PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth . Burrell has chosen Can't Touch This as his entrance music. Stanley Burrell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Alves
vs
Burrell

180 cm
36
185 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

180 cm
39
179 lbs
29 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Burrell !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Burrell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Burrell .
Alves misses with a low kick.

Alves shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burrell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
An elbow from Alves crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Burrell 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alves trying to control the action but Burrell is working from the bottom.
Alves sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burrell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Alves trying to control the action but Burrell is working from the bottom.

Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burrell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell wants to control but Alves postures up.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Burrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alves happy to just control the position for now.
Alves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burrell keeps working.
Alves is putting a hurting on Burrell here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burrell wants to control but Alves postures up.
Burrell is holding Alves down, trying to stall.

Alves is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burrell has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Burrell is looking to regain half guard here but Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Alves.
You can see the frustration on Burrell 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alves controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves working the ground and pound.
Alves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alves postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alves working away.
Alves trying to control the position but Burrell is working away.
Burrell can't do much from the bottom here.
Alves wants to control but Burrell is keeping him busy.
Alves is trying to move to mount but Burrell reverses beautifully and ends up in Alves's guard.
Alves seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alves trying to control the position.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Burrell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burrell stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burrell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fernando Alves will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burrell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alves on the side of the head.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burrell ! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Burrell .
Alves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Burrell s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burrell moves out of range of the body kick.
Burrell throws out a counter right but Alves avoids it with no problem.
Burrell looks to land a right hand but Alves moved out of range.
Alves takes one on the button.
Burrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves walks into a jab.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Burrell tries a quick counter leg kick but Alves is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burrell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Burrell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burrell 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burrell duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alves is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Burrell , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Burrell blocks the low kick.
Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Alves. That snapped Burrell 's head back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burrell .
A leg kick checked by Burrell .
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burrell , as that shot connected.
Alves lands with a cross.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burrell .
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves attempts a counter takedown but Burrell avoids it well and moves away.
Alves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burrell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burrell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burrell .
Burrell checks the leg kick.
We've been informed that Burrell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alves walks into a stiff left hand from Burrell .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves misses with an uppercut. Burrell saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanley Burrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burrell jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.
Alves throws a head kick but Burrell moves out of range.
Burrell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alves.
Burrell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alves has time to react.
Burrell is looking to slow Alves down with leg kicks.
Burrell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burrell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burrell throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
Alves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burrell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burrell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burrell scores with a shot to the body.
Burrell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
Burrell throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves swings for the body but Burrell moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to slow Burrell down with leg kicks.
Alves connects with a jab.
Burrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Burrell with a hook.
Burrell scoring well with a low kick there.
Alves misses the body punch
and Burrell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burrell punishes Alves's body with a nice straight punch.
Stanley Burrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Burrell moves out of range easily.
Burrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burrell lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Burrell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burrell .
Burrell misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves checks the leg kick nicely there.

Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Burrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burrell working a defensive guard here.
Burrell controlling Alves's posture.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Burrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burrell trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Burrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Burrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burrell throws a leg kick but Alves checks it.
Alves throws a hook but Burrell blocks it.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Burrell .
Burrell 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.
A cross from Alves lands.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burrell momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Burrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Burrell ducks down to avoid it.
Burrell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Burrell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fernando Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burrell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alves backs up against the cage.
Alves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burrell finds it's way round the side to connect with Alves's head.
Burrell with a jab.
Burrell takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Alves with a jab.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burrell .
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves slips a straight right by Burrell .
Alves throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell motions for Alves to come forward. Burrell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell connects with a right hand. Alves shakes it off.
Burrell checks a leg kick.
Alves wants to slow Burrell down by chopping away at his legs.
Burrell throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Burrell looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
No joy there for Burrell , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves throws a head kick but Burrell moves out of range.
Burrell connects with a body shot.
Burrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Burrell loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Alves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burrell .
Burrell stuns Alves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burrell clobbers Alves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alves takes one to the chin there.
Alves tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burrell is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Burrell lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Alves staying out of range there.
Alves appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Burrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Alves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
Sloppy strikes from Burrell . Those never looked like landing.
Burrell stuffs the takedown.
A nice side step and Burrell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves's head.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burrell .
Donk. Alves catches Burrell right on the button with a cross.
Alves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burrell under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burrell throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
Alves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alves.
Sloppy strikes from Burrell . Those never looked like landing.
Alves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burrell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alves moves out of range of the leg kick from Burrell .
Alves throws the left hand but Burrell avoids the punch easily.
Burrell punishes Alves's body with a nice straight punch.
Burrell works the jab nicely.
Alves with a nice cross.
Alves blocks a jab.
Alves misses with a kick to the body
and Burrell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burrell misses with a body shot.
Alves tries to move into range but Burrell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alves tries a low kick but Burrell avoids it.
Burrell lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Burrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burrell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Burrell !
After winning the bout, Stanley Burrell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Fernando Alves had this to say: 'This was my last fight...My body tells me to stop and I must listen. Especially after three loses like that.'.