PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rafael aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rafael aurelio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Alves
vs
aurelio

195 cm
21
212 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

194 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Bling Bling

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, rafael aurelio!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but aurelio pushes him off.
aurelio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

aurelio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alves struggling a bit here.
Alves is breathing heavily.
aurelio controlling the position.
aurelio has knee on belly and moves into mount.

aurelio stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
aurelio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

aurelio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with aurelio in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
aurelio trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
aurelio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
aurelio is keen to just control but Alves is a slippery customer.
aurelio slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

aurelio is trying to work for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
aurelio trying to control from half guard but Alves is working away.

Despite being in the dominant position, rafael aurelio just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
aurelio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
aurelio needs to keep his hands up - Alves had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
aurelio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pedro Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rafael aurelio.
aurelio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but aurelio slips the punch.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but aurelio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

aurelio feints and as Alves raises his hands in defense, aurelio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
aurelio stops Alves from standing up.
aurelio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alves is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and aurelio dives into side control.

aurelio is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alves is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to escape but aurelio is in control.
Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for aurelio on the ground.
Alves tries to improve position but can't.
aurelio trying to control the position but Alves is working away.

aurelio stands up and beckons Alves to his feet.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.

aurelio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alves's half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
aurelio stops Alves from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rafael aurelio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Alves leaves aurelio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
aurelio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from aurelio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pedro Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rafael aurelio.
Alves misses the jab.
Alves misses with a straight right.
aurelio drops his hands momentarily and Alves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but aurelio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
aurelio shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed aurelio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An inside leg kick from Alves misses.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!

aurelio closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.

Alves has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but aurelio regains guard immediately.
aurelio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.
aurelio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
aurelio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alves wants to stand and escape but aurelio is having none of it.

aurelio stands up from Alves's guard - aurelio perhaps looking for a knockout.
aurelio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
aurelio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from aurelio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
aurelio fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
aurelio slips under a jab from Alves.
rafael aurelio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

aurelio closes the distance and clinches.

aurelio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

aurelio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
aurelio lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alves!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
aurelio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alves hang on?
aurelio controlling from mount.
aurelio landing strikes from the mount.
aurelio looking to control but Alves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
aurelio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rafael aurelio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

aurelio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Pedro Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Alves misses.
aurelio is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from aurelio, right into the meat.

Alves gets caught flat footed, as aurelio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

aurelio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

aurelio stands up from Alves's guard - aurelio perhaps looking for a knockout.

aurelio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves wants to stand up but aurelio is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
aurelio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alves wants to stand and escape but aurelio is having none of it.
aurelio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alves is looking to stand up but aurelio isn't so interested in that idea.
aurelio passes Alves's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alves pushes aurelio off looking to stand but aurelio dives back in and keeps control.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Alves wants to improve his position but aurelio is controlling well.
aurelio moves nicely into side control.
Alves wants to get back to his feet but aurelio is dominant here and he's now got Alves's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
What can Alves do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Alves trying to get back to his feet but aurelio is in full control for now.
Alves is covering up but some of the strikes from aurelio are getting through and doing damage.
aurelio lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Alves hold on?!

aurelio has got one arm under Alves's chin. This could be trouble... Alves trying to control the other hand but aurelio gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Alves has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). rafael aurelio!