PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Seterra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seterra comes to the ring accompanied by Faint. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Seterra
vs
Aldo

183 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roderick Seterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seterra throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
Seterra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aldo is able to avoid easily.
Seterra scoring well with a low kick there.

Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Seterra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seterra's efforts to push away.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Seterra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
Seterra lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Seterra tried to score with a low kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seterra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seterra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aldo counters with a good low kick that Seterra was not able to check.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seterra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Seterra.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Seterra moved away.
Aldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Seterra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aldo feints and then cracks Seterra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seterra down.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo connects with a body shot that sends Seterra's belly button to the back.
Seterra connects with a high kick.
Aldo scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Seterra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo digs a good body shot into Seterra's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo thuds his right hand into Seterra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
Seterra tries to score with a low kick but Aldo moves his leg out of the way.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Seterra sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Seterra.
Seterra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seterra clobbers Aldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Seterra wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Seterra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seterras head.
Aldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seterra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Aldo misses with a hook. Seterra ducked under it nicely.
Aldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aldo digs a good body shot into Seterra's ribs.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Seterra misses with a wild combination.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seterra moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Aldo throws a hook but Seterra avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seterra moves away.
Aldo cracks Seterra with a good jab.
Seterra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seterra manages to avoid it.
Seterra went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Seterra lands a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seterra lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Seterra knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aldo with a nice cross.
Aldo digs a good body shot into Seterra's ribs.
Seterra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Aldo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Seterra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Seterra's head.
Aldo throws a low kick, looking for Seterra's leg but Seterra calmly moves out of range.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seterra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Seterra is just out of range.
Aldo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seterra fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Seterra.

Aldo clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aldo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks Seterra off balance momentarily.
Seterra throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Seterra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seterra rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seterra!
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Seterra is out of range.
Seterra throws a big counter combination but Aldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Seterra checks it
and Seterra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Seterra is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seterra.
Good leg kick by Seterra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo with a hook.
Aldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a straight left.
Seterra misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Seterra.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seterra.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seterra.
Aldo flicks out a counter leg kick but Seterra steps away.
Aldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aldo tries to clinch but Seterra moves out of range.
Seterra throws a quick counter head kick but Aldo was just out of range.
Aldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Seterra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seterra throws a big counter combination but Aldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aldo checks a leg kick.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
Aldo tries a low kick but Seterra avoids it.
Seterra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Seterra moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seterra.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo cracks Seterra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Seterra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Seterra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seterra appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seterra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seterra tries to land a leg kick but Aldo saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Seterra counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo looks to throw the jab but Seterra is out of range.
It looked like Seterra was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aldo.
Aldo checks a low kick from Seterra.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo scores with a jab. Seterra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Seterra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Seterra counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seterra is able to avoid easily.
Seterra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anderson Aldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Seterra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seterra is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Seterra. That snapped Aldo's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seterra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Seterra counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Seterra tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Seterra is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Seterra. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Seterra. Those never looked like landing.

Aldo rushes Seterra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Seterra working aggressively here.
Seterra is trying to break the clinch but Aldo has him pressed against the ropes.

Seterra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seterra looks to throw a body kick
and Aldo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seterra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Seterra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to work over Seterra's front leg with a kick but Seterra checks it.
Seterra misses with a head kick.
Seterra slips a straight right by Aldo.
Aldo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seterra at a distance.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seterra manages to avoid it.
Seterra moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Seterra checks it.
An inside leg kick from Aldo misses.
Seterra throws a big counter combination but Aldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo tries a low kick but Seterra avoids it.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Seterra.
Roderick Seterra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seterra blocks a leg kick.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seterra misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Aldo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seterra counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Seterra to acknowledge the strikes.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Seterra counters with an outside leg kick.
Seterra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson Aldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick by Seterra misses
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seterra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut lands for Aldo. That snapped Seterra's head back.
Seterra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aldo can pounce on him.
Seterra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aldo throws a hook but Seterra blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo misses the body punch
and Seterra counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seterra.
Seterra sizes up Aldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seterra.
Seterra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Seterra counters with a three punch combo that has Aldo backing up. Aldo nods at Seterra to acknowledge the strikes.
Seterra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roderick Seterra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seterra moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roderick Seterra.
Well Aldo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!