PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willis Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Alves
vs
Melendez

165 cm
25
175 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

188 cm
26
179 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Fearless Systems Supplements

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willis Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Melendez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alves quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Melendez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alves sees it coming and defends easily.

Melendez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Melendez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Melendez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Melendez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alves has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Melendez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Alves makes his way to full guard, as Melendez worked for a kimura.

Melendez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Alves dives on top into guard.

Melendez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.

Melendez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melendez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Melendez working a defensive guard but Alves manages to pass into side control anyway.
Melendez trying to control but Alves flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is not going to allow Melendez to sit and survive in this position.
Melendez wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Melendez is looking to improve his position but Alves isn't that keen on the idea.
Alves trying to control but Melendez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves blocks Melendez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Melendez looks a forlorn figure.
Alves prevents Melendez from getting the reversal.
Alves lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alves punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves cracks Melendez with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willis Alves!