PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duardo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobb Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nash's choice of entrance music: Dry the River. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Alves
vs
Nash

194 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 2

195 cm
21
287 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duardo Alves!
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, Cobb Nash!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash scores with a hook to the body. Alves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt
and Nash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nash misses with a body shot.
Alves cracks Nash with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nash.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves moves away from the strike by Nash.
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nash lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Alves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nash gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alves.
Alves tries a body shot but Nash blocks it.
Nash works on Alves's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is working Nash over against the cage.

Alves has hold of one of Nash's legs. Nash is fighting the takedown attempt but Alves gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nash is keeping the position for now.
Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nash wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Alves sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nash looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves thows a big elbow that misses.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Nash is retaining full guard.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nash pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nash is trying to keep Alves in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alves distracts Nash with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nash's head.
Nash has momentary wrist control but Alves slips an elbow through the middle.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves pushing down on Nash's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nash blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duardo Alves dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alves misses with a hook. Nash ducked under it nicely.
Nash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
Nash lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nash. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duardo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alves rather than just go for the knockout.
Alves tries to clinch there but Nash circles away.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nash sprawls well. Nash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alves throws a body punch but Nash moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves avoids the body shot from Nash.
Nash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Alves misses
and Nash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves lands with a straight right. Nash didn't see that one coming.
Nash lands an overhand right.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves moves out of range as Nash strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duardo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves throws a body punch but Nash moves out of range.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Nash moved out of range nicely.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Nash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves.
Alves lands with a shot to the body.
Alves throws a lazy uppercut
and Nash makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves throws a body punch but Nash moves out of range.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Nash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves throws a body punch but Nash moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
Nash slips a jab from Alves.
Alves shoots for a takedown but Nash saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duardo Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Nash moves out of range of the strikes.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Nash saw that one coming.
Nash on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nash throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Nash bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves slips under a jab from Nash.
Nash slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Alves misses
and Nash counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alves.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Nash ducks down to avoid it.
Alves punishes Nash's body with a nice straight punch.

Nash tries to sprawl but Alves drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Alves is trying to work for a kimura but Nash is defending well.
Nash is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alves lands a nice short elbow.
Nash won't allow Alves to pass to mount.
Alves winds up and cracks Nash with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duardo Alves dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alves closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nash to the mat! Nash manages to get full guard.
Nash keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nash keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Nash is retaining full guard.
Alves trying to control but Nash is working from the bottom.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Duardo Alves wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alves cracks Nash with an open hand slap.
Nash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Nash. Those never looked like landing.
Nash connects with a body shot.
Nash keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Nash's head but Nash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash thuds a left hand into Alves's body.
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nash sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
Nash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nash shoots in looking for a takedown but Alves manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alves misses with a right hand
and Nash counters with a right hand to the body.
Nash lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt
and Nash counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duardo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash digs a good body shot into Alves's ribs.
Alves cracks a nice hook into Nash's ribs.
Alves misses with a left hand
and Nash counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nash under the eye.
Alves connects with a body shot.
Alves misses the body punch
and Nash counters with a nice uppercut.
Nash thows a body shot but no joy.
Nash fails with a takedown attempt.
Nash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Nash misses.
Cobb Nash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nash misses with a body shot.
Alves misses with a takedown
and Nash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves throws a right and a left that Nash avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves digs a good body shot into Nash's ribs.
Alves lands a jab to the nose.
Alves shoots in for a double leg but Nash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves throws an off balance right hand

and Nash counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nash throws and elbow that misses. Alves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nash's guard. Nice move by Alves!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Alves is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nash is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nash has escaped and now he's on top!
Nash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Duardo Alves.
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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

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