PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Aries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Logan
vs
Aries

188 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Logan Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Enzo Aries!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan throws a series of punches but Aries avoids them all with ease.
Aries fails to land with a series of punches.

Logan gets a takedown into half guard.
Logan wants to control but Aries is keeping him busy.
Aries wants to get back to his feet.
Logan tries to pass to full mount but Aries defends it.
Logan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aries is staying active underneath Logan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aries keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Logan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Logan is trying to control the action in half guard but Aries is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Logan doesn't manage to clinch there - Aries circles away.
Aries scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Logan shoots in but no luck this time.
Aries moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aries throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aries misses with a few strikes there.
Aries misses with a wild combination.
Aries swats away the attempt to clinch by Logan.
Enzo Aries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Aries drops Logan with a right and a left! Aries comes rushing in but Logan regains his composure and manages to keep Aries in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan is breathing heavily.

Logan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aries can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Logan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan pulls Aries in close to prevent any damage.
Aries wanted to stand there but Logan had control of the position.
Aries controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Logan pushes Aries off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Aries drops Logan with a left and a right! Oh, Logan is hurt - Aries dives into side control looking to finish!

Logan is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan is trying to control Aries's posture but Aries avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aries lands with an uppercut that bounces Logan off the cage and back into rage.

Aries throws a left that rocks Logan and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Aries dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Logan regain composure!
Oh Logan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Logan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aries wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Logan seems to have got his legs back now.
Aries tries to move into full mount but can't pass Logan's legs.
Logan is not content to let Aries control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Logan prevents Aries from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aries is looking to take a break and control but Logan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Logan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aries wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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.
Logan is trying to control Aries's posture but Aries avoids it.
Logan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aries off and has taken his back!
Aries manages to reverse the position and now he's in Logan's guard. Nice work there by Aries.
Aries is fighting to break Logan's control of his arms but Logan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Aries is looking to stand up but Logan won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aries gets to his feet - Logan follows without any prompting.
Logan shoots in and drives through. Aries sprawls well.
Aries scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Aries misses.
Logan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Aries drops Logan with a nice combination! Aries dives into Logan's guard, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan trying to keep a closed guard but Aries is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aries won't allow Logan to get back to his feet.
Logan wants to sweep here but Aries controlling him for the moment.
Aries has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Logan is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Aries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Aries looks to land a combination but Logan avoids it well.
A punch combination from Aries misses.

Logan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Aries keeping full guard, as Logan tries to pass.
Logan preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aries keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Aries is looking to stand up but Logan isn't so interested in that idea.
Logan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Logan wants to stand and escape but instead Aries has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Logan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Aries lands a left and a right that sends Logan crashing to the canvas! Aries dives into mount looking to finish!
Aries avoids the attempt from Logan to control.
Logan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aries is looking to stand but Aries has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Logan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aries is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aries looking to control and managing it successfully.
Logan tries to hold on but Aries pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Aries comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aries winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Aries!