PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Aguayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agosto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Will Not Bow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Aguayo's choice of entrance music: Colegiada by Alex Bueno. Nico Agosto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Carlos Aguayo's chin.

Agosto
vs
Carlos Aguayo

188 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Agosto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Carlos Aguayo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agosto misses with a series of wild punches.

Aguayo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aguayo lands in his opponent's guard.
Aguayo prevents Agosto from getting back to his feet.
Agosto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Agosto tries to get out of the position.
Aguayo passes Agosto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Agosto tries to get to full guard but Aguayo has control of the leg.
Aguayo throwing shots but Agosto is blocking nicely.
Agosto is trying to stand up here but Aguayo is controlling him well.
Aguayo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agosto keeps working.
Agosto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Agosto is trying to escape back to his feet but Aguayo uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguayo is looking to take a break and control but Agosto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguayo advances nicely into full mount.
Aguayo raining down shots from the mount!
Aguayo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Agosto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aguayo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Agosto is rocked!
Agosto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Agosto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aguayo unloading with bombs!
Agosto is breathing heavily.

Aguayo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Agosto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Agosto and Aguayo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Agosto is trying to control Aguayo's posture but Aguayo avoids it.
Agosto seems to have got his legs back now.
Aguayo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Agosto to see if he's OK.
Agosto tries to bench press Aguayo off him but Aguayo keeps the position.

Aguayo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Aguayo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Agosto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aguayo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Agosto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agosto struggling a bit here.
Agosto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aguayo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Aguayo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Aguayo slips a jab and a cross from Agosto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aguayo checks a leg kick.
Agosto swinging wilding here.

Aguayo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aguayo lands in his opponent's guard.
Agosto is striking off his back. Aguayo thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Agosto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aguayo pulls his head out easily.
Agosto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aguayo on the ground.
Aguayo lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos Aguayo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aguayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Agosto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Aguayo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aguayo is trying to control the action in half guard but Agosto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Agosto wants to get back to his feet.
Agosto wants to control but Aguayo is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agosto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Agosto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agosto wants to control the position but Aguayo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Aguayo trying to pass the guard but Agosto defending well.
Juan Carlos Aguayo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agosto is trying to get back to full guard.
Agosto punching from the bottom.
Aguayo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aguayo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Aguayo with the ground and pound from mount.
Aguayo with good strikes from the mount here!
Aguayo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Agosto looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Agosto is looking to get to half guard.
Agosto wants to control but Aguayo is having none of it.
Aguayo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Agosto is looking to escape.
Aguayo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguayo with good strikes from the mount here!
Aguayo tries to control but Agosto wriggling away.
Aguayo avoids the attempt from Agosto to control.
Aguayo scoring with strikes but Agosto is staying in there.
Aguayo with good strikes from the mount here!
Agosto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Aguayo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Agosto tries to hold on but Aguayo postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agosto regains half guard.
Agosto trying to get back to full guard but Aguayo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Aguayo working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Agosto turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Aguayo off and cradles Agosto's limp body as Aguayo celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Juan Carlos Aguayo!
Juan Carlos Aguayo is the new light heavyweight champion!