PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 645 p4p, 272 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 58 p4p, 24 weight class). Point's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roots Reggae Music. 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?

Point
vs
Aalto

168 cm
39
145
36 - 15 - 0

177 cm
32
157
21 - 15 - 0

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Point uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aalto.
Aalto throws an off balance right hand
enabling Point to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Point.
Point blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Point misses.
Aalto swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Point looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Point throws a jab but it's blocked by Aalto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Point looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aalto 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.
Aalto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Point looks to throw the jab but Aalto is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aalto stuns Point with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aalto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Point.
Aalto scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a low kick as Point jumps back.
Point tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aalto manages to circle out of the way.
Aalto takes a swing at Point's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Aalto.
Aalto scores with a nice right hand.
Point moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Point slips a jab from Aalto.
Aalto looks to throw a body kick
and Aalto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Aalto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aalto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Point to score with a decent uppercut.

Point has Aalto up against the cage in a clinch.
Point utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aalto misses with some punches.

Aalto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Point takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Point loads up on a big right hand but Aalto slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Aalto misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.

Point gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aalto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Point landing knees to the head.
Aalto throws a head punch that misses.
Point misses with a knee strike.
Aalto misses with a short punch on the inside.

Aalto breaks the clinch.
Aalto throws a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Point checks a leg kick.
Aalto connects with an inside leg kick.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aalto.

Point rushes Aalto and presses him up against the cage.
Point lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Point lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aalto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Aalto on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Point.
Point misses with some punches.
Point trying to control the position but instead, Aalto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Point into the cage.
Point lands a knee to the head.
Point lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Aalto.

Aalto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aalto misses with a wild body shot.
Point misses with a series of wild punches.
Aalto tries to move into range but Point moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Point blocks a low kick nicely.
Point seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aalto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Point is out of range.
Michael Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Point takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a kick to the body
and Point connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aalto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Aalto tries to keep at a distance but Point has taken the fight into the clinch.
Point is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aalto struggles to land a body shot inside as Point controls his hands.
Point lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Point using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aalto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Aalto manages to break the clinch.
Aalto throws a lazy right hand but Point sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Point cracks Aalto with an open hand slap.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
Point is looking to counter the offense by Aalto and move into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Point connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aalto momentarily.
Point tries to clinch but Aalto moves away
and Aalto counters with a two punch combo.
Aalto tests Point's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Point.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brayden Point will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aalto lands a jab.
Aalto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Point checks the leg kick.
As Aalto tries to get set, Point tries to push him back and clinch up but Aalto manages to avoid the attempt.
Point jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Point fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Aalto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Aalto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Point manages to avoid it.
Point digs a good hook to Aalto's body.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
Point uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aalto.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aalto.
Aalto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aalto.
Point cracks Aalto with a good jab.

Point closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Point lands a good knee to the midsection. Aalto won't want to take too many of those.
Brayden Point has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Aalto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Point landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Point scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Michael Aalto has been cut.
Aalto is breathing heavily.
Point lands a knee to the head.

Aalto is rocked!
Point effectively controlling the action here.
Aalto misses with some punches.
Point lands with a left to the head.
Point pressing his opponent against the cage.
Point connects with a knee to the head.
Point blocking some punches.
Point fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Point.
A hook to the body from Point.
Aalto tries to break free but Point pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto tries to break free but Point pushes him back against the cage.
Point can't find room to land a body shot as Aalto controls the action.
Point scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Point is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Point lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Aalto fails to land.

Aalto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aalto misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Point moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Aalto! Point continues to tee off on Aalto, landing with a left and a right! Point connects with a right hand that leaves Aalto sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Point!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brayden Point!
Our winner, Brayden Point, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.