aguilar has control of Jaksinen's left arm, preventing Jaksinen from doing any damage.
Jaksinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jaksinen preventing the sweep.
Jaksinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Aguilar is retaining full guard.
Jaksinen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aguilar is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aguilar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sergio Aguilar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aguilar looks for a takedown but Jaksinen sprawls well.
Jaksinen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Aguilar avoids it.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Aguilar.
Jaksinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aguilar in his tracks.

Jaksinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaksinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jaksinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaksinen lands an elbow inside.
Jaksinen misses with the head strike.
Jaksinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aguilar backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aguilar pulls guard effortlessly.
Jaksinen trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.

Aguilar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aguilar wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaksinen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aguilar is proving hard to escape from.
Jaksinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aguilar has a closed guard, preventing Jaksinen from standing up.

Jaksinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aguilar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jaksinen has managed to get both his arms back between Aguilar's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaksinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aguilar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaksinen's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Espo Jaksinen clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aguilar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aguilar throws out a loose jab but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaksinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaksinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Aguilar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aguilar sizes up Jaksinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jaksinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jaksinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jaksinen misses with an uppercut. Aguilar saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aguilar darts in and clinches Jaksinen up against the ropes.
Jaksinen gets through Aguilar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaksinen.
A nice left hand lands by Jaksinen.
Aguilar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jaksinen just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Aguilar.
Aguilar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jaksinen misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jaksinen.
Aguilar takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Jaksinen on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaksinen.
Aguilar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaksinen.
Aguilar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaksinen smiles and moves away.
Jaksinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Aguilar.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aguilar throws a combination that misses
and Jaksinen counters with a nice body kick.
Aguilar doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jaksinen counters by clinching up.
Jaksinen lands a hook to the side of the head.

Aguilar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Espo Jaksinen is winning the standup battle so far.

Jaksinen clinches up with Aguilar and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Jaksinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aguilar lands an uppercut.
Espo Jaksinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Aguilar.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaksinen.
Jaksinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aguilar backwards.
Aguilar is trying to pull guard but Jaksinen turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Jaksinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Aguilar controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Jaksinen.

Aguilar manages to break the clinch.
Jaksinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aguilar momentarily.

Aguilar is rocked!
Aguilar misses with a left hand
and Jaksinen counters with a nice body kick.

Jaksinen tries to sprawl but Aguilar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jaksinen trying to control but Aguilar postures up.
Jaksinen is trying to stand.
Jaksinen is looking to improve his position.
Jaksinen is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen is looking to improve his position.
Jaksinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aguilar is working away from the top position though.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Jaksinen defends it.

Aguilar is working for a submission of some sort.
Jaksinen controlling the position for now.
Jaksinen trying to hold on to Aguilar's head to control him but Aguilar postures up.
Aguilar wants to control but Jaksinen is keeping him busy.

That's four 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.
Jaksinen is looking to improve his position.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Jaksinen defends it.
Jaksinen is refusing to be controlled, as Aguilar sits in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aguilar ducks under a wild hook from Jaksinen.
Aguilar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aguilar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaksinen misses with a double jab.
Jaksinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaksinen moves away from the strike by Aguilar.
Jaksinen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Espo Jaksinen had his way with Sergio Aguilar in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aguilar fails with a takedown attempt.
Aguilar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaksinen throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Jaksinen.
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.
Jaksinen throws a series of punches but Aguilar moves out of range.
Jaksinen scores with a head kick. Aguilar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aguilar dives in for a single leg takedown but Jaksinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Jaksinen throws a sloppy head kick and Aguilar moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aguilar! But no joy.
Jaksinen slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar moves out of range of the body kick.
No luck for Aguilar with that takedown attempt.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Aguilar.
Jaksinen swings for the body but Aguilar moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Aguilar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaksinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aguilar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jaksinen to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Jaksinen fails to land.
Jaksinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Aguilar gets control of Jaksinen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aguilar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jaksinen wants to stand but Aguilar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jaksinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jaksinen wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.
Jaksinen wanted to stand there but Aguilar had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aguilar working for a triangle but Jaksinen defends it easily.
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.

Jaksinen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Aguilar manages to mount him!

Aguilar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jaksinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen is trying to stand back up but Aguilar is controlling him
Jaksinen controlling the position for now.
Aguilar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaksinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jaksinen trying to control from the bottom.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Jaksinen defends it.
Jaksinen manages to get to full guard.
Jaksinen keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
Aguilar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaksinen is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aguilar prevents Jaksinen from getting back to his feet.
Aguilar trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaksinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaksinen pulls Aguilar in to control the position.
Aguilar looking to pass the guard.
Aguilar prevents Jaksinen from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Jaksinen is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jaksinen is trying to keep Aguilar in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aguilar throws a lazy right hand but Jaksinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaksinen throwing a counter right hand but Aguilar manages to avoid it.
Jaksinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aguilar.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Aguilar.
I think Aguilar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguilar!
Sergio Aguilar is the new middleweight champion!
Sergio Aguilar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.