PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcao Chuteboxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Alves has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Alves
vs
Chuteboxe

177 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

160 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Falcao Chuteboxe!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuteboxe fails with a takedown attempt.
Alves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alves wants it to stay on the feet.
Chuteboxe looks gassed!

Alves shoots in and gets a takedown into Chuteboxe's guard.
Alves sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chuteboxe is trying to control the position but Alves postures up.
Chuteboxe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alves passes Chuteboxe's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alves's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Alves wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chuteboxe tries for a takedown but Alves circles away easily

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Frank Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Falcao Chuteboxe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alves dominating with strikes here.
Alves landing punches.
Alves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alves controlling from mount.
Alves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alves with shots to the head and body - Chuteboxe looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves cracks Chuteboxe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alves controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chuteboxe is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chuteboxe?
Alves raining down hammerfists from mount.
Alves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chuteboxe's face.
Alves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alves scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chuteboxe?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves working the ground and pound effectively.
Chuteboxe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alves landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Alves dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chuteboxe doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
Chuteboxe tries to improve position but can't.
Alves just content to control the position.
Alves cracks Chuteboxe with a big elbow.
Chuteboxe is looking to regain half guard here but Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chuteboxe is breathing heavily.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe is looking for a sweep.
Alves cracks Chuteboxe with a big right hand but Chuteboxe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alves just content to control the position.
Chuteboxe is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here as Alves stalls from top position.
Alves works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alves controlling the position.
Chuteboxe is looking to reverse the position.
Frank Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chuteboxe is trying to escape the position but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves is working Chuteboxe over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Chuteboxe's face as Alves controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves working the head and body with strikes.
The referee asks Alves politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Alves prefers to stall for the moment though.
Alves in side control lands a decent elbow.
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.
Alves seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chuteboxe for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe is trying to control Alves's posture but Alves avoids it.
Chuteboxe is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Alves wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Alves scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Alves dominated that second round.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alves throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chuteboxe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alves is in Chuteboxe's guard.
Alves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Chuteboxe working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.

Chuteboxe throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Alves escapes and throws Chuteboxe's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chuteboxe being controlled for a moment.
Chuteboxe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuteboxe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Alves wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chuteboxe with a poor takedown

and Alves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chuteboxe keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Falcao Chuteboxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Frank Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves working the head and body with strikes.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chuteboxe can do to turn this around?
Chuteboxe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chuteboxe trying to remain calm as Alves controls from the top position.
Chuteboxe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuteboxe trying to remain calm as Alves controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alves happy to just control the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Alves!