PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liber Alderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asaf Shahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alderich comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Alderich
vs
Shahar

180 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER
Sun-Tzu

Machiavelli Boutique
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liber Alderich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Asaf Shahar!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alderich - that will leave a mark!
Shahar connects with a single shot there.
Shahar swinging wildly here.
Alderich is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shahar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Alderich coming out on top.
Alderich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alderich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shahar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alderich.
Alderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Shahar counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shahar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shahar throws a lazy uppercut
and Alderich counters with a body kick that stops Shahar in his tracks momentarily.
Shahar thows a leg kick but Alderich checks it
and Alderich counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alderich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alderich seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderich throws a front kick that sends Shahar stumbling back into the cage.
Alderich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses.
Shahar misses with a lunging right hand
and Alderich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shahar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alderich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alderich lands a leg kick that knocks Shahar off balance momentarily.
Alderich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shahar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shahar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alderich.
Alderich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid body kick from Alderich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Shahar is predictable there
and Alderich counters with a solid body kick.
Shahar blocks the body kick.
Shahar misses with a right hand
and Alderich counters with a good, hard body kick but Shahar shrugs it off.
Shahar looks winded!
Alderich lands the left hand.
Alderich ducks under a wild hook from Shahar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alderich.
Alderich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Shahar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Alderich.
Alderich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shahar misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alderich. That's going to slow Shahar down.
Alderich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alderich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses
and Shahar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alderich thuds his right hand into Shahar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alderich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shahar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shahar misses with an uppercut. Alderich saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderich ducks under a wild hook from Shahar.
That kick from Alderich tenderised Shahar's leg. Shahar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shahar throws a leg kick
and Alderich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alderich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shahar.
Shahar cracks a nice hook into Alderich's ribs.
Alderich tries to land a front kick but Shahar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shahar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alderich cracks the inside of Shahar's front leg.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alderich.
Shahar cracks Alderich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shahar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alderich scores with a leg kick.
Shahar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderich tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Shahar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shahar swings widly with a right hand
and Alderich counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alderich connects with a leg kick. Shahar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shahar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alderich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shahar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shahar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alderich moves away.
Alderich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alderich, right into the meat.
Shahar misses with a jab to the body
and Alderich counters with a thumping low kick.
Shahar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alderich.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alderich, right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Alderich.
Alderich slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Alderich blocks the low kick.
Shahar thows a leg kick but Alderich checks it
and Alderich counters with a good low kick that Shahar was not able to check.
Alderich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shahar looks to score with a jab to the body but Alderich is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liber Alderich 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.

Shahar connects with a looping right hand.
Shahar misses with a two punch combination.
Alderich's corner calls for a 1-2. Alderich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shahar swings widly with a right hand
and Alderich finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shahar tries to move into range but Alderich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alderich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shahar misses with a hook. Alderich ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Shahar. Those never looked like landing.
Liber Alderich is winning the standup battle so far.
Alderich scoring well with a low kick there.
Alderich scores with a leg kick.
Shahar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shahar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alderich can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shahar misses with a body shot.
Shahar blocks a head kick by Alderich.
Shahar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alderich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shahar just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shahar takes a swing at Alderich's ribcage but misses.
Alderich thinks about countering with a body kick.
Alderich's corner calls for a 1-2. Alderich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shahar misses with a left hand
and Alderich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shahar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shahar is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alderich.
Shahar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shahar looks to land a right hand but Alderich moved out of range.
Alderich connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Alderich there.
Alderich lands a high kick!
Alderich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shahar. Alderich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shahar wants to land a leg kick but Alderich is out of range.
Alderich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Alderich.
Shahar misses with an uppercut.
Alderich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shahar.
Alderich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderich thinks about countering with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Alderich.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shahar! But no joy.
Alderich throws a body kick that misses.
Shahar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alderich blocks a jab.
Alderich throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shahar avoids it.
Alderich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Shahar as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alderich. That's going to slow Shahar down.
Alderich scores with a push kick.
Shahar walks into a left hand.
Alderich scores with a head kick. Shahar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circling - Shahar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alderich. Shahar shrugs it off though.
Alderich lands with a slapping head kick.
Shahar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alderich doesn't seem bothered though.
Alderich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alderich misses with a hook
and Shahar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alderich throws a head kick but Shahar moves out of range.
Alderich closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Shahar is rocked!
Alderich tries to land a front kick but Shahar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alderich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shahar can do to turn this around?
Alderich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shahar misses with a hook
and Alderich counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderich moves out of range of the strikes.
Alderich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shahar avoids the head kick by Alderich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderich connects with an inside leg kick.
Shahar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shahar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shahar 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.
Shahar throws a body punch but Alderich moves out of range.
Alderich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shahar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alderich.
Shahar throws a big shot that misses.
Shahar misses with a right hand
and Alderich counters with a thumping low kick.
Alderich scores with a head kick. Shahar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shahar is still on wobbly legs! Can Alderich finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shahar throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alderich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shahar.
Shahar seems to have recovered his senses.
Alderich delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liber Alderich 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.

Shahar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alderich.
Alderich throws a sloppy head kick and Shahar moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Shahar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alderich keeps Shahar at a distance using the push kick.
Alderich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alderich thumps Shahar with a low kick.
Alderich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alderich scores with a spinning back kick!
Alderich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shahar swings for the body but Alderich moves out of range.
Alderich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shahar if he has to take too many more of those.
Alderich throws a head kick that misses.

Alderich lands a big head kick that sends Shahar tumbling to the mat! Alderich takes a step backwards and waves Shahar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shahar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shahar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alderich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shahar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderich was well out of range. Poor timing from Shahar.
Good leg kick by Alderich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shahar throws a hook but Alderich blocks it.
Alderich lands with an uppercut that bounces Shahar off the cage and back into range.
Alderich lands a really nice looking cross but Shahar seems unphased.
Shahar misses with a body shot.
Alderich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alderich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shahar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alderich counters with a solid body kick.
Alderich throws a shot to the body.
Alderich slips a straight right by Shahar.
Alderich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shahar momentarily.
Shahar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alderich counters with a good low kick that Shahar was not able to check.
Alderich with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shahar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle, before Alderich throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Shahar's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Alderich lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Liber Alderich!
Liber Alderich is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Liber Alderich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.