PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vergil Blanco Rocha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aldo
vs
Blanco Rocha

175 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco Rocha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blanco Rocha misses with a head kick.

Aldo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blanco Rocha's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Aldo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Aldo throwing shots but Blanco Rocha is blocking nicely.

Blanco Rocha makes his way to full guard, as Aldo worked for a kimura.
Aldo stops Blanco Rocha from standing up.
Blanco Rocha being controlled here, momentarily.

Aldo has gone for a leg lock! Blanco Rocha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Aldo's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Aldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blanco Rocha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Aldo is tightening it up a little... Blanco Rocha has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Blanco Rocha reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Blanco Rocha taps out! Nice BJJ there by Aldo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jake Aldo!