PBP Commentary

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

Pitt
vs
Aguri

225 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ethan Aguri!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aguri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aguri blocks the elbow strike.
Pitt misses with an elbow strike.
Aguri blocks the elbow strike.
Pitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aguri blocks an elbow strike from Pitt.
Aguri digs a right hand underneath Pitt's ribcage. Pitt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aguri blocks the elbow strike.
Aguri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aguri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aguri working hard to break the clinch.
Pitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Aguri.
Pitt is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitt misses with an elbow strike.
Aguri blocks an elbow strike from Pitt.
Aguri trying to land knees to the body.
Aguri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pitt backwards.
Aguri lands a nice shot to the body.
Aguri lands an elbow that stopped Pitt in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dirk Pitt has been cut.
Aguri is leaning against Pitt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aguri lands an uppercut.
Aguri digs a right hand into Pitt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pitt's gas tank.
Aguri lands an uppercut.
Pitt blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Aguri.

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

Aguri closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aguri blocks an elbow strike.
Aguri scores with a hook to the body.
Aguri scores a nice knee to the body.

Aguri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aguri feints and then cracks Pitt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pitt down.

Aguri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aguri pushes Pitt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Aguri.
Aguri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pitt avoids the elbow strike from Aguri, against the cage.
Pitt managing to block the knees to the body from Aguri.
Aguri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitt or not.

Aguri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Aguri.

Aguri lands a big head kick that sends Pitt tumbling to the mat! Aguri takes a step backwards and waves Pitt back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Pitt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aguri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Pitt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aguri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pitt seems to have got his legs back now.
Pitt is looking to chop away at Aguri's legs.
Aguri misses with a head kick.
Aguri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitt.
Aguri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pitt is out of range and Aguri settles back down.
Aguri misses with a head kick.
Aguri throws a nice looking combination but Pitt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pitt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aguri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aguri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pitt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aguri - the referee stops the clock and Pitt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aguri. Pitt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Aguri swings for the body but Pitt moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aguri pushes Pitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Aguri blocks an elbow strike.
Aguri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aguri scores with a hook to the body.
Aguri has had enough of the clinch but Pitt keeps him there for the moment.
Pitt takes a shot to the head.
Aguri scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aguri.
Good body shot from Aguri.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike from Aguri.
Aguri looking to throw knees to the head but Pitt is blocking nicely.
Pitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aguri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pitt takes a shot to the head.
Aguri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aguri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitt managing to block the knees to the body from Aguri.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aguri.

Aguri manages to break the clinch.
Aguri throws a series of punches but Pitt moves out of range.
Aguri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aguri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aguri throws a head kick that half lands.
Aguri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aguri instigates a clinch.
Aguri lands an elbow inside.
Aguri avoids the elbow strike from Pitt, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Aguri.
Aguri lands a shot to the body.
Aguri tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitt avoids the damage to the body.
Aguri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Aguri breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Aguri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Aguri moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Aguri.
Aguri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aguri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aguri lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aguri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pitt's brow.
Aguri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aguri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aguri lands a left hand.
Aguri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pitt managing to block the knees to the body from Aguri.

Aguri breaks from the clinch.
Aguri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pitt on the side of the head.
Pitt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aguri misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aguri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aguri lands a good knee to the midsection. Pitt won't want to take too many of those.
Pitt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aguri lands with a short shot to the head.
Aguri tries to break free but Pitt pushes him back against the cage.

Aguri breaks the clinch.

Aguri moves into range and clinches up with Pitt.
Aguri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aguri lands a damaging elbow.
Aguri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aguri lands a body shot.
Pitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aguri looking to throw knees to the head but Pitt is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Aguri.
Aguri lands a body punch.

Aguri breaks from the clinch.
Pitt throws a solid leg kick but Aguri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pitt.
Aguri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aguri tries to bum rush Pitt with a series of wild strikes but Pitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aguri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Aguri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Pitt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A low kick from Pitt misses
and Aguri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pitt thinking.
Ethan Aguri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pitt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pitt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aguri's calf.
Aguri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pitt.
Pitt misses with a leg kick
and Aguri counters with a three punch combo that has Pitt backing up. Pitt nods at Aguri to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aguri.
Aguri throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Aguri instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pitt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aguri's brow.
Aguri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitt backwards.
Aguri blocks an elbow strike from Pitt.
Aguri can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Aguri scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aguri scores with a shoulder strike.
Pitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Aguri.
Pitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aguri lands an uppercut.
Ethan Aguri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aguri digs a right hand underneath Pitt's ribcage. Pitt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Pitt throws an elbow but misses.
Aguri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aguri wants to break free but Pitt has control.
Pitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aguri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pitt backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Aguri.
Aguri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitts head.
Aguri lands a body shot.
Aguri lands a knee to the body.

Aguri manages to break the clinch.

