PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hatcher
vs
Alves

186 cm
20
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Hatcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronald Alves!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatcher throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Hatcher throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Hatcher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatcher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Hatcher.
Ryan Hatcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Alves closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alves lands in his opponent's guard.
Hatcher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alves is controlling him.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves stays in close to Hatcher's body and controls the position.
Alves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alves landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves advances position into side control!
Alves remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hatcher is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alves is controlling him well.
Alves lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Alves content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Alves in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hatcher is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronald Alves!