PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angola Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen The Good, The Bad & The Ugly theme as his entrance music. Angola Bob is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Alexander
vs
Bob

183 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Bulk Nutrition

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 Rio de Janeiro, James Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angola Bob!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bob.
Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Bob has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexander wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob wants a takedown but no success here.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Alexander shrugs off.
Alexander blocking some punches.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Bob wants a takedown.
Alexander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob is trying to drag Alexander to the mat but Alexander just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
James Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angola Bob.
Alexander wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
Alexander blocks the elbow strike.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Alexander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bob.
Bob has Alexander pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alexander manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alexander wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Bob.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alexander.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob prevents Alexander from breaking the clinch.
Alexander trying to land knees to the body.
Bob lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Alexander avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Bob drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob.
Bob wants a takedown but no success here.
Alexander pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexander's defenses.
Alexander is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alexander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Alexander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alexander throws an elbow but misses.

Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bob rushes Alexander and presses him up against the cage.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexander's defenses.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bob.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alexander can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Alexander is looking to break free of the clinch but Bob has double underhooks.
Bob is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bob lands a body shot.
Bob lands a right hand.
A short right from Bob.
Alexander prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
Alexander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bob.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries for a takedown but Alexander manages to get underhooks.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Alexander shrugs off.

Bob has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alexander regains guard immediately.
Alexander is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alexander wants to stand and escape but Bob is having none of it.
Bob slips nicely into half guard.
Bob is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bob controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is trying desperately to improve position.
Bob tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bob sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Bob 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Alexander defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angola Bob dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bob closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bob prevents Alexander from breaking the clinch.
Alexander takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like James Alexander has been cut.
Bob wants a takedown.
Alexander avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Alexander blocks an uppercut.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Bob scores a nice knee to the body.
Alexander wants to break free but Bob has control.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob landing knees to the body.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob looking for a takedown.
Bob landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bob lands a takedown into guard.
Alexander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bob is working Alexander over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexander wants to stand and escape but Bob is having none of it.
Alexander wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bob is now in half guard.
Bob seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bob not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alexander is looking to control Bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alexander avoid being mounted?
Bob is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bob controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries to reverse the position but Bob maintains control.
Bob controlling his opponent.
Bob thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bob controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Angola Bob just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bob fails to land the takedown.
James Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angola Bob.
Alexander tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bob throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bob moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
Bob tries for a takedown but Alexander manages to get underhooks.
Bob unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alexander lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Alexander shrugs off.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Alexander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob prevents Alexander from breaking the clinch.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Bob.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Bob works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alexander avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Bob trying to land knees to the body.
Alexander wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexander's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angola Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Alexander's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexander.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Alexander.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bob!
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bob rushes Alexander and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Bob.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Angola Bob seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Bob using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexander's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob lands a damaging elbow.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Alexander in his tracks for a moment.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Alexander avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Alexander takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexander's defenses.
Bob lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alexander avoiding damage as Bob throws knees to the body.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.
Alexander is trying to break free.
Bob keeps control of Alexander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bob digs a right hand underneath Alexander's ribcage. Alexander let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bob lands an elbow that stopped Alexander in his tracks for a moment.
Alexander is trying to break the clinch but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob keeps control of Alexander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bob gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
Bob lands a nice elbow.
Alexander dodges an elbow strike from Bob.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.
Alexander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Alexander avoids a wild elbow strike from Bob.
Alexander tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Bob lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob prevents Alexander from breaking the clinch.
Alexander prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bob is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bob lands an elbow inside.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexander avoids the elbow strike from Bob, against the cage.
Bob throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexander blocks an elbow strike.
Alexander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bob comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob prevents Alexander from breaking the clinch.
Bob tries for a takedown but Alexander manages to get underhooks.
James Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angola Bob.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alexander prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bob looking for a takedown.
Alexander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alexander prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bob tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Bob pushes off an throws an elbow but Alexander leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bob tries a body shot but Alexander blocks it.
Bob keeps control of Alexander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bob missing with knees to the body.
Alexander takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bob has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alexander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
Bob lands an elbow just above Alexander 's eye.
Bob misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexander.
Bob lands an elbow inside that Alexander shrugs off.
Bob prevents Alexander from breaking the clinch.
Bob is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander managing to block the knees to the body from Bob.
Bob looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alexander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
Nice elbow from Bob.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Bob lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bob changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alexander fights it off and pushes away nicely.
James Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bob takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
Angola Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexander.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Alexander saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alexander ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexander tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
A slow jab from Alexander misses its intended target.

Bob takes the fight into the clinch.
Bob has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alexander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angola Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bob has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angola Bob!