PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - Get It On The Floor ft. Swizz Beatz. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Walker
vs
Alves

170 cm
24
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

HGH Nutrients
Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jones Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walker looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Alves throws a series of strikes that have Walker backpedaling.
Alves tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Alves misses with a takedown

and Walker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Alves actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alves throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Alves looking for a guillotine here but Walker defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alves working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Alves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Walker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Alves dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves is looking to stand up but Walker won't let him.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Walker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alves puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Walker won't allow Alves to pass to mount.

Alves is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves with a poor takedown

and Walker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alves doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Walker wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Alves looking to control.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker won't allow Alves to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Walker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Walker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alves with a lazy takedown attempt

and Walker counters with a takedown into side control.
Alves can't do much from the bottom here.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Alves can't do much from the bottom here.
Alves is pushing Walker's head away, looking to escape. Walker manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Walker's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alves misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Walker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alves duly obliges.

Walker scores with a takedown into Alves's guard.

Alves has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Walker doesn't defend quickly enough and Alves has managed to lock this one up! Can Walker escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Alves on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thiago Alves!