PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Aguinaldo (ranked 1818 p4p, 230 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 1312 p4p, 173 weight class). Aguinaldo comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Daniel Barbosa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Aguinaldo
vs
Barbosa

185 cm
30
178 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
35
175 lbs
19 - 21 - 0

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Aguinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Aguinaldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aguinaldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbosa lunges at Aguinaldo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aguinaldo's hand.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa lunges at Aguinaldo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aguinaldo's hand.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Aguinaldo is looking to clinch.
As Aguinaldo backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Aguinaldo manages to avoid it all.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Aguinaldo with a series of wild strikes but Aguinaldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Aguinaldo. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Aguinaldo tries to clinch up.
Aguinaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aguinaldo throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Aguinaldo.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Aguinaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aguinaldo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been informed that Barbosa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aguinaldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Aguinaldo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Aguinaldo is working an open guard so Barbosa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barbosa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aguinaldo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aguinaldo throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Aguinaldo misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Aguinaldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Barbosa dives in and scores a takedown into Aguinaldo's guard.
Barbosa trying to control but Aguinaldo is working from the bottom.
Barbosa forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barbosa uses his free foot to push down on Aguinaldo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aguinaldo.

Barbosa gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Aguinaldo throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aguinaldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Aguinaldo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.

It looks like Daniel Barbosa has been cut.
Aguinaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Aguinaldo's head back.
Aguinaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa scores with a one two! Aguinaldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aguinaldo on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
Aguinaldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Barbosa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barbosa showed some decent athleticism there.
Aguinaldo wants to improve his position but Barbosa is controlling well.
Barbosa is looking to advance position but Aguinaldo won't allow it.
Barbosa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aguinaldo has managed to free his arm - good work.

Barbosa postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Aguinaldo to stand up.
Aguinaldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbosa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barbosa jabs Aguinaldo right on the nose. Aguinaldo blinks but takes it well.
Aguinaldo throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aguinaldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aguinaldo takes one on the button.
Emilio Aguinaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguinaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Barbosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aguinaldo throws a good cross that connects.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Aguinaldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Aguinaldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Aguinaldo enables Barbosa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aguinaldo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguinaldo is trying to control the position but Barbosa postures up.
Daniel Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aguinaldo is keeping the position for now.
Barbosa is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barbosa stands and steps away. Aguinaldo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aguinaldo's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Aguinaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aguinaldo throws a monster overhand right that drops Barbosa! Aguinaldo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Aguinaldo!
Emilio Aguinaldo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Daniel Barbosa stepped up to the mic, saying 'That was most unfortunate, sir i hope you have endless farts for the rest of the night. '.