PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rap De Armas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Teboulbi
vs
Alberto

180 cm
23
213 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
27
217 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabry Teboulbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Alberto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Alberto there.

It looks like Sabry Teboulbi has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Teboulbi checks a leg kick.
Alberto misses with the combination.
Teboulbi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alberto.
Teboulbi tries a head kick but it misses.
Teboulbi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Teboulbi scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alberto scores with a sloppy right hand. Teboulbi should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Teboulbi. Beautiful body shot.
Teboulbi works Alberto's body with a nice hook.
Teboulbi falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alberto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Teboulbi is out of range and Alberto settles back down.
Teboulbi moves away from the strike by Alberto.
Teboulbi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Teboulbi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alberto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teboulbi lands with a straight right. Alberto didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teboulbi. Alberto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alberto tries to clinch but Teboulbi is having none of it.
Alberto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teboulbi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Teboulbi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alberto is looking to clinch but Teboulbi is avoiding it.
Alberto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alberto looks gassed!
The crowd cheers as Teboulbi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alberto doesn't seem phased though.
Teboulbi throws a big shot that misses.
Teboulbi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teboulbi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alberto.
A decent looking cross lands there for Teboulbi.
Alberto slips a jab and a cross from Teboulbi.
A left lands for Teboulbi.
Sabry Teboulbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teboulbi throws a right and a left that Alberto avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alberto checks a leg kick.
Teboulbi scores with a sloppy right hand. Alberto should have avoided that one.
Alberto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teboulbi throws out the jab.
Teboulbi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alberto throws a hook to the side of Teboulbi's head but Teboulbi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alberto slips a jab and a cross from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi dips to his left and cracks Alberto with an uppercut!
Alberto lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Teboulbi.
Teboulbi throws an overhand right that lands on Alberto's shoulder, as Alberto tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Teboulbi.
Alberto scores with a nice right hand.
Alberto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Teboulbi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Teboulbi misses with a double jab
and Alberto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teboulbi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alberto circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto misses with a looping left.
Teboulbi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alberto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teboulbi.
Alberto tries to clinch up but Teboulbi circles away and keeps his distance.
Teboulbi throws a right hand that Alberto ducks under and follows up with a left that Alberto also avoids with ease.
Teboulbi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alberto cracks Teboulbi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Sabry Teboulbi's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alberto throws a jab when Teboulbi was well out of range.
Teboulbi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alberto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Alberto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alberto.
Alberto slips a jab and a cross from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alberto circles away quickly and effectively.
Alberto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alberto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teboulbi.
Alberto tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto throws a shot from downtown. Teboulbi moves away and avoids it.
Teboulbi tries to land a leg kick but Alberto saw it coming and moves away.
Alberto throws a hook but Teboulbi blocks it.

