PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Immanuel
vs
Alves

177 cm
37
184 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

180 cm
35
185 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Immanuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
A good leg kick by Alves.
Immanuel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Immanuel throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Immanuel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Immanuel counters with a left to the body.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Immanuel blocks a head kick by Alves.
A clash of legs there as Immanuel blocks the low kick.
A jab lands there for Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Immanuel back to the cage. Alves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves counters with a body kick.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Immanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Immanuel is able to avoid easily.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Immanuel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.
Immanuel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alves misses with a left hand
and Immanuel counters with a head kick.
Immanuel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alves is out of range and Immanuel settles back down.
Immanuel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Immanuel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Immanuel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Immanuel throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Alves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Immanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Immanuel is out of range.
Alves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Immanuel throws a hook but Alves blocks it.
Immanuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Immanuel tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Immanuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Immanuel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alves.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Alves.
Alves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Immanuel tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Immanuel.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoids the body shot from Immanuel.
Jab by Alves.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
A little jabbing left from Alves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Immanuel lands a high kick!
Immanuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Alves throws a low kick but Immanuel moves out of range easily.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Immanuel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Immanuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Alves tries to counter it with a takedown but Immanuel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Immanuel blocks a head kick by Alves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Immanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Immanuel clobbers Alves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some wild striking there from Immanuel.
Alves throws the left hand but Immanuel avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Immanuel.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Immanuel is just out of range.
Immanuel is looking to wear down Alves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Immanuel blocks a jab.
Immanuel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Immanuel is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alves scores with a nice strike.
Immanuel misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fernando Alves will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Immanuel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Immanuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Immanuel slams his shin into Alves's torso.
Fernando Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves cracks Immanuel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands a body shot.
Immanuel moves out of range of the body kick from Alves.
Immanuel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Immanuel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Immanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Immanuel ducks down to avoid it.
Immanuel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to clinch up.
Alves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Immanuel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Alves misses.
Immanuel looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Immanuel slips under a jab.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Immanuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Immanuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Immanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Immanuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel misses with a body kick.
Alves feints the counter takedown.
Immanuel misses with a hook
and Alves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Immanuel with a jab.
Alves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Immanuel tries to clinch up.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves throws a body shot but no joy.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Immanuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves moves out of range of the leg kick from Immanuel.
Immanuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to move into range but Alves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Immanuel misses with a body shot.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Immanuel tries to counter by clinching up but Alves breaks away and moves out of range.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Immanuel misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Immanuel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alves scores with a decent looking hook.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Immanuel is able to avoid easily.
Immanuel slips under a jab from Alves.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Immanuel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
Alves lands a really nice looking cross but Immanuel seems unphased.
Immanuel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Immanuel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves blocks the body kick.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Immanuel is rocked!
Alves feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Immanuel collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fernando Alves!
After winning the bout, Fernando Alves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.