PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stirling Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aldo
vs
Armstrong

170 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

184 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stirling Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Aldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aldo is keen to just control but Armstrong is a slippery customer.
Armstrong is trying to stand up here but Aldo is controlling him well.

Aldo seems to be working for a kimura but Armstrong defends the submission attempt.
Armstrong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Armstrong is trying to stand up here but Aldo is controlling him well.
Aldo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Aldo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Aldo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Aldo.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.

Aldo instigates a clinch.
Aldo wants to stall.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Armstrong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling him.
Aldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Armstrong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo lands an elbow inside that Armstrong shrugs off.

It looks like Stirling Armstrong has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Armstrong manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aldo.
A nice left hand lands by Aldo.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Aldo with a knee to the head.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Armstrong prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Armstrong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Armstrong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aldo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.

Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Armstrong working aggressively here.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Aldo lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Armstrong sprawling to the canvas. Aldo follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Armstrong hang on?

Armstrong is rocked!
Armstrong looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Armstrong is still in real trouble! Can Aldo finish him?

Aldo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Aldo circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Armstrong tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Aldo wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Aldo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jose Aldo made sure he mentioned Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO, along with how happy he was to win his fight.