PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Alchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Iberico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alchin comes to the cage accompanied by Mein Herz brennt. Iberico comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pa' Bravo YO kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Rick Alchin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Alchin
vs
Iberico

180 cm
22
171 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Rick Alchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Iberico!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iberico shoots for a double leg takedown but Alchin sprawls well. He's pushed Iberico's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Iberico has a takedown stuffed.
Alchin doesn't manage to clinch there - Iberico circles away.
Alchin is looking to clinch.
Ivan Iberico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Alchin closes the distance and clinches.
Iberico goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alchin prevents it.
Rick Alchin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Iberico.
Alchin landing knees to the body.

Alchin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alchin tries to clinch but Iberico is having none of it.
Iberico swats away the attempt to clinch by Alchin.
Alchin wants to clinch.
Alchin lands a nice hook to Iberico's body. Iberico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iberico shoots in but no luck this time.
Iberico looks gassed!
Iberico fails with the takedown.
Alchin tries to clinch up.
Iberico shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alchin as he avoids it easily.

Alchin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Iberico!
Iberico tries to hold on but Alchin pushes him away.
Alchin prevents Iberico from getting the reversal.
Iberico throwing hammer fists to the chest of Alchin. What's that going to do exactly?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iberico is bucking up trying to escape but Alchin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alchin working the ground and pound effectively.
Iberico is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Alchin looking to control but Iberico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alchin 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.
Iberico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alchin is landing with some decent strikes but Iberico is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Iberico is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alchin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Iberico is rocked!
Alchin cracks Iberico with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Iberico is still in real trouble! Can Alchin finish him?
Iberico is trying desperately to improve position.
Alchin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Iberico can't escape the position.
Iberico sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Iberico seems to have recovered his senses.
Alchin prevents Iberico from standing back up.
Alchin trying to pass the guard but Iberico defending well.
Iberico tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iberico punching from the bottom.
Iberico missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alchin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alchin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Iberico with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alchin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iberico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alchin is looking to clinch.
Iberico takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alchin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alchin.
Iberico shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alchin counters with a head kick. That will keep Iberico thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Left hook, right uppercut from Alchin.

Alchin moves into the clinch successfully.
Alchin stalling in the clinch but Iberico improves position.
Alchin is trying to break the clinch but Iberico has him pressed against the cage.
Iberico goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alchin prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Alchin.
Iberico has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alchin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Iberico wants a takedown.
Iberico 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.
Iberico has Alchin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alchin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alchin stops a takedown attempt from Iberico.

Iberico is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Alchin can't fight it off and eventually Iberico manages to take the fight to the floor. Alchin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Iberico cracks Alchin with a solid left hand.
Iberico trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Iberico working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alchin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Iberico with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Iberico wanted to stand there but Alchin had control of the position.
Iberico preventing the sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Iberico tries for a takedown but Alchin circles away easily
and Alchin counters with a nice body kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alchin.
Iberico manages to get back to half guard.
Iberico is looking to improve his position.
Iberico is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iberico is trying to escape the mount.
Iberico wants to get back to his feet.
Iberico flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Alchin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Iberico can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iberico taking shots to the head.
Iberico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Iberico flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Iberico is looking to improve his position but Alchin isn't that keen on the idea.
Alchin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alchin lands a big shot there that rocks Iberico but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alchin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Alchin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alchin tries to clinch but Iberico moves out of range.
Iberico misses with a takedown
and Alchin counters with an outside leg kick.
Iberico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iberico keeps the fight on the outside.
Iberico has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Iberico swats away the attempt to clinch by Alchin.
Iberico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Iberico gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alchin trying to control but Iberico is working from the bottom.
Alchin wants to pass the guard but Iberico is keeping the position.
Iberico bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alchin's guard.
Iberico must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Iberico decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Iberico doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alchin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alchin.
Iberico has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alchin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rick Alchin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Iberico.
Iberico is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Iberico pulls guard.
Alchin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alchin throwing strikes from guard but Iberico blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alchin stopping the sweep attempt from Iberico.

Iberico is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Iberico successfully pulls guard.
Alchin pushes down on Iberico's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Iberico kicks Alchin off and gets back to his feet.
Iberico misses with a takedown attempt
and Alchin counters with a one-two to the body.
Iberico shoots in and drives through. Alchin sprawls well.
Alchin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alchin tries to clinch but Iberico moves out of range.
Iberico shoots in for a takedown but Alchin shows good takedown defense.
Alchin stuffs the takedown attempt from Iberico. Iberico gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Iberico fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alchin sprawls well initially but Iberico persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alchin is trying to control but can't.
Iberico missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alchin wants to control but Iberico is keeping busy.
Iberico seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alchin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alchin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Alchin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Iberico doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Iberico manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alchin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Iberico looking to pass the guard.
Iberico throws a big right hand that misses.
Iberico trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alchin's guard.
Iberico tries to free his leg and advance position but Alchin is retaining full guard.
Iberico scoring with some ground and pound.
Alchin has a closed guard, preventing Iberico from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Alchin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Iberico.
Iberico changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alchin tries to avoid it but Iberico manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alchin to the ground. Alchin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iberico paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alchin is looking to clinch but Iberico is avoiding it.
Alchin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Iberico backs up against the cage.
Iberico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alchin.
Iberico looks for a takedown but Alchin sprawls well.

