PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Serenade. Pedro Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Aldo's chin.

Diaz
vs
Aldo

180 cm
22
173 lbs
3 - 12 - 0

193 cm
28
174 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Diaz clinches.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Aldo manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Diaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Diaz is trying to drag Aldo to the mat but Aldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Aldo tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Aldo manages to get underhooks.
Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Aldo is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

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.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Aldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Diaz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.

Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aldo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aldo defending against the ground and pound.
Diaz controls the position from side control.
Aldo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Diaz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz takes a little break here. Aldo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Diaz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Aldo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diaz 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.
Diaz has control of an arm but Aldo manages to advance to Diaz's back!
Diaz breaks Aldo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Aldo being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Aldo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aldo is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aldo scores with a head kick.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aldo is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well.

Aldo looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Diaz there.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aldo is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aldo avoid being mounted?
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aldo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Aldo's temple.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Pedro Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Aldo is looking to escape.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldo's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diaz lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Aldo is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Diaz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Aldo.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands a nice looking body kick.
Aldo leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Anderson Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Pedro Diaz has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aldo throws a head kick that half lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Diaz keeps him there for the moment.

Diaz pulls Aldo into guard.
Aldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard.
Aldo trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Aldo is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz pulls Aldo in to control the position.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aldo stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Aldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Aldo sprawls and moves away.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aldo. Diaz shrugs it off though.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
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!
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aldo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Pedro Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Aldo delivers a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Aldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aldo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!