PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ge st (ranked 7002 p4p, 641 weight class) and David Alaba (ranked 7073 p4p, 648 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

st
vs
Alaba

178 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, ge st!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Alaba!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alaba.
st is looking to counter the offense by Alaba and move into the clinch.

st looking to score a takedown here. Alaba is defending well but st drives through and ends up in Alaba's guard.
st is in close to Alaba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
st postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alaba trying to control the position.
st throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
st is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
st chips away with some ground and pound.
Alaba wants to sweep here but st controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alaba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
st lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alaba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as st controls the pace.
st postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
st chips away with some ground and pound.
st looking to pass the guard.
st throwing strikes from guard but Alaba blocks nicely.
st controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alaba wants to stand up but st is controlling him.
st is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
st in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
st prevents Alaba from getting back to his feet.
st is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alaba is pulling down on st's head. It's preventing any offense from st, at least for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alaba keeping full guard, as st tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

st drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
st connects with a couple of short punches.
st throwing strikes from guard but Alaba blocks nicely.
st pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alaba is keeping the position for now.
st throws an elbow that misses. Alaba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in st's guard. Nice move by Alaba!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
st lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Alaba wants to get back to his feet but st is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
st scoring with punches to the head and body.
st scoring with some ground and pound.
Alaba being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
st has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ge st 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.

Alaba delivers a nice body kick.
Alaba misses with a takedown attempt

and st counters with a single leg into guard. Alaba didn't expect that.
Alaba wants to sweep but no luck.

st is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alaba is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alaba has escaped and now he's on top!

st looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
st on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if st tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaba throws an elbow that misses. st uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alaba's guard. Nice move by st!

st is working Alaba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
st connects with a couple of short punches.
Alaba trying to control the position.
st sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alaba's guard.
st controlling the action here.

st is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st trying to control the pace.
st throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alaba to regain full guard.
st postures up in Alaba's guard and throws a big left but Alaba blocks it.
st throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alaba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
st pushes down on Alaba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alaba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with st. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alaba wants to get back to full guard.
st is nestled in close to Alaba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st is pressing down on Alaba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alaba is holding on for now.
Alaba taking some punishment here, with st in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

st is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
st seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alaba blocking the ground and pound attempt from st.
st has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
st not doing much here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by st.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
st lands strikes from half guard.
st takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
st not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, st seems content to control.
Alaba trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

st is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alaba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time st.
st prevents Alaba from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ge st dominated that second round.
That's time! st's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

st stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and st wants it to stay on the feet.
ge st is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alaba or perhaps it was just good defense by st, which made it look bad.
st keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
st half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
ge st has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Alaba.
Alaba tries to score a power double leg takedown but st sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alaba somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
st stuffs the takedown attempt from Alaba. Alaba gets slowly back to his feet.
Alaba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

st is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alaba's half guard.
Alaba scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but st manages to mount him!
st content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, st cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
st cracks Alaba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
st landing strikes from the mount.

Alaba is rocked!

It looks like David Alaba has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
st loads up with a big shot that hurts Alaba! He's pulled st in close but st has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Alaba survive? More strikes from st and Alaba is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). ge st!