PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel comes to the cage accompanied by The Wizard by Black Sabbath. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emanuel
vs
Alves

187 cm
30
185 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

180 cm
32
181 lbs
14 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Malicestar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Emanuel scores with a head kick.
Alves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Emanuel.
Alves throws a series of punches but Emanuel avoids them all with ease.

Emanuel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Emanuel is thwarting Alves 's attempts to control the position.

Emanuel seems to be looking for submissions.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emanuel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves wants to improve his position but Emanuel is controlling well.
Alves trying to control here.
Alves has his hands clasped together around Emanuel's back. He's all about the action.
Alves is refusing to be controlled, as Emanuel sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emanuel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.

Emanuel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alves is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel working away.
Alves bucks up and tries to throw Emanuel off but instead Emanuel has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves tries to roll but Emanuel sticks to his back.
Emanuel is trying to stick to Alves 's back but Alves is turning into Emanuel. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Emanuel's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alves .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emanuel wants to get back to his feet but Alves passes into half guard.
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 wants to control but Emanuel is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alves lands strikes from half guard.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emanuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves .
Emanuel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alves is trying to control the action in half guard but Emanuel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Emanuel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alves .
Emanuel is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves forces his way into half guard.
Emanuel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves .
Emanuel pushes Alves off but Alves dives into side control.
Alves wants to control but Emanuel is keeping him busy.
Alves connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Emanuel some visible discomfort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel wants to get back to his feet but Alves drags him back down.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Emanuel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Alves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Emanuel down.
Alves lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Emanuel bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emanuel.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Alves throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Emanuel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Emanuel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Emanuel shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Emanuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emanuel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Alves .
Alves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alves .
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emanuel misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a series of strikes. Emanuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.
Alves looks to land a combination but Emanuel avoids it well.
Emanuel misses with the combination.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves dips to his left and cracks Emanuel with an uppercut!
Emanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emanuel is looking to land body kicks.
Emanuel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emanuel is out of range.
Emanuel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emanuel misses with a body kick.
Emanuel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Emanuel's head but Emanuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emanuel's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Emanuel.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Emanuel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emanuel.

Emanuel drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emanuel's brow.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Emanuel blocks it.
Emanuel can't get the takedown.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Emanuel is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Emanuel.

Alves 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Emanuel moves into the clinch successfully.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Alves lands a nice elbow.

Emanuel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Alves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alves is looking to control Emanuel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alves avoid being mounted?
Emanuel prevents Alves from improving his position.
Alves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emanuel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emanuel's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves cracks Emanuel with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Emanuel from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Emanuel trying to get back to his feet but Alves is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Emanuel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Alves scores with a four punch combination!
Emanuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves .
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Emanuel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Emanuel blocks the low kick.
Emanuel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alves wants it to stay on the feet.
Emanuel leaves Alves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Emanuel pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Emanuel keeps him there for the moment.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Alves .
Alves misses with a body punch.
Emanuel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alves pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves digs a right hand underneath Emanuel's ribcage. Emanuel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Emanuel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Alves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Emanuel's best efforts.
Alves is pressing down on Emanuel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emanuel won't allow Alves to sweep him here.
Alves wants to hit a switch here but Emanuel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Alves there!
Alves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves taking shots to the head.
Emanuel prevents Alves from getting the reversal.
Emanuel raining down hammerfists from mount.
Emanuel prevents Alves from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alves tries to hold on but Emanuel pushes him away.
Emanuel tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Alves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emanuel controlling from the full mount.
Alves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves working to try and regain half guard.
Emanuel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alves slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Emanuel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Alves trying to control here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Alves . Those never looked like landing.
Emanuel needs to keep his hands up - Alves had a free shot at his head there.

Emanuel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emanuel goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Emanuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Emanuel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emanuel showed some decent athleticism there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel controlling the pace.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Emanuel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 trying to control here.
Emanuel slows the pace down in half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is looking to advance position but Alves won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matthew Emanuel.
Emanuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Emanuels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emanuel shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emanuel throws a lazy head kick
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves wants to clinch up but Emanuel keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emanuel misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel tries for a takedown but Alves circles away easily
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Alves misses.
Alves tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves .
Alves fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emanuel is out of range.
Emanuel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Emanuel counters with an inside leg kick.
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Alves throws a series of punches but Emanuel moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emanuel momentarily.
Emanuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves .
Emanuel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emanuel moves away.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Emanuel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Emanuel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alves trying to control but Emanuel postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Emanuel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thiago Alves .
Well Alves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Thiago Alves !
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Thiago Alves !
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Thiago Alves !

Thiago Alves wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Thiago Alves took to the microphone: 'Do you quack? Do you quak like a duck when you suck!!! Hey after party at my place- I need a blow job!!! Gina!! I know your out there come on baby!!!!'.