PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josu Aingeru (ranked 1451 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Wacco Longbardo (ranked 185 p4p, 195 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Aingeru
vs
Longbardo

183 cm
34
185
16 - 10 - 1

183 cm
28
193
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josu Aingeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacco Longbardo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aingeru misses with a looping right.
Longbardo blocks a jab.
Longbardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aingeru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wacco Longbardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aingeru throws a body punch but Longbardo moves out of range.
Aingeru throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Wacco Longbardo has been cut.

Longbardo has managed to clinch.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
Longbardo lands an uppercut.
Longbardo wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aingeru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo is trying to force a seperation but Aingeru has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aingeru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Longbardo tries to land a knee to the head but Aingeru blocks with his arms.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
Longbardo blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Aingeru scores with a nice short uppercut.

Aingeru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru blocks a jab.
Longbardo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Longbardo duly obliges.
Aingeru misses with a looping right.
Aingeru misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Longbardo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Longbardo scores with a shot to the body.
Longbardo stuns Aingeru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Longbardo throws a body punch but Aingeru moves out of range.
Aingeru appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Longbardo does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Josu Aingeru has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbardo tries to clinch but Aingeru moves out of range.
It looked like Aingeru was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Longbardo.
Longbardo throws a combination. Aingeru tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aingeru uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Longbardo throws a head kick that misses
and Aingeru counters with a left to the body.
Aingeru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbardo moves away.
Longbardo lands with a kick to the temple. Aingeru shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters circling a little - Longbardo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Longbardo thows a leg kick but Aingeru checks it
and Aingeru counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Longbardo pushes Aingeru up against the cage in a clinch.
Aingeru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longbardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Longbardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longbardo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a nice uppercut.
Aingeru lands a hook that snaps the head of Longbardo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Aingeru.
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aingeru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aingeru lands a left hand.
Longbardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Longbardo tries to throw a body punch but Aingeru avoids it by throwing Longbardo back against the cage.
Aingeru scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longbardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Aingeru controls his hands.
Aingeru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aingeru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aingeru is breathing heavily.
Longbardo lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Longbardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Longbardo scores with a shot to the side of Aingeru's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longbardo obliges.
Longbardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longbardo lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Longbardo lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a right hand.
Longbardo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Longbardo lands with a left to the head.
Longbardo lands an elbow that stopped Aingeru in his tracks for a moment.
Longbardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longbardo with a knee to the head.
Longbardo lands a body shot.
Longbardo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Longbardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Longbardo.
Longbardo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aingeru up against the cage.
Aingeru misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wacco Longbardo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Longbardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aingeru takes a step back to recover.

Longbardo clinches with his opponent.
Aingeru can't find room to land a body shot as Longbardo controls the action.
Aingeru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longbardo backwards.
Aingeru misses with a body punch.
Longbardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aingeru can't find room to land a body shot as Longbardo controls the action.
Longbardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aingeru struggles to land a body shot inside as Longbardo controls his hands.
Aingeru letting Longbardo take a breather here.

Longbardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo misses with an uppercut.
Longbardo tries to clinch but Aingeru moves out of range.
Aingeru throws a body punch but Longbardo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aingeru eats them both and turns towards Longbardo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Longbardo with a nice calf kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Longbardo.
Aingeru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbardo moves away.
Longbardo misses with a few strikes there.
Longbardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aingeru thuds his right hand into Longbardo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Longbardo slips a jab from Aingeru.
Longbardo tries to clinch
and Longbardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aingeru takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aingeru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longbardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longbardo wants to clinch but Aingeru slips to the side
and Longbardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru missing with a left hand there. Longbardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Longbardo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Longbardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Longbardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aingeru is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Aingeru misses.
Longbardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aingeru's sensitive parts.
Longbardo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aingeru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Longbardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aingeru rather than just go for the knockout.
Longbardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Aingeru is just out of range.
Longbardo throws a lazy head kick
and Longbardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Longbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Aingeru moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Longbardo misses.
Longbardo misses with the combination.
Longbardo cracks Aingeru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Longbardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wacco Longbardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Longbardo - that will leave a mark!
Longbardo misses with a head kick.
Longbardo lands a lovely overhand right.
Longbardo defending well as Aingeru loads up on a big left hand.
Longbardo throws a one two combo.
Aingeru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longbardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Longbardo misses
and Longbardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aingeru misses the shot to the body.
Longbardo tries to clinch up but Aingeru circles away and keeps his distance.
Longbardo avoids the body shot from Aingeru.

Longbardo has Aingeru up against the cage in a clinch.
Aingeru has had enough of the clinch but Longbardo keeps him there for the moment.
Longbardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aingeru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aingeru blocking some punches.
Aingeru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aingeru.
Aingeru can't find room to land a body shot as Longbardo controls the action.
Aingeru throws a punch but it's blocked by Longbardo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wacco Longbardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Longbardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aingeru circles away quickly and effectively.
Longbardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Longbardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Longbardo has managed to clinch.
Longbardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Longbardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longbardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Longbardo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aingeru's face.
Aingeru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Josu Aingeru's cut is getting worse.
Longbardo lands a body punch.
A short left from Longbardo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longbardo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Longbardo lands an elbow inside.

Aingeru is rocked!
A short right from Longbardo.
Oh Aingeru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo lands a body shot.
Longbardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aingeru blocks it with crossed arms.
Aingeru seems to have got his legs back now.
Longbardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aingeru struggles to land a body shot inside as Longbardo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
Longbardo working Aingeru over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Longbardo.
Aingeru takes a knee to the side of the body.
Longbardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Longbardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aingeru.
Longbardo trying to control the position but instead, Aingeru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Longbardo into the cage.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longbardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Longbardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longbardo scores with a shot to the side of Aingeru's head.
Longbardo lands with a light punch inside.
Wacco Longbardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longbardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Aingeru controls his hands.
Longbardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aingeru.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Longbardo.
Longbardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Longbardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aingeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aingeru.
Aingeru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Longbardo backwards.
Aingeru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Longbardo's elbow.
Aingeru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longbardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a good knee to the midsection. Aingeru won't want to take too many of those.
Aingeru working aggressively here.

Longbardo breaks the clinch.
Longbardo lands with a good body shot.
Longbardo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aingeru counters with a nice body shot.
Longbardo moves to clinch but Aingeru breaks away
and Aingeru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aingeru takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Longbardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Aingeru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo throws a series of strikes that have Aingeru backpedaling.
Longbardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aingeru throwing a counter right hand but Longbardo manages to avoid it.
Longbardo throws a sloppy head kick
and Aingeru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Josu Aingeru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbardo scores with a nice body kick.
Aingeru just misses with a punch to the body.
Longbardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longbardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aingeru connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Longbardo throws a body punch but Aingeru moves out of range.
Longbardo lands a front kick.
Longbardo is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wacco Longbardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Longbardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wacco Longbardo!
In defeat, Josu Aingeru stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.