PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amilton Mello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mello might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mello
vs
Alves

190 cm
22
217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amilton Mello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mello decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mello prevents Alves from improving his position.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alves flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mello not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mello missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mello is working away from the top position though.
Mello wants to stand but Alves has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Alves manages to get to full guard.
Alves controls Mello momentarily but Mello frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alves doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mello counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alves's guard now.
Mello slips nicely into half guard.
Alves is refusing to be controlled, as Mello sits in half guard.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Mello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mello is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mello wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
Mello passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mello decides to stand back up. Mello steps back and let's Alves get back to his feet.
Alves avoids the head kick by Mello.
Alves shoots and misses

and Mello counters with a single leg into guard. Alves didn't expect that.
Alves looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mello won't allow Alves to sweep him here.
Mello stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Mello from controlling successfully.
Alves keeping full guard, as Mello tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mello gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Mello from controlling successfully.
Mello showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mello shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mello showed some decent athleticism there.
Mello not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.
Alves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mello seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mello controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amilton Mello dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Alves shoots for a takedown but Mello saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mello is trying to maintain the position but Alves is very close to passing his half guard.
Mello is trying to get back to full guard.

Mello actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mello is trying to maintain the position but Alves is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is trying to control the action in half guard but Mello is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alves wants to stand but Mello has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Alves trying to mount his opponent but Mello defends it.
Mello is concentrating on defense, preventing Alves from advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves tries for a takedown but Mello circles away easily

and Mello counters with a takedown into side control.
Mello controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mello lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alves down.
Mello working the head with strikes.
Alves is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mello trying to control the position but Alves is working away.
Mello taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves struggling a bit here.

Mello stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Mello shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mello showed some decent athleticism there.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Mello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Mello stands up and beckons Alves to join him on the feet.
Amilton Mello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mello clinches with his opponent.

Mello pulls Alves into guard.
Alves pushes down on Mello's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alves is just content to waste time from the top position. Mello takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mello is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Mello uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horrible takedown by Mello or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves which made him look bad.
Alves misses with a takedown

and Mello counters with a shoot takedown. Alves fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alves scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mello scores a takedown into full mount!
Mello looking to finish Alves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alves!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mello sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is working to get back to half guard.
Alves tries to lock up and control but Mello gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mello looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mello connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alves working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mello is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Mello controlling from mount.
Alves tries to hold on but Mello postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mello controlling the position easily from mount.
Mello lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Mello has a good base and remains in mount.
Mello mounts Alves! Really nice guard pass there!
Mello is landing with some decent strikes but Alves is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
You get the feeling that Alves really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alves is bucking up trying to escape but Mello cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alves is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amilton Mello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amilton Mello!