PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cottero
vs
Alves

170 cm
25
149 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

182 cm
33
148 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Alves!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
Alves throws a body punch but Cottero moves out of range.
Cottero avoids the body shot from Alves.
Cottero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kendall Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Alves misses.
Cottero looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
Cottero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cottero.
Cottero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
A punch lands to the side of Alves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cottero can pounce on him.
Alves lands a right hook to the body.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves lands a jab to Cottero's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cottero, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cottero, right into the meat.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Cottero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cottero throws out the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cottero - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cottero. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cottero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottero manages to avoid it.
Alves tries for a takedown but Cottero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cottero misses the body punch
and Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cottero takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Cottero connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tommy Cottero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
Alves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cottero tries to avoid it but Alves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cottero to the ground. Cottero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alves misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cottero circles away.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Alves.
Cottero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Cottero lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cottero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cottero throws a poor cross that misses
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cottero.
Alves moves out of range of the leg kick from Cottero.
Cottero tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cottero looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cottero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cottero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cottero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cottero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Cottero throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cottero thuds his right hand into Alves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cottero.
Cottero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cottero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cottero moves away.
Alves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cottero rather than just go for the knockout.
Cottero punishes Alves's body with a nice straight punch.
Cottero lands with a nice body kick.
Alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alves misses with a hook. Cottero ducked under it nicely.
Cottero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Alves shoots in and bounces Cottero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cottero seems keen to control Alves's posture.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cottero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cottero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves stops Cottero from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Alves regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Cottero 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.

Cottero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Tommy Cottero is winning the standup battle so far.
Cottero blocks a jab.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cottero was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cottero swivels and escapes.

Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cottero was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cottero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cottero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cottero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cottero prevents Alves from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Cottero's attempts to control the action.
Cottero controlling the position easily from mount.
Cottero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Cottero has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero controlling the pace for now.
Cottero trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
Tommy Cottero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cottero is stalling here but it's allowed Alves to get half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.

Tommy Cottero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cottero blocks a jab.
Alves misses with a body punch
and Cottero counters with a good low kick that Alves was not able to check.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cottero throws a front kick aimed at Alves's knee but Alves avoids it well.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Cottero is just out of range.
Cottero lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cottero lands with a nice body punch.
Cottero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cottero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Cottero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cottero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cottero misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves clobbers Cottero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cottero throws out a leg kick but Alves moves out of range and Cottero only half commits.
Cottero throws a body kick that misses.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cottero throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cottero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cottero moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cottero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves.
Cottero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Cottero dominated that second 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.

Cottero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cottero lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Alves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cottero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cottero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Cottero delivers a nice body kick.
Alves slips under a jab from Cottero.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cottero was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Cottero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alves checks it well.
Cottero on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Cottero clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Cottero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alves jumps guard but Cottero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Cottero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cottero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cottero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cottero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cottero scores with a shot to the body.
Alves takes a swing at Cottero's ribcage but misses.
Cottero avoids the body shot from Alves.
Cottero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cottero as he jumps to the side.
Cottero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cottero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Cottero swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a sloppy right hand. Cottero should have avoided that one.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Alves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cottero keeps Alves at a distance using the push kick.
Alves throws a sloppy body shot
and Cottero counters with a nice body kick.
Alves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cottero.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
Alves cracks Cottero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cottero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cottero tries to avoid it but Alves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cottero to the ground. Cottero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Cottero misses.
Cottero connects with a right hand. Alves shakes it off.

Alves is rocked!
Cottero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Cottero finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cottero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Cottero flashes Alves a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Alves's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Alves crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Cottero punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Cottero!
Tommy Cottero retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Tommy Cottero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.