PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 3862 p4p, 4805 weight class) and Naser Oric (ranked 0 p4p, 465 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Aldo
vs
Oric

175 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
157
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas, Naser Oric!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oric walks into a jab.
Aldo throws an off balance right hand
and Oric counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Oric.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Oric circles away.
Aldo misses with a hook. Oric ducked under it nicely.
Aldo clobbers Oric with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oric drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Oric. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oric.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Oric is avoiding it.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Aldo does it's job there.
Aldo connects with a body shot that sends Oric's belly button to the back.
Oric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Aldo lands a left and a right that send Oric crashing to the mat, dazed. Aldo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Oric is rocked!

It looks like Naser Oric has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Aldo clinches up with Oric and pushes him back against the cage.
Oric is still on wobbly legs! Can Aldo finish him?
Aldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo controlling the action here for a moment.
Aldo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oric up against the cage.
Oric seems to have recovered his senses.
Oric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aldo.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oric is defending well for now.
Oric can't break the clinch.
Oric has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aldo controlling the action here for a moment.
Aldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oric wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aldo.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Oric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo has Oric pressed against the cage.
Aldo taking a breather.
Aldo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Aldo misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naser Oric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Aldo throws a right hand that Oric ducks under and follows up with a left that Oric also avoids with ease.
Aldo tries to bum rush Oric with a series of wild strikes but Oric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oric misses with the combination.
A big right from Aldo misses.
Oric tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naser Oric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oric throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Oric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oric unleashes a big counter combination but Aldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oric fails to land with a series of punches.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aldo closes the distance and pushes Oric back into the cage.

Oric ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oric no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aldo prevents Oric from getting back to his feet.
Aldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oric seems keen to control Aldo's posture.
Aldo trying to control but Oric is working from the bottom.
Aldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Oric is retaining full guard.
Oric keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Aldo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aldo throws a body punch but Oric moves out of range.
Oric throws a counter combo.
Aldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Oric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oric swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oric can do to turn this around?
Oric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
A punch combination from Oric misses.
Decent striking displayed by Aldo there.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Oric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oric.
Oric connects with the punch.
Oric misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swinging wildly here.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
Oric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo takes a swing at Oric's ribcage but misses.
Oric swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oric takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naser Oric's cut.
That's time! Aldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Oric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oric.
Aldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oric throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oric was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Oric slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Oric. Those never looked like landing.

Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Oric.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo lands a body punch.
Aldo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aldo.
Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oric.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aldo just leaning against Oric, taking a breather.
Oric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aldo has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aldo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Oric's head.
Aldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aldo throws an elbow that misses.
Oric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
Aldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oric backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oric blocks an elbow strike.
Aldo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aldo stalling against the cage.
Aldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jose Aldo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oric's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oric's elbow.
Aldo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aldo pushes Oric back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Aldo.
Oric is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldo has double underhooks.
Aldo stalls.
Oric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Naser Oric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Aldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aldo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aldo, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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