PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi Alves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Avila
vs
Alves

177 cm
29
156 lbs
19 - 8 - 2

167 cm
30
149 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Alves!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila misses with a low kick.
Avila throws a body kick that misses.
Avila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Alves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Avila under the eye.
Avila takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Avila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Avila blocks a leg kick.
Avila throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Alves tenderised Avila's leg. Avila is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Alves lands a jab to Avila's midsection.
Avila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tommy Avila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Avila misses
and Alves counters with a right hand to the body.
Avila lunges at Alves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alves's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Avila avoids the head kick by Alves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice head kick!
Avila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Avila throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Avila throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tommy Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Avila throws a leg kick but Alves checks it.
A low kick from Avila is predictable there
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Avila.
Avila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Avila shows good takedown defense.
Avila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves scores with a one two! Avila had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Alves closes the distance and pushes Avila back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Avila or not.
Avila has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avila drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Avila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Avila ducks right into an uppercut from Alves.
Avila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Avila tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Alves misses with an uppercut
and Avila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avila takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Avila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Avila misses with a head kick.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Avila's calf.
Avila swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Avila is predictable there
and Avila takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avila tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alves is able to avoid easily.
Avila looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
Avila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Avila scores with a kick to the body.
Alves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Avila throws a push kick but Alves slaps the foot to one side.
Avila throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves cracks Avila with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick from Avila.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Avila moves out of range easily.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Avila throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Avila.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Avila misses.
Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Avila. Avila circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alves throws a body punch but Avila moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Alves blocks the leg kick.
Alves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Avilas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila looks to land a body kick but Alves moved away.
Avila throws out a powerful jab.
Alves blocks a head kick by Avila.
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Avila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Avila as Alves shoots in.
Tommy Avila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davi Alves.
Avila stuffs the takedown.
A low kick from Avila is predictable there
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Avila will probably get the nod.
That's time! Avila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Avila throws a low kick but Alves avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Avila checks a leg kick.
Avila attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.
Alves throws a low kick but it's checked well by Avila.
Tommy Avila is winning the standup battle so far.
Avila misses with a low kick.
Alves lands a jab to Avila's midsection.
Avila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Avila.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
Avila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Avila misses with a leg kick.
Avila misses with a low kick as Alves jumps back.
A low kick from Avila misses
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Avila wants to slow Alves down by chopping away at his legs.
Avila throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Avila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Avila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good shot there by Alves.
Avila defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.

Avila gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alves to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alves passes Avila's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Avila is trying to control but can't.
Avila regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvesis looking to pass into half guard but Avila pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Avila is in guard.
Avila won't allow Alves to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Alves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Avila passes into half guard.
Alves wants to improve his position but Avila is controlling well.
Avila sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though.
Alves regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.

Alves looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Avila is defending well. Alves quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Avila has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Alves celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Davi Alves!
Davi Alves thanked the fans post fight for their support.