PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth . Jaa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anna Molly by Incubus. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alves
vs
Jaa

180 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

172 cm
30
183 lbs
21 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaa as he avoids it easily.
Jaa misses with a leg kick
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaa wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side

and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Jaa didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jaa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jaa is trying to control the position but Alves postures up.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jaa is trying to buck Alves off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Jaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jaa wants to get back to his feet but Alves drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Jaa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Alves goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jaa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alves's guard! Nice work there by Jaa!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa tries to stand but Alves is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alves holds on and takes a little breather.
Alves keeping full guard, as Jaa tries to pass.
Alves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alves dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jaa's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves looking to finish with strikes here!
Alves scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jaa?
Alves throws some wild stikes that Jaa manages to avoid easily.
Jaa wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves landing punches.
Alves controlling from the full mount.
Jaa is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jaa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jaa working to try and regain half guard.
Alves scoring with strikes but Jaa is staying in there.
Alves thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Alves with the ground and pound from mount.
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 misses with a head shot.
Jaa wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Jaa is working to get back to half guard.
Alves lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jaa is in a horrible position here. Alves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alves raining down hammerfists from mount.
Alves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jaa is working to get back to half guard.
Alves in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alves raining down hammerfists from mount.
Alves lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Jaa is rocked!
Jaa is trying to escape the mount.
Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jaa looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Alves dominated that 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.

Jaa blocks a jab.
Jaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jaa misses with a kick to the body.
Alves blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaa can do to turn this around?
Jaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alves blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Alves punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jaa defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Jaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves's head.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alves throws a low kick, looking for Jaa's leg but Jaa calmly moves out of range.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jaa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jaa is trying to keep Alves in close.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Fernando Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alves seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jaa for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fernando Alves.
Alves misses with a leg kick.
Alves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaa. Jaa obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaa in his tracks.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves throws a jab when Jaa was well out of range.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaa moves away.
Jaa throws out a leg kick but Alves moves out of range and Jaa only half commits.
Jaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaa scrambles back to his feet.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Jaa moved out of range.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Alves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alves creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jaa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alves working the ground and pound.
Jaa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alves is keen to just control but Jaa is a slippery customer.
Jaa tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
Jaa tries to kick Alves off but Alves keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Alves trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.

Alves is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alves is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa wants to get back to full guard.
Alves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jaa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Alves dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A jab from Alves misses.

Alves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jaa to the ground. Alves is now in Jaa's guard.
Alves pushing down on Jaa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alves slips a nice elbow through Jaa's hands, connecting with Jaa's forehead.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alves is in close to Jaa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jaa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jaa is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Jaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alves is out of range and Jaa settles back down.
Alves takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Alves blocks a leg kick.
Alves checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Jaa saw that one coming.
Jaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alves checks it well.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Jaa misses
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaa's head.
Alves avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Alves with a hook.
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Alves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves scores with a shot to the body.
Fernando Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves 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.
Jaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses
and Alves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alves scores with a jab.
Jaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alves lands an overhand right.
Alves connects with a body shot.
Alves scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alves is out of range and Jaa settles back down.
Jaa misses with a kick to the body
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves checks the leg kick.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaa. That did some damage!
Alves scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa walks into a jab.
Alves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alves punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves digs a good body shot into Jaa's ribs.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alves connects with a solid leg kick.

Alves scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fernando Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alves lands a nice short elbow.
Alves landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alves connects with a nice short shot to Jaa's temple.

Jaa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Alves is looking for a kimura but Jaa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alves to get the leverage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Alves!
A very excited looking Fernando Alves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.