PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luan Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fluke has chosen The Black Seeds - One By One as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Alves
vs
Fluke

172 cm
30
166 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

176 cm
19
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luan Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Fluke on that attempt.
Alves appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Fluke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alves's half guard.
Alves is not content to let Fluke control the position.
Alves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alves tries to get out of the position.
Fluke controlling the pace.
Fluke trying to control from half guard but Alves is working away.
Fluke working over Alves with some ground and pound. Alves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fluke stops Alves from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fluke stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fluke manages to mount him!
Alves wants to try and get back to his feet.
Alves in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alves is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Fluke is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Alves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Alves shrugs it off.
Fluke trying to control but Alves is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fluke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alves is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Fluke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
Alves trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fluke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
Fluke won't let Alves get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fluke controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Fluke has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke scoring with strikes but Alves is staying in there.

Fluke is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Alves is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Alves flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Fluke anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Alves and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Fluke slips an arm under Alves chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Fluke has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Fluke is squeezing on Alves like an anaconda would it's prey. Alves fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josh Fluke!