PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Git Push (ranked 2794 p4p, 402 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 3644 p4p, 502 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alexander Porto enters the cage!

Push
vs
Porto

176 cm
25
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Git Push!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porto lands a body shot.
Git Push seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Push has his takedown stuffed
and Porto counters with a stiff right hand.
Push keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Porto has managed to clinch.
Porto lands a nice shot to the body.
Porto lands an uppercut.
Push being controlled against the cage.
Porto scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porto lands a nice uppercut.
Porto misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Porto.
Porto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto lands an uppercut.
Push fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Porto cracks Push with a nice body shot.
Push tries to pull guard but Porto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Git Push. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Push tries to pull guard but Porto won't allow it.
Porto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Push.
Push is breathing heavily.
Porto stalling against the cage.
Porto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Porto.
Push jumps guard but Porto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Push tries to pull guard but Porto won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Porto.
Porto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Porto works on Push's body with a couple of short punches.
Porto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Push or not.
Porto lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porto is leaning against Push and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porto lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Porto.
Stalling in the clinch from Porto.
Porto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Porto lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto tries to work over Push's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Push controls his hands.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Push controls his hands.
Porto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Push backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Porto.
Porto effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Porto - that landed with a thud.
Porto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Porto tries a body shot but Push blocks it.
A hook to the body from Porto.
Porto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Porto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Porto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto pushes Push back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Porto pushes Push back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Push letting Porto take a breather here.
Porto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Push tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Porto stalling the fight.
Porto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Porto continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Porto.
Push moves away from the strike by Porto.
Push is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Push keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porto.
Push feinted with a counter takedown.
Good shot there by Porto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Porto dominated that 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.

Porto looks to land a right hand but Push moved out of range.
Push ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Porto misses with a shot to the body

and Push counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Porto is looking to stand back up but Push counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Porto.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Porto tries to get to full guard but Push has control of the leg.
Push works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Push looking to control but Porto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Push looking to isolate an arm here. Porto doesn't see it coming and as Push extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Push!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Git Push!