PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Brite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brite has chosen Rainbow Brite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rainbow Brite told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Aldo
vs
Brite

172 cm
30
157 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

175 cm
23
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rainbow Brite!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Brite.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo scores with a jab. Brite acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aldo throws out the jab.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Brite.
Good standup being displayed there by Aldo as he connects with a hook.
Aldo throws a hook but Brite blocks it.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Brite avoids nicely.
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brite.
Brite looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brite connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brite stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brite slips a straight right by Aldo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brite.
Brite scores with a hook to the body. Aldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brite manages to avoid it.
Aldo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Brite is rocked!
Brite throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Brite misses.
Brite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Brite lands a jab to Aldo's midsection.
A combination from Brite does no damage.
A big left from Aldo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brite lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brite.
Brite is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brite thuds a left hand into Aldo's body.
Brite looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Aldo.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Aldo.
Brite misses with a double jab.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brite.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brite takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brite misses with a double jab.
Brite throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brite.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Brite counters with a thumping low kick.
Aldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brite looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rainbow Brite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aldo, as that shot connected.
Brite throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Brite.
Brite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Brite.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brite was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Brite walks into a stiff left hand from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a hook. Brite ducked under it nicely.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Brite moved out of range nicely.
Brite misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Brite.
Good exchange - Brite coming out on top.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brite throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brite lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brite looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brite slips a straight right by Aldo.
Brite with a hook.
Aldo blocks a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aldo checks a leg kick.
Brite works the jab nicely.
Brite tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brite fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brite avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rainbow Brite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brite sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brite manages to avoid it.
Brite is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Aldo looks to land a right hand but Brite moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Brite throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brite thows a body kick. Aldo tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brite jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Brite throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Brite throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Brite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Brite chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aldo swings for the body but Brite moves out of range.
Aldo scores with a punch to the head.
Aldo scores with a jab. Brite acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brite.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Brite - just one landing.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.

Brite clinches up against the cage.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Brite has the dominant position.
Brite keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Brite won't allow it.
Brite prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.

Brite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo takes a swing at Brite's ribcage but misses.
Brite uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aldo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swings for the body but Brite moves out of range.
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Brite saw that one coming.
Brite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Brite counters with an outside leg kick.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brite moves away.
Brite swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Brite connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brite is looking to chop away at Aldo's legs.
A big left from Aldo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rainbow Brite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brite moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Aldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aldo throws a body punch but Brite moves out of range.
Brite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brite lands with a slapping head kick.
Brite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Brite does no damage.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Brite looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Aldo lands a really nice looking cross but Brite seems unphased.
Brite avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Brite throws the kick towards the body but Aldo avoids it.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Brite's head but Brite sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brite.
Nice straight punches there by Aldo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aldo.
Brite lands a nice looking body kick.
Aldo walks into a left hand.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brite.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Brite.
Brite scores with a shot to the body.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands an overhand right.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aldo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brite.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brite was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Brite lands a jab to Aldo's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brite lands a right hook to the body.
Brite throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Brite plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brite misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a jab when Brite was well out of range.
Brite scoring well with a low kick there.
Brite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Brite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brite throws a front kick that sends Aldo stumbling back into the cage.
Brite connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brite throws a shot to the body.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Brite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brite uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brite closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brite is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Brite lands a really nice looking cross but Aldo seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Brite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brite scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Brite.
Aldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brite. That's going to slow Aldo down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Brite.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Brite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brite winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rainbow Brite!