PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Somore Fudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Somore Fudge enters the cage!

Aldo
vs
Fudge

187 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
223 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

[IFC] Fighter's Clothing Essentials

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Somore Fudge!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Fudge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Fudge counters with a straight right hand.
Fudge checks the leg kick.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Fudge counters with a straight right hand.
Fudge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aldo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fudge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fudge misses with a hook.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Fudge counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fudge misses with a looping right.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Fudge counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo thows a leg kick but Fudge checks it
and Fudge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Fudge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Fudge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Fudge counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aldo.
Fudge lands with an overhand left.
Fudge blocks the body kick.
A left lands for Fudge.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Fudge counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo throws a leg kick
letting Fudge counter with a right hand.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aldo. That's going to slow Fudge down.
Aldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Fudge counters with a left and a right that stings Aldo.
Aldo needs to keep his hands up - Fudge had a free shot at his head there.
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fudge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fudge.
Aldo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fudge misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a head kick. That will keep Fudge thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aldo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jose Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fudge looks gassed!
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Fudge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fudge is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aldo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Fudge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aldo wants to slow Fudge down by chopping away at his legs.
Fudge misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Aldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fudge checks a low kick from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
Fudge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Fudge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fudge checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Aldo lands a head kick!
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo lands with a kick to the temple. Fudge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo wants to slow Fudge down by chopping away at his legs.
Fudge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fudge takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aldo wants to slow Fudge down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Fudge misses.
Aldo throws a push kick but Fudge slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aldo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Aldo slams his shin into Fudge's torso.
Aldo thows a body kick. Fudge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aldo throws out a leg kick but Fudge moves out of range and Aldo only half commits.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Fudge's front leg but catches the back leg as Fudge tries to avoid it.
Aldo scores with a push kick.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Fudge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Aldo throws a leg kick which misses Fudge's front leg but catches the back leg as Fudge tries to avoid it.
Aldo tries a low kick but Fudge avoids it.
Fudge takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Aldo tenderised Fudge's leg. Fudge is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
Aldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo 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.

A thudding body kick lands there by Aldo!
Aldo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fudge will feel that in the morning.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Aldo slams his shin into Fudge's torso.
Aldo scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Aldo scores with a nice body kick.
Fudge has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aldo.
Aldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fudge's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aldo.
Aldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fudge checks the leg kick.
Aldo lands with a slapping head kick.
Fudge blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aldo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fudge has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fudge and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudge checks a leg kick.
Fudge is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fudge checks a leg kick.
Fudge blocks the body kick.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo throws a chopping leg kick but Fudge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fudge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Fudge's leg. Fudge is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo feints and then cracks Fudge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fudge down.
Fudge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudge takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aldo. That's going to slow Fudge down.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aldo throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Aldo tenderised Fudge's leg. Fudge is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fudge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aldo. That one must have hurt.
Aldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
enabling Fudge to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fudge might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aldo has got the better of the exchanges.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fudge.
Aldo wants to land a leg kick but Fudge is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fudge checks a leg kick.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Fudge counters with an outside leg kick.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
Fudge wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Aldo slips a jab from Fudge.
Aldo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Fudge moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Fudge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four 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.
Aldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fudge takes a step back to recover.
Fudge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Fudge counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Aldo misses
and Fudge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fudge misses with a head kick.
Aldo tries to land a leg kick but Fudge saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fudge misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a nice body kick.
Aldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo wants to slow Fudge down by chopping away at his legs.
Aldo throws a solid leg kick but Fudge takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aldo.
Fudge avoids the head kick by Aldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
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.

Aldo misses with a low kick.
Aldo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
Aldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fudge checks a leg kick.
Aldo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fudge is out of range and Aldo settles back down.
Fudge misses with a looping left.
Fudge cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fudge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fudge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Fudge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fudge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fudge looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Fudge sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Aldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Aldo tries to land a leg kick but Fudge saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fudge can do to turn this around?
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aldo throws a head kick but Fudge moves out of range.
Aldo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fudge.
Fudge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aldo wants to land a leg kick but Fudge is out of range.
Aldo tries to land a body kick
and Fudge counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Fudge counters with an outside leg kick.
Fudge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aldo can pounce on him.
Aldo throws a head kick that Fudge semi-blocks.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Fudge moves out of range easily.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Fudge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Fudge counters with a leg kick.
Aldo is looking to chop away at Fudge's legs.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Fudge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aldo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fudge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fudge throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Fudge finds it's way through Aldo's defenses.
Aldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Aldo tenderised Fudge's leg. Fudge is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Fudge.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Aldo staying out of range there.
Fudge shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aldo throws a chopping leg kick but Fudge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Fudge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo misses with a kick to the body.
Fudge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Fudge misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo tries to land a body kick
and Fudge counters with a big head kick but Aldo shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Aldo.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Fudge works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo misses with a low kick as Fudge jumps back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aldo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fudge crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aldo - the referee stops the clock and Fudge gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aldo. Fudge manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A lazy body kick from Aldo
and Fudge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Somore Fudge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fudge throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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