PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dejan Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andries Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovic comes to the cage accompanied by One Shot - Treba da znate. Aldo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Just Want it All. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Petrovic
vs
Aldo

186 cm
23
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dejan Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andries Aldo !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aldo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aldo stands and throws Petrovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Petrovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Petrovic is looking to reverse the position.

Aldo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Petrovic has escaped the position, nice work there.

Aldo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petrovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Aldo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aldo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Petrovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aldo on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Aldo tries for a kimura but Petrovic is defending well.

Aldo is trying to get an arm triangle but Petrovic is defending well.
Petrovic is trying to get back to his feet.
Petrovic tries to improve position but can't.

Aldo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Petrovic looks calm but he's in trouble here. Aldo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Petrovic is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Aldo lets go of the hold and Petrovic can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andries Aldo !
An out of breath Andries Aldo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.