PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maicon Lemos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Aldo (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.

Lemos
vs
Aldo

175 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Maicon Lemos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemos looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well.
Aldo throws a body punch but Lemos moves out of range.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lemos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lemos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aldo is able to avoid easily.
Lemos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Aldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aldo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lemos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aldo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lemos circles away.

Lemos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aldo is trying to maintain the position but Lemos is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lemos trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Lemos throws a big right hand that misses.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Lemos controlling him for the moment.
Aldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aldo is controlling Lemos's posture.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Lemos from controlling successfully.
Lemos throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lemos throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.

Aldo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lemos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lemos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Aldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemos throwing strikes from guard but Aldo blocks nicely.
Lemos looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aldo controls Lemos momentarily but Lemos frees himself.
Lemos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Aldo is trying to keep Lemos in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aldo motions for Lemos to come forward. Aldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lemos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lemos throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemos throws a head kick that misses.
Lemos throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Lemos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lemos tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lemos is defended easily by Aldo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemos misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Aldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aldo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lemos.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lemos manages to avoid it.
Lemos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lemos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Lemos gets a double leg takedown into Aldo's guard.
Lemos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aldo tries to strike from the bottom.

Aldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Aldo has his feet on Lemos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A head kick by Lemos misses
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo cracks the inside of Lemos's front leg.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Lemos circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Lemos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemos keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo shoots for a takedown but Lemos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lemos throws a head kick that Aldo semi-blocks.
Lemos tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Lemos.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Lemos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aldo moves into the clinch successfully.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Lemos is trying to break free.
Aldo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lemos after a bit of a struggle.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Lemos won't allow it.
Lemos is trying to break the clinch but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo can't get the takedown.
Maicon Lemos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Aldo.

Lemos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Lemos.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Lemos closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Lemos pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Lemos gets caught flat footed, as Aldo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo postures up.
Lemos wants to stand and escape but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo wants to control from the top but Lemos keeps moving.
Aldo is looking to work some ground and pound but Lemos has wrist control.
Aldo postures up in Lemos's guard and throws a big left but Lemos blocks it.
Aldo wants to control from the top but Lemos keeps moving.
Lemos is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemos throws a series of strikes that have Aldo backpedaling.
Lemos keeps the fight on the outside.
Lemos misses with a kick to the body.
Marco Aldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lemos keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lemos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lemos closes the distance and clinches.

Lemos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Aldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lemos throws a series of punches but Aldo moves out of range.
Lemos is looking to clinch.
Maicon Lemos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lemos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lemos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lemos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aldo. Aldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Aldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo lands a slapping body shot.
Lemos misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a three punch combo that has Lemos backing up. Lemos nods at Aldo to acknowledge the strikes.
Lemos avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Lemos moves out of range easily.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Lemos keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lemos.
Aldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lemos swivels and escapes.

Aldo forces Lemos back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo jumps guard but Lemos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lemos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lemos gets underhooks to prevent Aldo's takedown attempt.
Maicon Lemos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Aldo.

Lemos breaks the clinch.

Aldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lemos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lemos wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.

Lemos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Aldo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lemos is looking to defend but Aldo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lemos! Aldo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lemos taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marco Aldo!