PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darwingh Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ddddddd Ddddddd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Aquino
vs
Ddddddd

184 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

225 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwingh Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ddddddd Ddddddd!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquino wants to clinch.
Aquino looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ddddddd.
Ddddddd misses with a series of wild punches.
Ddddddd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aquino backs up against the cage.
Ddddddd stalks Aquino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aquino's face. Aquino staggers backwards, shaken.
Ddddddd throws a one two combo.
Ddddddd works over Aquino's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Ddddddd does no damage.
Ddddddd throws a series of strikes that have Aquino backpedaling.
Ddddddd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Ddddddd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ddddddd.
Aquino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ddddddd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ddddddd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ddddddd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aquino eats them both and turns towards Ddddddd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ddddddd misses with a leg kick

and Aquino counters by moving into the clinch.
Ddddddd tries to break the clinch but Aquino is controlling the position.
Aquino is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ddddddd to keep the fight standing.
Aquino goes for a takedown attempt but Ddddddd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ddddddd looks to land a combination. Aquino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ddddddd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ddddddd misses with a body kick.
Ddddddd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aquino's sensitive parts.
Aquino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ddddddd. Ddddddd obviously looking to wear him down.
Aquino blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd thows a body kick. Aquino tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ddddddd throws a head kick that misses.
Ddddddd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Aquino blocks the low kick.
Ddddddd throws a sloppy head kick and Aquino moves out of range easily.
Ddddddd Ddddddd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ddddddd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aquino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ddddddd stalks Aquino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aquino's face. Aquino staggers backwards, shaken.
Ddddddd misses with a double jab.
Aquino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ddddddd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ddddddd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aquino avoids the head kick by Ddddddd.
Ddddddd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ddddddd is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ddddddd throws a sloppy head kick and Aquino moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd looks to land a combination. Aquino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ddddddd throws a sloppy head kick and Aquino moves out of range easily.
Ddddddd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ddddddd misses with a leg kick.
Ddddddd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ddddddd throws a nice head kick!
Ddddddd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ddddddd lands with a nice combination. Aquino backs away looking to recover.
Aquino avoids the head kick by Ddddddd.
Ddddddd scores with a one two! Aquino had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ddddddd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left and a right from Ddddddd both land. Nice combination.
Ddddddd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aquino backs up against the cage.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick but Aquino moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ddddddd scores with a nice right hand.
Ddddddd tries a head kick but it misses.
Ddddddd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aquino has time to react.
Ddddddd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aquino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aquino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ddddddd throws a series of strikes that have Aquino backpedaling.
Ddddddd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ddddddd throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ddddddd throws out a leg kick but Aquino moves out of range and Ddddddd only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aquino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darwingh Aquino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ddddddd!
Aquino drops his hands momentarily and Ddddddd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ddddddd Ddddddd dominated that round.
That's time! Aquino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A right-left combo lands from Ddddddd.
Decent striking displayed by Ddddddd there.
Aquino darts in trying to clinch
and Ddddddd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ddddddd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aquino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aquino shoots in for a takedown but Ddddddd shows good takedown defense.
Aquino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ddddddd looks to land a combination. Aquino sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ddddddd misses with a low kick as Aquino jumps back.
Ddddddd scores with a nice head shot.
Ddddddd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ddddddd wants to slow Aquino down by chopping away at his legs.
Ddddddd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ddddddd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ddddddd both land. Nice combination.
Ddddddd looks for the body kick but Aquino saw that one coming.
Ddddddd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ddddddd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aquino back to the cage. Ddddddd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ddddddd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ddddddd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ddddddd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ddddddd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ddddddd has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ddddddd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aquino is out of range.
Aquino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left and a right from Ddddddd both land. Nice combination.
Ddddddd lands with a straight right. Aquino didn't see that one coming.
Ddddddd scores with a one two! Aquino had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aquino takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ddddddd!
Ddddddd lands with a nice combination. Aquino backs away looking to recover.
Aquino avoids the head kick by Ddddddd.
Ddddddd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ddddddd throws a series of strikes that have Aquino backpedaling.
Aquino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ddddddd wants to land a leg kick but Aquino is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ddddddd lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ddddddd. That's going to slow Aquino down.
Ddddddd stalks Aquino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aquino's face. Aquino staggers backwards, shaken.
Ddddddd throws a head kick but Aquino moves out of range.
Aquino blocks a leg kick.
Ddddddd throws a right hand that Aquino ducks under and follows up with a left that Aquino also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Ddddddd scores with a four punch combination!
Ddddddd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aquino is looking to clinch.
Ddddddd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aquino checks a low kick from Ddddddd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Ddddddd both land. Nice combination.
Ddddddd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ddddddd misses with a head kick.
Ddddddd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aquino.
Ddddddd is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ddddddd misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ddddddd. Those never looked like landing.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick but Aquino checks it.
Ddddddd misses with a body kick.
Aquino moves out of range of the leg kick from Ddddddd.
Good work by Aquino as he checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Ddddddd.
Good exchange - Ddddddd coming out on top.
Ddddddd feints a jab promting Aquino to slip. Ddddddd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aquino slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aquino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aquino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ddddddd throws a series of punches but Aquino moves out of range.
Aquino blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ddddddd Ddddddd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Aquino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ddddddd lands a two punch combo.
Aquino moves out of range of the body kick from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ddddddd is looking to land body kicks.
Aquino blocks a leg kick.
Ddddddd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ddddddd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ddddddd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ddddddd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aquino tries to clinch but Ddddddd is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ddddddd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ddddddd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aquino back to the cage. Ddddddd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters circling a little - Ddddddd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aquino blocks a head kick by Ddddddd.
Ddddddd misses with a low kick.
Aquino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ddddddd is fending him off so far but Aquino persists. Nope, Ddddddd circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Ddddddd lands but Aquino takes it in his stride.
Ddddddd Ddddddd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aquino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ddddddd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aquino backs up against the cage.
Ddddddd throws a leg kick but Aquino moved away.
A head kick misses from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ddddddd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ddddddd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ddddddd wants to slow Aquino down by chopping away at his legs.
Darwingh Aquino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Ddddddd scores with a four punch combination!
Ddddddd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aquino checks a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ddddddd scores with a four punch combination!
Ddddddd throws a solid leg kick but Aquino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ddddddd.
Ddddddd works over Aquino's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Ddddddd.
Aquino blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aquino takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aquino.
Ddddddd slips under a jab from Aquino.
Ddddddd lands a jab-cross combination.
Ddddddd tests Aquino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ddddddd Ddddddd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ddddddd scores with a one two! Aquino had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ddddddd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Aquino checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ddddddd.
Aquino blocks a low kick nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Ddddddd scores with a four punch combination!
Ddddddd misses with a series of wild punches.
Aquino on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ddddddd wants to land a leg kick but Aquino is out of range.
Ddddddd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ddddddd tries to land a front kick but Aquino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Aquino blocks the leg kick.
Ddddddd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aquino eats them both and turns towards Ddddddd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aquino has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ddddddd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aquino.
Aquino takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ddddddd works over Aquino's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ddddddd scores with a one two! Aquino had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aquino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ddddddd.
Darwingh Aquino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ddddddd Ddddddd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ddddddd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Aquino.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ddddddd Ddddddd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ddddddd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ddddddd Ddddddd!