PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger Chu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jose Aldo's chin.

Chu
vs
Aldo

170 cm
26
137 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiger Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu is looking to clinch but Aldo is avoiding it.
Chu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chu tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Aldo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aldo.
Aldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Chu lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Chu prevents the takedown attempt.
Chu landing knees to the body.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tiger Chu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chu lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Chu.
Chu lands a nice knee to the body.
Aldo looks winded!
Knees to the body from Chu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu connects with a knee to the head.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chu scores a nice knee to the body.
Aldo takes an elbow to the temple.
Chu lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Chu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chu working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Chu lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Chu scores with a knee to the head.
Chu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chu.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chu prevents the takedown attempt.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chu lands a nice knee to the body.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aldo's defenses.
Chu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chu lands with a left to the head.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chu.
Chu lands a shot to the body.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chu as the two fighters clinch.
Chu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Chu lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Chu.
Chu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chu lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chu scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chu landing knees to the head.
Chu scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chu lands an elbow just above Aldo 's eye.
Aldo is trying to break free.
Aldo jumps guard but Chu stands there with Aldo around his waist. Aldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chu scores with a knee to the head.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Chu landing knees to the body.
Chu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Chu crunches a lovely knee into Aldo's ribcage.
Chu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Chu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Chu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Aldo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aldo throws a one two combo.
Chu tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiger Chu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Chu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Chu lands a damaging elbow.
Chu lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chu working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Tiger Chu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aldo tries to break the clinch but Chu is controlling the position.
Chu working Aldo over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aldo's face.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chu crunches a lovely knee into Aldo's ribcage.
Aldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chu with a knee to the head.

Aldo is rocked!
Chu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Chu finish him?
Chu lands a left hand.
Chu scores with a knee to the head.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chu obliges.
Chu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chu cracks Aldo with a nice body shot.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Chu.
Aldo seems to have recovered his senses.
Chu lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Chu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aldo's face.
Chu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chu lands an elbow that stopped Aldo in his tracks for a moment.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chu has Aldo pressed against the ropes, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chu lands a good knee to the midsection. Aldo won't want to take too many of those.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chu.
Knees to the body from Chu.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees to the body from Chu.
Chu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chu landing knees to the body.
Chu digs a right hand underneath Aldo's ribcage. Aldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chu landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aldo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chu is defending well.
Chu is working Aldo over against the ropes.
Chu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aldo's face.
Chu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo tries to circle away but Chu has him pinned against the ropes.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Chu.
Chu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Chu.
Chu tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Chu back against the ropes.
Aldo avoiding damage as Chu throws knees to the body.
Chu scores a nice knee to the body.
Chu tries a knee to the head but Aldo blocks it.
Chu working Aldo over with knees to the body.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Chu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu misses with a body punch.
Chu scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo is trying to push Chu away but Chu has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Chu.
Chu lands a knee to the head.
Chu lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Chu has double underhooks.
Aldo tries to circle away but Chu has him pinned against the ropes.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chu.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chu blocks it with crossed arms.
Chu lands a nice elbow.
Chu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chu lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Chu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Aldo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chu tries to clinch up.
Chu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Chu lands a right hook to the body.
Chu connects with a jab.
Chu tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Aldo tries to keep at a distance but Chu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aldo's face.
Chu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldo avoids it.
Chu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Chu lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chu obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aldo or not.
Chu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chu.
Chu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chu missing with knees to the body.
Chu misses with a punch to the body.

Aldo pulls guard.
Chu wants to stand but Aldo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aldo controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aldo is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aldo can do anything to dispel that myth.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aldo is on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aldo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu wants to get back to his feet but Aldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aldo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aldo trying to control but Chu is working from the bottom.
Chu is looking to stand back up but Aldo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chu.
Chu has hold of Aldo's hands but Aldo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aldo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu is trying to escape back to his feet but Aldo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Aldo is working Chu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Aldo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Aldo advances to mount.
Aldo tries to control but Chu wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger Chu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Aldo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Aldo!
Our winner, Jose Aldo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.