PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Giap might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beach Party Vietnam. The crowd seem to be enjoying Aldo's choice of entrance music: Run This Town. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Nguyen Giap
vs
Aldo

177 cm
25
158 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

170 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Giap takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Aldo blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Aldo.
Giap is trying to stall.
Aldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Giap struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
Giap misses with an elbow strike.
Aldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giap prevents it.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Giap has him pressed against the cage.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo misses with a straight left.
Giap lands a nice looking body shot.
Giap wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Giap tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giap checks a leg kick nicely.
Aldo slips a straight right by Giap.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Giap is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Giap lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body kick from Aldo.
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
Giap scores with a jab to the body.
Giap is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Aldo looks for the body kick but Giap saw that one coming.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Giap wants to clinch
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.

Giap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giap taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giap makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Aldo tightens his grip and picks Giap up, before dumping him to the ground. Giap manages to land in guard.
Aldo landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Giap pushes Aldo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Giap lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Giap misses with a hook.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Aldo throws a low kick but Giap moves out of range easily.
Giap walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aldo.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldo counters with a nice body kick.
Giap wants to clinch but Aldo slips to the side
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Aldo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Giap bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Giap instigates a clinch.
Giap misses with some punches.
Giap lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aldo is trying to trip Giap. He has hold of a leg but Giap is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Aldo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo with a flurry of punches that miss.

Giap wriggles free and stands up.
Aldo scores with a jab to the body.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap moves to clinch but Aldo breaks away
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Giap. That snapped Aldo's head back.
Giap tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Giap sees coming a mile off.
Giap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt - Giap sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aldo.
Giap has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Giap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Giap tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
A solid body kick from Aldo.
Giap tries to clinch
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo keeps Giap at a distance using the push kick.
Giap ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Nice defenses there by Giap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
Giap wants to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind Giap 's knee.
Nice body kick there by Aldo.
Giap moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.
Giap misses with a body shot.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Giap's leg but Giap calmly moves out of range.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Aldo keeps Giap at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Giap takes a step back to recover.
Giap tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giap wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Giap tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Giap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giap throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.

Giap gets a clinch.
Giap looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aldo.
Giap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Giap will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giap misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aldo.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap pushes off an throws an elbow but Aldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Giap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Giap.
Aldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Aldo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Aldo.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Giap throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Giap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aldo moves out of range as Giap strikes.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giap.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jose Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo lands the left hand.
Giap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vo Nguyen Giap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aldo counters with a series of strikes. Giap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aldo!
Aldo is looking to slow Giap down with leg kicks.
Aldo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Giap's head.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giap.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giap scores with a body shot.
Giap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Giap tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Giap if he has to take too many more of those.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Giap tries to clinch but Aldo moves away
and Aldo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Giap.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giap is able to avoid easily.
Aldo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Giap will feel that in the morning.

Aldo drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Giap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giap wants to stand and escape but Aldo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giap takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo lands with a nice body kick.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giap blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Nice body punch from Giap.
Giap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Giap takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a lazy body kick
and Giap counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giap tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Giap tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Giap.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aldo counters with a nice body kick.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Giap scrambles back to his feet.
Giap throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Giap moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giap.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aldo counters with a nice body kick.

Giap gets a clinch.

Aldo breaks the clinch.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Aldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap tries to clinch up

and Aldo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Giap pushes Aldo off and gets back to his feet.
Aldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giap tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Giap on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Giap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Giap avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo scores with a body shot.
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but Giap avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Giap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Giap if he has to take too many more of those.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giap closes the distance but Aldo moves to the side
and Aldo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giap moves out of range of the body kick.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Giap steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giap tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo with a nice cross.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Giap is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Aldo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Giap's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Aldo.
I've got Aldo 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
Jose Aldo thanked the fans post fight for their support.