PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolpho Vasquel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahraim Alib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquel comes to the cage accompanied by Surviving the Times. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vasquel
vs
Alib

186 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

170 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Asphyxiation Ltd. 14.99-24.99 (CBK)

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolpho Vasquel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sahraim Alib!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alib closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vasquel quickly recovers to half guard.

Alib is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasquel defends it well.
Alib scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alib not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Alib is trying to work for a kimura but Vasquel is defending well.
Vasquel trying to hold on to Alib's head to control him but Alib postures up.
Alib controlling the pace.
Alib stops Vasquel from getting back to his feet.
Alib trying to control the action but Vasquel is working from the bottom.

Vasquel manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Vasquel lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alib decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Alib is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vasquel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alib.
Alib 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.
Alib seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasquel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Vasquel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alib pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alib throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasquel is trying to maintain the position but Alib is very close to passing his half guard.
Alib throwing shots but Vasquel is blocking nicely.
Alib perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alib connects with a nice short shot to Vasquel's temple.
Vasquel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alib is thwarting Vasquel's attempts to control the position.
Alib lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vasquel is trying to stand.
Alib throwing shots but Vasquel is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alib lands a nice short elbow.
Alib lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alib not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alib wants to pass the guard but Vasquel is defending well.

Alib is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vasquel sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasquel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vasquel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alib is working away from the top position though.
Alib drops an elbow to the side of Vasquel's head.

Vasquel actively working from the bottom here.
Vasquel is trying to stand back up but Alib is controlling him

Alib seems to be looking for submissions.

Vasquel looking for submissions off his back.
Vasquel is breathing heavily.
Alib not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alib perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alib not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vasquel taking some punishment here, with Alib in his half guard.

Alib is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vasquel sees it coming and defends easily.
Vasquel is looking to improve his position.
Alib looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasquel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alib passes to side control.
Vasquel tries to escape but Alib is in control.
Alib blocks the strikes from Vasquel.
Vasquel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alib prevents Vasquel from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alib looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquel is just out of range.
Alib shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasquel but Vasquel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alib shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alib gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Alib throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vasquel was covering up waiting for the punch and Alib finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alib works over Vasquel with some ground and pound from guard.

Vasquel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vasquel wants to sweep but no luck.
Alib passes Vasquel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alib wants to take a breather but Vasquel is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alib lands a nice short elbow.

Vasquel actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib drops an elbow to the side of Vasquel's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alib thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vasquel's head.
Vasquel tries to kick Alib off but Alib keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vasquel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alib trying to control from half guard but Vasquel is working away.
Vasquel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alib takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alib is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Alib.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alib cracks Vasquel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alib trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alib scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alib in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alib dominating with strikes here.
Vasquel wants to hold on but Alib pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Vasquel really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alib lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasquel hang on?
Alib avoids the attempt from Vasquel to control.
Alib lands a heavy elbow.
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.
Alib is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alib is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vasquel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vasquel is looking to get to half guard.
Vasquel is working hard here to advance position.
Alib pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alib lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alib lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alib avoids the attempt from Vasquel to control.
Vasquel really wants to buck Alib off and get back to his feet.
Alib working the ground and pound effectively.
Alib lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasquel hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alib scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vasquel?
Vasquel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vasquel wants to hold on but Alib pushes him away.
Vasquel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquel is squirming around, avoiding Alib's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alib cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Vasquel is rocked!
Alib scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vasquel?
Oh Vasquel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Vasquel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alib looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Vasquel covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sahraim Alib!