PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clovis Alfred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Acelino Popo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acelino Popo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Alfred
vs
Popo

167 cm
20
135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
140 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clovis Alfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Acelino Popo!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfred looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alfred fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alfred doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Popo counters with a stiff right hand.
Popo lands a really nice looking cross but Alfred seems unphased.
Popo scores with a nice head shot.
Alfred has his takedown stuffed

and Popo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alfred won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clovis Alfred. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Popo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alfred, who protects the arm well.

Popo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alfred tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Popo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alfred is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Popo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alfred tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Popo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alfred tries to escape but Popo is in control.
Alfred is trying to control Popo's posture but Popo avoids it.
Popo fails to land a wild elbow strike.

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.
Popo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Popo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alfred sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alfred is looking for a sweep.
Popo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alfred is not content to let Popo control the position.

Popo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Popo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Popo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Alfred is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Alfred is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Popo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Popo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alfred is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alfred is not content to let Popo control the position.
Alfred gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alfred is not content to let Popo control the position.

Popo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Alfred defend it? Popo steps over the head and cranks it - Alfred is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Popo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Acelino Popo!