PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Hugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Aurelio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hugo
vs
Aurelio

188 cm
35
250 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
41
265 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Hugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio lands a leg kick that knocks Hugo off balance momentarily.
Aurelio defending well as Hugo loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Aurelio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hugo scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Marcos Aurelio has been cut.
No joy there for Hugo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Aurelio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hugo throws a nice looking combination but Aurelio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hugo throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hugo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hugo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hugo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aurelio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hugo can pounce on him.
Aurelio throws a series of punches but Hugo avoids them all with ease.
Aurelio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aurelio throws a series of punches but Hugo moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hugo misses with a leg kick.
Aurelio throws a nice looking combination but Hugo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio scores with a leg kick.
Hugo throws a right and a left that Aurelio avoids nicely.
Hugo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aurelio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hugo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hugo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hugo backs up against the cage.

It looks like Victor Hugo has been cut.
A combination from Aurelio does no damage.

Aurelio moves into the clinch.
Hugo lands with a light punch inside.
Aurelio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hugo tries to land knees in the clinch but Aurelio avoids the damage to the body.

Aurelio manages to break the clinch.
Hugo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hugo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aurelio takes a step back to recover.
Hugo throws a series of strikes that have Aurelio backpedaling.

That has opened up Marcos Aurelio's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Hugo misses.

Aurelio closes the distance and pushes Hugo back into the cage.
Hugo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hugo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aurelio won't allow it.
Hugo landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hugo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aurelio has double underhooks.
Hugo avoiding damage as Aurelio throws knees to the body.
Aurelio misses with a knee to the head.
Hugo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hugo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aurelio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Hugo misses.
Aurelio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hugo throws a leg kick but Aurelio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aurelio misses with the combination.
Hugo throws a big counter combination but Aurelio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aurelio moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aurelio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hugo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelio.
Hugo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hugo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hugo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aurelio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hugo.
Aurelio doesn't manage to clinch there - Hugo circles away.
Aurelio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Aurelio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hugo misses with a low kick as Aurelio jumps back.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
A combination from Hugo does no damage.
Aurelio is looking for the big counter here.
Aurelio fails to land with a series of punches.
Hugo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aurelio unleashes a big counter combination but Hugo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aurelio blocks a head kick by Hugo.
Hugo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelio tries to land a leg kick but Hugo saw it coming and moves away.
Hugo is looking to land body kicks.
Despite the aggression on Aurelio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aurelio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hugo.
Aurelio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hugo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio tests Hugo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hugo throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Hugo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hugo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aurelio.
Hugo misses with the combination.
Aurelio lands a head kick!
Aurelio throws a right hand that Hugo ducks under and follows up with a left that Hugo also avoids with ease.
Aurelio wants to land a leg kick but Hugo is out of range.
Hugo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hugo throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Hugo slips a jab and a cross from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Victor Hugo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aurelio misses with a double jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aurelio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hugo throws a big shot that misses.
Aurelio swinging wildly here.
Aurelio slips a straight right by Hugo.
Aurelio moves out of range as Hugo throws a body kick.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Hugo.
Hugo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aurelio checks the leg kick.
Aurelio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The cut above Marcos Aurelio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hugo lands a left and a right that sends Aurelio crashing to the canvas! Hugo dives into mount looking to finish!

Aurelio is rocked!

Marcos Aurelio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcos Aurelio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Victor Hugo!