PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anajo comes into the arena with Ghostbusters blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anajo
vs
Alves

174 cm
25
137 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

182 cm
34
148 lbs
28 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Alves misses.
Anajo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ketsuno Anajo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anajo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anajo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anajo connects with a solid leg kick.
Alves moves out of range of the leg kick from Anajo.
Anajo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
Anajo swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Anajo is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Anajo.
Alves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anajo misses with a body shot

and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Anajo didn't expect that.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Anajo is keeping the position.
Anajo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anajo looking for a sweep. Not yet Anajo, not yet.
Alves lands a couple of elbows.
Anajo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anajo's head.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anajo is keeping the position for now.
Alves content to stall in guard here.
Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anajo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alves is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anajo trying to control the position.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Alves throws an elbow that misses. Anajo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alves's guard. Nice move by Anajo!

Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anajo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves looking for a guillotine here but Anajo defends easily.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Anajo from controlling successfully.

Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anajo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anajo tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.

Anajo stands up and waves to Alves to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alves feints and as Anajo raises his hands in defense, Alves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Alvesis looking to pass into half guard but Anajo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anajo is in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Anajo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anajo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anajo trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Alves has his foot on Anajo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anajo works his way back into a safe position though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Anajo from controlling successfully.
Alves is trying to keep Anajo in close.
Anajo wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Anajo wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Alves throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Anajo escapes and throws Alves's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Alves is trying to control Anajo's posture but Anajo avoids it.
Alves is looking for a sweep.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anajo working away.
Alves might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anajo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alves gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anajo uses his free foot to push down on Alves's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alves.
Anajo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves is not content to let Anajo control the position.

Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Anajo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anajo - that will leave a mark!
Alves walks into a straight right hand from Anajo.
Anajo throws a wild body kick that Alves sees coming a mile off.
Anajo lands with an overhand left.
Anajo throws a low kick but Alves moves out of range easily.
Anajo takes one to the side of the head.
Anajo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
Anajo throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anajo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anajo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anajo lands a nice hook to Alves's body. Alves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anajo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alves checks a leg kick.
Anajo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anajo tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Alves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alves lands a jab to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anajo.
Anajo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Anajo misses.
Anajo throws a chopping leg kick but Alves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anajo moves away from the strike by Alves.
Anajo misses with a body kick.
Anajo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anajo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anajo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anajo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anajo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ketsuno Anajo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Alves.
Anajo swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Anajo. Those never looked like landing.
Ketsuno Anajo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Alves scores with a takedown into Anajo's guard.
Alves working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Alves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anajo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.

Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anajo wants to control but Alves is keeping busy.
Alves is trying to control. Anajo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anajo is trying to get back to full guard.
Anajo trying to control from the bottom.

Alves seems to be looking for submissions.
Anajo is looking to control Alves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anajo avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves winds up and cracks Anajo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anajo is refusing to be controlled, as Alves sits in half guard.
Anajo is trying to get back to full guard.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anajo has a hand on Alves's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Alves takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves with a couple of short strikes.
Alves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anajo is squirming around, avoiding Alves's attempts to control the action.
Kendall Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves thowing shots but they're missing.
Alves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Anajo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alves cracks Anajo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves trying to control but Anajo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anajo working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Anajo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anajo tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves landing punches.

Anajo is rocked!
Alves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anajo is looking to escape.
Oh Anajo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alves unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Anajo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Alves celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kendall Alves!
An intense looking Kendall Alves took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Kendal Alves jiu jutsu at Saboteur's Playground! Thanks for watching.'.