PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Netz Prash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Alves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Prash
vs
Alves

170 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Netz Prash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Alves!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves ducks right into an uppercut from Prash.
Prash scores with the left hand. Alves knows he should have avoided that one.
Prash doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Prash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prash won't be happy with that.
Alves tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Prash tries to escape but Alves is in control.
Prash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves on the ground.

Prash throws Alves to one side and escapes!
Prash misses the jab.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Prash to counter with a crisp jab.
Prash throws a good cross that connects.
Prash shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alves eats them both and turns towards Prash to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Prash pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prash clinches.
Prash is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves tries for a takedown but Prash sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Netz Prash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prash circles away.
Netz Prash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Alves.
Alves takes one on the button.
Prash is looking to clinch.
Prash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prash uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Prash lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
Prash throws a combination that misses

and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Prash wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to stand but Prash has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Prash wants to get back to his feet.

Prash makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Prash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prash swinging wildly here.
Prash misses with a body punch

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Prash kicks off Alves and gets to his feet.
Prash lunges at Alves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alves's hand.

Prash clinches.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prash misses with a body kick.
Prash looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash works the jab nicely.
Alves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prash pinned against the cage. Prash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves has a takedown stuffed.
Alves looks gassed!
Prash throws a combination that misses

and Alves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prash's guard.
Prash wants to get back to his feet but Alves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Alves gets to his feet. Prash looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prash connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alves. Alves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prash scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alves in his tracks.
Alves with a poor takedown
and Prash counters with a nice body shot.
Prash slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Prash scores with a punch to the head.
Alves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prash connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alves scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prash connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Prash.
Prash connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Alves 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.

Prash's corner calls for a 1-2. Prash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Netz Prash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prash uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alves has time to react.
Jab by Prash.
Prash tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Prash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves misses with a takedown
and Prash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prash sizes up Alves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Prash leaves Alves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Prash scores with a four punch combination!
Alves tries for a takedown but Prash circles away easily
and Prash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Netz Prash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Alves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prash falls off balance throwing a combination

and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves is breathing heavily.

Prash makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Prash bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alves's head backwards.
Prash scores with a jab to the body.
Prash tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Prash lands a nice hook to Alves's body. Alves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Netz Prash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Prash.
Prash displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.
Prash throws a series of strikes that have Alves backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prash cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Alves has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prash tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Prash throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Prash swinging wildly here.
Prash lands with a nice body punch.
Prash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Prash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Prash fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prash lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash misses with a double jab

and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
Prash is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alves is controlling him well.

Prash explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Prash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Prash throws a lazy head kick

and Alves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prash's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Prash has his feet on Alves's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Prash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prash lands a head shot.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Prash counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prash darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alves's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prash throws a one two combo.
Prash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheus Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Prash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prash stuffs the takedown attempt from Alves. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Prash lands a head shot.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prash to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Prash lands.
Prash throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prash misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prash tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Prash.
Prash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves with a poor takedown
and Prash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prash throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Prash cracks Alves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Prash scores with a sloppy right hand. Alves should have avoided that one.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prash circles away.
Netz Prash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Alves.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prash is looking to clinch.
Prash lands a two punch combo.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Prash counters with a stiff right hand.
Prash feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alves with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Prash to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prash to score with a decent uppercut.

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.
Prash throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Alves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Prash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Prash connects with a single shot there.
Prash lands a slapping body shot.
Prash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Prash scores with a decent looking hook.

Prash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Prash misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Prash. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prash.
Netz Prash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prash thuds his right hand into Alves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prash moves into range and connects with a jab.
Prash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves fails with the takedown
letting Prash counter with a right hand.
Prash with a jab.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prash!

Prash closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Prash wants to break free but Alves has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alves prevents Prash from breaking the clinch.
Prash is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prash.
Alves keeps control of Prash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prash is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Prash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prash misses with a kick to the body.
Prash throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
Prash pushes Alves away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alves gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Alves decides to stand back up. Alves steps back and let's Prash get back to his feet.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prash doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Prash misses with a left hand

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matheus Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prash on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Prash tries to get out of the position.
Alves wants to stand but Prash is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

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