Aguri pushes Pitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Aguri tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitt avoids the damage to the body.
Aguri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pitt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aguri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aguri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pitt backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Aguri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aguri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Aguri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aguri throws an elbow that misses.
Aguri lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Aguri.
Aguri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aguri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aguri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aguri wants to break free but Pitt has control.
A body shot lands from Aguri.
Pitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aguri.
Aguri wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Aguri on the inside.
Aguri is trying to push Pitt away but Pitt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aguri throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aguri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguri connects with a body shot that sends Pitt's belly button to the back.
Aguri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pitt on the side of the head.
Aguri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pitt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aguri.
Aguri throws a head kick but Pitt moves out of range.
Aguri misses with a low kick.
Aguri throws a shot to the body.

Aguri gets a clinch.
Aguri lands with a right to the head.
Pitt misses with an elbow strike.
Aguri avoids a wild elbow strike from Pitt.
Aguri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aguri tries to break free but Pitt pushes him back against the cage.
Aguri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitt or not.
Aguri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aguri lands a left hand.
Aguri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitt backwards.
Aguri tries to circle away but Pitt has him pinned against the cage.

Aguri manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Aguri. That snapped Pitt's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Aguri scores with a four punch combination!

Aguri darts in and clinches Pitt up against the cage.
Pitt misses with an elbow over the top.
Aguri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Aguri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguri lands a head kick!
Aguri connects with a nice looking jab.

Aguri clinches with his opponent.
Aguri lands with a right to the head.
Aguri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aguri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitt backwards.
Pitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aguri is looking to break free of the clinch but Pitt has double underhooks.
Pitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aguri is working Pitt over against the cage.
Aguri pushes Pitt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aguri lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Aguri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aguri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitt or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aguri is leaning against Pitt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Aguri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Pitt misses
and Aguri counters with an outside leg kick.
Aguri throws a leg kick which misses Pitt's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitt tries to avoid it.
Pitt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Aguri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitt, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pitt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aguri's brow.

Aguri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Aguri clinches.
Aguri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitt backwards.

Aguri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Aguri. Pitt shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitt misses with the body kick
and Aguri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Aguri clinches.
A right hand to the body from Aguri.
Aguri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitt avoids the elbow strike from Aguri, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Aguri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Pitt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Aguri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pitt on the side of the head.
Pitt misses with a low kick.
Pitt throws out a leg kick but Aguri moves out of range and Pitt only half commits.
Aguri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitt manages to avoid it.
Aguri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aguri blocks a head kick by Pitt.
Ethan Aguri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Aguri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitt, pushing him back against the cage.
Aguri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pitt misses with an elbow strike.
Aguri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aguri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pitt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aguri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pitt.
Aguri crunches a lovely knee into Pitt's ribcage.

Aguri manages to break the clinch.
Aguri scores with a shot to the body.
Aguri lands a leg kick that knocks Pitt off balance momentarily.
Pitt takes one on the button.
Aguri looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitt is just out of range.
Pitt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguri lands a jab to the nose.
Jab by Aguri.
Ethan Aguri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aguri.
Aguri scores with a shot to the body.
Aguri connects with a body shot that sends Pitt's belly button to the back.
Aguri chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Aguri forces Pitt back against the cage and clinches.
Aguri lands with a short shot to the head.
Pitt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aguri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aguri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aguri misses with an elbow strike.

Aguri breaks from the clinch.
Pitt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguri throws a wild body kick that Pitt sees coming a mile off.
Aguri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aguri feints a jab promting Pitt to slip. Aguri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pitt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aguri lands a really nice looking cross but Pitt seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aguri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aguri.

Aguri has Pitt up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Aguri.
Aguri lands a right hand.
Aguri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pitt avoids it.
Pitt misses with an elbow over the top.
Aguri gets through Pitt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aguri wants to get back to striking at distance but Pitt won't allow it.
Aguri missing with knees to the body.
Aguri works on Pitt's body with a couple of short punches.
Aguri missing with knees to the body.
Aguri is trying to break the clinch but Pitt has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Aguri on the inside.
Aguri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Aguri breaks the clinch.
Aguri checks a low kick from Pitt.
Aguri works over Pitt's head and body with a nice combination.
Aguri blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aguri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pitt misses with a head kick.

Pitt gets tackled into the cage by Aguri. Aguri maintains the clinch.
Aguri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aguri.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aguri.
Aguri blocks an elbow strike.
Aguri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitt or not.

Aguri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguri with a nice cross.
Aguri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pitt needs to keep his hands up - Aguri had a free shot at his head there.

Aguri moves into the clinch successfully.
Aguri wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Aguri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aguri has had enough of the clinch but Pitt keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pitt throws an elbow but misses.
Pitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguri lands a hook that snaps the head of Pitt backwards.
Pitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aguri lands a shot to the body.
Aguri lands with a light punch inside.
Aguri tries to break the clinch but Pitt is controlling the position.
Aguri scores with a hook to the body.

Aguri manages to break the clinch.
Aguri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Aguri moves into range and clinches up with Pitt.
Pitt keeps control of Aguri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aguri scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Aguri.
Pitt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aguri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pitt throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Aguri.
Aguri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aguri avoids the elbow strike from Pitt, against the cage.
Aguri lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguri lands with a right to the head.
Aguri blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Aguri on the inside.
Aguri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dirk Pitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aguri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aguri avoids the elbow strike from Pitt, against the cage.
Pitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Aguri leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Aguri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aguri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Aguri!