PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Aldo (ranked 1017 p4p, 136 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 784 p4p, 107 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aldo
vs
Svensson

182 cm
26
190 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
200 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)

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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aldo throws a right hand that Svensson ducks under and follows up with a left that Svensson also avoids with ease.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Svensson moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Svensson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
Aldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svensson closes the distance but Aldo moves to the side
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a lunging right hand
and Svensson counters with an outside leg kick.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Svensson. That did some damage!
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Svensson feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
A nice combination there by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Svensson feints a counter leg kick.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Svensson throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Svensson.
Aldo throws a hook but Svensson avoids it easily.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Svensson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Svensson tries to move into range but Aldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Svensson checks it
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a nice leg kick.
Aldo throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Svensson dodges the punch combination from Aldo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Svensson misses the jab.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Svensson walks into a straight right hand from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aldo tried to score with a low kick but Svensson checks it.
Svensson slips under a jab.

Svensson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Svensson lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Svensson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
Aldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aldo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Svensson.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo thumps Svensson with a low kick.
Svensson defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Svensson counter with a right hand.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Aldo both land. Nice combination.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Svensson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
A counter left hand to the body from Aldo misses its target.
Aldo tries to land a leg kick but Svensson saw it coming and moves away.
Svensson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Svensson tenderised Aldo's leg. Aldo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo cracks Svensson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aldo swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Aldo scores with a nice head shot.
Aldo missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Aldo connects with a jab.
Aldo scores with a nice right hand.
Svensson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
Svensson ducks right into an uppercut from Aldo.
Svensson moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Svensson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Aldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Svenssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws the left hand but Svensson avoids the punch easily.
Svensson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aldo.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Aldo slips under a jab from Svensson.
Nice shot by Aldo.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Aldo moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Aldo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Aldo misses with a left hand
and Svensson counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Svensson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aldo misses the jab.
A big left from Aldo misses.
Svensson moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Svensson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Aldo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Donk. Svensson catches Aldo right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Aldo.
Aldo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aldo feints a jab promting Svensson to slip. Aldo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Svensson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svensson checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aldo throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
Svensson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws an off balance right hand
and Aldo counters with a right hand to the body.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo scores with a jab. Svensson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Svensson thuds his right hand into Aldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Svensson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensson! But no joy.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo throws a right hand that Svensson ducks under and follows up with a left that Svensson also avoids with ease.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svensson.
Aldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sven Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svensson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo lands with a hook. Svensson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Svensson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensson! But no joy.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson 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.
Svensson works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svensson counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo throws a lazy right hand but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svensson counters with a thumping low kick.
Aldo misses with a left hand

and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Aldo.
Aldo lands a shot to the body.
Svensson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aldo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Svensson can turn it around.
Svensson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svensson misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Svensson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Aldo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Svensson fails to land.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Svensson scores with a nice hook to the head.

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 Anderson Aldo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!
Anderson Aldo made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) in his post fight interview.