PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Aldo
vs
Gein

193 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Gein!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gein circles away quickly and effectively.
Aldo lands with an overhand left.
Gein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gein.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gein on the ground.
Gein is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Aldo's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo tries to escape but Gein is in control.
Gein wants to control but Aldo is keeping him busy.
Aldo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein trying to control the position but Aldo is working away.

Gein thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gein trying to control the action but Aldo is working from the bottom.

Gein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to get back to his feet.

Gein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aldo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aldo tries to get out of the position.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Aldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aldo is being controlled here.
Aldo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gein has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gein throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Gein looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gein thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo parries the strikes from Gein easily there. Gein is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aldo to escape.
Gein wants to control but Aldo is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gein creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aldo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Gein dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gein gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aldo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gein looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aldo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aldo duly obliges.
A shot to the liver by Gein. Beautiful body shot.
Antonio Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gein looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Gein.
Ted Gein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein throws a big shot that misses.
Antonio Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gein shoots in but no luck this time.
Antonio Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Gein.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aldo, as that shot connected.
Gein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands with a hook. Gein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gein misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Gein misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gein shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from Aldo both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gein shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo cracks Gein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aldo.
Gein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Gein shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Gein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses the jab.
A slow jab from Aldo misses its intended target.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gein fails with the takedown
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
Aldo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gein misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Aldo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gein fails to land the takedown.
Aldo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Gein throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gein throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Gein with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gein defending well as Aldo loads up on a big left hand.
Gein shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Antonio Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Gein.
Gein throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Gein manages to avoid it.
Gein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aldo circles away.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Aldo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gein eats them both and turns towards Aldo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Aldo slips under a jab.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Gein manages to avoid it.
Ted Gein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein misses the jab.
Aldo is looking to counter punch.
Gein slips under a jab from Aldo.
Antonio Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
A combination from Gein does no damage.
Jab by Aldo.
Aldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gein goes for a double leg but Aldo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aldo continues to drive forward.
Gein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gein momentarily.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a really nice looking cross but Gein seems unphased.
Gein misses with a hook.
Aldo scores with the left hand. Gein knows he should have avoided that one.
Aldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Gein, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Gein looks to move away, Aldo throws a big counter combo but Gein just gets out of the way.
Gein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aldo.
Aldo throwing a counter right hand but Gein manages to avoid it.
Aldo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from Aldo finds it's way through Gein's defenses.
Gein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Aldo misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein throws the left hand but Aldo avoids the punch easily.
Gein misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Aldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aldo lands with a nice combination. Gein backs away looking to recover.
Aldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gein has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Gein misses with an uppercut
and Aldo counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gein.
Gein swings widly with a right hand
letting Aldo counter with a right hand.
Aldo defending well as Gein loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aldo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Antonio Aldo!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Antonio Aldo!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Antonio Aldo!

Antonio Aldo wins by unanimous decision!