PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Alves
vs
Andersson

178 cm
18
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kristian Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Alves checks a leg kick.
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Andersson gets tackled into the cage by Alves. Alves maintains the clinch.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersson closes the distance but Alves moves to the side

and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Andersson looks gassed!
Alves scoring with punches to the head and body.
Andersson wants to stand and escape but Alves is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Andersson is keeping the position.
Alves trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Alves controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersson, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Alves.

Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alves trying to control the action but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Alves is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alves cracks Andersson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Alves.
Andersson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves trying to control but Andersson is having none of it.
Alves scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alves scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Andersson tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
Alves lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Andersson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andersson taking shots to the head.
Alves working the ground and pound effectively.
Alves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Andersson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Alves tries to control but Andersson wriggling away.

Alves looking for a guillotine from mount but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson is squirming around, avoiding Alves's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alves looking to control but Andersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Andersson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson is in a horrible position here. Alves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Alves dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andersson swivels and escapes.

Alves rushes Andersson and presses him up against the cage.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
Andersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Alves ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Alves looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Andersson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alves missing with punches from the bottom.
Andersson prevents Alves from improving his position.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
Alves is controlling Andersson's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves missing with punches from the bottom.
Alves trying to hold on to Andersson's head to control him but Andersson postures up.
Alves tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Alves.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alves is defended easily by Andersson.
Alves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves looks for a takedown but Andersson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andersson lands a jab.
Alves shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andersson defends it nicely.
Andersson looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
Andersson jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andersson as he avoids it easily.
Andersson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Alves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Andersson's guard.
Alves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alves wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
Alves lands a couple of elbows.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alves wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves passes Andersson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alves seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson is staying active underneath Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Alves is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Andersson sees it coming and defends easily.

Alves is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Andersson sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves prevents Andersson from standing back up.
Alves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andersson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Alves dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alves forces Andersson back against the cage and clinches.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves wants to take the fight to the mat but Andersson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alves jumps guard but Andersson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Alves jumps guard and drags Andersson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alves trying to control the position.
Alves controlling Andersson's posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Nick Alves wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Andersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andersson to score with a decent uppercut.
Andersson slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves has a takedown stuffed.
Andersson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andersson misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alves is defended easily by Andersson.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kristian Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - Andersson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.

Alves gets a double leg takedown into Andersson's guard.
Alves stops Andersson from standing up.
Alves passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves controlling the action here.

Alves wants to work for an arm triangle but Andersson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alves trying to control but Andersson is having none of it.
Alves controlling his opponent.
Andersson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andersson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alves looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Alves looking for a guillotine from mount but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
Alves lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nick Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andersson throws a strike from the bottom but Alves uses the opportunity to take his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Andersson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Alves.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Alves!