PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between En Sabah Nur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabah Nur comes to the ring accompanied by Apocalipse Now. Renato Alves is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sabah Nur
vs
Alves

183 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Attliction

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, En Sabah Nur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Alves!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Sabah Nur with that takedown attempt.
Alves tries to bum rush Sabah Nur with a series of wild strikes but Sabah Nur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabah Nur fails to land the takedown.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sabah Nur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renato Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabah Nur shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for En Sabah Nur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sabah Nur has a takedown stuffed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur slips under a jab.
Alves misses with a hook. Sabah Nur ducked under it nicely.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabah Nur shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sabah Nur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alves's waist but Alves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sabah Nur off to one side.
Sabah Nur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Sabah Nur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Sabah Nur fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Sabah Nur persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alves is trying to stand up here but Sabah Nur is controlling him well.
Sabah Nur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.

Sabah Nur seems to be working for a kimura but Alves defends the submission attempt.
Sabah Nur trying to mount his opponent but Alves defends it.
Sabah Nur lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to stand up here but Sabah Nur is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves looks to land a combination but Sabah Nur avoids it well.
Alves looks gassed!
Alves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sabah Nur shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabah Nur.
Alves slow jab from Sabah Nur misses its intended target.

Sabah Nur gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to buck Sabah Nur off.
Sabah Nur throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sabah Nur postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alves is looking to reverse the position.
Sabah Nur in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Sabah Nur decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alves throws a series of punches but Sabah Nur moves out of range.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabah Nur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Renato Alves will probably get the nod.
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.

Sabah Nur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alves!
Alves can't escape the position.
Alves taking shots to the head.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sabah Nur 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.
Sabah Nur scoring with strikes but Alves is staying in there.
Sabah Nur working the ground and pound effectively.
Sabah Nur breaks from Alves's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabah Nur working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alves holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sabah Nur tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sabah Nur trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
Sabah Nur scoring with strikes but Alves is staying in there.
Sabah Nur sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sabah Nur trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You get the feeling that Alves really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Sabah Nur's attempts to control the action.
Sabah Nur lands with some strikes.
Sabah Nur pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sabah Nur in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sabah Nur cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sabah Nur landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur unloads with some shots from mount but Alves bucks and avoids them well.
Alves tries to hold on but Sabah Nur postures up.
Sabah Nur working Alves over with strikes here.

Sabah Nur goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Alves is on top in guard.
Sabah Nur lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Sabah Nur 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 is looking to stand up but Sabah Nur won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sabah Nur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves tries to stand but Sabah Nur is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sabah Nur feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

En Sabah Nur dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sabah Nur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alves looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alves is looking to regain half guard here but Sabah Nur keeps moving and retains side control.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sabah Nur in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Sabah Nur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alves defending against the ground and pound.

Sabah Nur tries for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet.
Alves is not content to let Sabah Nur control the position.
Sabah Nur working the ground and pound.
Sabah Nur wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sabah Nur lands a decent elbow from side control.

Sabah Nur is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alves has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sabah Nur in side control, throwing shots but Alves defends.
Sabah Nur grinds an elbow into Alves's temple.
Sabah Nur scoring with punches and elbows.
Sabah Nur is trying to ground and pound but Alves uses the momentary lack of control by Sabah Nur to regain half guard.
Sabah Nur sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabah Nur with the ground and pound but Alves uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sabah Nur stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
Sabah Nur wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves is pulling down on Sabah Nur's head to control his posture.

Alves pushes Sabah Nur off and gets back to his feet.
Alves is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Sabah Nur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sabah Nur.
Renato Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sabah Nur shoots in looking for a takedown. Alves tries to sprawl out of it but Sabah Nur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Alves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
En Sabah Nur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sabah Nur 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... En Sabah Nur!