PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jose Aldo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Raptor
vs
Aldo

179 cm
21
144 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
139 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, danny Raptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo wants to clinch up but Raptor keeps it at a distance.
Raptor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raptor throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
Raptor swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Raptor misses with a wild combination.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Raptor pushes him off.
Aldo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Raptor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Raptor lands a right hook to the body.
Raptor swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Raptor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raptor lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raptor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Raptor.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Raptor pushes him off.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Raptor pushes him off.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Raptor lands an overhand right.
Raptor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Aldo tries to clinch but Raptor is having none of it.
Raptor swinging wildly here.
Raptor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raptor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raptor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raptor paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aldo throws a head kick but Raptor moves out of range.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raptor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Raptor counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo looks gassed!
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raptor counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Raptor.
Raptor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raptor digs a good body shot into Aldo's ribs.
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!
Raptor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raptor counters with a nice uppercut.
Raptor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Raptor counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raptor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raptor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Aldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raptor.
Nice uppercut lands for Raptor. That snapped Aldo's head back.
Aldo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raptor to score with a decent uppercut.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raptor lands with a good body shot.

Raptor closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Raptor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raptor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Raptor has managed to clinch.
Raptor lands with a light punch inside.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.

Raptor breaks from the clinch.
Raptor throws a series of strikes that have Aldo backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor scores with a one two! Aldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Raptor scores with a punch to the head.

Raptor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aldo's guard.
Raptor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Raptor landing with the ground and pound.
Raptor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raptor lands a couple of elbows.

Aldo pushes Raptor off and scrambles back to his feet.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raptor counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raptor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Raptor lands the left hand.
Raptor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aldo swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raptor throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.

Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Raptor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Raptor.
Aldo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raptor smiles and moves away.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raptor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raptor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raptor blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Raptor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aldo tries to clinch but Raptor moves away

and Raptor counters by clinching up.

Raptor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raptor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raptor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raptor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo wants to clinch
letting Raptor counter with a right hand.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Raptor counters with a right hand to the body.
Raptor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raptor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aldo wants to clinch

and Raptor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raptor's elbow.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.

Raptor manages to break the clinch.
Aldo wants to clinch but Raptor slips to the side
and Raptor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raptor avoids the head kick by Aldo.

Raptor pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Raptor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Raptor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aldo is breathing heavily.

Raptor scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raptor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Aldo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raptor working Aldo over with strikes here.
Raptor dominating with strikes here.
Raptor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aldo hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Raptor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Raptor working Aldo over with strikes here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Aldo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Raptor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
Raptor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Aldo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Raptor working for a submission but Aldo is keeping him at bay.
Raptor breaks from Aldo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Raptor avoids the attempt from Aldo to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Raptor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aldo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Raptor landing strikes from the mount.
Raptor landing punches.
Raptor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Raptor looking to control but Aldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aldo really wants to buck Raptor off and get back to his feet.
Aldo wants to hold on but Raptor pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Raptor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Raptor landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

danny Raptor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Raptor jabs Aldo right on the nose. Aldo blinks but takes it well.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Raptor counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Raptor to acknowledge the strikes.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Raptor sees coming a mile off.
Raptor misses with a takedown attempt - Aldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raptor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo throws a head kick but Raptor moves out of range.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Raptor's front leg but catches the back leg as Raptor tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Raptor throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to clinch

and Raptor counters by clinching up.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raptor lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Raptor.
Raptor lands a nice uppercut.

Raptor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raptor.
Aldo tries to clinch up
and Raptor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
danny Raptor is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo closes the distance but Raptor moves to the side

and Raptor counters by moving into the clinch.
Raptor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raptor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Raptor lands a hook that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Raptor lands a hook that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.

Raptor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Aldo clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raptor breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Raptor.
Aldo swinging wildly here.

Raptor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aldo did well to prevent Raptor getting side control.
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raptor.
Raptor trying to mount his opponent but Aldo defends it.
Aldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Raptor passes to side control.
Raptor trying to control the action but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Aldo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to stand up here but Raptor is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Raptor connects with a nice short shot to Aldo's temple.
Aldo is staying active underneath Raptor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Raptor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aldo is trying to stand.
Raptor is stalling here. Aldo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Raptor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Aldo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Aldo stands up and beckons Raptor to his feet.
Aldo clinches but Raptor breaks the clinch
and Raptor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aldo scores with a head kick.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raptor but Raptor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raptor looks to land a combination. Aldo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor scores with a decent looking hook.
danny Raptor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raptor scores with a shot to the body.

Raptor gets a clinch.
Raptor lands a shoulder strike.
Raptor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Raptor blocks it.

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

Raptor rushes Aldo and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raptor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Raptor breaks the clinch.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Raptor has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.

Raptor jumps guard.
Raptor wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
danny Raptor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raptor 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... danny Raptor!