PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ned Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm has chosen ThunderStruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jim Storm acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Alonso
vs
Storm

169 cm
25
157 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

172 cm
31
162 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Storm!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alonso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Storm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alonso scoring with punches and elbows.
Storm is trying to improve his position.
Alonso works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alonso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Storm on the ground.
Storm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alonso slips a nice elbow through Storm's hands, connecting with Storm's forehead.

Storm looking for submissions off his back.
Alonso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Storm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Storm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Storm looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Alonso there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alonso winds up and cracks Storm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alonso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Storm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Storm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alonso pulls his head out easily.
Alonso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Storm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Storm looking for submissions off his back.
Storm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alonso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Storm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Storm gets back to full guard.

Storm isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Alonso stacks Storm on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Alonso!
Check out the look on Alonso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Storm is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso working over Storm with some ground and pound. Storm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Storm looking for submissions off his back.
Alonso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alonso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Storm keeps working.

Storm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alonso pulls his head out easily.
Alonso winds up and cracks Storm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alonso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alonso lands with a punch from half guard.
Alonso working the head and body with strikes.

Storm actively working from the bottom here.

Storm looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Storm actively working from the bottom here.
Alonso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alonso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Storm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alonso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Storm actively working from the bottom here.

Storm looking for subs from the bottom but Alonso mounts him!
Alonso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alonso punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alonso lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Storm hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso dominating with strikes here.

Storm is rocked!
Alonso postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Storm in real trouble here! The ref calls for Storm to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ned Alonso!