PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldos's entrance music is Sobota-raczej. A fine choice. Jose Aldos had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 173.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aldos
vs
Can

183 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Aldos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackie Can!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Can scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Can is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Can thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldos's head.
Can thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldos's head.

Can seems to be looking for submissions.
Can throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aldos wants to improve his position but Can is controlling well.
Aldos wants to control but Can is keeping busy.
Can really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aldos wants to get back to full guard.

Can seems to be looking for submissions.
Aldos is pressing down on Can's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Can is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Can tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Aldos manages to move to mount!
Aldos controlling the pace for now.
Can is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Can swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Aldos trying to control but Can is having none of it.
Can tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aldos with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldos controlling his opponent.
Aldos lands a big shot there that rocks Can but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Aldos landing strikes from the mount and Can is in trouble!
BOOM! Aldos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Aldos lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Can working to try and regain half guard.
Aldos trying to control but Can is having none of it.
Can really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Can can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aldos controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can can't escape the position.
Aldos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Can is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Can is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jose Aldos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Can bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aldos's head.

Can has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Can.
Can is struggling to control the position.
Can lands a damaging elbow.

Can breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Can throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aldos's head.
Aldos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Can counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Can looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Can clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can lands an elbow inside.

Can escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Can moves into the clinch.

Can breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldos closes the distance and clinches up with Can, looking for a takedown. Aldos pushes Can against the cage but Can circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Can slaps away a takedown attempt from Aldos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Can throws a leg kick which misses Aldos's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldos tries to avoid it.

Can fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aldos to the ground. Can is now in Aldos's guard.
Can with a flurry of punches that miss.
Can with a flurry of punches that miss.
Can trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackie Can has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can throws a big right hand that misses.
Can loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Can has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aldos is proving hard to escape from.
Aldos keeping moving, preventing Can from controlling successfully.
Can trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aldos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Can working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Can trying to control but Aldos is working from the bottom.
Can missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can throwing strikes but missing.
Can wants to control from the top but Aldos keeps moving.
Aldos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Can must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Can stands up and waves to Aldos to follow him.

Can moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can crunches a lovely knee into Aldos's ribcage.
Can lands an elbow inside that Aldos shrugs off.

Can breaks the clinch.

Can clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Can.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Can obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldos takes an elbow to the forehead.

Can escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Can lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Can showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Can fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldos, pushing him back against the cage.
Can lands an elbow that stopped Aldos in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Jose Aldos has been cut.
Can utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Can is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Can landing knees to the head.

Can breaks from the clinch.
Jose Aldos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Can throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Can clinches with his opponent.
Aldos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Can putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aldos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldos won't want to take too many of those.
Can utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Can.
Can stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice elbow from Can.
Can comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Can connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Can.
Can lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Can.
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!
Can lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Can is pushing Aldos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Can escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackie Can seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Can throws a head kick that Aldos semi-blocks.

Can takes the fight into the clinch.
Can has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Can pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aldos.
Can gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Can prevents Aldos from breaking the clinch.

Can's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Can closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aldos to the mat! Aldos manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Can looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Can would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Aldos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Can has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aldos is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Can drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aldos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Can has Aldos in his guard.
Can lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aldos!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackie Can comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Can has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackie Can!