PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maria Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Del Rio's choice of entrance music: Radioactive Remix. Julio Del Rio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maria Aguilar's chin.

Aguilar
vs
Del Rio

155 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maria Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Del Rio!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aguilar gets a clinch.

Aguilar jumps guard.
Del Rio advances to half guard.
Del Rio not doing much here.

Del Rio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aguilar has managed to free his arm - good work.

Aguilar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Del Rio wants to pass to mount but Aguilar is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aguilar looking for submissions off his back.
Aguilar really is a fat lump.
Aguilar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Del Rio seems content to control.
Del Rio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Del Rio is pressing down on Aguilar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aguilar is holding on for now.
Aguilar wants to improve his position but Del Rio is controlling well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aguilar wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Del Rio has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Aguilar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Del Rio wants to control from the top but Aguilar keeps moving.
Aguilar wants to stand up but Del Rio is controlling him.
Del Rio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aguilar is keeping the position for now.
Del Rio content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aguilar throws his legs up looking for a submission but Del Rio uses it to pass to side control.
Aguilar seems a little lost for a moment, as Del Rio dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aguilar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Del Rio has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Rio controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Aguilar moves into range and clinches up with Del Rio.
Del Rio avoids a wild elbow strike from Aguilar.

Aguilar pulls guard successfully.
Aguilar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Aguilar is breathing heavily.
Del Rio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Del Rio slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aguilar has a hand on Del Rio's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Del Rio takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Del Rio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Del Rio looks to land a combination but Aguilar avoids it well.

Aguilar forces Del Rio back against the cage and clinches.

Aguilar drags the fight down to the ground.
Del Rio throwing strikes but missing.
Aguilar being controlled here, momentarily.
Aguilar wants to stand but Del Rio is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar keeping full guard, as Del Rio tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Del Rio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aguilar keeping moving, preventing Del Rio from controlling successfully.

Del Rio gets to his feet - Aguilar follows without any prompting.

Del Rio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Del Rio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Del Rio is breathing heavily.
Aguilar is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Del Rio asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Aguilar looking for a sweep but Del Rio has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Aguilar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Del Rio on the ground.
Del Rio lands with some strikes.

Del Rio wants to finish this one by submission but Aguilar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Del Rio.
Del Rio controlling from mount.
Aguilar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Del Rio get's back to his feet.

Del Rio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Del Rio effectively controlling the action here.
Del Rio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aguilar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Del Rio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aguilar gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Aguilar pulls guard effortlessly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Aguilar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Del Rio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Del Rio passes Aguilar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aguilar wants to get back to full guard.

Del Rio postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Aguilar to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters circling a little - Del Rio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Del Rio closes the distance and clinches.

Aguilar gets control of Del Rio's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aguilar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Del Rio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Del Rio has closed the distance and engaged Aguilar in a clinch.

Del Rio pulls guard successfully.

Aguilar is sitting in close to Del Rio's body. Del Rio has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Aguilar is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Aguilar is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Del Rio.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julio Del Rio!
A very excited looking Julio Del Rio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.