PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cheadle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alves
vs
Cheadle

175 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Cheadle!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cheadle counters with a shoot takedown. Alves fights it but they end up in guard.
Cheadle advances position into side control!

Cheadle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Cheadle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alves is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alves tries to improve position but can't.
Cheadle controls the position from side control.
Alves manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheadle wants to pass the guard but Alves is defending well.
Alves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cheadle is working away from the top position though.

Alves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cheadle pulls his head out easily.

Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alves tries to get to full guard but Cheadle has control of the leg.
Cheadle controlling the action here.
Cheadle lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cheadle escapes and gets back to his feet.

Cheadle closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Alves letting Cheadle take a breather here.

Cheadle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cheadle has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cheadle stalling in the clinch.

Cheadle gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cheadle content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Alves has locked up a guillotine! Alves's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Cheadle is holding on here and Alves must be using up a lot of energy. Cheadle has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Alves gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thiago Alves!