PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baku Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Aaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron has chosen Gucci Mane - It's Over as his entrance music. Christian Aaron will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bolo
vs
Aaron

168 cm
20
138 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baku Bolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Aaron!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolo throws the left hand but Aaron avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Aaron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aaron throws a big shot that misses.
Baku Bolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolo throws a leg kick that misses.
Bolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aaron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Bolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bolo misses with an uppercut. Aaron saw that one coming.
Bolo throws a hook to the side of Aaron's head but Aaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aaron blocks the body kick.
Aaron lands with a good body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Bolo.
Aaron loads up on a big right hand but Bolo slips the punch.
Aaron slips a jab and a cross from Bolo.
A slow jab from Bolo misses its intended target.
Bolo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Aaron checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bolo misses with a looping right.
Bolo throws the left hand but Aaron avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bolo misses with a body shot

and Aaron counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aaron.
Aaron scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aaron.
Aaron landing knees to the head.
Bolo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Aaron's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aaron tries a knee to the head but Bolo blocks it.
Aaron lands a good knee to the midsection. Bolo won't want to take too many of those.
Bolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Aaron utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolo is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aaron.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aaron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Aaron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bolo fails to land.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the head but Bolo blocks with his arms.
Aaron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aaron scores with a knee to the head.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bolo is rocked!
Aaron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh Bolo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolo has had enough of the clinch but Aaron keeps him there for the moment.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolo seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aaron.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.
Aaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolo is trying to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Aaron.
Bolo can't break the clinch.
Aaron tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolo tries to circle away but Aaron has him pinned against the ropes.
Aaron stalls.
Aaron lands with a right to the head.
Aaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aaron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Aaron.
Bolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aaron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aaron with a knee to the head.
Aaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolo is trying to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling him.
Aaron landing knees to the head.
Aaron landing knees to the head.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolo as Aaron tries to tie him up.
Bolo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo tries to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling the position.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.

Bolo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolo misses with a shot to the body

and Aaron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bolo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aaron backwards.

Bolo breaks the clinch.
Aaron moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aaron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aaron avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Aaron.
Bolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bolo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Aaron counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Aaron as the two fighters clinch.
Aaron lands a good knee to the midsection. Bolo won't want to take too many of those.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Aaron.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolo.
Bolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolo tries to circle away but Aaron has him pinned against the ropes.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aaron has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Aaron.
Bolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Aaron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aaron lands with a short shot to the head.
Aaron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aaron pushes Bolo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aaron misses with a knee to the head.
Bolo working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.

Bolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Aaron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch lands to the side of Aaron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baku Bolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Aaron darts in and clinches Bolo up against the ropes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aaron in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Aaron.
Aaron with a knee to the head.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
Aaron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolo misses with the head strike.
Bolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch but Aaron keeps him there for the moment.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aaron has double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Aaron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bolo's efforts to push away.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch but Aaron keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaron is leaning against Bolo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aaron landing knees to the body.
Bolo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
Aaron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Aaron.
A knee to the head by Aaron.
Aaron putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bolo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Bolo breaks the clinch.
Aaron tries to clinch but Bolo moves out of range.
Aaron lands with an uppercut that bounces Bolo off the ropes and back into rage.
Bolo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aaron backs up against the ropes.

Aaron clinches with his opponent.
Bolo tries to circle away but Aaron has him pinned against the ropes.
Aaron has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo misses with some punches.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolo working hard to break the clinch.
Bolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
Aaron scores with a knee to the head.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Bolo throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolo.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aaron missing with knees to the body.

Bolo breaks from the clinch.
Aaron moves out of range as Bolo strikes.
Aaron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bolo stalks Aaron and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aaron's face. Aaron staggers backwards, shaken.
Bolo looks to land a left hand but Aaron moved out of range nicely.

Aaron clinches.
Aaron stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Bolo fails to land.
Bolo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aaron keeps control of Bolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aaron obliges.
Aaron lands a knee to the head.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.

Bolo breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aaron counters with a stiff right hand.
Aaron has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bolo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aaron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolo throws a lazy right hand but Aaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aaron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aaron.
Bolo throws a big shot that misses.
Aaron lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Bolo.
Aaron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bolo misses with a double jab
and Bolo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Aaron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Aaron.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aaron using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aaron misses with a knee to the head.
Aaron landing knees to the body.
Bolo managing to block the knees to the body from Aaron.
Aaron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bolo's face.
Aaron with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aaron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolo is trying to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling him.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aaron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aaron scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Aaron.
Aaron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bolo's efforts to push away.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolo is trying to break free.
Aaron lands a nice knee to the body.
Aaron gets through Bolo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Aaron.
Aaron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bolo backwards.
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.
Aaron keeps control of Bolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Aaron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Aaron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bolo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aaron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aaron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aaron scores with a decent looking hook.
Aaron tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Aaron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
Bolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolo is trying to break free.
Aaron lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bolo working hard to break the clinch.
Aaron with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Christian Aaron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aaron landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aaron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.
Aaron lands an uppercut.
Aaron landing knees to the head.
Aaron has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.
Bolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aaron connects with a knee to the head.
Aaron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aaron has double underhooks.
Aaron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bolo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aaron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolo lands a body shot.
Aaron lands a nice uppercut.
Aaron throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolo blocks it with crossed arms.
Aaron scores with a knee to the head.
Bolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aaron is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Bolo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Aaron gets a clinch.
Bolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Aaron lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two 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.
Bolo tries to break free but Aaron pushes him back against the ropes.
Aaron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolo is trying to break free.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Aaron misses with a knee to the head.
Aaron misses with a knee to the head.
Aaron tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolo avoids the damage to the body.
Bolo is trying to force a seperation but Aaron has the dominant position.
Aaron has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aaron connects with a knee to the head.
Bolo is trying to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling him.
Aaron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Bolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aaron won't allow it.
Bolo wants to break free but Aaron has control.
Aaron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bolo takes a knee right on the jaw!

Bolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolo tried to score with a low kick but Aaron checks it.
Bolo misses with a kick to the body.
Bolo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bolo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aaron throws a shot from downtown. Bolo moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Bolo misses its intended target.
Aaron is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bolo misses with a low kick.
Aaron misses with a body shot.
Aaron misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bolo.
A big right from Bolo misses.
Bolo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolo swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Aaron to counter with a crisp jab.
Bolo scores with a nice head shot.
Bolo misses with a double jab
and Aaron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baku Bolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bolo misses the body punch

and Aaron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aaron misses with a knee strike.
Bolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aaron lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aaron.
Aaron landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aaron tries to land a knee to the head but Bolo blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Bolo fails to land.
Bolo throws a head punch that misses.
Bolo tries to break the clinch but Aaron is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolo as Aaron tries to tie him up.
Aaron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aaron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aaron.
Aaron has Bolo pressed against the ropes, preventing Bolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aaron scores with a knee to the head.
Aaron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aaron looking to throw knees to the head but Bolo is blocking nicely.

Bolo manages to break the clinch.
Aaron misses with a looping left.
Aaron checks a low kick from Bolo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Aaron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aaron 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Aaron!