PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manji Rigaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Alan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rigaldo
vs
Alan

185 cm
21
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manji Rigaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Alan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rigaldo gets a takedown into half guard.
Rigaldo is looking to take a break and control but Alan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rigaldo is just content to waste time from the top position. Alan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rigaldo trying to control but Alan is working from the bottom.
Rigaldo postures up.

Alan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rigaldo is aware though and is defending well.
Rigaldo pushes down on Alan's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan trying to control but Rigaldo postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rigaldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rigaldo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Alan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rigaldo defends well.
Alan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigaldo is looking for a sweep. Alan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Alan is working for a submission of some sort.

Alan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rigaldo is just riding it out for now. Alan eventually gives up the hold.
Alan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rigaldo keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan slips a nice elbow through Rigaldo's hands, connecting with Rigaldo's forehead.
Rigaldo wants to get back to his feet.
Rigaldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alan is working away from the top position though.
Alan throwing shots but Rigaldo is blocking nicely.
Rigaldo tries to get to full guard but Alan has control of the leg.
Rigaldo wants to control but Alan is keeping busy.

Alan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alan throwing shots but Rigaldo is blocking nicely.

That's four 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.

Alan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rigaldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alan looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rigaldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Rigaldo moves into the clinch.

Rigaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alan missing with a left hand there. Rigaldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alan misses with an uppercut.
Rigaldo throws a solid leg kick but Alan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rigaldo.
Rigaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rigaldo wants to clinch.
Alan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rigaldo.
Rigaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Alan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alan loads up on a big right hand but Rigaldo slips the punch.
Rigaldo shoots for a double leg takedown but Alan sprawls well. He's pushed Rigaldo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rigaldo tries to land a leg kick but Alan saw it coming and moves away.
Rigaldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alan defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Alan.
Rigaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rigaldo tries to clinch up but Alan circles away and keeps his distance.
Rigaldo shoots for a takedown but Alan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manji Rigaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Alan.
Alan scores with a hook.
Rigaldo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rigaldo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alan but Alan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rigaldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigaldo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alan throws a nice looking combination but Rigaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rigaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alan swinging wildly here.
Rigaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Alan.
Alan swinging wildly here.
Alan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Rigaldo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rigaldo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan throwing strikes but missing.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rigaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Alan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rigaldo is controlling Alan's posture.
Rigaldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rigaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rigaldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alan misses with the combination.
Rigaldo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alan but Alan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rigaldo darts in and clinches Alan up against the cage.
Rigaldo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alan smiles and moves away.
Alan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alan duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rigaldo backs up against the cage.
Rigaldo tries to clinch
and Alan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rigaldo tries to clinch but Alan moves away

so Alan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alan trying to control the position from guard on top but Rigaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Alan drops back looking for a leg! Rigaldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rigaldo manages to kick Alan off! Alan jumps back into Rigaldo's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Alan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Alan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rigaldo.
Alan throws a right hand that Rigaldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rigaldo also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Alan misses its intended target.
Rigaldo slips a jab and a cross from Alan.
Nice shot lands for Alan.
Alan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rigaldo.
Rigaldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alan counters with a three punch combo that has Rigaldo backing up. Rigaldo nods at Alan to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigaldo darts in trying to clinch
and Alan counters with a three punch combo that has Rigaldo backing up. Rigaldo nods at Alan to acknowledge the strikes.
Alan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alan throws a series of punches but Rigaldo avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Alan.
Alan closes the distance and clinches up with Rigaldo, looking for a takedown. Alan pushes Rigaldo against the cage but Rigaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rigaldo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rigaldo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rigaldo.
Rigaldo trying to control but Alan is working from the bottom.
Alan controls Rigaldo momentarily but Rigaldo frees himself.
Alan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigaldo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rigaldo lands a couple of elbows.
Rigaldo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alan wants to stand and escape but Rigaldo is having none of it.
Alan controls Rigaldo momentarily but Rigaldo frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigaldo trying to control but Alan is working from the bottom.
Alan keeping full guard, as Rigaldo tries to pass.

Alan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rigaldo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rigaldo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alan keeping full guard, as Rigaldo tries to pass.

That's four 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.
Alan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rigaldo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alan is working away from the top position though.

Alan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alan is trying to control. Rigaldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manji Rigaldo.
I think Alan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Alan!