PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Raised (ranked 4685 p4p, 4471 weight class) and Bob Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Raised
vs
Aldo

168 cm
25
130
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
145
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sydney Raised!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Raised is trying to trip Aldo. He has hold of a leg but Aldo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Raised persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Raised not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Raised drops back looking for a leg! Aldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aldo manages to kick Raised off! Raised jumps back into Aldo's guard.
Raised landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Raised avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raised slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raised thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Raised controlling him for the moment.
Aldo looking to control but Raised passes into half guard.

Aldo actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aldo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two 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.
Raised 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.
Raised has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Raised stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aldo trying to keep a closed guard but Raised is proving a slippery customer.
Aldo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raised controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt.
Raised stuffs the takedown attempt from Aldo. Aldo gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Raised.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raised as he jumps to the side.
Sydney Raised has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Aldo.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Aldo enables Raised to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aldo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Raised lands a couple of elbows.

Raised gets to his feet - Aldo follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Raised misses its intended target.

Raised drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Raised decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aldo, up you get!

Raised dives in and scores a takedown into Aldo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raised content to stall in guard here.
Aldo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raised engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sydney Raised dominated that round.
That's time! Raised's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Raised is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aldo.

Raised pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.

Raised gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Aldo regains guard.
Raised sitting in guard here, content to control.
Aldo trying to control the position.
Raised slips nicely into half guard.
Sydney Raised overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raised is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aldo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is working to get back to half guard.

Raised is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Aldo is surviving well by controlling Raised's body position as best he can.
Raised controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Raised.
Raised controlling from the full mount.
Raised breaks from Aldo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raised sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raised is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
You get the feeling that Aldo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Aldo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aldo is looking to improve his position but Raised isn't that keen on the idea.
Raised is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Raised moves to the back position.
Raised lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Aldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aldo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Raised gets his way!
Raised is hanging on to Aldo's back as he tries to escape.
Raised controls the action.
Raised controlling well, preventing Aldo from escaping the position.

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.
Raised biding his time, looking for the opening.
Aldo tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Raised seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Aldo's chin but Aldo turns very nicely into Raised's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Aldo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo wants to control from the top but Raised keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sydney Raised dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Raised pushes him off.
Aldo lands with a hook. Raised tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aldo.
Raised appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sydney Raised is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raised swivels and escapes.
Raised needs to keep his hands up - Aldo had a free shot at his head there.
Aldo moves out of range as Raised throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Raised forces Aldo back against the cage and clinches.

Raised wants the takedown. Aldo is fighting it off but Raised persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Aldo's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raised content to stall in guard here.
Raised wants to stand but Aldo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raised stands and throws Aldo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aldo tries to bench press Raised off him but Raised keeps the position.
Aldo tries to control but Raised manages to take his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Aldo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raised keeps control of the position easily here as Aldo tries to buck him off.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Raised.

Raised working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Aldo right now.
Raised lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Raised looking for the RNC.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Aldo is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Raised softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Raised controlling from the back.

Raised is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Aldo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aldo just trying to survive but Raised is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sydney Raised showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raised has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Raised!