PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caelan Aengus (ranked 2184 p4p, 1351 weight class) and Richie Alaska (ranked 286 p4p, 192 weight class). Alaska has chosen A Long December - Counting Crows as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Aengus
vs
Alaska

173 cm
24
166
7 - 8 - 0

177 cm
24
160
6 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caelan Aengus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Alaska misses its intended target.
Aengus throws a lazy right hand but Alaska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aengus staying out of range there.
Alaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Aengus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aengus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aengus misses with a hook.
Aengus misses with a hook. Alaska ducked under it nicely.
Aengus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alaska.
Alaska walks into a jab.
Aengus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alaska scores with a jab.
Caelan Aengus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Aengus tries to keep at a distance but Alaska has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aengus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aengus tries to break the clinch but Alaska is controlling the position.
Alaska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Alaska.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alaska tries to stall but Aengus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alaska misses with the head strike.
Alaska displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aengus up against the cage.
Alaska is pushing Aengus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richie Alaska.
Alaska misses with a hook. Aengus ducked under it nicely.
Aengus tests Alaska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Aengus misses.
Alaska is looking to clinch.
A big right from Aengus misses.
Alaska misses with a straight right.
Alaska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alaska misses with a hook.
Aengus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaska walks into a straight right hand from Aengus.
Alaska closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aengus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alaska.
Alaska moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Alaska on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alaska 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.
Aengus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Aengus.
Alaska throws a lazy right hand but Aengus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aengus throws a looping overhand right but Alaska ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aengus.
Alaska cracks Aengus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alaska blocks a jab.
Aengus misses with an uppercut. Alaska saw that one coming.
Alaska defending well as Aengus loads up on a big left hand.
Aengus misses with a looping right.
Alaska is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aengus with a body shot.
Alaska misses with a right hand
and Aengus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aengus swings widly with a right hand
and Alaska counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, jab by Aengus - just one landing.
Aengus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alaska. Alaska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alaska tries to clinch up but Aengus circles away and keeps his distance.
Aengus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alaska.
Alaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aengus throws out the jab.
Alaska wants to clinch up but Aengus keeps it at a distance.
Aengus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aengus.
Aengus ducks under a wild hook from Alaska.
Aengus cracks Alaska with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alaska throws a lazy right hand but Aengus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aengus misses with a hook. Alaska ducked under it nicely.
Alaska throws a lazy right hand but Aengus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alaska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aengus.
Alaska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aengus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aengus missing with a left hand there. Alaska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alaska rushes Aengus and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Alaska - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alaska trying to control the position but instead, Aengus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alaska into the cage.
Aengus just leaning against Alaska, taking a breather.

Aengus breaks from the clinch.
Aengus connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Aengus.
Alaska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aengus.
Aengus lands the left hand.
Aengus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alaska connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aengus. Aengus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aengus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alaska throws a jab when Aengus was well out of range.
Aengus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caelan Aengus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aengus drives through with a takedown into Alaska's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Aengus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alaska has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aengus has managed to get both his arms back between Alaska's legs - danger averted.

Alaska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Aengus gets to his feet. Alaska looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aengus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alaska moves away from the strike by Aengus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aengus ducks under a wild hook from Alaska.
Alaska looks to clinch
and Aengus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aengus throws out a loose jab but Alaska uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Aengus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aengus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aengus scores with a nice right hand.
Alaska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aengus.
Aengus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aengus cracks Alaska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alaska misses with a lunging right hand
and Aengus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aengus looks to land a left hand but Alaska moved out of range nicely.
Aengus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alaska can do to turn this around?
Aengus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alaska.
Alaska throws out a counter right but Aengus avoids it with no problem.
Aengus lands with a straight right. Alaska didn't see that one coming.
Aengus lands the left hand.
Aengus misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Alaska was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Aengus is just out of range.
Alaska has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alaska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aengus misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Aengus misses the target.
Aengus lands a nice shot that snaps Alaska's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aengus misses with a hook
and Alaska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aengus wants to clinch up but Alaska keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaska loads up on a big right hand but Aengus slips the punch.
Alaska shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aengus dips to his left and cracks Alaska with an uppercut!
Alaska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aengus throws a big shot that misses.
Alaska moves out of range as Aengus strikes.
A lazy left from Alaska finds it's target.
Aengus's corner calls for a 1-2. Aengus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Aengus misses.
It seemed like Alaska was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Aengus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aengus misses with a hook.
Aengus staying out of range there.
Aengus is looking to counter punch.
Aengus works over Alaska's head and body with a nice combination.
Alaska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alaska is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aengus catches Alaska with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus ducks under a wild hook from Alaska.
Aengus lands with a hook. Alaska tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alaska cracks Aengus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alaska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Alaska misses its intended target.
Aengus connects with the punch.
Aengus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alaska.
An attempted straight right counter from Aengus misses the target.
Alaska doesn't manage to clinch there - Aengus circles away.
Alaska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aengus.
Alaska throws an off balance right hand
and Aengus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aengus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alaska's head.
Nice defenses there by Alaska.
Alaska thuds a left hand into Aengus's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alaska is looking to clinch.
Alaska moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aengus misses with a left hand
and Alaska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aengus with a jab.
Aengus scores with the left hand. Alaska knows he should have avoided that one.
Aengus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alaska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aengus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alaska.

Alaska takes the fight into the clinch.
Aengus is trying to break the clinch but Alaska has him pressed against the cage.
Aengus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aengus tries to circle away but Alaska has him pinned against the cage.

Aengus breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alaska slips a jab from Aengus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alaska! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Alaska.
A slow jab from Aengus misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Caelan Aengus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Alaska throws a right hand that misses
enabling Aengus to counter with a crisp jab.
Alaska misses with a lunging right hand
and Aengus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alaska looks to land a left hand but Aengus moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aengus, as that shot connected.
Aengus walks into a stiff left hand from Alaska.
Alaska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aengus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aengus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alaskas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alaska tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aengus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aengus throws a lazy uppercut
and Alaska counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aengus thinking.
Alaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aengus manages to avoid it.
Aengus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aengus tests Alaska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Aengus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Aengus throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alaska tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Aengus is in Alaska's guard.

Alaska is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aengus defends well.
Alaska looking to control but Aengus passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaska trying to hold on to Aengus's head to control him but Aengus postures up.
Alaska wants to get back to full guard.

Alaska looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alaska is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aengus is thwarting Alaska's attempts to control the position.

Alaska is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aengus pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Aengus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alaska tries to get to full guard but Aengus has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aengus is controlling the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aengus throws a looping overhand right but Alaska ducks down to avoid it.
Alaska moves to clinch but Aengus breaks away
and Aengus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aengus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Alaska has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alaska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alaska manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alaska lands a shoulder strike.
Caelan Aengus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaska looking to stall.
Alaska taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alaska looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richie Alaska.

Aengus rushes Alaska and presses him up against the cage.

Aengus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alaska connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aengus momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alaska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aengus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alaska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aengus.
Aengus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Richie Alaska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caelan Aengus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aengus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caelan Aengus!
Caelan Aengus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.