PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves's entrance music is Guerreiro by Curumin. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
Tatsuhiko Jr

169 cm
22
171 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
183 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Tatsuhiko Jr wants the takedown. Alves is fighting it off but Tatsuhiko Jr persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Alves's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Alves looking for a guillotine here but Tatsuhiko Jr defends easily.
Tatsuhiko Jr trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Tatsuhiko Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tatsuhiko Jr manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves postures up in Tatsuhiko Jr's guard and throws a big left but Tatsuhiko Jr blocks it.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves distracts Tatsuhiko Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tatsuhiko Jr keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Tatsuhiko Jr, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tatsuhiko Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tatsuhiko Jr controlling Alves's posture.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alves looking to sit in guard and control but Tatsuhiko Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tatsuhiko Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tatsuhiko Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tatsuhiko Jr won't allow Alves to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tatsuhiko Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tatsuhiko Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Alves's legs - danger averted.
Tatsuhiko Jr trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to pass the guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tatsuhiko Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a nice body punch.
Tatsuhiko Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Tatsuhiko Jr feints and as Alves raises his hands in defense, Tatsuhiko Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tatsuhiko Jr trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tatsuhiko Jr!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuhiko Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves lands a big elbow.
Tatsuhiko Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Alves breaks from Tatsuhiko Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Alves dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tatsuhiko Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alves to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Alves drops back looking for a leg! Tatsuhiko Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tatsuhiko Jr manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into Tatsuhiko Jr's guard.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tatsuhiko Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tatsuhiko Jr has Alves pulled in close to control his posture.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Tatsuhiko Jr has wrist control.
Tatsuhiko Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Tatsuhiko Jr's attempts to control the action.
Alves is working to get back to half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr scoring with strikes but Alves is staying in there.
Alves is looking to get to half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alves tries to reverse the position but Tatsuhiko Jr maintains control.
The referee warns Alves that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to reverse the position but Tatsuhiko Jr maintains control.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Tatsuhiko Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves is looking to improve his position but Tatsuhiko Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
Tatsuhiko Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Guilherme Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tatsuhiko Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tatsuhiko Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
Alves tries to hold on but Tatsuhiko Jr pushes him away.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Tatsuhiko Jr content just to control the position here.
Alves gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alves looking for submissions off his back.
Tatsuhiko Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Alves defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to control but Alves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves.
Alves throws out a powerful jab.
Alves catches Tatsuhiko Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tatsuhiko Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves wants to land a leg kick but Tatsuhiko Jr is out of range.
Tatsuhiko Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alves finds it's way round the side to connect with Tatsuhiko Jr's head.
Alves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Tatsuhiko Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alves.
Alves wants to sweep here but Tatsuhiko Jr controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tatsuhiko Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Tatsuhiko Jr forces his way into half guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr is looking to advance position but Alves won't allow it.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
Tatsuhiko Jr stalling.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tatsuhiko Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tatsuhiko Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Tatsuhiko Jris looking to pass into half guard but Alves pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Alves is in guard.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tatsuhiko Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to control the position but Alves postures up.
Tatsuhiko Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
Alves postures up in Tatsuhiko Jr's guard and throws a big left but Tatsuhiko Jr blocks it.
Alves landing some decent shots from guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr pulls Alves in close to his closed guard and prevents Alves from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to control from the top but Tatsuhiko Jr keeps moving.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to control.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Tatsuhiko Jr blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tatsuhiko Jr is on top in guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tatsuhiko Jr is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr postures up.
Alves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Alves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tatsuhiko Jr working a defensive guard here.

Alves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuhiko Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
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!
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Tatsuhiko Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tatsuhiko Jr circles away.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatsuhiko Jr slips under a jab from Alves.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a wild combination.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Alves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tatsuhiko Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves rushes Tatsuhiko Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tatsuhiko Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tatsuhiko Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Tatsuhiko Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves postures up in Tatsuhiko Jr's guard and throws a big left but Tatsuhiko Jr blocks it.
Alves lands a couple of elbows.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatsuhiko Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tatsuhiko Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tatsuhiko Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to keep Alves in close.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tatsuhiko Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tatsuhiko Jr pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
Tatsuhiko Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Alves is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Tatsuhiko Jr is tapping! Great win for Alves!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Guilherme Alves!
Guilherme Alves retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Guilherme Alves waved his t-shirt featuring Down Under! - Supplements (AXES)'s logo in front of the cameras.