PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alberto
vs
Van Gundy

192 cm
25
185 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

183 cm
21
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Gundy.
Van Gundy tries a low kick but Alberto avoids it.
Van Gundy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alberto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Gundy misses with an uppercut. Alberto saw that one coming.
Van Gundy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alberto.
Alberto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Gundy as he avoids it easily.
Van Gundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Gundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alberto's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alberto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gundy misses with a low kick.
Alberto tests Van Gundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Gundy throws a head kick that misses.
Alberto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alberto there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy slips under a jab.
Alberto swings for the body but Van Gundy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Gundy tried to score with a low kick but Alberto checks it.
Alberto checks a leg kick.
Van Gundy misses with a body kick.
Van Gundy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alberto will feel that in the morning.
Van Gundy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alberto blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Gundy misses with a jab to the body

and Alberto counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Van Gundy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Gundy holding on.
Alberto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Van Gundy is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy parries the strikes from Alberto easily there. Alberto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Van Gundy to escape.
Alberto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Van Gundy is trying to get back to half guard.
Alberto scores with a couple of short elbows.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alberto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Van Gundy is avoiding damage well.
Alberto is looking to take a break and control but Van Gundy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice cross by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy slips under a jab from Alberto.
A slow jab from Alberto misses its intended target.
Alberto throws a shot from downtown. Van Gundy moves away and avoids it.
Alberto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gundy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alberto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gundy throws a lazy right hand but Alberto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a leg kick.
Stan Van Gundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Gundy throws a poor cross that misses
and Alberto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alberto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Gundy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Gundy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Van Gundy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Alberto with that takedown attempt.
Stan Van Gundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alberto checks a low kick from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alberto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alberto. That did some damage!
Alberto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Alberto checks it.
Van Gundy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alberto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Gundy thows a body kick. Alberto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Gundy throws a sloppy head kick and Alberto moves out of range easily.
Van Gundy misses with a jab to the body

and Alberto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Van Gundy!
Van Gundy tries to lock up and control but Alberto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Gundy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alberto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Gundy regains half guard.
Alberto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Gundy keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Gundy can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gundy is refusing to be controlled, as Alberto sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Jose Alberto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alberto throws an overhand right that lands on Van Gundy's shoulder, as Van Gundy tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Van Gundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alberto is defended easily by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy thows a body kick. Alberto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Gundy cracks Alberto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Gundy blocks a jab.
Van Gundy scores with a head kick.
Van Gundy throws a low kick but Alberto avoids it.
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!
Van Gundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alberto manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Gundy.

Alberto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gundy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alberto controls the pace.
Van Gundy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alberto 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.
Alberto thows a big elbow that misses.
Jose Alberto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Stan Van Gundy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Decent striking displayed by Alberto there.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Alberto moved away.
Van Gundy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Gundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alberto takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alberto checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Gundy's head.
Alberto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Gundy misses with a low kick.
Van Gundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alberto's sensitive parts.
Van Gundy misses with a body shot.
Stan Van Gundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alberto throws a hook but Van Gundy avoids it easily.
Van Gundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberto.
Van Gundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alberto moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Gundy. Alberto does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gundy throws a sloppy head kick and Alberto moves out of range easily.
No luck for Alberto with that takedown attempt.
Van Gundy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Gundy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alberto.
Alberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alberto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alberto. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gundy. That's going to slow Alberto down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Van Gundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Gundy 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Van Gundy!