PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Almost Famous. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aldo
vs
Bell

187 cm
21
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Archie Bell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo misses with the body kick
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Bell throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aldo at a distance.
Bell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aldo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aldo's head backwards.
Bell takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo counters with a nice body kick.
Aldo defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
Bell throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Aldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Bell misses.
Nice body kick from Aldo.
A lazy body kick from Aldo
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aldo. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo misses with a kick to the body
letting Bell counter with a right hand.
Good work by Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Bell misses.
Aldo thuds his shin into the meat of Bell's side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice body kick from Aldo.
Bell looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell moves out of range as Aldo throws a body kick.
Aldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bell takes a step back to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aldo throws a body kick the misses
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aldo throws a body kick that misses.
Bell misses with an uppercut
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aldo has got the better of the exchanges.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Bell misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
Bell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bell's knee momentarily.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick.
Bell scores with a punch to the head.
Aldo misses with a kick to the body.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo counters with a good, hard body kick but Bell shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Archie Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo misses with the body kick
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Bell avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Bell cracks Aldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aldo lands a high kick!
Bell throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Bell misses with a left hand
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Bell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo fakes the leg kick and cracks Bell in the body.
Bell throws a lazy uppercut
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aldo has time to react.
Bell checks a low kick from Aldo.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo throws a body kick the misses
and Bell counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Bell misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aldo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Bell.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Bell throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Bell looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldo throws a body kick the misses
and Bell counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aldo moves away from the strike by Bell.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Archie Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Bell connects with a body shot that sends Aldo's belly button to the back.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aldo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!