PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almeida comes to the cage accompanied by Vale Tudo. Stanson has chosen Until The End as his entrance music. Alexandre Almeida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brian Stanson's chin.

Almeida
vs
Stanson

171 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
178 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandre Almeida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Stanson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanson misses with a straight left.
Stanson throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
A combination from Almeida does no damage.
Almeida misses with a wild combination.
Almeida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stanson misses the target.
Stanson lands with a kick to the temple. Almeida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloppy strikes from Almeida. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Almeida. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Stanson.
Almeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida slips under a jab from Stanson.
Almeida misses with a double jab
and Stanson counters with a good low kick that Almeida was not able to check.
Almeida falls off balance throwing a combination

so Stanson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stanson postures up and lands a big shot to Almeida's brow.
Stanson is in close to Almeida's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stanson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stanson looking to pass the guard.
Stanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Stanson from controlling successfully.
Stanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Almeida is retaining full guard.
Stanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stanson trying to control but Almeida is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson landing with the ground and pound.
Stanson distracts Almeida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stanson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Almeida has wrist control.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanson distracts Almeida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Stanson from controlling successfully.
Stanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stanson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stanson landing some decent shots from guard.
Stanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Almeida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanson works over Almeida with some ground and pound from guard.
Stanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stanson scoring with some ground and pound.
Stanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stanson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Almeida's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almeida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanson.
Almeida is breathing heavily.
Stanson slips a nice elbow through Almeida's hands, connecting with Almeida's forehead.
Stanson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Stanson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stanson is looking to slow Almeida down with leg kicks.
Almeida throws a series of strikes that have Stanson backpedaling.
A combination from Stanson does no damage.
Almeida tries to bum rush Stanson with a series of wild strikes but Stanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexandre Almeida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almeida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almeida throws a right hand that Stanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanson also avoids with ease.
Almeida scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanson. Almeida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanson throws out the jab.
Almeida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanson throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Almeida misses.
Almeida throws a right hand that Stanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanson also avoids with ease.
Alexandre Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanson throws a push kick but Almeida slaps the foot to one side.
Stanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stanson lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almeida throws a right hand that Stanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanson also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almeida moves away from the strike by Stanson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stanson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Almeida throws a right hand that Stanson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanson also avoids with ease.
Almeida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stanson lands an overhand right.
Stanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Almeida off the cage and back into range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Almeida crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stanson - the referee stops the clock and Almeida gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stanson. Almeida manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alexandre Almeida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanson throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almeida manages to avoid it.
Almeida throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stanson connects with a crisp jab.

Stanson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stanson lands some shots froms side control.
Stanson working the head with strikes.
Stanson working the head with strikes.
Stanson cracks Almeida with a big elbow.
Stanson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson working the ground and pound from side control.
Stanson is working Almeida over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stanson scores with a couple of short elbows.

Almeida is rocked!
Stanson lands an elbow.
Oh Almeida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almeida takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stanson lands a nice forearm strike.
Almeida seems to have got his legs back now.
Brian Stanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stanson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stanson cracks Almeida with a big right hand but Almeida just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stanson cracks Almeida with a big right hand but Almeida just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Stanson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Almeida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stanson working the ground and pound.

Stanson is trying to get an arm triangle but Almeida is defending well.
Almeida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stanson cracks Almeida with a big right hand but Almeida just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stanson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Almeida keeps working.
Stanson scoring with punches from side control.
Stanson working the ground and pound from side control.
Stanson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stanson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Almeida takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Stanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Stanson.
Stanson slips a jab and a cross from Almeida.
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanson.
Almeida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stanson throws a head kick that misses.
Almeida misses with a wild combination.
Almeida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Almeida misses with a few strikes there.

Stanson shoots in and gets a takedown into Almeida's guard.
Stanson is working Almeida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Almeida has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanson postures up and lands a big shot to Almeida's brow.
Stanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almeida is not content to let Stanson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida taking punishment in the form of punches.

Stanson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Almeida is trying to escape and Stanson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Almeida is forced to tap! Nice work there by Stanson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Stanson! Brian Stanson retains his welterweight title!
An intense looking Brian Stanson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I just want to thank everyone for coming out here and supporting me tonight. I also want to thank my coaches, my training partners, and my corner.'.