PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haffaz Aladeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Nales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Aladeen
vs
Nales

185 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Haffaz Aladeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rusty Nales!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nales throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aladeen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aladeen ducks under a wild hook from Nales.
Aladeen throws a body punch but Nales moves out of range.

Nales closes the distance and clinches.
Aladeen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aladeen trying to land knees to the body.
Nales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aladeen trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Aladeen.
Nales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nales jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aladeen walks away with a smile on his face. Nales gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nales misses with a few strikes there.
Aladeen dodges the punch combination from Nales.
Nales scores with a jab to the head.
Nales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nales tries to clinch up.
Aladeen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nales on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aladeen. Aladeen obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haffaz Aladeen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Nales lands a left and a right that send Aladeen crashing to the mat, dazed. Nales thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Aladeen is rocked!
Rusty Nales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nales tries to clinch but Aladeen moves out of range.
Oh Aladeen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aladeen looks to land a right hand but Nales moved out of range.
Aladeen throws a leg kick but Nales moved away.
Aladeen seems to have got his legs back now.
Nales misses with a jab, cross combination.

Nales drops Aladeen with a beautiful combination! Aladeen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nales is looking for the KO!
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!
Aladeen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aladeen slaps away a takedown attempt from Nales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haffaz Aladeen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Nales.
Aladeen connects with a right hand. Nales shakes it off.
Nales fails with an attempt to clinch.

Nales dives in and scores a takedown into Aladeen's guard.
Nales trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aladeen's guard.
Aladeen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nales throwing strikes from guard but Aladeen blocks nicely.

Aladeen working for a triangle but Nales defends it easily.
Nales throwing strikes from guard but Aladeen blocks nicely.
Nales distracts Aladeen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aladeen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aladeen keeping moving, preventing Nales from controlling successfully.
Nales engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Aladeen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aladeen throws a head kick but Nales moves out of range.
Nales tried to score with a low kick but Aladeen checks it.
Aladeen throws a head kick that half lands.
Nales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aladeen avoids it really well and circles away.
Aladeen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nales shoots in looking for a takedown. Aladeen tries to sprawl out of it but Nales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aladeen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Aladeen finds it's target.
Nales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aladeen's waist but Aladeen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nales off to one side.
Nales scores with a three punch combo!
Aladeen throws a head kick that misses.
Aladeen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nales throws a jab but it's blocked by Aladeen.
Aladeen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Nales 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.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aladeen, right into the meat.
Aladeen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nales tries to clinch there but Aladeen circles away.
Nales throws the kick towards the body but Aladeen avoids it.
Nales throws a right and a left that Aladeen avoids nicely.
Nales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aladeen pinned against the cage. Aladeen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aladeen throws out a loose jab but Nales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rusty Nales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aladeen tries to clinch but Nales is having none of it.

Aladeen rushes Nales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nales drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aladeen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aladeen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nales.
Haffaz Aladeen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Nales.
Aladeen prevents a body shot from Nales.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aladeen breaks from the clinch.
Aladeen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aladeen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nales is looking to clinch but Aladeen is avoiding it.
Aladeen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nales checks it well.
Aladeen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aladeen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aladeen cracks Nales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Aladeen there.

Nales scores with a takedown into Aladeen's guard.
Nales wants to control from the top but Aladeen keeps moving.
Nales throws an elbow that misses. Aladeen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nales's guard. Nice move by Aladeen!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nales lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nales preventing the sweep.
Aladeen trying to keep a closed guard but Nales is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nales working some strikes from top position.
Aladeen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nales trying to control but Aladeen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aladeen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aladeen keeping moving, preventing Nales from controlling successfully.
Nales wants to stand and escape but instead Aladeen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Nales manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aladeen manages to get himself to full guard.

Aladeen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nales trying to control but Aladeen is working from the bottom.

Aladeen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nales defends well.
Nales wants to control from the top but Aladeen keeps moving.
Nales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nales sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aladeen's guard.
Aladeen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haffaz Aladeen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Aladeen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Nales.
Nice sprawl there from Aladeen as Nales shoots in.
Aladeen lands a leg kick that knocks Nales off balance momentarily.
Nales has a takedown stuffed.
Aladeen throws a low kick, looking for Nales's leg but Nales calmly moves out of range.
Aladeen lands the left hand.
Nales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aladeen pinned against the cage. Aladeen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haffaz Aladeen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Nales.
Donk. Nales catches Aladeen right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aladeen connects with a solid leg kick.

Nales moves into range and clinches up with Aladeen.
Aladeen scores with a knee to the head.
Nales misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aladeen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nales.
Nales stalling in the clinch but Aladeen improves position.
Aladeen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aladeen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nales backwards.

Nales breaks the clinch.
Aladeen dodges the punch combination from Nales.
Aladeen tries to clinch but Nales is having none of it.
Aladeen avoids a punch combination nicely.

Nales closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aladeen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aladeen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nales wants to get up but he can't break Aladeen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Aladeen has Nales pulled in close to control his posture.
Nales throws a big elbow that misses.

Aladeen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nales defends it easily.
Aladeen keeping moving, preventing Nales from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aladeen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nales's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aladeen feints and then cracks Nales's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nales down.
Nales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rusty Nales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nales moves out of range of the leg kick from Aladeen.
Nales takes a swing at Aladeen's ribcage but misses.

Nales changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aladeen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nales misses with the ground and pound.

Nales decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aladeen lands a leg kick that knocks Nales off balance momentarily.
Aladeen throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nales is looking to clinch but Aladeen is avoiding it.
Nales misses with a takedown attempt - Aladeen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nales checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aladeen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aladeen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nales is out of range and Aladeen settles back down.
Aladeen keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aladeen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nales. That did some damage!
Nales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aladeen throws a chopping leg kick but Nales manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aladeen throws a sloppy head kick and Nales moves out of range easily.
Nales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aladeen throws a leg kick that misses.

Nales fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aladeen to the ground. Nales is now in Aladeen's guard.
Nales throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haffaz Aladeen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aladeen 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haffaz Aladeen!