PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Nugent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nugent
vs
Aldo

170 cm
20
147 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Nugent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugent swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nugent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nugent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nugent keeps the fight on the outside.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Nugent pushes him off.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nugent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nugent looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aldo!
Nugent controlling from mount.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
Nugent controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nugent takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo tries to buck Nugent off but he can't manage it.
Nugent controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Nugent just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nugent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Nugent darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nugent moves into full mount! Aldo won't be happy about that!
Aldo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Aldo looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nugent content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nugent has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Aldo really wants to buck Nugent off and get back to his feet.
Nugent sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nugent seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aldo for as long as he can get away with.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Nugent just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Nugent pushes him off.
Nugent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nugent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nugent circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nugent scores a takedown into full mount!
Nugent content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Nugent dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nugent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aldo!
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Nugent moves out of range easily.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Nugent moves out of range.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.

Nugent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aldo is trying to defend but Nugent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nugent keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nugent'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.
Aldo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugent works his way into side control.
Nugent controls the position from side control.
Aldo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nugent asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nugent has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nugent controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Nugent just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Nugent fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aldo sprawls well initially but Nugent persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nugent controlling the pace.

Nugent decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nugent.
Aldo bucks up and tries to throw Nugent off but instead Nugent has got his back!
Nugent has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Aldo's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Nugent just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Nugent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to stand and escape but Nugent is having none of it.
Nugent controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Nugent dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nugent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nugent shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aldo's guard.
Nugent won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.
Nugent stays in close to Aldo's body and controls the position.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet but Nugent passes into half guard.
Nugent frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nugent sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aldo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugent controlling the position easily from mount.
Aldo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nugent tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Nugent just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nugent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo is looking to clinch.

Nugent is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aldo's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugent with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nugent has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nugent controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to stand up.
Nugent controlling the pace for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Nugent just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Nugent scores with a takedown into Aldo's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nugent stays in close to Aldo's body and controls the position.

Nugent gets to his feet. Aldo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aldo tries to clinch up.

Nugent feints and as Aldo raises his hands in defense, Nugent changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nugent controlling from the top position.
Nugent sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aldo's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nugent in particular looking to stall.
Aldo is trying to stand back up but Nugent is controlling him

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Nugent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nugent, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Nugent!