PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Van Persie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Alves had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
Van Persie

178 cm
20
169 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

186 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Van Persie!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alves has Van Persie up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Persie avoids the damage to the body.
Alves slows down the pace here.
Van Persie is trying to stall.
Van Persie working hard to break the clinch.
Alves stalling.
Van Persie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Persie looking for a takedown.
Van Persie throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Alves manages to pull guard.
Van Persie is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.
Van Persie trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Persie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alves's guard.
Alves seems keen to control Van Persie's posture.
Van Persie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Robin Van Persie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.

Alves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Van Persie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Persie is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alves asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alves controlling the position.
Alves is putting a hurting on Van Persie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Van Persie is trying to buck Alves off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves lands an elbow.
Alves staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves grinds an elbow into Van Persie's temple.
Alves is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Van Persie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Persie wants to control but Alves postures up.
Alves cracks Van Persie with a big elbow.
Van Persie is trying to escape the position but Alves is controlling the position.

Alves wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van Persie, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here as Alves stalls from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Persie wants to get back to his feet but Alves drags him back down.
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 keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Persie throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.

Alves rushes Van Persie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Alves successfully pulls guard.
Alves pulls Van Persie in to control the position.
Van Persie trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Van Persie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Persie wants to stand but Alves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Van Persie from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Robin Van Persie wasn't active enough on the ground.

Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves slows down the pace here.
Alves tries to pull guard but Van Persie holds him up against the cage and eventually Alves drops back down to his feet.
Alves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Persie backwards.
Alves just leaning against Van Persie, taking a breather.
Van Persie tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Van Persie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves prevents Van Persie from breaking the clinch.
Van Persie takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Alves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Persie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Persie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Persie is trying to break the clinch but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Alves successfully pulls guard.
Alves trying to strike off his back.
Van Persie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Persie stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves controlling the position.
Van Persie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Persie wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Robin Van Persie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Persie throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Persie moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Van Persie misses with a head kick.

Alves decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Alves is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Persie sees it coming and defends easily.
Alves prevents Van Persie from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Persie wants to get back to his feet.
Van Persie is breathing heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Alves dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Persie misses with an uppercut. Alves saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Van Persie.

Alves closes the distance and pushes Van Persie back into the cage.
Van Persie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Persie trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Persie into the cage.

Alves is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Van Persie can't fight it off and eventually Alves manages to take the fight to the floor. Van Persie looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Persie wants to get back to his feet but Alves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Van Persie is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.
Alves advances position into side control!
Alves remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves prevents Van Persie from escaping the position.
Van Persie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Persie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alves connects with a decent elbow.
Van Persie is trying to buck Alves off.
Alves taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Persie keeps working.
Van Persie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Van Persie looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Alves just wasn't active enough.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Alves moves into range and clinches up with Van Persie.
Alves effectively controlling the action here.
Van Persie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alves is keeping busy.
Nick Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

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