PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Fyster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alves
vs
Fyster

181 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alves!
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, Murilo Fyster!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fyster to the mat! Fyster manages to get full guard.
Fyster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves prevents Fyster from getting back to his feet.
Alves throws a strike but Fyster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fyster sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves pulls Fyster in close to his closed guard and prevents Fyster from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fyster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fyster is one step ahead there.
Fyster wants to stand and escape but instead Alves has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fyster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fyster keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alves drives through and clinches with Fyster against the cage.
Alves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fyster pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fyster wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.

Fyster clinches with his opponent.

Fyster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fyster rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fyster stops a takedown attempt from Alves.
Fyster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves tries for a takedown but Fyster manages to get underhooks.
Alves is trying to drag Fyster to the mat but Fyster just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fyster stops a takedown attempt from Alves.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fyster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.

Fyster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fyster throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fyster lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Fyster throws a left that rocks Alves and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Fyster dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Alves regain composure!

Alves is rocked!

It looks like Thiago Alves has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fyster stands up and beckons Alves to his feet.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Fyster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.

Fyster manages to break the clinch.
Alves has a takedown stuffed.
Fyster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Fyster has taken the fight to the clinch.

Fyster lands a takedown into guard.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Fyster from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fyster passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fyster remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Fyster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fyster moves into the clinch successfully.
Fyster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Fyster prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fyster looking to stall.
Fyster is trying to break free.
Alves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fyster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Fyster.

Fyster turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Alves sneaks back into half guard.
Fyster uses his free foot to push down on Alves's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fyster tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fyster throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Fyster's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alves is looking to get to half guard.
Fyster landing punches.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Fyster's attempts to control the action.
Fyster breaks from Alves's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fyster dominating with strikes here.
Fyster tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Fyster with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fyster lands a nice shot to the head.
Fyster scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fyster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alves hang on?
Fyster working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fyster wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Fyster scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Fyster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alves's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fyster wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fyster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fyster tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves avoids the head kick by Fyster.
Fyster closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Alves out cold! Alves corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Murilo Fyster!