PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth . Hjelmslev has chosen I Touch Myself as his entrance music. 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
Hjelmslev

180 cm
33
185 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

182 cm
35
180 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjelmslev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Alves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hjelmslev. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hjelmslev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Alves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hjelmslev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alves controls the pace.
Hjelmslev wants to stand but Alves is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves stands and throws Hjelmslev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Alves.
Hjelmslev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hjelmslev tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves tries to control but Hjelmslev wriggling away.
Alves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hjelmslev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Alves.
Hjelmslev is trying desperately to improve position.
Alves landing strikes from the mount.
Hjelmslev's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Alves content just to control the position here.
Hjelmslev tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to control but Hjelmslev has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Alves 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.
Hjelmslev tries to get to full guard but Alves has control of the leg.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hjelmslev is defending against the submission attempts here by Alves.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alves can't control as he wanted to and Hjelmslev manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hjelmslev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hjelmslev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hjelmslev misses with a hook.
Alves darts in looking for a takedown but Hjelmslev gets double underhooks and turns Alves into the cage.
Hjelmslev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
Alves slips under a jab from Hjelmslev.
Alves moves away from the strike by Hjelmslev.
Alves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hjelmslev throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves throws a right and a left that Hjelmslev avoids nicely.
A jab from Hjelmslev does it's job there.
Hjelmslev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves misses with the combination.
Hjelmslev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjelmslev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hjelmslev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Alves is rocked!
Hjelmslev looks to land a right hand but Alves moved out of range.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hjelmslev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Alves.
Hjelmslev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hjelmslev there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelmslev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hjelmslev! But no joy.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Hjelmslev misses with a looping right.
Hjelmslev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hjelmslev sprawls and moves away.
Hjelmslev misses with a looping right.
Hjelmslev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hjelmslev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hjelmslev misses with an uppercut.
Alves appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hjelmslev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hjelmslev was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fernando Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves wants to control from the top but Hjelmslev keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hjelmslev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hjelmslev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hjelmslev wants to stand and escape but Alves is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hjelmslev is keeping the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hjelmslev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hjelmslev throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hjelmslev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alves scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hjelmslev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alves tries to bum rush Hjelmslev with a series of wild strikes but Hjelmslev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hjelmslev.
Alves changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alves catches Hjelmslev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hjelmslev lands with a right hand.
Alves feints and then cracks Hjelmslev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hjelmslev down.
Hjelmslev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alves, as that shot connected.
Hjelmslev lands a really nice looking cross but Alves seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves drops his hands momentarily and Hjelmslev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alves slips a jab from Hjelmslev.
A big right from Hjelmslev misses.
Alves misses with a hook
and Alves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alves scores with a push kick.
Alves lands a front kick.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Alves has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Alves moves out of range of the strikes.
Alves scores with a sloppy right hand. Hjelmslev should have avoided that one.
Hjelmslev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Hjelmslev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hjelmslev looks to land a body kick but Alves moved away.
Alves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hjelmslev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Hjelmslev.
Ragnar Hjelmslev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hjelmslev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves lands a head kick!
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev throws a right hand that misses
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Alves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hjelmslev doesn't seem phased though.
Alves lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hjelmslev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hjelmslev was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hjelmslev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Fernando Alves will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hjelmslev throws a lazy body kick
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnar Hjelmslev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hjelmslev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hjelmslev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hjelmslev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hjelmslev throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Alves.
Alves moves away from the strike by Hjelmslev.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Hjelmslev.
Alves misses with a kick to the body.
Hjelmslev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Hjelmslev lunges at Alves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alves's hand.
Alves scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hjelmslev misses with a hook

and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Hjelmslev blocks nicely.
Alves slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves working the strikes but Hjelmslev uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hjelmslev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hjelmslev looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alves thows a huge punch but Hjelmslev dodges it nicely.
Ragnar Hjelmslev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves winds up and cracks Hjelmslev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alves wants to take a breather but Hjelmslev is having none of it.
Alves not doing much here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alves scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Hjelmslev lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.

Alves shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hjelmslev can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hjelmslev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves.
Hjelmslev is staying active underneath Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hjelmslev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Alves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alves thows a huge punch but Hjelmslev dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hjelmslev looks like he's trying to stand up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hjelmslev throws out the jab.
Hjelmslev throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Alves tried to counter with a leg kick but Hjelmslev avoided it.
Alves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hjelmslev on the side of the head.
Hjelmslev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hjelmslev throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Fernando Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hjelmslev's head.
Alves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alves on the side of the head.
Hjelmslev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hjelmslev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alves - the referee stops the clock and Hjelmslev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alves. Hjelmslev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hjelmslev missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hjelmslev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alves.
Hjelmslev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Hjelmslev just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Alves!
An out of breath Fernando Alves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Ragnar Hjelmslev was interviewed post fight and said 'Did anyone see where my liver went?'.