PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Duffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Aguinaldo
vs
Duffe

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
18
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

ZSTAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Aguinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Duffe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaldo tries to clinch but Duffe moves out of range.

Aguinaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aguinaldo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duffe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Aguinaldo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Duffe stopping the sweep attempt from Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duffe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aguinaldo 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.

Aguinaldo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aguinaldo wants to pass the guard but Duffe is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aguinaldo winds up and cracks Duffe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duffe looks gassed!
Aguinaldo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duffe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aguinaldo thows a huge punch but Duffe dodges it nicely.

Aguinaldo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aguinaldo wants to pass the guard but Duffe is defending well.
Aguinaldo slips a nice elbow through Duffe's hands, connecting with Duffe's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffe pushes Aguinaldo off looking to stand but Aguinaldo dives back in and keeps control.
Aguinaldo tries to pass to full mount but Duffe defends it.

Aguinaldo seems to be working for a kimura but Duffe defends the submission attempt.

Duffe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Duffe scores with a spinning back kick!
Aguinaldo tries to clinch there but Duffe circles away.

Aguinaldo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Aguinaldo is looking for a kimura but Duffe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aguinaldo to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aguinaldo is looking to take a break and control but Duffe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Aguinaldo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Duffe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aguinaldo avoids the head kick by Duffe.
Aguinaldo closes the distance and clinches up with Duffe, looking for a takedown. Aguinaldo pushes Duffe against the cage but Duffe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duffe swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duffe is fending him off so far but Aguinaldo persists. Nope, Duffe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Aguinaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duffe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aguinaldo's head.
Aguinaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duffe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duffe throws a head kick that half lands.
Duffe lands with a slapping head kick.
Duffe closes the distance and clinches up with Aguinaldo, looking for a takedown. Duffe pushes Aguinaldo against the cage but Aguinaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Duffe.

Aguinaldo rushes Duffe and presses him up against the cage.

Duffe breaks from the clinch.
Aguinaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Aguinaldo or perhaps it was just good defense by Duffe which made him look bad.

Duffe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aguinaldo is holding on to half guard well.
Aguinaldo gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Aguinaldo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Duffe throws a head kick that misses.
Aguinaldo shoots in and drives through. Duffe sprawls well.

Aguinaldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Aguinaldo looking for a guillotine from mount but Duffe is having none of it.
Aguinaldo with a couple of short strikes.

Aguinaldo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Duffe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Aguinaldo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Emilio Aguinaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duffe scores with a push kick.
Aguinaldo shoots in and drives through. Duffe sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Aguinaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Aguinaldo or perhaps it was just good defense by Duffe which made him look bad.
Duffe blocks a head kick by Aguinaldo.
Duffe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice takedown defense from Duffe. No joy for Aguinaldo on that attempt.
Aguinaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duffe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emilio Aguinaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duffe throws a nice head kick!
Duffe looks to land a combination but Aguinaldo avoids it well.
Aguinaldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duffe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Aguinaldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Duffe counters with a series of strikes. Aguinaldo will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aguinaldo slips a jab and a cross from Duffe.
Duffe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aguinaldo looks to clinch
and Duffe counters with a three punch combo that has Aguinaldo backing up. Aguinaldo nods at Duffe to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck for Aguinaldo with that takedown attempt.
Duffe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aguinaldo if he has to take too many more of those.
Duffe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Duffe has Aguinaldo up against the cage in a clinch.

Duffe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duffe lands a head kick!
Duffe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Duffe counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Duffe drives through and clinches with Aguinaldo against the cage.

Duffe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Duffe scores with a takedown into Aguinaldo's guard.
Duffe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duffe won't allow Aguinaldo to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Aguinaldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duffe won't allow Aguinaldo to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Aguinaldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duffe preventing the sweep.
Duffe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aguinaldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aguinaldo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duffe is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aguinaldo wants to pass to mount but Duffe is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Aguinaldo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Duffe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aguinaldo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duffe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aguinaldo tries to clinch but Duffe moves away
and Duffe counters with a big head kick but Aguinaldo shrugs it off.
Aguinaldo lands a lovely overhand right.

Aguinaldo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Aguinaldo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Duffe defends it well.
Duffe wants to get back to his feet.
Aguinaldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo trying to control the action but Duffe is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Aguinaldo is looking for a kimura but Duffe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aguinaldo to get the leverage.
Duffe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aguinaldo is looking to take a break and control but Duffe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Aguinaldo seems to be looking for submissions.
Duffe won't allow Aguinaldo to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duffe is trying to stand up here but Aguinaldo is controlling him well.

Aguinaldo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Aguinaldo is trying to work for a kimura but Duffe is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe is looking to improve his position.
Aguinaldo is trying to control the action in half guard but Duffe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Duffe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Duffe is looking to get back to is feet but Aguinaldo passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Aguinaldo tries for a kimura but Duffe is defending well.
Aguinaldo advances to mount.
Aguinaldo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aguinaldo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Duffe turns into him and now he's in Aguinaldo's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aguinaldo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Duffe!

And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Aguinaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aguinaldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Aguinaldo!