PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brodus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Aurelio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Clay
vs
Aurelio

196 cm
25
275 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
34
265 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brodus Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Aurelio 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Marcos Aurelio has been cut.
Aurelio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clay counters with a right hand to the body.
Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clay.
Clay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aurelio's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clay, as that shot connected.
Aurelio walks into a left hand.
Clay tries a low kick but Aurelio avoids it.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcos Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay connects with a right hand. Aurelio shakes it off.

That has opened up Marcos Aurelio's cut even more.
Aurelio misses with a wild combination.
Aurelio fails to land with a series of punches.
Aurelio misses with a two punch combination.
Aurelio looks to land a combination but Clay avoids it well.
Aurelio tries to bum rush Clay with a series of wild strikes but Clay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aurelio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clay.
Nice shot by Clay.
Aurelio misses with the combination.
Aurelio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Clay pushes him off.
Clay drops his hands momentarily and Aurelio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Clay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clay.
Clay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aurelio tries to move into range but Clay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

The cut above Marcos Aurelio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aurelio misses with a few strikes there.
Clay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio throws the kick towards the body but Clay avoids it.
Aurelio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clay circles away quickly and effectively.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
Clay throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Aurelio crashing down! Aurelio tries to stagger back to his feet but Clay just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Aurelio asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brodus Clay!