PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gonzo Aguayo (ranked 3042 p4p, 3821 weight class) and Stan Friday (ranked 351 p4p, 404 weight class). 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.

Aguayo
vs
Friday

180 cm
20
160
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
165
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Sakura Style

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gonzo Aguayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Friday!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aguayo gets tackled into the cage by Friday. Friday maintains the clinch.
Aguayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Friday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aguayo is trying to stall.
Friday misses with a knee strike.
Friday blocking some punches.
Aguayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friday's elbow.
Friday working Aguayo over with knees to the body.
Aguayo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Friday with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Friday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Aguayo is blocking nicely.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks it.
Friday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aguayo misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Friday lands a nice knee to the body.
Aguayo misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Friday as Aguayo tries to tie him up.
Friday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aguayo avoids it.
Aguayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Friday.
Aguayo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Friday backwards.
Friday slowing the pace effectively.
Friday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aguayo avoids it.
Aguayo has a couple of punches blocked by Friday.
Aguayo is struggling to control the position.
Friday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aguayo takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friday manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aguayo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Friday scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gonzo Aguayo has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks with his arms.
Friday stalling in the clinch.
Friday'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.
Friday missing with knees to the body.
Friday is struggling to control the position.
Friday stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stan Friday.
Friday lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friday misses with a body shot
and Aguayo counters with a right hand to the body.

Friday takes the fight into the clinch.
Aguayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aguayo lands an uppercut.
Aguayo throws a head punch that misses.
Friday is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right hook to the body lands for Aguayo.
Friday with a knee to the head.
Aguayo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aguayo.
Aguayo just leaning against Friday, taking a breather.
Aguayo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friday misses with a knee to the head.
Friday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Aguayo is blocking nicely.
Friday leaning against his opponent.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks it.
Friday misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friday.
A short left from Aguayo.
Aguayo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Friday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Friday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Friday misses with a knee to the head.
Friday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Friday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aguayo.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Friday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gonzo Aguayo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Friday swings widly with a right hand
and Aguayo counters with a stiff right hand.
Friday throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aguayo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Friday moves into the clinch successfully.
Aguayo tries to work over Friday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Friday connects with a knee to the head.
Friday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aguayo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aguayo looking to stall.
Friday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friday tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aguayo avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aguayo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Friday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aguayo's face.
Aguayo tries to work over Friday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguayo tries to throw a body punch but Friday avoids it by throwing Aguayo back against the cage.
Friday misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguayo.
Friday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Friday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Friday.
Aguayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Friday using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aguayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aguayo managing to block the knees to the body from Friday.
Aguayo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Friday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aguayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aguayo lands a body punch.
Friday crunches a lovely knee into Aguayo's ribcage.
Friday just leaning against Aguayo, taking a breather.
Aguayo lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguayo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friday taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Friday looking to stall.
Friday missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aguayo.
A knee to the head by Friday.
Friday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aguayo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aguayo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Friday crunches a lovely knee into Aguayo's ribcage.
Aguayo is trying to stall.
Aguayo lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friday missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Aguayo.
Aguayo can't find room to land a body shot as Friday controls the action.
Aguayo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Friday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Friday.
Friday blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aguayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aguayo is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aguayo stalling in the clinch.
Friday misses with a knee strike.
Friday is struggling to control the position.
Friday content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks it.
Friday misses with a knee to the head.
Friday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Friday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aguayo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Friday misses with a knee strike.
Aguayo managing to block the knees to the body from Friday.
A short right from Aguayo on the inside.
Aguayo managing to block the knees to the body from Friday.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks it.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Aguayo.
Aguayo scores with a hook to the body.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks it.
Aguayo leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stan Friday will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gonzo Aguayo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aguayo moves into the clinch.
Aguayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friday's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aguayo as Friday tries to tie him up.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks it.
Aguayo lands a left hand.
Friday blocking some punches.
Aguayo misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fridays head.
Aguayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aguayo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aguayo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aguayo working aggressively here.
Aguayo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friday blocks a body shot from Aguayo.
Aguayo working aggressively here.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Aguayo is blocking nicely.
Aguayo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Friday stalls.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Aguayo is blocking nicely.
Friday misses with a knee to the head.
Aguayo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Aguayo is blocking nicely.
Aguayo tries to work over Friday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Friday scores with a knee to the head.
Aguayo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks it.
Friday trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzo Aguayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friday is looking to control Aguayo's arms but Aguayo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Friday has his back to the cage.
Friday blocks a body shot from Aguayo.
Friday takes a shot to the head.
Friday taking a breather.
Aguayo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aguayo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks it.
Aguayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aguayo lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but Aguayo blocks with his arms.
Aguayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Friday throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aguayo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friday working Aguayo over with knees to the body.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Aguayo.
Friday throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aguayo blocks it with crossed arms.
Friday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aguayo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Aguayo is blocking nicely.
Aguayo tries to stall but Friday uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aguayo slows down the pace here.
Aguayo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguayo managing to block the knees to the body from Friday.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aguayo trying to control the position but instead, Friday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aguayo into the cage.
Friday using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aguayo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aguayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Friday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aguayo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aguayo.
Friday blocks a body shot from Aguayo.
Friday throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Aguayo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Friday misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguayo.
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friday misses with a knee strike.
Stan Friday is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Friday letting Aguayo take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Aguayo.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gonzo Aguayo.
I think Friday 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Friday!