PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Jose Aldo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Aldo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Aldo
vs
Andrews

170 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
143 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Phoenix Nutrition - 158 recovery $99

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andrews has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andrews lands a left hand.

It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Andrews misses with an elbow over the top.
Aldo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

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

Andrews moves into the clinch successfully.
Andrews lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andrews pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aldo blocks an elbow strike.
Andrews throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrews comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Andrews stalling in the clinch.
Aldo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Andrews manages to get underhooks.

Andrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Andrews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Andrews.
A left hand lands to the body for Andrews.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews lands an elbow inside.
Andrews landing knees to the head.

Jose Aldo's cut is getting worse.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Andrews.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Andrews moves into the clinch.
Aldo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo wants a takedown.

Andrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Andrews has managed to clinch.
Andrews with a knee to the head.

Jose Aldo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Andrews lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Andrews lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.

Andrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrews wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.

Andrews drives through and clinches with Aldo against the ropes.
Aldo dodges an elbow strike from Andrews.
Andrews lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

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

Andrews has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.

Andrews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrews wants to clinch.

Andrews darts in and clinches Aldo up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but Aldo is blocking nicely.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andrews gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Andrews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Andrews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrews connects with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Jose Aldo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Andrews content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Andrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Andrews is looking to clinch.

Aldo scores with a takedown into Andrews's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.

Andrews escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aldo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrews is retaining full guard.

Andrews looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Andrews working for a triangle but Aldo defends it easily.
Aldo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aldo forces his way into half guard.

Andrews looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Aldo pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looking to control but Andrews is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aldo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Andrews taking shots to the head.
Andrews swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Andrews can't escape the position.

Aldo is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Aldo extends the arm and Andrews is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Aldo!