PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bertram Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Alfalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adelhard
vs
Alfalla

189 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
16
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bertram Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Alfalla!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard with a jab.

Adelhard moves into the clinch successfully.
Alfalla blocking some punches.
Adelhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Alfalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adelhard throws a head punch that misses.
Adelhard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alfalla lands an uppercut.
Adelhard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adelhard can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adelhard has clasped his hands together around Alfalla's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Alfalla is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Adelhard is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alfalla avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adelhard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard looking to ground and pound but Alfalla is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adelhard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Alfalla working to try and regain half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Adelhard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alfalla holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Adelhard tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Adelhard looking to control but Alfalla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adelhard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alfalla because Adelhard loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard punching from mount but Alfalla doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Adelhard raining down shots from the mount!
Alfalla is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alfalla wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Adelhard.
Adelhard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Adelhard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alfalla blocking the ground and pound.
Adelhard unloads with some shots from mount but Alfalla bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alfalla really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adelhard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poor strikes thrown by Adelhard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Adelhard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alfalla because Adelhard loaded up on that one.
Alfalla is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alfalla blocking the ground and pound.
Adelhard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adelhard throws some wild stikes that Alfalla manages to avoid easily.
Adelhard looking to finish with strikes here!
Alfalla is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Adelhard throws some wild stikes that Alfalla manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alfalla because Adelhard loaded up on that one.
Adelhard unloads with some shots from mount but Alfalla bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Adelhard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Adelhard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alfalla is looking to escape.
Adelhard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Adelhard looking to control but Alfalla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adelhard landing strikes from the mount.
Adelhard controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertram Adelhard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adelhard forces Alfalla back against the cage and clinches.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adelhard misses with the head strike.
Alfalla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Alfalla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alfalla keeps control of Adelhard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adelhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adelhard misses with some punches.
Adelhard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adelhard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alfalla can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alfalla prevents Adelhard from breaking the clinch.
Alfalla has Adelhard pressed against the cage.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alfalla's elbow.
Adelhard tries to throw a body punch but Alfalla avoids it by throwing Adelhard back against the cage.
Adelhard tries for a takedown but Alfalla manages to get underhooks.
Adelhard lands an uppercut.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Adelhard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alfalla.
Alfalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adelhard backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alfalla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alfalla avoiding damage.
Alfalla will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adelhard up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Alfalla's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Alfalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alfalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alfalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alfalla can't find room to land a body shot as Adelhard controls the action.
Alfalla content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alfalla tries a body shot but Adelhard blocks it.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adelhard tries to work over Alfalla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adelhard working aggressively here.
Adelhard goes for a takedown attempt but Alfalla pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Adelhard moves into the clinch successfully.

Adelhard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alfalla can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Adelhard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Adelhard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Adelhard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alfalla is looking to regain half guard here but Adelhard keeps moving and retains side control.
Adelhard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Alfalla is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Adelhard working the ground and pound but Alfalla is defending the strikes.

Adelhard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alfalla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adelhard working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertram Adelhard 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. This is the final round!

Alfalla ducks right into an uppercut from Adelhard.
Alfalla defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adelhard.
Alfalla tries to move into range but Adelhard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alfalla moves away from the strike by Adelhard.
Jab by Adelhard.
Adelhard scores with a nice strike.
Alfalla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
Alfalla tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alfalla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
Alfalla tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good exchange - Adelhard coming out on top.
Alfalla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alfalla moves out of range as Adelhard strikes.
Adelhard misses with an uppercut. Alfalla saw that one coming.
Alfalla is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alfalla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adelhard takes a swing at Alfalla's ribcage but misses.
Alfalla is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Adelhard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alfalla stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bertram Adelhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adelhard darts in looking for a takedown but Alfalla gets double underhooks and turns Adelhard into the cage.
Bertram Adelhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adelhard misses the shot to the body.
Alfalla tries to counter by closing the distance.
Adelhard throws a shot from downtown. Alfalla moves away and avoids it.
Alfalla wants to counter with a clinch but Adelhard pushes him away.
Alfalla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alfalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
Alfalla is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Adelhard throws an overhand right that lands on Alfalla's shoulder, as Alfalla tries to avoid the shot.
Alfalla is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Adelhard clinches.
Alfalla throws a head punch that misses.
Alfalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adelhard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adelhard swings wildly with an uppercut but Alfalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adelhard has Alfalla pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alfalla manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adelhard working aggressively here.
Adelhard takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a punch but it's blocked by Alfalla.
Alfalla has Adelhard pushed against the cage.
Adelhard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alfalla slows down the pace here.
Alfalla effectively controlling the action here.
Bertram Adelhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adelhard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adelhard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alfalla prevents the takedown attempt.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard working aggressively here.
Adelhard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alfalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adelhard slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Alfalla.
Adelhard wants a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alfalla.
Alfalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray Alfalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Alfalla fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bertram Adelhard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adelhard, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertram Adelhard!