Alchin darts in and clinches Iberico up against the cage.
Iberico changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alchin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Iberico shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alchin as he jumps to the side.

Iberico shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Iberico stands up from half guard.
Iberico shoots in looking for a takedown. Alchin tries to sprawl out of it but Iberico keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alchin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alchin wants to clinch up but Iberico keeps it at a distance.
Alchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iberico paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alchin is looking to clinch.
Alchin moves in looking to clinch but Iberico pushes him off.
Iberico keeps the fight on the outside.
Iberico shoots for a double leg takedown but Alchin sprawls well. He's pushed Iberico's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alchin clinches up against the cage.
Iberico is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alchin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Iberico drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alchin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alchin doesn't manage to clinch there - Iberico circles away.

Iberico tries to keep at a distance but Alchin has taken the fight into the clinch.

Iberico wants the takedown. Alchin is fighting it off but Iberico persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Alchin's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iberico would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Iberico is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Alchin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iberico can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Iberico advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alchin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alchin is pulling down on Iberico's head. It's preventing any offense from Iberico, at least for the moment.
Alchin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ivan Iberico will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Iberico swats away the attempt to clinch by Alchin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iberico shoots in for a double leg but Alchin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Iberico shoots for a double leg takedown but Alchin sprawls well. He's pushed Iberico's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Alchin instigates a clinch.
Iberico drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alchin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rick Alchin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Iberico.

Iberico wants the takedown. Alchin is fighting it off but Iberico persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Alchin's guard against the cage.
Iberico lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Iberico postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alchin wants to sweep here but Iberico controlling him for the moment.
Iberico postures up.
Iberico trying to control the position from guard on top but Alchin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Iberico gets to his feet - Alchin follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alchin throws a combination. Iberico tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alchin tries to clinch but Iberico moves out of range.
Alchin stuffs the takedown.
Alchin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alchin has closed the distance and engaged Iberico in a clinch.
Alchin just leaning against Iberico, taking a breather.
Alchin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iberico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alchin tries to stall but Iberico uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Alchin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alchin tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alchin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Iberico scores a takedown into full mount!
Iberico raining down shots from the mount!
Alchin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alchin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Iberico landing with the ground and pound.
Iberico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alchin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Iberico is one step ahead there.
Alchin keeping moving, preventing Iberico from controlling successfully.
Alchin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Iberico manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alchin tries to free his leg and advance position but Iberico is retaining full guard.

Iberico throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alchin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Iberico is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Iberico is looking to stand up but Alchin isn't so interested in that idea.

Iberico scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alchin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iberico swats away the attempt to clinch by Alchin.
Nice takedown defense from Alchin. No joy for Iberico on that attempt.
Iberico closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alchin circles away.
Iberico shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iberico swats away the attempt to clinch by Alchin.
Iberico shoots in for a takedown but Alchin shows good takedown defense.
Alchin stuffs the takedown attempt from Iberico. Iberico gets slowly back to his feet.
Alchin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iberico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alchin is looking to clinch.
Alchin tries to clinch but Iberico moves out of range.
Alchin is looking to clinch.
Iberico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Iberico fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Iberico fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alchin lands a really nice looking cross but Iberico seems unphased.
Alchin doesn't manage to clinch there - Iberico circles away.
Iberico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alchin.

Alchin takes the fight into the clinch.

Alchin breaks from the clinch.
Iberico fails to land the takedown.
Alchin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Iberico fails to land the takedown.
Jab from Alchin.
Iberico looks for a takedown but Alchin sprawls well.
Iberico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iberico circles away from the clinch attempt.

Iberico shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alchin's guard.
Iberico tries to free his leg and advance position but Alchin is retaining full guard.
Iberico tries to stand but Alchin is controlling from the bottom.
Iberico throws and elbow that misses. Alchin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Iberico's guard. Nice move by Alchin!
Iberico wants to get back to his feet but Alchin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Iberico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iberico pulls Alchin in to control the position.
Alchin won't allow Iberico to get back to his feet.
Ivan Iberico has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alchin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Iberico drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alchin looking for a sweep. Not yet Alchin, not yet.
Iberico content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alchin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iberico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alchin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alchin working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Iberico.
I think Iberico has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Rick Alchin!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Rick Alchin!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Rick Alchin!

Rick Alchin wins by unanimous decision!