PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Palluch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Alexander had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Alexander
vs
Palluch

189 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Palluch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palluch slips a jab and a cross from Alexander.

Palluch scores a takedown into full mount!

Palluch is going olschool here, as he tries to force Alexander to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Alexander shrugs it off.
Palluch looks gassed!

Palluch is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alexander is surviving well by controlling Palluch's body position as best he can.
Alexander is trying to escape the mount.
Alexander throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Alexander throwing hammer fists to the chest of Palluch. What's that going to do exactly?
Palluch looking to control but Alexander is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alexander is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Alexander is trying to stand up.
Palluch working Alexander over with strikes here.
Alexander swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Alexander tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alexander swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Palluch has control of Alexander's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alexander regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Palluch trying to control but Alexander is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You get the feeling that Alexander really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Palluch blocks Alexander's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Palluch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alexander throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palluch blocks Alexander's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Alexander tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Palluch has hold of Alexander's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Alexander manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Alexander keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throwing hammer fists to the chest of Palluch. What's that going to do exactly?
Alexander is squirming around, avoiding Palluch's attempts to control the action.
Alexander is trying to stand up.
Palluch trying to control but Alexander is having none of it.
Palluch lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alexander manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
Alexander misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Palluch decides to stand and escape the position.
Alexander misses with a double jab.
Palluch throws a combination that misses
and Alexander counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palluch backs up against the cage.
Alexander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palluch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexander's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alexander duly obliges.
Alexander misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ronald Alexander will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from Alexander.
Palluch tries to clinch
and Alexander counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Palluch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alexander won't be happy with that.
Alexander tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Palluch wants to control but Alexander is keeping him busy.
Alexander seems a little lost for a moment, as Palluch dominates the positioning.
Palluch cracks Alexander with a big elbow.

Alexander explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Palluch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alexander pinned against the cage. Alexander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alexander throws a series of strikes that have Palluch backpedaling.
Palluch dodges the punch combination from Alexander.
Alexander wants to clinch but Palluch slips to the side

and Palluch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Palluch holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palluch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Alexander counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexander looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palluch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.

Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palluch shoots for a double leg takedown but Alexander sprawls well. He's pushed Palluch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alexander moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alexander looks to land a combination but Palluch avoids it well.
Palluch tries to clinch
and Alexander counters with a left and a right that stings Palluch.
Alexander throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Alexander as Palluch shoots in.
Ronald Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Palluch.
Alexander swinging wilding here.
Alexander digs a good hook to Palluch's body.
Alexander gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Palluch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alexander won't be happy with that.
The referee asks Palluch politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Palluch prefers to stall for the moment though.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet but Palluch drags him back down.
Alexander manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palluch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexander.
Palluch is trying to maintain the position but Alexander is very close to passing his half guard.
Palluch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexander.
Palluch is looking to control Alexander's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palluch avoid being mounted?
Alexander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palluch on the ground.
Alexander working over Palluch with some ground and pound. Palluch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alexander lands with a punch from half guard.
Palluch trying to hold on to Alexander's head to control him but Alexander postures up.
Palluch is looking for a sweep. Alexander is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Both fighters circling a little - Alexander finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alexander lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Alexander dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Alexander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Alexander shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alexander was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alexander unloading with bombs!
Alexander lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Palluch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palluch can't escape the position.
Alexander fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alexander has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Palluch's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexander landing punches.
Alexander putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palluch wants to control but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander prevents Palluch from getting the reversal.
Palluch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander raining down shots from the mount!
Palluch is trying desperately to improve position.
Alexander lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alexander putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alexander in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Palluch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palluch tries to hold on but Alexander pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Palluch working to try and regain half guard.
Alexander unloading with bombs!
Palluch wants to control but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander raining down shots from the mount!
Palluch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alexander landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alexander dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palluch sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Palluch is looking for a sweep. Alexander is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexander not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alexander lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexander missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Palluch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Palluch.
Palluch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ronald Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Palluch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexander is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palluch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexander.
Palluch is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alexander scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Alexander.
Max Palluch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palluch wants to clinch.
Max Palluch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palluch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexander, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Alexander!