PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 951 p4p, 126 weight class) and Henry Tomasino Jr (ranked 2057 p4p, 260 weight class). Tomasino Jr has chosen i kill cause im hungry as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Bruno Aires has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bruno Aires seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Aires
vs
Tomasino Jr

188 cm
36
203 lbs
34 - 19 - 2

180 cm
28
199 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Tomasino Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomasino Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Aires throws a leg kick but Tomasino Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tomasino Jr tries to clinch but Aires is having none of it.
Aires appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tomasino Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Aires. Aires gets slowly back to his feet.
Aires loads up on a big right hand but Tomasino Jr slips the punch.
Aires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry Tomasino Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aires throws a right hand that Tomasino Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomasino Jr also avoids with ease.
Aires bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomasino Jr's head backwards.
Aires fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tomasino Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomasino Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomasino Jr wants to clinch up but Aires keeps it at a distance.
Tomasino Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aires manages to avoid it.

Tomasino Jr moves into range and clinches up with Aires.
Tomasino Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomasino Jr misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aires doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand.
Tomasino Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aires stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Aires breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomasino Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Tomasino Jr misses with a straight left.
Aires throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tomasino Jr avoids it.
Tomasino Jr lands with a hook. Aires tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tomasino Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henry Tomasino Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomasino Jr with a hook.

Aires fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tomasino Jr to the ground. Aires is now in Tomasino Jr's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tomasino Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aires doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aires manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomasino Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.

Tomasino Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tomasino Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Aires has passed into half guard.
Aires is controlling the pace.
Aires prevents Tomasino Jr from improving his position.
Aires lands strikes from half guard.

Tomasino Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Aires.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires working Tomasino Jr over with strikes.
Aires is trying to control the action in half guard but Tomasino Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tomasino Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tomasino Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Tomasino Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Aires is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tomasino Jr.

Aires is trying to get an arm triangle but Tomasino Jr is defending well.
Aires working the ground and pound.
Aires cracks Tomasino Jr with a big elbow.
Tomasino Jr is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr is still trying to improve position.
Aires cracks Tomasino Jr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tomasino Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Aires scores with punches from side control.
Aires working the head with strikes.
Aires scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aires scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Tomasino Jr is trying to improve his position.
Aires lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tomasino Jr down.
Aires is looking to take a break and control but Tomasino Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aires landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Aires dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tomasino Jr leaves Aires with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tomasino Jr throws out a loose jab but Aires uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aires drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tomasino Jr sprawls and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Aires blocks the leg kick.
Aires avoids a kick to the body.
Aires shoots in and drives through. Tomasino Jr sprawls well.
Tomasino Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Aires steps away.
Tomasino Jr lands a jab to the head.
Tomasino Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aires.
Tomasino Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Aires.
Aires throws a shot from downtown. Tomasino Jr moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires defending well as Tomasino Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Tomasino Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aires throws a body shot but no joy.
Aires shoots in for a takedown but Tomasino Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomasino Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aires on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Aires fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomasino Jr.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tomasino Jr.
Aires shoots for a double leg takedown but Tomasino Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Aires's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tomasino Jr moves out of range as Aires throws a body kick.
Tomasino Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Aires is just out of range.
Aires swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Henry Tomasino Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomasino Jr motions for Aires to come forward. Tomasino Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aires displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aires moves away from the strike by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr misses the shot to the body.
Aires throws a head kick that misses.
Tomasino Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aires's hands.
Tomasino Jr scores with a hook.
Aires with a nice cross.
Aires darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Tomasino Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aires with a body shot.
Aires takes one to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Aires throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tomasino Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Aires finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomasino Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomasino Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Aires has passed into side control.
Tomasino Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Aires keeps moving and retains side control.
Aires landing a few strikes.
Aires taking a breather here.
Bruno Aires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aires slows the pace down.
Aires connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tomasino Jr some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomasino Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Aires.
Aires has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Aires.
Tomasino Jr taking some punishment here, with Aires in his half guard.
Tomasino Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aires keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tomasino Jr's head.
Tomasino Jr looking to control.

Tomasino Jr has his foot on Aires's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aires works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aires scoring with some ground and pound.
Aires lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aires chips away with some ground and pound.
Aires wants to pass the guard but Tomasino Jr is keeping the position.
Tomasino Jr wants to sweep here but Aires controlling him for the moment.
Tomasino Jr keeping moving, preventing Aires from controlling successfully.

Aires got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tomasino Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aires has managed to get both his arms back between Tomasino Jr's legs - danger averted.
Aires chips away with some ground and pound.
Aires looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aires with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruno Aires will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tomasino Jr misses with a hook
and Aires connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomasino Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tomasino Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aires paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomasino Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aires.
Aires throwing a counter right hand but Tomasino Jr manages to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr tries to clinch up.
Aires is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tomasino Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Aires. Aires gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomasino Jr tries to clinch but Aires moves out of range.
Aires scores with a jab to the body.
Tomasino Jr wants to slow Aires down by chopping away at his legs.
Aires checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aires misses with a leg kick
and Tomasino Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Aires throws a wild body kick that Tomasino Jr sees coming a mile off.

Aires throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tomasino Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Aires is in Tomasino Jr's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aires is looking to work some ground and pound but Tomasino Jr has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aires avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tomasino Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Tomasino Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aires chips away with some ground and pound.
Tomasino Jr trying to control the position.

Tomasino Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aires can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aires working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aires postures up and lands a big shot to Tomasino Jr's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tomasino Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aires trying to control but Tomasino Jr is working from the bottom.

Tomasino Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tomasino Jr wants to sweep here but Aires controlling him for the moment.
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tomasino Jr has his foot on Aires's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aires works his way back into a safe position though.
Aires passes Tomasino Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aires is nestled in close to Tomasino Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aires looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tomasino Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aires wants to take a breather but Tomasino Jr is having none of it.
Tomasino Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aires pushes down on Tomasino Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tomasino Jr is looking to improve his position.
Aires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomasino Jr can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aires looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Tomasino Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Aires wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomasino Jr keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomasino Jr is pressing down on Aires's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henry Tomasino Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aires, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
Bruno Aires thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Henry Tomasino Jr had this to say: 'I kill cause i hungry.'.