PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teste Teste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasile Alecsandri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Teste
vs
Alecsandri

182 cm
16
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teste Teste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasile Alecsandri!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alecsandri tries to clinch but Teste moves out of range.
Teste throws an overhand right that lands on Alecsandri's shoulder, as Alecsandri tries to avoid the shot.
Teste jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teste throws an off balance right hand

and Alecsandri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alecsandri.

Alecsandri decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Teste doesn't manage to clinch there - Alecsandri circles away.
Teste throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Alecsandri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alecsandri.

Teste throws his legs up looking for a submission but Alecsandri uses it to pass to side control.
Teste can't do much from the bottom here.

Alecsandri decides to stand back up. Alecsandri steps back and let's Teste get back to his feet.
Alecsandri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teste rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Alecsandri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Teste is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Alecsandri dives into side control.

Alecsandri stands up and beckons Teste to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teste throws a shot from downtown. Alecsandri moves away and avoids it.
Alecsandri wants to clinch up but Teste keeps it at a distance.

Alecsandri clinches up against the cage.
Alecsandri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Teste is defending well for now.
Alecsandri misses with an elbow strike.
Alecsandri has a couple of punches blocked by Teste.
Teste struggles to land a body shot inside as Alecsandri controls his hands.
Teste misses with a body punch.
Alecsandri looking to throw knees to the head but Teste is blocking nicely.
Teste misses with a body punch.
Alecsandri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teste has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Teste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alecsandri backwards.
Alecsandri pushes off an throws an elbow but Teste leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Teste can't find room to land a body shot as Alecsandri controls the action.
Alecsandri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Teste lands a hook that snaps the head of Alecsandri backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teste.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alecsandri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alecsandri misses with an elbow over the top.
Teste wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alecsandri has him pressed against the cage.
Teste is trying to push Alecsandri away but Alecsandri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alecsandri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Teste digs a right hand underneath Alecsandri's ribcage. Alecsandri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Teste lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alecsandri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alecsandri tries a knee to the head but Teste blocks it.
A short uppercut from Teste.
Alecsandri looks winded!
Teste scores with a hook to the body.
Alecsandri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teste trying to control the position but instead, Alecsandri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Teste into the cage.
Teste is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Teste would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teste.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Teste.
Teste is looking to control Alecsandri's arms but Alecsandri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Teste has his back to the cage.
Teste can't find room to land a body shot as Alecsandri controls the action.
Teste trying to control the position but instead, Alecsandri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Teste into the cage.
Teste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teste cracks Alecsandri with a nice body shot.
Teste is trying to force a seperation but Alecsandri has the dominant position.
Teste lands a shoulder strike.
Alecsandri is trying to stall.
Teste throws a head punch that misses.
Teste scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alecsandri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Teste on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alecsandri is trying to stall.
Alecsandri wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teste lands a body shot.
Alecsandri blocks a body shot from Teste.
Teste tries to throw a body punch but Alecsandri avoids it by throwing Teste back against the cage.
Teste lands a right hand.
Alecsandri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teste digs a right hand into Alecsandri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alecsandri's gas tank.
Alecsandri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teste is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alecsandri as Teste tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Teste - that landed with a thud.
Teste wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alecsandri has him pressed against the cage.
Alecsandri misses with some punches.
Teste avoids a wild elbow strike from Alecsandri.
Alecsandri misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Teste Teste will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Teste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alecsandri avoids the body shot from Teste.
Teste misses the shot to the body.
Alecsandri is looking to clinch.
Teste misses with an uppercut.
Teste fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alecsandri manages to avoid it.
Teste tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teste tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alecsandri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teste throws a poor cross that misses

