PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 597 p4p, 81 weight class) and Jorge Santos (ranked 1593 p4p, 218 weight class). Jorge Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Aldo
vs
Santos

182 cm
26
190 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

188 cm
24
204 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aldo defends well and Santos ends up having to push Aldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body kick from Santos.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aldo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aldo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo pushes Santos off looking to stand but Santos dives back in and keeps control.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Santos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control but Santos postures up.
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Aldo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aldo trying to control but Santos postures up.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos controlling the pace.
Santos throwing shots but Aldo is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aldo!
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Santos throwing strikes here but Aldo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Santos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo tries to lock up and control but Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with some strikes.
Aldo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santos.
Santos punching from mount but Aldo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Aldo is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea.
Santos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aldo wants to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos lands a heavy elbow.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Aldo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Aldo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo postures up.
Santos wants to sweep here but Aldo controlling him for the moment.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aldo lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santos.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.
Aldo throws a big counter combination but Santos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Santos throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.

Santos drives through with a takedown into Aldo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aldo, not yet.

Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aldo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Santos, into his guard.

Aldo sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is trying to keep Aldo in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldo's guard.

Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Aldo trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos distracts Aldo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Santos scores with a head kick.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Aldo counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santos throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Anderson Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
It looked like Aldo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aldo lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Santos misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos lands a nice hook to Aldo's body. Aldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos lands a front kick.
Jab from Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Santos throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aldo defends it well.
Aldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santos.
Aldo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo moves out of range of the leg kick from Santos.
It looked like Aldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Santos swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santos lands with a nice body kick.
Santos misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Santos coming out on top.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.
Jorge Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Aldo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos lands with a hook. Aldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with a cross.
Santos misses with a hook
and Aldo counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aldos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos tries to move into range but Aldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Aldo misses its target.
Jorge Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aldo scores with a counter punch that sends Santos to the canvas! Aldo smells blood - he's punishing Santos with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Santos has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Aldo!
Anderson Aldo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.