PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josu Aingeru (ranked 972 p4p, 120 weight class) and Sam Samuelson (ranked 732 p4p, 95 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Aingeru
vs
Samuelson

183 cm
27
185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

175 cm
27
177 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Urban Fighter
RESISTANCE

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josu Aingeru!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Samuelson!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aingeru connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samuelson. Samuelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Samuelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aingeru is fending him off so far but Samuelson persists. Nope, Aingeru circles away and we're back to standing.
Samuelson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Samuelson shoots in for a takedown but Aingeru shows good takedown defense.

Aingeru closes the distance and clinches.
Samuelson jumps guard but Aingeru turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Josu Aingeru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Samuelson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aingeru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samuelson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aingeru walks away with a smile on his face. Samuelson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Aingeru rushes Samuelson and presses him up against the cage.
Samuelson is trying to pull guard but Aingeru turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Samuelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aingeru smiles and moves away.
Samuelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aingeru defends it nicely.
Samuelson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aingeru darts in and clinches Samuelson up against the cage.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Aingeru won't allow it.
Samuelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aingeru scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aingeru just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aingeru lands with a light punch inside.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aingeru just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aingeru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samuelson backwards.
Aingeru presses Samuelson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aingeru lands a nice uppercut.
Aingeru 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.
Aingeru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samuelson backwards.
Samuelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Aingeru.
Samuelson jumps guard but Aingeru turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aingeru pushes Samuelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aingeru lands with a right to the head.
Samuelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aingeru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samuelson backwards.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aingeru.
A short left from Aingeru.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Aingeru holds him up against the cage and eventually Samuelson drops back down to his feet.
Samuelson is trying to pull guard but Aingeru turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Samuelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aingeru lands with a left to the head.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aingeru just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aingeru lands a nice uppercut.
Aingeru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Samuelson or not.
Samuelson looks winded!
Samuelson is trying to pull guard but Aingeru turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aingeru lands with a left to the head.
Samuelson tries to pull guard but Aingeru forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Samuelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Aingeru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aingeru digs a right hand underneath Samuelson's ribcage. Samuelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Samuelson takes a shot to the head.
Samuelson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aingeru to keep the fight standing.
Aingeru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samuelson is trying to pull guard but Aingeru has him pressed against the cage.
Samuelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Samuelson pulls guard.

Samuelson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aingeru knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samuelson on the ground.
Aingeru trying to control but Samuelson is working from the bottom.
Aingeru sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Samuelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Samuelson looking for subs off his back but Aingeru has passed one foot through into half guard.

Samuelson actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aingeru prevents Samuelson from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Samuelson looking for submissions off his back.
Aingeru content to control rather than advance.

Samuelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aingeru takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Samuelson actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Samuelson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Aingeru escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Aingeru!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josu Aingeru dominated that round.
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.

Aingeru scores with a punch to the head.

Aingeru has closed the distance and engaged Samuelson in a clinch.
Aingeru scores with a shoulder strike.
Samuelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aingeru lands with a light punch inside.
Aingeru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Samuelson or not.
Samuelson jumps guard but Aingeru turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aingeru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aingeru lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Aingeru.
Aingeru lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aingeru lands a right hand.
Aingeru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aingeru lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Samuelson is rocked!
Samuelson jumps guard but Aingeru stands there with Samuelson around his waist. Samuelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Josu Aingeru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Samuelson.
Samuelson is trying to pull guard but Aingeru turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aingeru works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samuelson is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Aingeru.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aingeru lands a shot to the body.
Aingeru lands with a short shot to the head.
Aingeru scores with a hook to the body.
Aingeru digs a right hand into Samuelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samuelson's gas tank.
Aingeru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aingeru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Aingeru.
Still in the clinch, Aingeru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Samuelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Aingeru finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aingeru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aingeru lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Samuelson to his knees! Aingeru keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josu Aingeru!
Josu Aingeru retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Josu Aingeru thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.