and Alecsandri counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Teste!
Alecsandri working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alecsandri stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Teste pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teste swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alecsandri changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Teste avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alecsandri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alecsandri wants to stall.
Teste lands a body shot.
Alecsandri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teste has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alecsandri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Teste Teste has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Teste.
Teste lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Teste.
Alecsandri is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Teste scores with a nice short uppercut.
Teste taking a breather.
Teste lands an uppercut.
Teste throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alecsandris head.
Alecsandri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teste blocks it with crossed arms.
Teste doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alecsandri missing with knees to the body.
Teste has a couple of punches blocked by Alecsandri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teste can't find room to land a body shot as Alecsandri controls the action.
Teste is trying to stall.
Alecsandri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teste avoids it.
Teste trying to stall but Alecsandri improves his position.
Teste lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Teste is looking to control Alecsandri's arms but Alecsandri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Teste has his back to the cage.
Teste fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alecsandri stalling in the clinch but Teste improves position.
Teste presses Alecsandri against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alecsandri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teste.
Teste lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alecsandri or not.
Alecsandri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teste.
A shot in the inside from Teste.
Alecsandri working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teste.
Teste lands a right hand.
Teste struggles to land a body shot inside as Alecsandri controls his hands.
Teste lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alecsandri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alecsandri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teste blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Teste creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alecsandri throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Teste.
Teste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alecsandri backwards.
Teste scores with a shot to the side of Alecsandri's head.
Teste misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alecsandri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Teste.
Teste misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teste lands with a left to the head.
Teste is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alecsandri is keeping busy.
Alecsandri missing with knees to the body.
Alecsandri swings wildly with an uppercut but Teste uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teste gets through Alecsandri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Teste is trying to maintain a safe position but Alecsandri gets an underhook and turns Teste into the cage.
Teste is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alecsandri can do to turn this around?
Alecsandri looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Teste.
Alecsandri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alecsandri misses with a knee to the head.
Teste is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alecsandri is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Teste.
Teste working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teste Teste dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Alecsandri doesn't manage to clinch there - Teste circles away.
Alecsandri tries to clinch up but Teste circles away and keeps his distance.
Teste tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alecsandri manages to circle out of the way.
Alecsandri tries to clinch up.
Alecsandri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teste misses with a hook

and Alecsandri counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Alecsandri decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Teste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alecsandri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teste connects with a nice looking jab.
Teste misses with an uppercut

so Alecsandri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Teste is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasile Alecsandri has got the better of the ground game so far.

Alecsandri stands up from Teste's guard - Alecsandri perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alecsandri tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alecsandri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alecsandri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teste tries to clinch but Alecsandri moves out of range.
Alecsandri feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teste tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alecsandri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alecsandri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alecsandri moves away.
Teste tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Alecsandri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alecsandri.
Teste looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Alecsandri stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Teste avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alecsandri is looking to clinch.
Teste seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Teste throws a shot from downtown. Alecsandri moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teste looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teste throws a right hand that misses

and Alecsandri counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Alecsandri decides to stand up.
Teste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alecsandri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alecsandri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Teste finds it's way round the side to connect with Alecsandri's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alecsandri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teste swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Teste misses.
Teste tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alecsandri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alecsandri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasile Alecsandri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alecsandri keeps the fight on the outside.
Alecsandri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alecsandri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teste tries to clinch but Alecsandri moves away

and Alecsandri counters with a shoot takedown. Teste fights it but they end up in guard.

Teste is working an open guard so Alecsandri takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Alecsandri wants to clinch.
Teste tries to counter by clinching up but Alecsandri breaks away and moves out of range.
Alecsandri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Teste manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teste thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alecsandri tries to clinch up but Teste circles away and keeps his distance.
Alecsandri fails with an attempt to clinch.

Alecsandri moves into the clinch.
Teste trying to control the position but instead, Alecsandri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Teste into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alecsandri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alecsandri struggles to land a body shot inside as Teste controls his hands.
Teste avoiding damage as Alecsandri throws knees to the body.
Teste lands with a right to the head.
Alecsandri taking a breather.
Teste scores with a hook to the body.
Teste scores with a shot to the side of Alecsandri's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teste.
Teste Teste is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Teste.
Alecsandri has Teste pressed against the cage, preventing Teste from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teste gets through Alecsandri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alecsandri tries a knee to the head but Teste blocks it.
Alecsandri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Teste looking to slow down the pace here.
Teste digs a right hand into Alecsandri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alecsandri's gas tank.
Alecsandri looking to slow down the pace here.
Vasile Alecsandri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alecsandri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Teste Teste.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teste, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vasile Alecsandri!