PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einar Magn (ranked 805 p4p, 118 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 664 p4p, 97 weight class). Magn comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera-5 Minutes Alone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Magn
vs
Aires

186 cm
37
208 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

188 cm
31
205 lbs
28 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aires checks a leg kick nicely.
Magn misses with a wild body shot.
Aires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magn.
Aires fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magn on the side of the head.
Aires pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magn is out of range and Aires settles back down.
Aires misses with a hook.
Magn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aires.
Aires moves out of range of the strikes.
Magn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Aires with the counter takedown but Magn avoids it easily.
Aires looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aires moves out of range as Magn strikes.
Aires misses with a low kick.
Magn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aires.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Magn gets a clinch.
Magn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Aires breaks the clinch.
Magn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aires manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aires fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magn checks it well.
Einar Magn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aires gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magn.
Magn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aires.
Aires connects with a right hand. Magn shakes it off.
Aires scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aires slips under a jab.
Magn misses with a body shot.
Aires on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magn. Magn obviously looking to wear him down.
Magn wants to land a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Aires misses with a low kick.
Magn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Magn swinging wildly here.
Magn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Furnace in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires scores with a shot to the body.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires lands with a nice body punch.
Magn throws a push kick but Aires slaps the foot to one side.
Aires will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Aires is just out of range.
Aires with a hook.
Aires looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magn misses with a lunging right hand
and Aires connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Magn is looking to counter the offense by Aires and move into the clinch.
Magn thuds a left hand into Aires's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Aires checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magn throws a leg kick that is checked

and Aires counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Magn tries to kick Aires off in order to stand up. Aires Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Magn is not content to let Aires control the position.
Aires works his way into side control.
Aires working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Magn wants to control but Aires postures up.
Magn is trying to get back to half guard.
Magn has one of Aires's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Magn is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Magn is not content to let Aires control the position.
Aires sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Magn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aires passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Magn!
Magn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magn is working to get back to half guard.
Aires punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aires misses with an uppercut
and Magn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aires throws a series of punches but Magn moves out of range.
Aires needs to keep his hands up - Magn had a free shot at his head there.
Magn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aires connects with a body shot.
Magn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magn.
Magn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aires at a distance.
Aires throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aires looks to score with a jab to the body but Magn is just out of range.
Aires connects with a right hand. Magn shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magn walks into a stiff left hand from Aires.
Aires swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magn.
Aires takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magn misses with a leg kick
and Aires counters with a straight right hand.
Magn throws a hook but Aires blocks it.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Aires looks to land a right hand but Magn moved out of range.
Aires throws a head kick that misses.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Aires ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aires.
Aires thuds his right hand into Magn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magn moves forwards but Aires connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aires throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands a lovely overhand right.
Magn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Magn.
Aires lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires lands a nice looking body shot.
Aires has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magn misses with a straight left.
Magn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires avoids a kick to the body.
Magn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aires misses with the combination.
Aires missing with a left hand there. Magn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aires lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Aires is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Aires lands a nice looking body shot.
Magn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aires swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aires scores with the left hand. Magn knows he should have avoided that one.
Magn takes a swing at Aires's ribcage but misses.
Aires catches Magn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aires.
Aires drops his hands momentarily and Magn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magn is looking to slow Aires down with leg kicks.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Magn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Magn moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Aires takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Magn.
Magn swings for the body but Aires moves out of range.
Aires changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magn tries to avoid it but Aires manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magn to the ground. Magn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aires wants to land a leg kick but Magn is out of range.
Aires throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aires throws a jab when Magn was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Magn blocks the low kick.
That kick from Magn tenderised Aires's leg. Aires is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magn misses with a kick to the body.
Magn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aires. Magn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruno Aires will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Aires throws out a leg kick but Magn moves out of range and Aires only half commits.
Magn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aires throws a big shot that misses.
Aires on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Magn. Magn obviously looking to wear him down.
Magn misses with a wild body shot.
Aires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Aires ducks down to avoid it.
Aires is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Magn with a body shot.
Magn misses with a lunging right hand
and Aires counters with a stiff right hand.
Magn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aires.
Donk. Aires catches Magn right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires throws a body kick that misses
and Magn counters with a low kick, right behind Aires 's knee.
Magn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magn ducks under a wild hook from Aires.
Magn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires tried to score with a low kick but Magn checks it.
Aires misses with a hook
and Magn counters with a thumping low kick.
Magn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Magn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aires.
Magn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aires.
Magn connects with a solid leg kick.
Aires's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magn connects with a body shot that sends Aires's belly button to the back.
Magn misses with a low kick.
Magn cracks the inside of Aires's front leg.
Magn is looking to wear down Aires with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Magn checks a leg kick.
Magn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magn just misses with a punch to the body.
Magn throws a leg kick but Aires checks it.
Aires appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Einar Magn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn motions for Aires to come forward. Magn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Aires releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aires keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magn.
Jab, jab by Aires - just one landing.
Magn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Aires drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aires passes into half guard.
Magn is trying to control but Aires manages to pass to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aires cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Aires.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magn wants to hold on but Aires pushes him away.
BOOM! Aires connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magn is trying to escape the mount.
Aires scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magn?
Aires working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Magn is looking to improve his position but Aires isn't that keen on the idea.
Aires wants to control the pace but Magn is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Magn is looking to get to half guard.
Aires lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aires controlling the pace for now.
Aires lands with some strikes.
Aires has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aires lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aires with a couple of short strikes.
Aires landing strikes from the mount and Magn is in trouble!
Aires avoids the attempt from Magn to control.
Aires scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magn?
Aires landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aires winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
After winning the bout, Bruno Aires thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.