PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gengis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Vertigo - U2. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Alves
vs
Khan

190 cm
18
256 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

GummIberry Nutrition ($10 Sale)
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
Alves tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan connects with a single shot there.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan cracks the inside of Alves's front leg.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves wants to clinch.

Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alves backs up against the cage.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands a head kick. Alves smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alves tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alves tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khan counters with a head kick. That will keep Alves thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves tries to clinch but Khan moves away
and Khan counters with a head kick. That will keep Alves thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khan's waist but Khan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Khan rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Alves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alves's knee momentarily.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Khan throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Dino Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Khan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gengis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves tries to clinch up
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khan throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A right-left combo lands from Khan.

Khan closes the distance and clinches.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alves takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Khan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Khan clinches up against the cage.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khan cracks Alves with an open hand slap.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Alves. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a head kick. That will keep Alves thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khan throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Khan throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to clinch up
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Khan lands with a slapping head kick.
Khan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a big head kick but Alves shrugs it off.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crunch! Khan slams his shin into Alves's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan looks to land a combination. Alves sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Khan pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan lands a two punch combo.

Khan moves into the clinch.

Khan manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Khan jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Khan throws a head kick that half lands.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan lands a two punch combo.

Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alves is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Khan lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gengis Khan dominated that round.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khan throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.

Khan tries to keep at a distance but Alves has taken the fight into the clinch.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alves backs up against the cage.
Alves throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Dino Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Alves fails with the takedown.

Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a three punch combo that has Alves backing up. Alves nods at Khan to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khan.
Khan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alves takes a step back to recover.
A solid body kick from Khan.
Khan scores with the left hand. Alves knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice combination there by Khan.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Khan duly obliges.

Khan moves into range and clinches up with Alves.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.

Khan has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Khan tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan lands with a straight right. Alves didn't see that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Alves shoots in.
Khan scores with a one two! Alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khan throws a one two combo.
Khan misses with a wild combination.

Khan moves into range and clinches up with Alves.

Khan breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
Alves misses with a double jab
and Khan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alves really felt that one!
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Khan duly obliges.
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to clinch up
and Khan counters with a series of strikes. Alves will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.

Khan moves into the clinch successfully.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Khan.
Alves gets back to half guard.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Alves looking for subs from the bottom but Khan mounts him!
Alves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Khan get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khan, as that shot connected.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy body kick from Alves

and Khan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alves looks to clinch

and Khan counters by clinching up.

Khan breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Khan moves into range and clinches up with Alves.
Alves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves darts in trying to clinch
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gengis Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves tries to clinch but Khan moves away
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gengis Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khan circles away.
Khan throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Khan throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Alves takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Khan has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.

Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves wants to clinch
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alves thinking.
Khan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Khan duly obliges.
Alves dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Alves's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan keeps Alves at a distance using the push kick.
Khan throws a series of strikes that have Alves backpedaling.
Crunch! Khan slams his shin into Alves's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Khan lands a two punch combo.
Khan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Khan duly obliges.
Khan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alves.

Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Khan scores with a one two! Alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves.
Alves tries to clinch but Khan moves away
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves tries to clinch
and Khan counters with a big head kick but Alves shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Khan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alves backs up against the cage.
Khan throws a combination. Alves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan throws a combination that misses

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Khan wants to stand up but Alves is controlling him.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves postures up.
Alves trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Alves slips nicely into half guard.
Alves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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

Khan darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Alves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Khan, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Khan against the cage but Khan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gengis Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khan throws a one two combo.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Khan jabs at Alves's body.
Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dino Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Khan throws a one two combo.
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Alves down.
Alves throws a head kick that misses
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gengis Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gengis Khan!