PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arles Aloevera (ranked 4899 p4p, 5612 weight class) and Sawyer Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawyer Sauce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aloevera
vs
Sauce

180 cm
18
164
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
155
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arles Aloevera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sawyer Sauce!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aloevera clinches.

Sauce manages to break the clinch.
Sauce looks to clinch
and Aloevera counters with a one-two to the body.

Aloevera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aloevera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sauce is looking to escape.
Aloevera is looking to advance position but Sauce won't allow it.
Well, if Aloevera is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Aloevera 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.
Aloevera trying to control the action but Sauce is working from the bottom.
Aloevera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aloevera is working for a submission of some sort.
Aloevera passes to full mount!

Aloevera wants to finish this one by submission but Sauce is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Aloevera.
Aloevera looking to control but Sauce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aloevera working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloevera throws some wild stikes that Sauce manages to avoid easily.
Aloevera raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sauce is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Aloevera landing punches.
Aloevera is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aloevera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauce has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Sauce looks winded!

Aloevera looking for the choke but no joy.
Aloevera lands a shot to the head.

Sauce is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloevera drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Sauce is in real trouble here! Aloevera lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Aloevera is delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arles Aloevera!
During a confident post fight interview, Arles Aloevera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.