PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guerreiro by Curumin. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Alves
vs
Bronson

169 cm
30
171 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

176 cm
35
183 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear ($9 shirts)

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves dives in for a single leg takedown but Bronson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bronson tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Bronson trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bronson into the cage.
Bronson avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronson prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves works on Bronson's body with a couple of short punches.
Alves tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bronson.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alves avoiding damage.
Bronson is leaning against Alves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bronson misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Bronson avoids the damage to the body.
Bronson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Alves.
Nice body punch from Alves - that landed with a thud.
Alves works on Bronson's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Bronson blocks a body shot from Alves.
Alves tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bronson lands a shot to the body.
Bronson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves keeps control of Bronson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Bronson tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronson's elbow.
Bronson prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronsons head.
Alves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
Alves digs a right hand into Bronson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bronson's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alves.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bronson is looking to control Alves's arms but Alves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bronson has his back to the cage.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Bronson controls the action.
Alves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson lands a left hand.
Alves cracks Bronson with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alves works on Bronson's body with a couple of short punches.
Bronson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Alves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alves.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
Bronson blocks a body shot from Alves.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Bronson avoids the damage to the body.
Bronson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson taking a breather.
Alves cracks Bronson with a nice body shot.
Alves lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bronson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Bronson tries to break free but Alves pushes him back against the cage.
Bronson takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Alves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alves throws a head kick that misses
and Bronson counters with a leg kick.
Alves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson moves out of range as Alves throws a body kick.
Bronson scores with a jab.
Bronson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bronson moves out of range of the body kick from Alves.
An inside leg kick from Alves misses.
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bronson.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Bronson's head but Bronson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves is looking to score with low kicks.
Alves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bronson at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Bronson blocks the low kick.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Alves scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson 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.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Bronson walks into a jab.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Bronson moves out of range easily.
Alves connects with the punch.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.

Alves closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alves lands in his opponent's guard.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Bronson is keeping the position.
Alves landing some decent shots from guard.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alves!
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alves sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves manages to get to full guard.
Bronson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves is looking to sweep but instead, Bronson has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Bronson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Alves to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bronson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Alves pulls down on the head and he's put Bronson to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Guilherme Alves!
Post fight, Guilherme Alves took to the microphone: 'Happy to be back here at home in BFT. I will have my belt back soon enough...'.