PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abylay Legendary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sone Aluko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aluko has chosen 3 Little Birds as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Legendary
vs
Aluko

186 cm
25
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abylay Legendary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sone Aluko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Legendary.
Legendary misses with a series of wild punches.
Legendary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Legendary.
Aluko wants to clinch.
Legendary tries to clinch but Aluko is having none of it.
Abylay Legendary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aluko misses with a few strikes there.
Aluko misses with a hook to the body
and Legendary counters with a stiff right hand.
Legendary throws a right and a left that Aluko avoids nicely.
Legendary throws a right and a left that Aluko avoids nicely.
Legendary misses with a few strikes there.
Aluko closes the distance but Legendary moves to the side
and Legendary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aluko dives in and grabs Legendary's left leg, looking for a takedown. Legendary pushes down on Aluko's head and hops out.
Aluko misses with a few strikes there.
Legendary throws a nice looking combination but Aluko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Legendary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legendary fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aluko.

Legendary has closed the distance and engaged Aluko in a clinch.

Aluko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Aluko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aluko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aluko tries to control but Legendary wriggling away.

Aluko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Legendary manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aluko just content to control the position.
Legendary managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aluko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aluko moves into full mount!
Aluko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aluko throws some wild stikes that Legendary manages to avoid easily.
Legendary throws a strike from the bottom but Aluko uses the opportunity to take his back.

Aluko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Legendary has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aluko struggling to land strikes to the head as Legendary covers up.
Aluko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aluko tightening his grip on Legendary, looking for the choke.
Legendary is trying to break free.
Aluko has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Legendary's body.
Legendary has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legendary covering up well under a series of strikes from Aluko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sone Aluko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Aluko clinches up with Legendary and pushes him back against the cage.
Legendary is pressed up against the cage. Aluko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Legendary down to the mat. Legendary avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aluko has a takedown stuffed.
Legendary fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Legendary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aluko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aluko looks to clinch

and Legendary counters by moving into the clinch.
Aluko is trying to drag Legendary to the mat but Legendary just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abylay Legendary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sone Aluko.
Legendary wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legendary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aluko walks away with a smile on his face. Legendary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aluko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Legendary avoids the head kick by Aluko.
Aluko thows a body shot but no joy.
Legendary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Aluko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aluko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legendary is trying to push Aluko away but Aluko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Legendary tries to circle away but Aluko has him pinned against the cage.
Legendary wants to get back to striking at distance but Aluko won't allow it.
Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Aluko has him pressed against the cage.
Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aluko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aluko jumps guard but Legendary stands there with Aluko around his waist. Aluko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aluko slows down the pace here.
Aluko can't get the takedown.
Legendary tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aluko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Legendary prevents it.
Aluko is breathing heavily.
Aluko lands a nice elbow.
Legendary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Legendary is trying to pull guard but Aluko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aluko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Legendary gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aluko is trying to pull guard but Legendary has him pressed against the cage.
Legendary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aluko is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Legendary's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aluko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Legendary walks away with a smile on his face. Aluko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aluko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legendary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aluko shoots in for a takedown but Legendary shows good takedown defense.
Legendary throws a series of punches but Aluko moves out of range.
Legendary throws a one two combo.
Legendary throws a right and a left that Aluko avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legendary scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aluko tries for a takedown but Legendary sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aluko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abylay Legendary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legendary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Legendary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aluko shoots in for a takedown but Legendary shows good takedown defense.
Legendary stuns Aluko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Legendary keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aluko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aluko shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abylay Legendary will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Legendary shoots in for a takedown but Aluko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Legendary lands a jab-cross combination.
Aluko fails with a takedown attempt.
Legendary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abylay Legendary is winning the standup battle so far.
Legendary misses with a two punch combination.
Aluko misses with a body kick.

Aluko instigates a clinch.
Legendary wants to break free but Aluko has control.

Aluko successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aluko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Aluko pulls Legendary in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aluko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aluko is trying to control the position but Legendary postures up.
Aluko has his hands on Legendary's head, controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aluko trying to keep a closed guard but Legendary is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sone Aluko.
Aluko tries to bum rush Legendary with a series of wild strikes but Legendary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legendary fails with a takedown attempt.
Legendary shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aluko as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abylay Legendary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aluko moves out of range of the body kick from Legendary.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aluko is defended easily by Legendary.
Good shot there by Aluko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aluko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Legendary fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aluko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aluko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Legendary doesn't manage to clinch there - Aluko circles away.
No joy there for Legendary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aluko misses with a double jab.
Aluko shoots in but Legendary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Legendary circles away from the clinch attempt
and Legendary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Legendary stalks Aluko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aluko's face. Aluko staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aluko has Legendary up against the cage in a clinch.

Aluko pulls guard successfully.
Legendary has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aluko is proving hard to escape from.
Aluko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legendary trying to control but Aluko is working from the bottom.

Aluko wriggles free and stands up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sone Aluko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aluko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sone Aluko!
Sone Aluko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.