PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arman Aigul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick The Virus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aigul's entrance music is Ak Tilek. A fine choice. The Virus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bust 'Em In. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aigul
vs
The Virus

194 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arman Aigul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick The Virus!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Virus wants to clinch.
The Virus misses with a low kick.
The Virus lands a nice looking body shot.
The Virus slips a jab from Aigul.
Aigul misses with a takedown attempt - The Virus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Virus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The Virus misses with a double jab
and Aigul counters with a one-two to the body.
Aigul throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Virus's waist but The Virus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aigul off to one side.
The Virus tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Virus thuds a left hand into Aigul's body.
The Virus throws a right and a left that Aigul avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from The Virus as Aigul shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arman Aigul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aigul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aigul sets himself, and The Virus steps forward looking for the clinch! Aigul avoids it this time.
The Virus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Virus swings for the body but Aigul moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aigul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

The Virus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Virus showed some decent athleticism there.
Aigul keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Virus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aigul defending well though.
The Virus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aigul defending well though.

Aigul manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Aigul wants to clinch up but The Virus keeps it at a distance.
The Virus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aigul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Virus has a takedown stuffed.
Aigul half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The Virus looks winded!
Aigul looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Virus is fending him off so far but Aigul persists. Nope, The Virus circles away and we're back to standing.
The Virus tries to counter with a clinch but Aigul shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aigul shoots in for a double leg but The Virus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Virus slaps away a takedown attempt from Aigul, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Virus shoots in for a takedown but Aigul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aigul tries for a takedown but The Virus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Virus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aigul tries to clinch up but The Virus circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from The Virus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Virus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aigul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Virus cracks Aigul with an open hand slap.
The Virus misses with a head kick.
The Virus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aigul.
Aigul tries to close the distance and clinch but The Virus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Virus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aigul avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Virus dives in and scores a takedown into Aigul's guard.
The Virus wants to stand and escape but instead Aigul has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The Virus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aigul stacks The Virus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aigul!
Aigul trying to control the position but The Virus is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Virus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aigul.
The Virus wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Virus wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The Virus tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Aigul presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Aigul sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick The Virus 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.

The Virus looks for the body kick but Aigul saw that one coming.

Aigul forces The Virus back against the cage and clinches.
Aigul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aigul is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aigul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aigul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Virus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aigul to keep the fight standing.
The Virus is pressed up against the cage. Aigul has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Virus down to the mat. The Virus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aigul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Virus fails with the takedown.
Aigul fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arman Aigul. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aigul tries to move into range but The Virus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Virus stuffs the takedown.
Patrick The Virus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Virus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aigul appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Virus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Virus is breathing heavily.
Aigul lands a head kick. The Virus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Patrick The Virus has been cut.
Aigul keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Aigul blocks the leg kick.
The Virus lands a body shot.
The Virus tries to land a leg kick but Aigul saw it coming and moves away.
Aigul throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Virus's waist but The Virus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aigul off to one side.
The Virus tries to land a leg kick but Aigul saw it coming and moves away.

The Virus moves into the clinch successfully.
The Virus jumps guard but Aigul turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aigul successfully pulls guard.
The Virus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aigul looking to control.

The Virus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Virus has gone for a leg lock! Aigul slips out almost immediately though and dives into The Virus's guard.

The Virus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aigul passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aigul stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows The Virus to get to his feet.
Patrick The Virus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Virus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aigul is looking to clinch but The Virus is avoiding it.
Aigul checks a leg kick.
Aigul fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aigul misses with a takedown attempt
and The Virus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aigul swinging wildly here.
The Virus looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

The Virus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aigul gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Arman Aigul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aigul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Virus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Virus is trying to work for a kimura but Aigul is defending well.
Aigul is trying to control but can't.
Aigul avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Virus.
The Virus throwing shots but Aigul is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Patrick The Virus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick The Virus's cut.
That's time! Aigul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Aigul moves out of range of the body kick from The Virus.
The Virus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aigul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aigul tries to counter by clinching up but The Virus breaks away and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from The Virus.

The Virus clinches up against the cage.
The Virus prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Virus fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Aigul decides to pull guard.
Aigul trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aigul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Aigul is looking for a triangle but The Virus pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The Virus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aigul manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Virus has Aigul in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aigul throwing strikes from guard but The Virus blocks nicely.
Aigul is pushing down on The Virus's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Virus is fighting to maintain full guard but Aigul has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Virus tries to kick Aigul off but Aigul keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aigul has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Aigul looking to secure an arm triangle but The Virus defends it well.
The Virus tries to improve his position but instead Aigul has taken his back!
The Virus covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Aigul is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The Virus is trying to get back to his feet but Aigul has full control of the position and if anything, The Virus has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aigul trying to control.

The Virus fending off the submission attempt from Aigul.
Aigul missing with strikes from the back.
The Virus is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aigul keeps control of the position as The Virus tries to break free.
Aigul struggling to land strikes to the head as The Virus covers up.
The Virus is trying to get back to his feet but Aigul has full control of the position and if anything, The Virus has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Aigul struggling to keep hold of the position.
The Virus wants to escape the position.
The Virus looking very determined here, making life difficult for Aigul.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Aigul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Virus 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Arman Aigul!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Arman Aigul!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Arman Aigul!

Arman Aigul wins by unanimous decision!
Arman Aigul took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.