PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamarr Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid has chosen Sizzla - Taking Over as his entrance music. 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
Reid

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamarr Reid!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid misses with a combination

and Aldo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aldo.
Aldo content to stall in guard here.
Aldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aldo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aldo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo pushing down on Reid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aldo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Aldo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Reid is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Aldo!
After the fight, Jose Aldo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Lamarr Reid stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bumboclaat!'.