PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Aguirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reggie Aguirre's chin.

Aguirre
vs
Brown

221 cm
20
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reggie Aguirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Brown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown feints and as Aguirre raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break Aguirre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Aguirre keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Aguirre controlling Brown's posture.
Aguirre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aguirre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguirre looking for a sweep. Not yet Aguirre, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.

Aguirre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aguirre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Aguirre prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown is trying to control the position but Aguirre postures up.
Aguirre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aguirre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aguirre keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aguirre is positioning himself well to prevent Brown advancing to mount.
Aguirre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aguirre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control but Aguirre passes into half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.

Aguirre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aguirre.

Aguirre is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Aguirre is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown tries to roll over but Aguirre keeps him under control.
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 Reggie Aguirre will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brown drives through with a takedown into Aguirre's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aguirre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Aguirre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown won't allow Aguirre to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguirre keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aguirre swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown is fighting to break Aguirre's control of his arms but Aguirre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brown won't allow Aguirre to sweep him here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Aguirre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aguirre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two 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.

Aguirre shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Aguirre seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Aguirre is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aguirre to get the leverage.
Brown trying to hold on to Aguirre's head to control him but Aguirre postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aguirre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Brown is looking to control Aguirre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Aguirre jumps into side control!

That's four 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.
Aguirre moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Aguirre tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Aguirre dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aguirre is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brown.

Brown shoots in and bounces Aguirre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aguirre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aguirre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Aguirre.
Aguirre has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
Reggie Aguirre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguirre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguirre has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown working the ground and pound but Aguirre is defending the strikes.
Aguirre can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brown wants to control but Aguirre is keeping him busy.
Aguirre manages to get back to half guard.
Aguirre keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Aguirre.
Aguirre is not content to let Brown control the position.
Aguirre tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Aguirre manages to get to full guard.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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.
Aguirre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aguirre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aguirre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aguirre won't allow Brown to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aguirre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Aguirre!