PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bargos (ranked 3082 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Conor Aldo (ranked 358 p4p, 289 weight class). Aldo has chosen The Foggy Dew as his entrance music. Conor Aldo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bargos
vs
Aldo

170 cm
22
155
3 - 5 - 1

185 cm
20
155
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rey Bargos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bargos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but Bargos avoids it.

Bargos darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
Bargos tries to pull guard but Aldo won't allow it.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bargos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bargos is trying to pull guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
Bargos is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Bargos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bargos tries to pull guard but Aldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bargos is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bargos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bargos fails to pull guard.
Bargos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bargos drags the fight down to the ground.
Aldo passes Bargos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aldo wants to stand up but Bargos is controlling the position.
Bargos moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bargos is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
Bargos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aldo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aldo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bargos is trying to control the position but Aldo postures up.
Bargos pulls Aldo in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bargos is retaining full guard.
Bargos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bargos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bargos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bargos doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Bargos wants to clinch.
Bargos tries to clinch up
and Aldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bargos's knee momentarily.
Aldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bargos tries to counter with a takedown but Aldo is quick to defend against it.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bargos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Bargos's leg. Bargos is trying to keep his angry face on.

Bargos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.

Bargos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aldo uses from the top position.
Bargos is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bargos trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Bargos.
Aldo won't allow Bargos to sweep him here.
Aldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bargos is keeping the position for now.
Aldo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bargos is controlling Aldo's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bargos pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo tries a body shot but Bargos blocks it.
Bargos blocks an uppercut.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Conor Aldo will probably get the nod.
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.

Bargos tries to clinch up.

It looks like Conor Aldo has been cut.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo scores with a nice head shot.

Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Bargos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bargos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo working aggressively here.
Bargos jumps guard but Aldo stands there with Bargos around his waist. Bargos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bargos.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bargos fails to land.
Bargos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Bargos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bargos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bargos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bargos wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo wants to counter the offense by Bargos and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheers as Aldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bargos doesn't seem phased though.

Aldo gets a clinch.

Bargos pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aldo wants to control but Bargos is keeping him busy.
Bargos is looking to regain half guard here but Aldo keeps moving and retains side control.
Aldo tries to stand but Bargos is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Bargos's face as Aldo controls the position.
More stalling from Aldo.
Aldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bargos keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
Bargos can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aldo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rey Bargos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo connects with a high kick.
Aldo lands a nice shot that snaps Bargos's head back.
Bargos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bargos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo wants to counter the offense by Bargos and move into the clinch position.
Aldo scores with a nice body kick.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Aldo pushes Bargos up against the cage in a clinch.
Bargos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conor Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bargos moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Aldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Bargos moves into the clinch.
Bargos throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bargos controls his hands.

Bargos pulls guard.
Conor Aldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bargos pulls Aldo in to control the position.
Aldo wants to pass the guard but Bargos is keeping the position.
Bargos controls Aldo momentarily but Aldo frees himself.
Bargos has his hands on Aldo's head, controlling the position.
Aldo postures up.
Bargos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aldo controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bargos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Aldo trying to control but Bargos is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Aldo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bargos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.

Bargos gets control of Aldo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bargos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bargos managing to control the position.
Aldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bargos is keeping the position for now.
Bargos controlling Aldo's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conor Aldo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bargos.
Aldo throws a right hand that Bargos ducks under and follows up with a left that Bargos also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bargos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bargos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo connects with a jab.
Bargos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Bargos knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo lands with a slapping head kick.

Bargos is rocked!
Aldo lands a nice hook to Bargos's body. Bargos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Bargos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bargos walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Bargos limp body while Aldo jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor Aldo!
Conor Aldo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Rey Bargos had this to say: 'I tried so hard, can't seem to get away from misery Man, I tried so hard, will always be a victim of these streets It ain't my fault 'cause I try to get away, but trouble follows me And still I try so hard, hopin' one day they'll come and rescue me But until then I'll be posted up right here rai'.