PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrix Villareiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alves
vs
Villareiz

190 cm
25
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
234 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hendrix Villareiz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alves has Villareiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Villareiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Villareiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villareiz's efforts to push away.
Alves misses with a knee strike.
Villareiz tries to break free but Alves pushes him back against the cage.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Villareiz is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Villareiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
Alves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villareizs head.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Alves ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villareiz won't allow Alves to get back to his feet.
Alves is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Villareiz wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Villareiz stays in close to Alves's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is pulling down on Villareiz's head to control his posture.

Danilo Alves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Villareiz tries to clinch up

and Alves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Villareiz wants to break free but Alves has control.
Alves lands a shoulder strike.
Alves misses with a knee strike.
Villareiz is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Alves.
Villareiz can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Villareiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Villareiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Villareiz pulls his leg out and moves away.

Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Villareiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Villareiz can pounce on him.
Villareiz throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villareiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villareiz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Villareiz thinking.
Alves scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Villareiz, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Villareiz has had enough of the clinch but Alves keeps him there for the moment.
Alves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Villareiz looks gassed!

Villareiz manages to break the clinch.

Alves has managed to clinch.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Villareiz's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alves.
Alves prevents Villareiz from breaking the clinch.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danilo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villareiz.
Villareiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villareiz throws a poor cross that misses

and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Villareiz didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villareiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Villareiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Villareiz holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alves tries to clinch there but Villareiz circles away.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villareiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Alves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Villareiz throws a head kick that misses.
Alves moves out of range as Villareiz throws a body kick.
Villareiz misses with the combination.

Alves pushes Villareiz up against the cage in a clinch.

Alves gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Alves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Danilo Alves wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but Villareiz blocks with his arms.
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villareiz is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villareiz's efforts to push away.
Alves content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Villareiz.

That's two 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.
Alves closes the distance but Villareiz moves to the side
and Villareiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves throws a head kick that misses
and Villareiz counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villareiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves tries to clinch

and Villareiz counters with a head kick that drops Alves to the mat! Alves scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Villareiz misses with an uppercut

and Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves lands an uppercut.
Alves fails to pull guard.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villareiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Villareiz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alves slips a jab from Villareiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villareiz throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villareiz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alves back to the cage. Villareiz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Villareiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villareiz throws a head kick that misses.
Alves takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Danilo Alves has been cut.
Hendrix Villareiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alves.
Hendrix Villareiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Villareiz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alves misses with a knee to the head.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Alves.

Villareiz breaks from the clinch.
Alves blocks a head kick by Villareiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villareiz looks to clinch

and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Villareiz uses good head movement to avoid it.

Villareiz manages to break the clinch.
Alves tries to clinch there but Villareiz circles away.
Villareiz misses with a body kick.
Villareiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Villareiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Villareiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villareiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves closes the distance looking to clinch
and Villareiz counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hendrix Villareiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danilo Alves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves slows down the pace here.
Alves lands a hook that snaps the head of Villareiz backwards.
Alves keeps control of Villareiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villareizs head.

Alves pulls guard successfully.
Villareiz wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Villareiz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Villareiz is one step ahead there.
Villareiz trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hendrix Villareiz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Villareiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villareiz throws a poor cross that misses

and Alves counters by moving into the clinch.
Villareiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Alves.
Danilo Alves has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Alves breaks from the clinch.
Villareiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villareiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villareiz fakes the leg kick and cracks Alves in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alves has Villareiz pressed against the cage, preventing Villareiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villareiz's efforts to push away.
Villareiz can't break the clinch.
Villareiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Villareiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Villareiz is blocking nicely.
Alves has Villareiz pressed against the cage, preventing Villareiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villareiz is trying to break free.
Alves misses with a knee to the head.
Villareiz working hard to break the clinch.
Alves effectively controlling the action here.
Villareiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villareiz is trying to break the clinch but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Villareiz takes a shot to the head.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villareiz.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Villareiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Villareiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves throws a body punch but Villareiz moves out of range.
Villareiz throws a head kick that misses.
Villareiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves tries to clinch up but Villareiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Villareiz, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Villareiz against the cage but Villareiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Villareiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four 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.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Villareiz misses with a head kick.
Villareiz throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves throws a head kick but Villareiz moves out of range.
Villareiz tries to clinch but Alves moves away

and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Villareiz didn't expect that.
Villareiz controlling Alves's posture.
Alves controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Alves clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Alves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Villareiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Villareiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves checks a low kick from Villareiz.
Villareiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Villareiz blocks it.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alves keeps control of Villareiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villareiz is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Villareiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Villareiz swings away with a body shot that misses

and Alves counters by moving into the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Villareiz is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Villareiz is blocking nicely.

Alves lands a takedown into guard.
Alves trying to control but Villareiz is working from the bottom.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Villareiz has wrist control.
Villareiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alves!

Villareiz goes for an armbar but Alves turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Alves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control but Villareiz is working from the bottom.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Villareiz is keeping the position for now.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alves looking to sit in guard and control but Villareiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Villareiz looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Villareiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Villareiz is retaining full guard.
Alves wants to control from the top but Villareiz keeps moving.
Alves throws a strike but Villareiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villareiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Alves had his way with Hendrix Villareiz in that round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Alves's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Villareiz leaves Alves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Villareiz - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Villareiz. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Villareiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves wants to clinch but Villareiz slips to the side

and Villareiz counters with a head kick that drops Alves to the mat! Alves scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Alves is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villareiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Alves gets the takedown into side control.
Villareiz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alves's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Villareiz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Villareiz.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villareiz is adopting a defensive guard.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Villareiz has wrist control.

That's two 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.
Alves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Danilo Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves passes into half guard.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Villareiz is defending well.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Villareiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendrix Villareiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Danilo Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Villareiz throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves blocks a head kick by Villareiz.
Villareiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Villareiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villareiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Villareiz tries to clinch but Alves moves away

and Alves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Villareiz can't break the clinch.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Villareiz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Villareiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villareiz tries to avoid it but Alves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villareiz to the ground. Villareiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danilo Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villareiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Villareiz.

Villareiz lands a big head kick that sends Alves tumbling to the mat! Villareiz takes a step backwards and waves Alves back to his feet - he wants the finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrix Villareiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danilo Alves!
Danilo Alves retains his heavyweight title!