PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aoki Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that aoki Li was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Alves
vs
Li

190 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, aoki Li!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves tries to clinch but Li moves out of range.
Li takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alves tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Li with a poor takedown
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like aoki Li has been cut.
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!
Alves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Li looks gassed!
A punch lands to the side of Li 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Li shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li has a takedown stuffed.
Mauricio Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of aoki Li.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Li circles away.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alves connects with a body shot that sends Li's belly button to the back.
Alves scores with a jab. Li acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alves lands a jab to Li's midsection.
Alves lands a jab to the nose.
Li has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alves finds it's way round the side to connect with Li's head.
Alves lands a jab to Li's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves lands a nice hook to Li's body. Li takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Li walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li misses with a right hand
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Alves.
Alves throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Li's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Alves dives in looking to finish as Li flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Alves's strikes! Alves is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Li's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Li was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Alves!