PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Stahli-ULTRAnumb. Michael Alves has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Alves
vs
Kang

178 cm
29
170 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

177 cm
27
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Kang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang lands a jab-cross combination.
Kang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kang is able to avoid easily.

Kang pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Kang misses with a punch to the body.
Kang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves connects with an inside leg kick.
Kang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kang looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Kang misses with a body shot.
Kang throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Kang. Those never looked like landing.
Kang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves looks to land a body kick but Kang moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alves blocks a head kick by Kang.
Alves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kang lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
Nice straight punches there by Alves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alves.
Kang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
A right-left combo lands from Alves.
Alves lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Kang moves out of range easily.
Kang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alves on the side of the head.
Kang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves looks for the body kick but Kang saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kang.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Kang darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves scores with a knee to the head.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Kang has double underhooks.
Kang tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Kang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kang tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a body shot
letting Kang counter with a right hand.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kang.

Kang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kang with a knee to the head.
Kang trying to land knees to the body.

Alves breaks from the clinch.
Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kang. Kang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Kang gets a clinch.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kang avoids a kick to the body.
Kang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves misses the jab.
Alves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

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!
Alves throws a hook but Kang blocks it.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Kang scores with a leg kick.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Alves misses with a low kick as Kang jumps back.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Alves is breathing heavily.

Kang forces Alves back against the cage and clinches.
Kang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves can't break the clinch.
Kang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kang is trying to break the clinch but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Alves 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.

Kang has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Kang tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Kang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Kang breaks the clinch.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves walks into a stiff left hand from Kang.
Kang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Michael Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Alves.
Nice body kick from Alves.
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!
Kang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kang is breathing heavily.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kang's calf.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victor Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves throws a series of punches but Kang moves out of range.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves throws a right hand that Kang ducks under and follows up with a left that Kang also avoids with ease.
Alves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kang.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alves. Kang shrugs it off though.
Kang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alves lands a nice shot that snaps Kang's head back.
Alves throws a jab when Kang was well out of range.
Kang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alves.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Kang.
Kang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kang lands a slapping body shot.
Alves throws a front kick aimed at Kang's knee but Kang avoids it well.
Kang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kang avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Kang.

Kang instigates a clinch.
Kang is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Kang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves moves out of range as Kang throws a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kang is looking to control Alves's arms but Alves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kang has his back to the cage.
Kang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Kang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves looks for the body kick but Kang saw that one coming.

Kang clinches with his opponent.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kang has him pressed against the cage.
Kang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kang landing knees to the head.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Kang moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves sizes up Kang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kang tries a head kick but it misses.

Kang rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Kang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Alves tries to keep at a distance but Kang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kang has him pressed against the cage.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves throws a head kick that misses
and Kang counters with a series of strikes. Alves will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Kang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alves plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Kang darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves is trying to break free.
Alves is trying to push Kang away but Kang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Kang throws a head kick that misses.
Kang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alves.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Kang tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Kang drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
Alves tries to circle away but Kang has him pinned against the cage.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Kang connects with a crisp jab.
Kang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Kang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Kang has double underhooks.

Kang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alves.
Alves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kang lands with a shot to the body.

Kang moves into the clinch.
Kang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves misses the body punch
and Kang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Alves does it's job there.
Kang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Alves throws a head kick but Kang moves out of range.
Alves stalks Kang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kang's face. Kang staggers backwards, shaken.
Kang slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Alves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kang misses with a head kick.
Kang throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.

Kang moves into the clinch successfully.
Kang throws a knee to the head but misses.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kang clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Kang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang looking to stall.
Victor Kang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kang has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kang has managed to clinch.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kang connects with a right hand. Alves shakes it off.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Michael Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kang instigates a clinch.
Alves blocks a body shot from Kang.
Kang lands a damaging elbow.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Kang.
I think Alves 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Alves!
A very excited looking Michael Alves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.