PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomed Aliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hu
vs
Aliev

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Hu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Aliev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aliev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aliev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Aliev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aliev looking for submissions off his back.

Aliev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Aliev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aliev looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aliev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Aliev has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hu escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hu!

Hu decides to stand back up.

Hu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Hu decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aliev napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Hu stands up.

Aliev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hu stands up from Aliev's guard - Hu perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hu shoots in for a takedown but Aliev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hu fails with the takedown.
Aliev swinging wildly here.
Aliev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Hu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aliev isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hu stacks Aliev on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hu!
Aliev tries to bench press Hu off him but Hu keeps the position.
Hu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aliev on the ground.
Hu wants to stand but Aliev has his arm trapped.
Aliev is looking to regain half guard here but Hu keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hu has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Aliev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Hu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aliev is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Aliev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Hu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aliev misses with the combination.
Aliev swinging wildly here.
Hu shoots in but Aliev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aliev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aliev stuffs the takedown.
Aliev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aliev's guard.

Aliev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hu wants to get up but he can't break Aliev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aliev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hu defends well.

Aliev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Aliev looking for a guillotine here but Hu defends easily.

Aliev working for a triangle but Hu defends it easily.

Hu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aliev, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliev looks to land a combination but Hu avoids it well.

Hu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Hu decides to stand back up.
Aliev misses with a series of wild punches.

Hu scores a takedown into full mount!
Aliev is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliev regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aliev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alex Hu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Aliev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aliev is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Aliev looking for submissions off his back.
Hu prevents Aliev from improving his position.

Aliev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hu pulls his head out easily.

Aliev looking for submissions off his back.

Aliev looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Hu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Aliev throws a nice looking combination but Hu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hu drives through with a takedown into guard.

Aliev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aliev but Aliev pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Hu drives through with a takedown into guard.

Aliev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hu passes into side control.

Hu stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aliev misses with a series of wild punches.
Aliev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aliev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hu tries to stand but Aliev is controlling his head.
Aliev is looking to regain half guard here but Hu keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hu stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Aliev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aliev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Aliev misses.
Hu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Aliev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Aliev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Aliev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aliev looking for submissions off his back.

Aliev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hu postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Aliev to stand up.
Hu dives in and grabs Aliev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aliev pushes down on Hu's head and hops out.
Aliev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hu circles away quickly and effectively.
Magomed Aliev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Hu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aliev throws a right and a left that Hu avoids nicely.

Hu scores a takedown into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Hu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Hu!