PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wells Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dengel has chosen "Backlash" by Front Line Assembly as his entrance music. Wells Dengel will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aldo
vs
Dengel

171 cm
24
147 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
137 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henrique Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wells Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo fails to land the takedown.

Dengel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aldo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aldo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dengel's guard.
Aldo trying to control but Dengel is working from the bottom.
Aldo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Aldo stands up and waves to Dengel to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a push kick.
Dengel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aldo counters with a left and a right that stings Dengel.
Dengel checks a leg kick.

Dengel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dengel working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo taking some punishment here, with Dengel in his half guard.
Dengel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aldo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dengel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aldo can't keep his opponent in guard - Dengel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dengel is nestled in close to Aldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dengel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dengel misses with a head shot. Aldo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dengel postures up.
Dengel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Dengel from controlling successfully.
Dengel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dengel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dengel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dengel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dengel trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Dengel with a flurry of punches that miss.

Aldo looking for a guillotine here but Dengel defends easily.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Dengel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aldo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dengel lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.
Dengel looking to pass the guard.

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

Aldo gets caught flat footed, as Dengel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dengel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dengel is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Dengel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dengel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dengel preventing the sweep.
Dengel throwing strikes but missing.
Dengel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Aldo working for a triangle but Dengel defends it easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wells Dengel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dengel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dengel connects with a looping right hand.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Dengel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dengel counters with a nice leg kick.
Dengel misses with a takedown attempt
and Aldo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dengel.
Dengel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dengel gets slowly back to his feet.
Henrique Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wells Dengel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dengel misses with a takedown
and Aldo counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Dengel ducks down to avoid it.

Dengel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aldo sprawls well initially but Dengel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dengel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dengel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aldo trying to hold on to Dengel's head to control him but Dengel postures up.

Aldo looking for submissions off his back.
Dengel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dengel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dengel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dengel is landing with some decent strikes but Aldo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Aldo taking shots to the head.
Dengel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dengel lands a nice shot to the head.
Wells Dengel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aldo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aldo wants to control but Dengel is having none of it.
Dengel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dengel is landing with some decent strikes but Aldo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aldo wants to control but Dengel is having none of it.
Dengel working the ground and pound effectively.
Dengel lands a big shot there that rocks Aldo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel raining down shots from the mount!
Dengel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dengel working the ground and pound effectively.

Aldo is rocked!
Dengel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Aldo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Dengel! Aldo is hurt baaadly! Dengel is firing away with more strikes - Aldo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wells Dengel!