PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Bulken (ranked 5227 p4p, 4418 weight class) and Adeodatus Aurelius (ranked 278 p4p, 247 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bulken
vs
Aurelius

163 cm
18
143
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
144
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Mythical Fighter

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Turbo Bulken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adeodatus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bulken moves into the clinch.
Bulken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aurelius.
Bulken tries to work over Aurelius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulken scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bulken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bulken lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bulken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius checks the leg kick.
Aurelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulken is just out of range.
Bulken takes a swing at Aurelius's ribcage but misses.
Bulken checks a leg kick nicely.

Aurelius clinches up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bulken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulken comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aurelius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bulken pushes Aurelius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bulken lands with a light punch inside.

Bulken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelius moves out of range of the body kick.
Bulken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bulken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulken tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelius tries to counter with a clinch but Bulken shakes him off and moves away.
Aurelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bulken counters with a low kick, right behind Aurelius 's knee.

Bulken moves into the clinch successfully.

Bulken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aurelius moves into the clinch.
Aurelius lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bulken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bulken.
Both fighters circling a little - Bulken finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bulken throws a nice outside leg kick.

Aurelius gets a clinch.
Bulken scores with a shoulder strike.

Bulken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bulken throws a low kick, looking for Aurelius's leg but Aurelius calmly moves out of range.
Bulken staying out of range there.
Bulken with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius scores with a jab. Bulken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bulken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelius swinging wildly here.
Bulken throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bulken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bulken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelius is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Aurelius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Aurelius fails to pull guard.

Bulken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Aurelius has Bulken up against the ropes in a clinch.

Bulken breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bulken. Bulken obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius avoids the head kick by Bulken.
Bulken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick from Bulken lands but Aurelius takes it in his stride.
Aurelius moves away from the strike by Bulken.
Bulken lands a high kick!
Aurelius looks to land a left hand but Bulken moved out of range nicely.
Bulken misses with a head kick.
Bulken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelius is looking to score with low kicks.
Bulken lands with a nice body kick.

Aurelius takes the fight into the clinch.
Aurelius tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bulken just stands there and leans against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Turbo Bulken dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bulken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turbo Bulken is winning the standup battle so far.
Aurelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bulken half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aurelius misses with a hook.
Bulken connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bulken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelius moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelius dips to his left and cracks Bulken with an uppercut!

Bulken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bulken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelius can do to turn this around?

Bulken breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Bulken's head coaches at No Pain No Gain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Aurelius closes the distance and clinches.
Bulken lands a shoulder strike.

Bulken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bulken moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bulken moves out of range as Aurelius strikes.
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!
Bulken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelius sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius blocks a head kick by Bulken.
Bulken throws a head kick but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Bulken.
Bulken moves out of range of the strikes.
Bulken appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Aurelius tries to keep at a distance but Bulken has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bulken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bulken throws a leg kick which misses Aurelius's front leg but catches the back leg as Aurelius tries to avoid it.
Bulken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aurelius lands with a good body shot.

Aurelius closes the distance and clinches.
Aurelius tries to pull guard but Bulken holds him up against the ropes and eventually Aurelius drops back down to his feet.

Bulken manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aurelius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aurelius pushes Bulken up against the ropes in a clinch.

Bulken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bulken moves away from the strike by Aurelius.
Aurelius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bulken is able to avoid easily.
Aurelius loads up on a big right hand but Bulken slips the punch.
Bulken throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelius moves out of range easily.
Aurelius wants to counter with a clinch but Bulken pushes him away.
Bulken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Aurelius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Aurelius backs away, Bulken returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bulken tries a head kick but it misses.
Bulken throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelius moves out of range easily.
Bulken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aurelius throws a jab when Bulken was well out of range.
Bulken throws a body kick that misses.

Aurelius moves into the clinch successfully.

Bulken breaks from the clinch.
Aurelius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aurelius checks a leg kick nicely.
Bulken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Aurelius clinches.

Bulken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bulken throws a half hearted mid kick.

Aurelius moves into the clinch.

Bulken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aurelius moves into the clinch successfully.
Aurelius misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bulken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bulken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aurelius, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bulken lands a hook that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.

Bulken manages to break the clinch.
Aurelius looks to land a right hand but Bulken moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Aurelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bulken fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurelius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Aurelius tries to keep at a distance but Bulken has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bulken breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Turbo Bulken dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Aurelius misses the jab.
Aurelius misses with a looping left.

Aurelius closes the distance and clinches.

Bulken manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bulken.
Bulken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick from Bulken, right into the meat of the thigh.

Bulken closes the distance and clinches.
Aurelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulken lands with a right to the head.
Turbo Bulken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius is trying to pull guard but Bulken has him pressed against the ropes.
Bulken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bulken breaks the clinch.
Aurelius misses with a shot to the body
and Bulken counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aurelius is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Aurelius is rocked!
Aurelius avoids the head kick by Bulken.
Aurelius is still on wobbly legs! Can Bulken finish him?

Aurelius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aurelius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bulken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulken.
Bulken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius seems to have recovered his senses.
Bulken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bulken breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bulken.

Bulken gets tackled into the ropes by Aurelius. Aurelius maintains the clinch.
Bulken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aurelius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!

Bulken breaks the clinch.
Aurelius misses with the combination.
Bulken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
Aurelius wants to counter the offense by Bulken and move into the clinch position.
Aurelius misses with a double jab.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aurelius blocks a head kick by Bulken.
Aurelius looks to land a left hand but Bulken moved out of range nicely.

Bulken rushes Aurelius and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Bulken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulken misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bulken's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aurelius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bulken scrambles back to his feet.
Aurelius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulken throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Aurelius misses its intended target.
Bulken is looking to counter with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bulken.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulken is looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Bulken.
Aurelius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bulken takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Bulken moves into the clinch successfully.

Bulken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bulken. Bulken obviously looking to wear him down.

Bulken clinches up with Aurelius and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bulken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bulken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aurelius has managed to clinch.
Bulken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aureliuss head.
Aurelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bulken lands a left hand.

Bulken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Bulken.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bulken.
Aurelius throws a big shot that misses.
Adeodatus Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turbo Bulken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bulken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turbo Bulken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bulken 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turbo Bulken!