PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aldo
vs
Repomies

170 cm
27
147 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
144 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies digs a good body shot into Aldo's ribs.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Repomies finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Repomies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Repomies scores with a head kick.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Repomies lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
Repomies tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Repomies finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Repomies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aldo.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aldo.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Repomies moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aldo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Aldo being controlled here momentarily.
Aldo chips away with some ground and pound.
Aldo won't allow Repomies to get back to his feet.
Aldo landing with the ground and pound.
Repomies pulls Aldo in close to prevent any damage.
Aldo prevents Repomies from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Repomies keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Aldo stopping the sweep attempt from Repomies.
Aldo looking to pass the guard.
Aldo with a nice head shot there.
Aldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Repomies works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aldo is controlling him.
Aldo throws a big right hand that misses.
Repomies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aldo stands up over Repomies, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aldo won't allow Repomies to get back to his feet.
Aldo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four 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.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aldo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Repomies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aldo stops Repomies from standing up.
Repomies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Repomies controls Aldo momentarily but Aldo frees himself.
Repomies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Aldo is controlling him.
Aldo throws a strike but Repomies rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rauno Repomies dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Repomies lands a high kick!
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Repomies as he jumps to the side.
Repomies ducks right into an uppercut from Aldo.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Repomies throws a low kick, looking for Aldo's leg but Aldo calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Repomies counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee.

Aldo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Repomies quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Repomies is trying to stand up here but Aldo is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Aldo is pressing down on Repomies's thigh, looking to free his foot. Repomies is holding on for now.
Repomies is not content to let Aldo control the position.
Aldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looks to land a strike but Repomies avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Aldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Repomies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aldo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Repomies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Repomies has wrist control.
Aldo stops Repomies from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Repomies not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aldo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aldo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Repomies wants to stand and escape but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Repomies pulls Aldo in to control the position.
Aldo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Repomies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aldo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aldo throws a strike but Repomies rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aldo is trying to control the position but Repomies postures up.

Aldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Repomies stopping the sweep attempt from Aldo.
Aldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Repomies throws a head kick that Aldo semi-blocks.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Repomies stuffs the takedown.
Aldo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo looks for a takedown but Repomies sprawls well.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Repomies throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Repomies. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies lands with a kick to the temple. Aldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Repomies clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Repomies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Repomies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
Rauno Repomies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Repomies counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Repomies counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Repomies plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Repomies throws a head kick that half lands.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Repomies pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aldo back to the cage. Repomies follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Repomies. Aldo shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Repomies darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aldo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Repomies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Repomies lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
Repomies lands with a slapping head kick.
Repomies explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Repomies.
A solid leg kick lands there for Repomies.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Repomies lands a nice looking body kick.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Rauno Repomies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repomies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rauno Repomies really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A nice leg kick lands there from Repomies.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Repomies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies scores with a hook to the body. Aldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Repomies plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Repomies lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aldo will feel that in the morning.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Repomies tries to clinch up.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Repomies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Repomies delivers a nice body kick.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Repomies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Repomies lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Repomies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Repomies scores with the left hand. Aldo knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Repomies throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Repomies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Repomies punishes Aldo's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Repomies. That's going to slow Aldo down.
Repomies is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Repomies. Aldo shrugs it off though.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Repomies lands a head shot.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Repomies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Repomies moves into range and clinches up with Aldo.
Aldo letting Repomies take a breather here.
Aldo wants to stall.
Aldo tries to circle away but Repomies has him pinned against the cage.
Aldo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Repomies's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The referee calls for Repomies to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rauno Repomies.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Repomies counters with a nice body kick.
Repomies scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Repomies does no damage.
Aldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Repomies counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aldo's knee momentarily.
Repomies misses with a leg kick.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Repomies is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Repomies lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repomies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Repomies swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rauno Repomies dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Repomies connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Repomies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Repomies misses the shot to the body.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Aldo misses with a combination
and Repomies counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee.
Repomies is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aldo rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aldo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Repomies thumps Aldo with a low kick.
Repomies is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Repomies. That's going to slow Aldo down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.

Aldo gets tackled into the cage by Repomies. Repomies maintains the clinch.
Repomies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Repomies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Repomies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Repomies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Repomies counters with a thumping low kick.
Repomies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aldo throws a hook but Repomies avoids it easily.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
Repomies feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Repomies.
Aldo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Repomies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Repomies will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aldo up against the cage.
Repomies pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Repomies misses with an elbow strike.
Repomies is pushing Aldo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Repomies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Repomies's elbow.
Repomies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Repomies keeps him there for the moment.
Rauno Repomies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Repomies counters with a body kick that stops Aldo in his tracks momentarily.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Repomies.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Repomies moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Repomies.

Repomies has managed to clinch.
Repomies unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Repomies.
Repomies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repomies stalling against the cage.
Aldo misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Repomies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Repomies has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 43:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 43:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 43:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Repomies! Rauno Repomies retains his bantamweight title!