Alberto has Teboulbi up against the cage in a clinch.
Teboulbi lands a shot to the body.
Teboulbi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alberto lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Alberto.
Teboulbi swings wildly with an uppercut but Alberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alberto wants to stall.
Alberto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Teboulbi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alberto lands a body punch.
Alberto looking to throw knees to the head but Teboulbi is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Alberto.
Alberto scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alberto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alberto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alberto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Teboulbi avoids the damage to the body.
Teboulbi throws a punch but it's blocked by Alberto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carlos Alberto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sabry Teboulbi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alberto looks to land a right hand but Teboulbi moved out of range.
Alberto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alberto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Teboulbi is out of range.
Teboulbi defending well as Alberto loads up on a big left hand.
Teboulbi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alberto.
Alberto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alberto tries a low kick but Teboulbi avoids it.
Alberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alberto throws a lazy right hand but Teboulbi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teboulbi misses with a body shot.
Alberto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teboulbi scores with a nice head shot.
Teboulbi throws a nice looking combination but Alberto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teboulbi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alberto counters with a nice leg kick.
Alberto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teboulbi looks to land a left hand but Alberto moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alberto manages to avoid it.
Teboulbi looks to throw the jab but Alberto is out of range.
Alberto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teboulbi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alberto circles away quickly and effectively.
Alberto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teboulbi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teboulbi misses with a combination
and Alberto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Alberto closes the distance and pushes Teboulbi back into the cage.
Teboulbi is trying to push Alberto away but Alberto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Alberto.
Alberto is struggling to control the position.
Teboulbi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Teboulbi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alberto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alberto scores with a hook to the body.
Teboulbi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alberto is looking to control Teboulbi's arms but Teboulbi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alberto has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto lands a body punch.
Teboulbi working aggressively here.
Teboulbi managing to block the knees to the body from Alberto.
Alberto stalling.
Alberto prevents a body shot from Teboulbi.
Alberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alberto cracks Teboulbi with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alberto has Teboulbi pushed against the cage.
Alberto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alberto works on Teboulbi's body with a couple of short punches.
Alberto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Alberto.
Alberto stalls.
Alberto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Alberto.
Alberto lands a nice knee to the body.
Alberto scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alberto lands a shot to the body.
Alberto tries to land knees in the clinch but Teboulbi avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alberto's elbow.
Teboulbi is looking to break free of the clinch but Alberto has double underhooks.
Alberto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Teboulbi misses with a knee strike.
Alberto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alberto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alberto avoiding damage.
Alberto taking a breather.
Carlos Alberto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Alberto.
Teboulbi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Teboulbi lands a right hand.
Alberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Teboulbi is defending well for now.
Alberto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Teboulbi is defending well for now.
Alberto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alberto obliges.
A right hook to the body lands for Alberto.
Alberto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Teboulbi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Teboulbi throws a punch but it's blocked by Alberto.
Alberto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teboulbi's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Teboulbi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Teboulbi misses.
Alberto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alberto lands a really nice looking cross but Teboulbi seems unphased.
Carlos Alberto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teboulbi throws a combination that misses
and Teboulbi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alberto moves away from the strike by Teboulbi.
Alberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teboulbi.
Alberto tries to clinch but Teboulbi is having none of it.
Teboulbi slips under a jab.
Alberto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Alberto avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alberto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teboulbi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alberto blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Alberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sabry Teboulbi's cut.
That's time! Teboulbi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alberto throws a leg kick
and Teboulbi counters with a straight right hand.
Alberto is looking to clinch but Teboulbi is avoiding it.
Teboulbi misses with a hook. Alberto ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alberto.
Alberto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teboulbi on the side of the head.
Teboulbi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alberto throws a chopping leg kick but Teboulbi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Teboulbi throws the left hand but Alberto avoids the punch easily.
Teboulbi throws out a loose jab but Alberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alberto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alberto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alberto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Sabry Teboulbi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alberto scores with a nice strike.
Teboulbi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alberto.
A big left from Alberto misses.
Teboulbi defending well as Alberto loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Teboulbi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alberto.
Alberto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Teboulbi is out of range and Alberto settles back down.
Alberto throws a right and a left that Teboulbi avoids nicely.
Alberto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Teboulbi is out of range.
Alberto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teboulbi throws out the jab.
Alberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Alberto moves out of range.
Teboulbi takes one to the side of the head.
Alberto dodges the punch combination from Teboulbi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alberto. That's going to slow Teboulbi down.
Alberto moves in looking to clinch but Teboulbi pushes him off.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alberto is looking to slow Teboulbi down with leg kicks.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alberto sizes up Teboulbi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Alberto.
Teboulbi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alberto feints and then cracks Teboulbi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teboulbi down.
Alberto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Jeez, Sabry Teboulbi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Teboulbi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alberto.
Good shot there by Alberto.
Alberto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Teboulbi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Teboulbi looks for the body kick but Alberto saw that one coming.
Alberto throws the left hand but Teboulbi avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Alberto does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi lands an overhand right.
Teboulbi throws a big shot that misses.
Alberto scores with a punch to the head.
Teboulbi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alberto doesn't seem bothered though.
Teboulbi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teboulbi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sabry Teboulbi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alberto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alberto throws a front kick aimed at Teboulbi's knee but Teboulbi avoids it well.
Teboulbi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alberto. Alberto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alberto misses with a hook. Teboulbi ducked under it nicely.
Alberto throws a solid leg kick but Teboulbi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alberto.
Alberto tests Teboulbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teboulbi throws a good cross that connects.
Teboulbi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alberto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Alberto.
Teboulbi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Teboulbi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Alberto.
Alberto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sabry Teboulbi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Alberto!