PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mex Ico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Valentine
vs
Ico

185 cm
27
193 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

180 cm
23
200 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mex Ico!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ico jabs Valentine right on the nose. Valentine blinks but takes it well.
Ico takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ico throws a lazy head kick
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Valentine lands a nice looking body kick.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Ico. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine misses the shot to the body.
Valentine throws a hook but Ico blocks it.
Valentine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ico walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valentine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valentine fails with the takedown.
Valentine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentine throws a sloppy head kick and Ico moves out of range easily.
Ico fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valentine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Valentine misses with the combination.

Valentine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ico is trying to improve his position.
Ico is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ico is trying to control Valentine's posture but Valentine avoids it.

Valentine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ico, who protects the arm well.
Valentine creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine working the head with strikes.
Valentine connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ico some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ico is looking for a sweep.
Ico is not content to let Valentine control the position.
The strikes coming from Valentine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ico is not content to let Valentine control the position.
You can see the frustration on Ico's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Valentine lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a nice forearm strike.
Ico manages to work his way to half guard, despite Valentine's best efforts.

Valentine is looking for a kimura here.
Ico is trying to stand up here but Valentine is controlling him well.
Valentine works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Valentine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ico prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Valentine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine landing shots from mount.

Ico is rocked!
Valentine landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ico is still in real trouble! Can Valentine finish him?
Valentine lands a big elbow - Ico is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ico is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexander Valentine!
In his post fight interview, Alexander Valentine gave a big smile as he said 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.