PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Peixoto Firmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze 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.

Peixoto Firmo
vs
Aldo

177 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Matheus Peixoto Firmo!
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, Ze Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peixoto Firmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Peixoto Firmo avoids nicely.
Aldo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Peixoto Firmo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Peixoto Firmo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peixoto Firmo is trying to break free.
Peixoto Firmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo slows down the pace here.
Peixoto Firmo is trying to pull guard but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo keeps control of Peixoto Firmo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Peixoto Firmo misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown by Aldo or perhaps it was just good defense by Peixoto Firmo which made him look bad.
Peixoto Firmo tries to clinch

and Aldo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Peixoto Firmo working aggressively here.
Aldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peixoto Firmo tries to stall but Aldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aldo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matheus Peixoto Firmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Aldo.
Peixoto Firmo wants a takedown but no success here.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peixoto Firmo avoids it.
Peixoto Firmo wants to take the fight to the mat but Aldo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Aldo drags the fight down to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Peixoto Firmo controlling him for the moment.
Aldo looking to control.
Peixoto Firmo preventing the sweep.
Peixoto Firmo tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.

Aldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peixoto Firmo postures up.
Peixoto Firmo advances to half guard.
Peixoto Firmo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peixoto Firmo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Peixoto Firmo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Peixoto Firmo is working for a submission of some sort.
Aldo is trying to stand back up but Peixoto Firmo is controlling him

Peixoto Firmo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aldo tries to roll over but Peixoto Firmo keeps him under control.
Aldo is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peixoto Firmo is keen to just control but Aldo is a slippery customer.
Peixoto Firmo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Aldo wants to control the action here but instead Peixoto Firmo manages to pass to full mount!
Aldo is squirming around, avoiding Peixoto Firmo's attempts to control the action.
Aldo tries to hold on but Peixoto Firmo pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Peixoto Firmo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peixoto Firmo tries to control but Aldo wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matheus Peixoto Firmo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Aldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo moves out of range as Peixoto Firmo strikes.
Peixoto Firmo avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Peixoto Firmo tries to clinch up.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peixoto Firmo is looking to clinch.
Peixoto Firmo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peixoto Firmo stuffs the takedown attempt from Aldo. Aldo gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo misses with a shot to the body
and Peixoto Firmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matheus Peixoto Firmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Aldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peixoto Firmo avoids a kick to the body.
Peixoto Firmo looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
Peixoto Firmo misses with a series of wild punches.

Aldo clinches.
Aldo has Peixoto Firmo pressed against the cage, preventing Peixoto Firmo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Aldo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Aldo is trying to control. Peixoto Firmo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peixoto Firmo is trying to control but can't.
Peixoto Firmo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peixoto Firmo keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to stand and escape but instead Peixoto Firmo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Aldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peixoto Firmo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Matheus Peixoto Firmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peixoto Firmo wants to stand but Aldo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Peixoto Firmo controlling him for the moment.
Aldo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Aldo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Peixoto Firmo dives into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aldo can do anything to dispel that myth.

Peixoto Firmo decides to stand back up. Peixoto Firmo steps back and let's Aldo get back to his feet.

Peixoto Firmo gets tackled into the cage by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.

Aldo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aldo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Aldo is working an open guard so Peixoto Firmo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peixoto Firmo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aldo swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Peixoto Firmo or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo which made him look bad.

Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peixoto Firmo fails to pull guard.
Peixoto Firmo tries to stall but Aldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Peixoto Firmo after a bit of a struggle.
Peixoto Firmo letting Aldo take a breather here.
Good body shot from Aldo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peixoto Firmo is trying to maintain a safe position but Aldo gets an underhook and turns Peixoto Firmo into the cage.
Aldo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peixoto Firmo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ze Aldo 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!

Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Peixoto Firmo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Peixoto Firmo. No joy for Aldo on that attempt.
Aldo shoots in but Peixoto Firmo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Aldo gets a clinch.

Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peixoto Firmo tries to avoid it but Aldo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peixoto Firmo to the ground. Peixoto Firmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matheus Peixoto Firmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ze Aldo.
Peixoto Firmo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Peixoto Firmo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Nice body kick from Peixoto Firmo.
Peixoto Firmo dives in and grabs Aldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes down on Peixoto Firmo's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peixoto Firmo defends it nicely.
Peixoto Firmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peixoto Firmo.
Aldo jabs Peixoto Firmo to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peixoto Firmo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Aldo moves into the clinch.

Aldo jumps guard.
Peixoto Firmo won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.
Aldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peixoto Firmo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peixoto Firmo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aldo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Peixoto Firmo is pushing down on Aldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Peixoto Firmo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peixoto Firmo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peixoto Firmo prevents Aldo from improving his position.
Peixoto Firmo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aldo wants to improve his position but Peixoto Firmo is controlling well.
Peixoto Firmo thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Aldo trying to hold on to Peixoto Firmo's head to control him but Peixoto Firmo postures up.
Peixoto Firmo controlling the action here.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peixoto Firmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aldo wants to control but Peixoto Firmo is keeping busy.
Peixoto Firmo wants to control but Aldo is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Peixoto Firmo goes for a double leg but Aldo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aldo continues to drive forward.
Peixoto Firmo stops a takedown attempt from Aldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Peixoto Firmo blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ze Aldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aldo 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ze Aldo!