PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem has chosen pissed off and mad about it as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Aldo
vs
Mayhem

170 cm
26
158 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Aldo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Mayhem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayhem doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Mayhem scores with a three punch combo!

Mayhem forces Aldo back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mayhem to keep the fight standing.

Mayhem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayhem throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mayhem misses with a head kick.
Mayhem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayhem lands with a nice combination. Aldo backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Mayhem does no damage.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mayhem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayhem throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Mayhem does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Mayhem.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Aldo misses.
Mayhem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo .
Mayhem misses with the combination.
Mayhem with a lazy takedown attempt

and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aldo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayhem fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rob Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem misses with a two punch combination.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Mayhem counters with a two punch combo.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
Mayhem misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo slips a jab from Mayhem.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayhem blocks a head kick by Aldo .
Mayhem misses with a wild combination.
Mayhem throws a series of punches but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but Mayhem avoids it.
Mayhem lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Mayhem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayhem misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Good work by Mayhem as he checks the leg kick.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses

and Mayhem counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mayhem is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo . That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Mayhem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aldo is looking for a takedown.
Mayhem has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mayhem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Mayhem breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem blocks a head kick by Aldo .
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem swinging wildly here.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Mayhem counters with a two punch combo.
Mayhem is working the combinations to good effect here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mayhem looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayhem slips a jab and a cross from Aldo .
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Mayhem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Mayhem dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Aldo throws a push kick but Mayhem slaps the foot to one side.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayhem slips a jab and a cross from Aldo .
Mayhem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Mayhem.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayhem throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayhem.
Mayhem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aldo as he jumps to the side.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem dodges the punch combination from Aldo .
Mayhem misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo . Mayhem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aldo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Mayhem throws a push kick but Aldo slaps the foot to one side.
Mayhem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo .
Mayhem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mayhem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo tried to score with a low kick but Mayhem checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mayhem blocks a head kick by Aldo .
Mayhem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Aldo .
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mayhem misses with a few strikes there.
Mayhem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayhem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aldo backs up against the cage.
Mayhem is breathing heavily.
Mayhem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Mayhem.
Mayhem dives in and grabs Aldo 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes down on Mayhem's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mayhem looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Mayhem persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Mayhem.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
A big left from Aldo misses.
A head kick misses from Aldo .
Mayhem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mayhem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Mayhem counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.

Mayhem moves into the clinch.
Mayhem is trying to force a seperation but Aldo has the dominant position.
Mayhem is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aldo to keep the fight standing.
Mayhem prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mayhem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Mayhem throws a hook but Aldo blocks it.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo throws a body punch but Mayhem moves out of range.
Aldo misses with an uppercut. Mayhem saw that one coming.
Mayhem fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayhem avoids the head kick by Aldo .
Aldo throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Aldo tries to bum rush Mayhem with a series of wild strikes but Mayhem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayhem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rob Mayhem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A combination from Mayhem does no damage.
Mayhem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem lands a head shot.
Aldo avoids a kick to the body.
Mayhem jabs Aldo right on the nose. Aldo blinks but takes it well.
Mayhem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayhem is looking to chop away at Aldo 's legs.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Mayhem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayhem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo . Those never looked like landing.
Mayhem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Mayhem circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to clinch.
Mayhem avoids the head kick by Aldo .
Mayhem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Mayhem avoids it well.
Aldo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mayhem throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.

Mayhem fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aldo to the ground. Mayhem is now in Aldo 's guard.
Aldo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayhem manages to get himself to full guard.
Aldo trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aldo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aldo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo pushing down on Mayhem's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aldo is trying to work for a kimura but Mayhem is defending well.

Aldo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayhem sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aldo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mayhem tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Aldo !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Aldo !
After winning the bout, Jose Aldo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.