PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripgut's entrance music is Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ripgut
vs
Aguinaldo

190 cm
29
225 lbs
19 - 3 - 1

190 cm
27
257 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Conviction

Real Fighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ripgut defends it nicely.

Aguinaldo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ripgut's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aguinaldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ripgut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aguinaldo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ripgut is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ripgut keeping full guard, as Aguinaldo tries to pass.
Ripgut keeping moving, preventing Aguinaldo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andres Aguinaldo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Aguinaldo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ripgut tries to avoid it but Aguinaldo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ripgut to the ground. Ripgut escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ripgut misses with a leg kick.
Aguinaldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ripgut swivels and escapes.
Sean Ripgut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ripgut but Ripgut pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good shot there by Aguinaldo.
A head kick misses from Ripgut.

Ripgut fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aguinaldo, pushing him back against the cage.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aguinaldo avoids it.
Ripgut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aguinaldo is trying to pull guard but Ripgut has him pressed against the cage.
Ripgut lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ripgut as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aguinaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aguinaldo looks gassed!
With the fighters up against the cage, Ripgut throws an elbow but misses.
Aguinaldo tries to pull guard but Ripgut won't allow it.
Ripgut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aguinaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut lands with a short shot to the head.
Aguinaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ripgut putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aguinaldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ripgut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ripgut scores a nice knee to the body.
Ripgut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aguinaldo avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripgut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ripgut.
Aguinaldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ripgut tries to work over Aguinaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aguinaldo has a couple of punches blocked by Ripgut.
Ripgut lands a knee to the body.
Ripgut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo blocks an elbow strike from Ripgut.
Ripgut pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguinaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aguinaldo blocks an elbow strike.
Ripgut misses with a knee to the head.
Ripgut tries a knee to the head but Aguinaldo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aguinaldo is defending well for now.
Ripgut missing with knees to the body.
Aguinaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ripgut walks away with a smile on his face. Aguinaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ripgut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aguinaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ripgut lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Andres Aguinaldo has been cut.
Ripgut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ripgut feints and then cracks Aguinaldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aguinaldo down.
Ripgut throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ripgut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ripgut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ripgut lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aguinaldo at a distance.
Aguinaldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sean Ripgut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Ripgut.
An inside leg kick lands from Ripgut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ripgut.
Ripgut throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut tries to clinch there but Aguinaldo circles away.
Ripgut stuns Aguinaldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aguinaldo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ripgut. That one must have hurt.
Ripgut connects with a high kick.
Ripgut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ripgut lands a slapping body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Ripgut there.

That has opened up Andres Aguinaldo's cut even more.
Ripgut ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ripgut lands a glancing blow to the side of Aguinaldo's head.
Ripgut throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Ripgut.
Ripgut misses with a low kick.
Aguinaldo checks the leg kick.
Ripgut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aguinaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripgut.
Ripgut moves out of range of the strikes.
Aguinaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ripgut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ripgut is looking to wear down Aguinaldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ripgut lands with a cross.
Ripgut throws a good cross that connects.
Ripgut keeps Aguinaldo at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ripgut. That's going to slow Aguinaldo down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripgut looks to land a body kick but Aguinaldo moved away.
Ripgut throws a head kick but Aguinaldo moves out of range.
Ripgut throws a wild body kick that Aguinaldo sees coming a mile off.
Ripgut lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aguinaldo will feel that in the morning.
Ripgut works the jab nicely.
Aguinaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ripgut throws a leg kick but Aguinaldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ripgut stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ripgut wants it to stay on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ripgut.
Ripgut connects with a crisp jab.

The cut above Andres Aguinaldo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ripgut.
Ripgut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aguinaldo's calf.
Ripgut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ripgut is looking to slow Aguinaldo down with leg kicks.
Ripgut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aguinaldo manages to avoid it.
Aguinaldo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ripgut jabs at Aguinaldo's body.
Ripgut with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ripgut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aguinaldo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ripgut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aguinaldo.
Ripgut throws a leg kick which misses Aguinaldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aguinaldo tries to avoid it.
Ripgut scoring well with a low kick there.
Ripgut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aguinaldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ripgut connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Andres Aguinaldo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andres Aguinaldo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean Ripgut!
Sean Ripgut retains his heavyweight title!
Sean Ripgut seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.