PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 479 p4p, 69 weight class) and Holy War (ranked 756 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aires
vs
War

188 cm
33
205 lbs
30 - 17 - 1

197 cm
40
212 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Aspire Clothing

Aspire Clothing
FORCEE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Aires misses.
Aires misses with a straight right.
War let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
War throws an overhand right that lands on Aires's shoulder, as Aires tries to avoid the shot.
War uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aires.
Aires checks a leg kick.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
Good leg kick by War there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aires with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling War to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from War misses.

War has closed the distance and engaged Aires in a clinch.
Aires lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
War tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aires has a couple of punches blocked by War.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
Aires tries to work over War's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
War lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aires creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires is leaning against War and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aires drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War lands with a right to the head.
War lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aires blocks an uppercut.
Aires lands a right hand.
Aires prevents a body shot from War.
War misses with the head strike.

Aires breaks the clinch.
Aires with a nice cross.
Aires throws a big shot that misses.
Aires checks a leg kick.
War misses with a low kick.
Aires feinted with a counter takedown.
Aires lands a glancing blow to the side of War's head.
Aires throws a body punch but War moves out of range.
War walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holy War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aires tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Aires.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires works War's body with a nice hook.
War throws a lazy right hand but Aires sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
War throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires lands with an uppercut that bounces War off the cage and back into range.
War punishes Aires's body with a nice straight punch.
Aires dives in for a single leg takedown but War sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
War doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
War scores with a decent looking hook.
War fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
War waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aires.
War throws a body shot but no joy.
War lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aires.
War lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aires swings for the body but War moves out of range.
Aires fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and War has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
War thows a left - swing and a miss!
War throws a hook to the side of Aires's head but Aires sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War blocks the body kick.
War keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aires fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aires walks into a left hand.
Aires attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
War thows a leg kick but Aires checks it
and Aires counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
War throws a low kick but Aires avoids it.
Aires throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Aires throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aires misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
War throws a leg kick which misses Aires's front leg but catches the back leg as Aires tries to avoid it.
Aires throws a low kick, looking for War's leg but War calmly moves out of range.
War throws a leg kick

and Aires counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Aires postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aires.
Aires wants to control from the top but War keeps moving.
Aires postures up in War's guard and throws a big left but War blocks it.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but War is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aires scoring with punches to the head and body.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as War holds on and takes a little breather.
Aires content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Holy War will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aires.
War wants to clinch up but Aires keeps it at a distance.
Aires throws the left hand but War avoids the punch easily.
That kick from War tenderised Aires's leg. Aires is trying to keep his angry face on.
A leg kick checked by War.
Aires takes one on the button.
War takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
War rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aires counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aires throws a front kick that sends War stumbling back into the cage.
Aires goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires ducks under a wild hook from War.
A counter left hand to the body from Aires misses its target.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Aires blocks the low kick.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War misses with a left hand
and Aires counters with a good low kick that War was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires just misses with a punch to the body.
War lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
War misses with an uppercut
and Aires counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aires throws a wild body kick that War sees coming a mile off.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
A lazy left from War finds it's target.
War throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aires.

War has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aires.
War is pressed up against the cage. Aires has hold of a leg and is looking to drag War down to the mat. War avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
War avoids the body shot from Aires.
War misses with a low kick as Aires jumps back.
War throws a leg kick but Aires sees it coming and checks it nicely.
War misses with an uppercut. Aires saw that one coming.
Aires moves away from the strike by War.
Aires uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before War has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
War on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.
Aires throws a jab but it's blocked by War.
A head kick misses from Aires.
Aires walks into a jab.
War throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aires avoids the body shot from War.
It looked like Aires was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from War.
Aires throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent War stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
War ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aires avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
War checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot lands for War.
Aires lands with a good body shot.
Aires throws a jab but it's blocked by War.
War moves in looking to clinch but Aires pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
Aires appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aires explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Aires gets a double leg takedown into War's guard.
War utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aires trying to control but War is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aires accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aires throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as War works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aires has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aires accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aires is fighting to break War's control of his arms but War is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aires missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aires content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aires passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aires throwing strikes but War manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Aires dominated that second round.
That's time! Aires's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

War takes one to the chin there.
Aires takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

War moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aires creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aires lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aires scores with a hook to the body.
War lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aires misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aires stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aires misses with some punches.

War breaks the clinch.
War swings for the body but Aires moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War throws a body punch but Aires moves out of range.
War misses the shot to the body.
Aires takes a body punch but keeps moving.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
Holy War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
War shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from War misses the target.
War blocks the body kick.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
Aires darts in looking for a takedown but War gets double underhooks and turns Aires into the cage.
War works over Aires's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice shot by War.

War moves into the clinch successfully.
Aires tries to work over War's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aires can't find room to land a body shot as War controls the action.

War pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aires manages to avoid it.
War avoids the body shot from Aires.
War swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
War wants to land a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
Aires looks to throw the jab but War is out of range.
Holy War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Aires misses the target.
Aires takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
War thows a leg kick but Aires checks it
and Aires counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
War dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aires missing with a left hand there. War was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
War lands a jab.
Aires missing with a left hand there. War was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
War slips under a jab from Aires.
War appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
War throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
War walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aires throws a leg kick but War moved away.
Aires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by War there.
War cracks the inside of Aires's front leg.
War cracks the inside of Aires's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aires. That's going to slow War down.
Aires shoots in for a takedown but War shows good takedown defense.
Aires lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aires.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from War - that will leave a mark!
Aires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
War lands a right hook to the body.
War throws a hook but Aires blocks it.
War is looking to slow Aires down with leg kicks.
Aires takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aires looks for the body kick but War saw that one coming.
War throws an overhand right that lands on Aires's shoulder, as Aires tries to avoid the shot.
Aires lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from War misses.
War fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
War throws a low kick, looking for Aires's leg but Aires calmly moves out of range.
Aires lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aires throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws a body kick that misses.
War bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
War moves out of range as Aires strikes.
Aires misses with a body shot.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Aires blocks the low kick.
War lands a nice looking body shot.
Aires has a takedown stuffed.
War is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aires with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aires takes one to the side of the head.
Aires scoring well with a low kick there.
War tries to clinch but Aires is having none of it.
Aires staying out of range there.
War will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holy War comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think War 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!