PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Turoczi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo has chosen Lupang Hinirang-Philippines National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Turoczi
vs
Aldo

180 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
134 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Turoczi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turoczi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aldo throws a head kick but Turoczi moves out of range.

Turoczi forces Aldo back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Turoczi has double underhooks.
Aldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turoczi wants to take the fight to the mat but Aldo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Turoczi looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Turoczi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turoczi wants to take the fight to the mat but Aldo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turoczi.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as Turoczi controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Turoczi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Turoczi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Turoczi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aldo wants to clinch but Turoczi slips to the side

and Turoczi counters by moving into the clinch.
Turoczi landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Turoczi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turoczi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Turoczi pushes Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo is trying to push Turoczi away but Turoczi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Turoczi decides to pull guard.
Aldo working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turoczi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Turoczi kicks Aldo off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo tries to clinch but Turoczi moves out of range.
Aldo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Turoczi eats them both and turns towards Aldo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Turoczi lands a high kick!
Turoczi keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Turoczi.

Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Turoczi is breathing heavily.

Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Turoczi.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turoczi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Aldo.
Turoczi shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aldo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turoczi shoots in for a takedown but Aldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Turoczi fails to pull guard.
Aldo landing knees to the body.
Aldo lands a nice elbow.
Aldo avoiding damage as Turoczi throws knees to the body.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Turoczi keeps him there for the moment.
Aldo scores with a knee to the head.
Turoczi tries to circle away but Aldo has him pinned against the cage.

Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Aldo lands a big head kick that sends Turoczi tumbling to the mat! Aldo takes a step backwards and waves Turoczi back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Turoczi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turoczi drops his hands momentarily and Aldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Turoczi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Oooooh!!! Aldo has knocked Turoczi down with a huge combo! Aldo steps away and waves a wobbly Turoczi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turoczi.

Aldo clinches up with Turoczi and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aldo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turoczi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turoczi seems to have got his legs back now.
Turoczi keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Turoczi has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turoczi prevents Aldo from breaking the clinch.
Aldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turoczi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aldo pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Turoczi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turoczi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldo pinned against the cage. Aldo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldo throws a head kick but Turoczi moves out of range.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Aldo moves into the clinch.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turoczi backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turoczi.
Turoczi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turoczi tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turoczi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jose Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turoczi throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Turoczi.
Aldo throws a head kick but Turoczi moves out of range.

Turoczi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aldo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo wants to break free but Turoczi has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turoczi blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo is trying to stall.
Turoczi has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turoczi just leaning against Aldo, taking a breather.

Aldo manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Turoczi circles away.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Turoczi avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Turoczi.
Turoczi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Turoczi.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo throws a head kick that Turoczi semi-blocks.
Turoczi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Turoczi keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turoczi.
Turoczi throws a head kick that misses.
Turoczi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turoczi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
Turoczi swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Turoczi moves into the clinch.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo tries a body shot but Turoczi blocks it.
Good body shot from Aldo.
Turoczi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Turoczi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Turoczi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turoczi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turoczi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Turoczi blocks the low kick.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Turoczi keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Turoczi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turoczi counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turoczi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Turoczi is avoiding it.
Turoczi blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo connects with an inside leg kick.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turoczi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turoczi is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Turoczi is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Turoczi circles away from the clinch attempt

and Turoczi counters by moving into the clinch.
Turoczi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turoczi is trying to stall.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Turoczi.
Turoczi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Turoczi keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Turoczi moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Turoczi keeps it at a distance.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Turoczi pushes him off.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Turoczi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turoczi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Turoczi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turoczi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turoczi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.

Turoczi has Aldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Turoczi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turoczi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aldo's efforts to push away.
Jose Aldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turoczi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Turoczi.

Turoczi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aldo uses from the top position.

Turoczi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aldo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turoczi striking off his back but it's not causing Aldo any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turoczi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turoczi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aldo won't allow Turoczi to sweep him here.

Aldo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turoczi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aldo has managed to get both his arms back between Turoczi's legs - danger averted.
Turoczi pulls Aldo in close to prevent any damage.

Turoczi has his foot on Aldo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aldo works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turoczi keeping full guard, as Aldo tries to pass.
Aldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aldo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turoczi's head.
Turoczi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aldo is one step ahead there.
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aldo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aldo lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo looking to pass the guard.
Erik Turoczi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Aldo!
A less than humble Jose Aldo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.