PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rojin Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Aldo
vs
Garcia

178 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rojin Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Aldo throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.

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

Garcia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aldo dives on top into guard.
Garcia managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo throwing strikes but missing.
Aldo wants to stand but Garcia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Aldo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Garcia rushes Aldo and presses him up against the cage.

Garcia has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Aldo is trying to keep an underhook but Garcia manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Aldo manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.

Garcia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aldo works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcia looking to control.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing Aldo from standing up.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to control the position but Aldo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Garcia gets back to full guard.
Aldo trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is trying to control the position but Aldo postures up.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcia can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia controls Aldo momentarily but Aldo frees himself.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aldo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo being controlled here momentarily.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aldo tries to clinch

and Garcia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aldo's guard now.

Aldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Aldo's legs - danger averted.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Aldo.
Garcia won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rojin Garcia dominated that round.
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.

Garcia misses with a double jab.

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

Garcia escapes and gets back to his feet.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses

and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia postures up.
Garcia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aldo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Aldo has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Aldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garcia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Aldo is tightening it up a little... Garcia has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Garcia reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Garcia taps out! nice BJJ there by Aldo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jose Aldo!