PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davi Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystofer K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krystofer K has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Davi Alves's chin.

Alves
vs
K

167 cm
20
149 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

166 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystofer K!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alves has managed to clinch.
K tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alves smiles and moves away.
A jab lands there for Alves.
Alves blocks a head kick by K.

Alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Alves as the two fighters clinch.
Alves content to slow the pace in the clinch.

K's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
K tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but K ducks down to avoid it.
Davi Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves tests K's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but K manages to avoid it.

Alves forces K back against the cage and clinches.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
K slips a straight right by Alves.
Alves misses with a double jab.
K moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
K ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Alves shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alves was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alves avoids the attempt from K to control.
Alves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as K is looking to escape.
Alves punching from mount but K doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Alves with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alves sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves thowing shots but they're missing.
K wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves working K over with strikes here.
Alves throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alves is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Alves is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. K can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Poor strikes thrown by Alves there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
K holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alves tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking to control but K is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
K holds on for dear life.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
K holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alves tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
K tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
K is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
K really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
K avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alves throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for K because Alves loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that K really doesn't like being in this position too much.
K looks gassed!
Alves with good strikes from the mount here!
K wants to control but Alves is having none of it.
Alves unloads with some shots from mount but K bucks and avoids them well.
Alves working K over with strikes here.
Alves with shots to the head and body - K looks very uncomfortable down there.
K tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davi Alves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alves shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alves was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alves lands a big shot there that rocks K but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
K taking shots to the head.
K is squirming around, avoiding Alves's attempts to control the action.
Alves landing shots from mount.
Alves landing strikes from the mount and K is in trouble!
Alves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
K blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
K is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
K holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alves tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alves avoids the attempt from K to control.
Alves dominating with strikes here.
Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. K looks a forlorn figure.
K blocking the ground and pound.
Alves lands a nice shot to the head.
Alves landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves landing strikes from the mount.
Alves landing strikes from the mount and K is in trouble!
K takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alves lands with some vicious ground and pound - can K hang on?
Alves raining down shots from the mount!
Alves lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alves trying to control but K is having none of it.
Alves landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Alves connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Alves looking to secure an arm triangle but K defends it well.
Alves throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alves lands a nice shot to the head.
K can't escape the position.
Alves landing shots from mount.
Alves unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves with the ground and pound from mount.

Alves wants to finish this one by submission but K is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alves.
Alves punching from mount but K doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alves punching from mount but K doing a good job of avoiding damage.
K is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves punching from mount but K doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davi Alves dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alves throws a right and a left that K avoids nicely.
Jab by Alves.
Alves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from K.

Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Alves swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and K is now in Alves's guard. A big mistake from Alves there, giving up the dominant position!
K lands a couple of digs.

Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. K gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. K is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

K drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and K jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alves controlling K's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for K!
Alves thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
K keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alves lands with some strikes.

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 cracks K with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
K avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alves.
Alves unloading with bombs!

Alves looking to secure an arm triangle but K defends it well.
Alves lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that K can do to turn this around?
Alves thowing shots but they're missing.

Alves is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but K is surviving well by controlling Alves's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
K sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Alves is sneakily working for an arm triangle but K sees it coming and defends easily.
K keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
K holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Alves seems to be working for a kimura but K defends the submission attempt.
Alves thows a huge punch but K dodges it nicely.

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.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alves working over K with some ground and pound. K looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alves working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alves working K over with strikes.
K blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves.

K is defending against the submission attempts here by Alves.
Davi Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davi Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davi Alves!