PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manof TheDingos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manof TheDingos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Aldo
vs
TheDingos

180 cm
27
145 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

175 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manof TheDingos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but TheDingos pushes him off.

Aldo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
TheDingos wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy.
Aldo trying to control from half guard but TheDingos is working away.
TheDingos pushes Aldo off looking to stand but Aldo dives back in and keeps control.
Aldo tries to pass the half guard into mount. TheDingos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aldo prevents TheDingos from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheDingos wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy.
TheDingos wants to improve his position but Aldo is controlling well.
TheDingos wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aldo trying to control from half guard but TheDingos is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aldo drops his hands momentarily and TheDingos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aldo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
TheDingos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Aldo drives through with a takedown into TheDingos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but TheDingos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo controlling from the top position.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Aldo got a little sloppy there for a moment and TheDingos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aldo has managed to get both his arms back between TheDingos's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aldo postures up.
Aldo is in close to TheDingos's body, working some short punches and elbows.

TheDingos has an active guard here but Aldo has managed to pass into half guard.
Aldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
TheDingos wants to improve his position but Aldo is controlling well.
Aldo is thwarting TheDingos's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

TheDingos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

TheDingos actively working from the bottom here.
TheDingos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aldo is working away from the top position though.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for TheDingos on the ground.
TheDingos is trying to get back to full guard.
Aldo trying to control the action but TheDingos is working from the bottom.
Aldo is thwarting TheDingos's attempts to control the position.

That's four 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.
Aldo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
TheDingos wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
TheDingos tries to get to full guard but Aldo has control of the leg.
Aldo is thwarting TheDingos's attempts to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
TheDingos circles away from the clinch attempt.
TheDingos throws a nice head kick!

TheDingos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aldo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
TheDingos controls Aldo momentarily but Aldo frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

TheDingos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

TheDingos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for TheDingos.
TheDingos throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease.

TheDingos tries to sprawl but Aldo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
TheDingos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aldo is working away from the top position though.
Aldo wants to stand but TheDingos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheDingos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aldo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
TheDingos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

TheDingos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aldo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aldo passes TheDingos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
TheDingos tries to get to full guard but Aldo has control of the leg.
Aldo lands strikes from half guard.
Aldo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aldo wants to stand up but TheDingos is controlling the position.
TheDingos trying to hold on to Aldo's head to control him but Aldo postures up.

TheDingos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aldo pulls his head out easily.
Jose Aldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheDingos is looking to control Aldo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can TheDingos avoid being mounted?
TheDingos is looking for a sweep. Aldo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aldo not doing much here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
TheDingos moves into full guard.
TheDingos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looking to pass the guard.

Aldo is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but TheDingos has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Aldo is looking to defend but TheDingos has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Aldo! TheDingos pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Aldo taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Manof TheDingos!