PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Alford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hevi Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Alford has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Alford
vs
Hitter

204 cm
21
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Alford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hevi Hitter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alford has managed to clinch.
Hitter wants a takedown.
Alford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alford avoiding damage as Hitter throws knees to the body.
Hitter jumps guard but Alford stands there with Hitter around his waist. Hitter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hitter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alford smiles and moves away.
Felix Alford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hevi Hitter.

Alford moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hitter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alford just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alford after a bit of a struggle.
Hitter prevents the takedown attempt.
Hitter is trying to break the clinch but Alford is controlling him.
Hitter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alford prevents it.
Hitter jumps guard but Alford stands there with Hitter around his waist. Hitter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alford wants a takedown.
Hitter prevents a takedown attempt there.

Alford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alford avoids the head kick by Hitter.
Hitter shoots in and drives through. Alford sprawls well.

Alford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alford scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hitter to see if he's OK.
Hitter can't do much from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alford throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hitter works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Alford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like Alford is going to stand back up.

Alford is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hitter sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alford.

Alford is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hitter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hitter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hitter.
Alford trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hitter's guard.
Hitter controls Alford momentarily but Alford frees himself.
Hitter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hitter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alford lands a couple of elbows.
Hitter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hitter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hitter is looking to stand up but Alford isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alford is in close to Hitter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Alford 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.

Hitter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hitter. Those never looked like landing.

Hitter clinches with his opponent.
Hitter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hitter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alford fails with a takedown attempt.

Alford drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alford postures up.

Hitter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alford passes into side control.
Hitter wants to control but Alford postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alford working the body and head with strikes.
Alford in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hitter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alford.
Felix Alford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hitter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Alford has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hevi Hitter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Alford shoots in and gets a takedown into Hitter's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Alford stands up from Hitter's guard - Alford perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hitter is breathing heavily.
Alford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hitter pinned against the cage. Hitter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alford shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Alford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hitter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alford's guard.
Hitter advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Alford is being controlled here.
Hitter wants to stand but Alford is controlling his arm.

Hitter decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alford tries for a takedown but Hitter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alford fails with a takedown attempt.

Hitter closes the distance and pushes Alford back into the cage.
Hitter is trying to push Alford away but Alford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alford has Hitter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hitter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hitter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alford thows a leg kick but Hitter checks it

and Hitter counters by moving into the clinch.
Hitter is trying to pull guard but Alford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hitter tries to pull guard but Alford holds him up against the cage and eventually Hitter drops back down to his feet.
Hitter fails to pull the fight into his 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitter is trying to pull guard but Alford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hitter fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Felix Alford will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Alford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hitter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hitter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alford moves out of range as Hitter strikes.
Alford goes for a double leg but Hitter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hitter continues to drive forward.
Hitter tries to pull guard but Alford holds him up against the cage and eventually Hitter drops back down to his feet.
Hitter jumps guard but Alford stands there with Hitter around his waist. Hitter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Felix Alford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hevi Hitter.
Alford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hitter.
Hitter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hitter jumps guard but Alford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Hitter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hitter is fending him off so far but Alford persists. Nope, Hitter circles away and we're back to standing.

Alford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hitter is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alford to keep the fight standing.
Hitter tries to work over Alford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hitter struggles to land a body shot inside as Alford controls his hands.
Hitter prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alford tries for a takedown. No joy.

Alford pulls guard successfully.
Hitter trying to control but Alford is working from the bottom.
Hitter forces his way into half guard.
Hitter wants to control but Alford is keeping him busy.
Alford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hitter wants to control from the top but Alford keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alford has control of Hitter's left arm, preventing Hitter from doing any damage.
Alford looking for a sweep. Not yet Alford, not yet.

Hevi Hitter has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Alford gets caught flat footed, as Hitter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hitter wants to control from the top but Alford keeps moving.
Alford is adopting a defensive guard.
Hitter wants to pass the guard but Alford is keeping the position.
Alford trying to control the position here.
Alford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hitter takes the fight into the clinch.
Hitter working hard to break the clinch.
Hitter is trying to pull guard but Alford has him pressed against the cage.
Alford gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hitter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alford blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hevi Hitter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Felix Alford!