PBP Commentary

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

Aguirre
vs
Nettles

182 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Aguirre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Nettles!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aguirre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nettles sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Aguirre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aguirre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aguirre is keen to just control but Nettles is a slippery customer.

Aguirre is looking for a kimura but Nettles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aguirre to get the leverage.
Aguirre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aguirre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nettles is controlling Aguirre's trapped leg to prevent Aguirre from advancing to side control.
Aguirre is trying to control the action in half guard but Nettles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nettles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nettles wants to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nettles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nettles trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre is looking to stall here but Nettles recovers full guard.
Aguirre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aguirre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nettles stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguirre. Aguirre gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Aguirre misses the target.
Nettles with a lazy takedown attempt

and Aguirre counters with a shoot takedown. Nettles fights it but they end up in guard.
Nettles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguirre is one step ahead there.
Nettles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aguirre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Nettles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nettles wants to stand but Aguirre is controlling the position.
Nettles looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nettles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aguirre.
Nettles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nettles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguirre is one step ahead there.

Aguirre stands up from Nettles's guard - Aguirre perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nettles misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Aguirre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nettles stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Aguirre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nettles drives through and clinches with Aguirre against the cage.

Nettles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aguirre scores with a hook to the body. Nettles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nettles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nettles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aguirre closes the distance and clinches up with Nettles, looking for a takedown. Aguirre pushes Nettles against the cage but Nettles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Aguirre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nettles prevents Aguirre from breaking the clinch.
Aguirre wants to get back to striking at distance but Nettles won't allow it.
Aguirre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Nettles jumps guard and drags Aguirre to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aguirre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nettles is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aguirre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aguirre stands up from Nettles's guard - Aguirre perhaps looking for a knockout.

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

Aguirre decides to stand back up. Aguirre steps back and let's Nettles get back to his feet.
Chris Nettles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguirre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nettles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aguirre.
Nettles misses with a combination
enabling Aguirre to counter with a crisp jab.
Nettles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Aguirre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nettles!
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aguirre won't let Nettles get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Aguirre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Aguirre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nettles blocks a head kick by Aguirre.
Aguirre keeps the fight on the outside.
Nettles misses with a kick to the body

and Aguirre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nettles's guard.
Nettles being controlled here, momentarily.
Aguirre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nettles is controlling Aguirre's posture.
Aguirre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nettles keeping moving, preventing Aguirre from controlling successfully.
Nettles has momentary wrist control but Aguirre slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nettles wants to get back to his feet but Aguirre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Nettles looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aguirre passes into half guard.
Aguirre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aguirre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nettles defending well though.
Josh Aguirre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Aguirre is working for a kimura but Nettles is defending it quite comfortably.

Nettles is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aguirre pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nettles is looking for a sweep. Aguirre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguirre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nettles is trying to maintain the position but Aguirre is very close to passing his half guard.

Nettles is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aguirre pulls his head out easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Aguirre clinches with his opponent.

Aguirre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aguirre drives through and clinches with Nettles against the cage.
Aguirre keeps control of Nettles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aguirre can't get the takedown.
Aguirre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aguirre tries to pull guard but Nettles won't allow it.
Aguirre tries for a takedown but Nettles manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Aguirre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nettles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aguirre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nettles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nettles.
Nettles throws a right hand that Aguirre ducks under and follows up with a left that Aguirre also avoids with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nettles checks a leg kick.
Aguirre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aguirre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nettles misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aguirre, right into the meat.
Aguirre shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nettles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Josh Aguirre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Aguirre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aguirre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nettles defending well though.
Nettles is trying to stand back up but Aguirre is controlling him
Nettles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aguirre scores with a couple of nice shots.
It looks like Aguirre is going to stand back up.
Nettles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aguirre is working away from the top position though.
Nettles wants to improve his position but Aguirre is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Aguirre dominated that second round.
That's time! Aguirre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nettles tries to bum rush Aguirre with a series of wild strikes but Aguirre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aguirre scores with a kick to the body.
Nettles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Aguirre counters by clinching up.
Aguirre is trying to break free.

Aguirre jumps guard and drags Nettles to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Aguirre has his foot on Nettles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nettles works his way back into a safe position though.

Aguirre wriggles free and stands up.
Nettles fails to land with a series of punches.
Nettles misses with the combination.
Nettles tries to bum rush Aguirre with a series of wild strikes but Aguirre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nettles misses with a combination

and Aguirre moves into the clinch.
Nettles lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Aguirre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguirre blocks a head kick by Nettles.
Aguirre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nettles swivels and escapes.
Aguirre stuffs the takedown.
Nettles misses with a two punch combination.
Nettles throws a left and a right that both miss

and Aguirre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aguirre chips away with some ground and pound.
Nettles pulls Aguirre in close to prevent any damage.
Aguirre wanted to stand there but Nettles had control of the position.
Aguirre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nettles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aguirre.
Chris Nettles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguirre wanted to stand there but Nettles had control of the position.
Nettles throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Aguirre trying to control the position from guard on top but Nettles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nettles fakes the leg kick and cracks Aguirre in the body.
Nettles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nettles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Aguirre moves into the clinch.

Nettles manages to break the clinch.
Nettles stuffs the takedown attempt from Aguirre. Aguirre gets slowly back to his feet.
Aguirre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aguirre fails to land with a series of punches.

Nettles gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nettles tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aguirre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Nettles is working for a submission of some sort.
Aguirre moves into full guard.
Nettles postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nettles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aguirre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nettles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aguirre is keeping the position for now.
Nettles is looking to stand up but Aguirre won't let him.
Aguirre keeping moving, preventing Nettles from controlling successfully.
Josh Aguirre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aguirre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Aguirre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aguirre, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

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