PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Alves
vs
Noel

181 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Win Nutritional

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 1 - 4 - 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Noel!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Noel shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Noel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alves's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noel wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
Noel 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.
Noel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Noel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Noel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Noel thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Noel working Alves over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel stalling.
Noel thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Noel throwing shots but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Noel on the ground.
Still in half guard, Noel seems content to control.
Noel 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.
Noel content just to control the position here.

Noel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel punching from mount but Alves doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Noel scoring with strikes but Alves is staying in there.
Noel lands a heavy elbow.

Noel is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Noel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryan Noel!