PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Jethro Tull as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Alves
vs
Green

190 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

196 cm
31
280 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solo Green!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Green.
Alves tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Green gets caught napping as Alves dives in and scores a takedown. Green manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Green keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is pulling down on Alves's head. It's preventing any offense from Alves, at least for the moment.

Green has his foot on Alves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alves works his way back into a safe position though.
Green keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alves controlling from the top position.
Green controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Danilo Alves has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Alves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Green is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Danilo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Green wants to clinch.
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoids the body shot from Green.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss

and Green counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alves!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Green controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alves is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Green misses with a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Solo Green will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A decent looking cross lands there for Alves.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Alves throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Alves with a hook.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Green bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Green tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Green throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Danilo Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves misses with a looping left.

Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alves scores with a shoulder strike.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Green gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alves.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Green clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Green looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Alves tries to get the hooks in deep but Green pushed the leg off.
Alves missing with punches from the back.
Green is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Alves trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

Alves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Green doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alves.
Alves is just content to waste time from the top position. Green takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Alves throws and elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alves's guard. Nice move by Green!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Green lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green postures up.
Green trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is standing up over Alves. Alves looks to escape but Green dives into side control.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Solo Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves regains half guard there - taking advantage of Green's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green trying to control from Alves's half guard. Alves has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Alves dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Alves misses with a wild combination.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Green wants to clinch.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green is looking to clinch.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green tries to clinch up.
Alves swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a left and a right that stings Green.
Alves throws a series of punches but Green avoids them all with ease.

Oooh a lovely combination from Alves sends Green down but not out. Alves dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Solo Green has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves tries to score with some ground and pound. Green controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Green regains half guard, as Alves was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green wants to improve his position but Alves is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
Alves trying to mount his opponent but Green defends it.

Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Green defends it well.
Green is in trouble now - Alves has advanced to mount!
Alves blocks Green's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Green tries to lock up and control but Alves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green blocking the ground and pound.
Alves trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Alves raining down hammerfists from mount.
Alves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Green regains half guard.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to control the action in half guard but Green is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alves is looking to pass Green's guard but actually Green recovers to full guard.
Alves wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Solo Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alves!
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!
Green can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves avoids a series of strikes thrown by Green.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Danilo Alves!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Danilo Alves!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Danilo Alves!

Danilo Alves wins by unanimous decision!