PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Troy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Flash
vs
Troy

171 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Troy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flash wants a takedown but no success here.
Flash lands with a short shot to the head.
Troy blocks an elbow strike from Flash.
Flash tries to break the clinch but Troy is controlling the position.
Flash struggles to land a body shot inside as Troy controls his hands.

Flash breaks the clinch.
Troy throws the kick towards the body but Flash avoids it.
Troy wants to clinch but Flash slips to the side

and Flash counters with a nice double leg into side control. Troy won't be happy with that.
Troy is looking to reverse the position.
Troy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Flash is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
You get the feeling that Troy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Flash connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flash lands a big shot there that rocks Troy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flash looking to control but Troy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flash controlling from mount.
Flash scoring with strikes but Troy is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy wants to control but Flash is having none of it.
Troy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Troy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flash wants to control the pace but Troy is squirming around nicely.
Flash has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Troy's face.

Flash swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Troy is now in Flash's guard. A big mistake from Flash there, giving up the dominant position!
Flash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Troy manages to get himself to full guard.
Flash wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flash gets to his feet - Troy follows without any prompting.
Flash misses with a double jab.
Troy tries to clinch
and Flash finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Danny Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Flash moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Troy.
Troy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Flash.
Troy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Flash breaks from the clinch.
Troy clinches but Flash breaks the clinch
and Flash counters with a one-two to the body.
Flash is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Troy - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Troy - that will leave a mark!
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!
Flash circles away from the clinch attempt

and Flash moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troy lands with a nice body punch.
Troy tries to clinch but Flash moves away

and Flash counters by moving into the clinch.
Troy is leaning against Flash and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Troy connects with a knee to the head.
Troy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Troy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Troy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Troy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flash has him pressed against the cage.
Troy lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Alberto Flash has been cut.
Troy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Troy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flash has him pressed against the cage.
Troy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flash. Troy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy swats away the attempt to clinch by Flash.
Troy darts in trying to clinch

and Flash counters with a single leg into guard. Troy didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Flash drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Troy dives on top into guard.
Troy wanted to stand there but Flash had control of the position.
Troy stops Flash from standing up.
Troy wanted to stand there but Flash had control of the position.
Flash has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flash throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Troy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Flash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Flash's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Troy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Flash rushes Troy and presses him up against the cage.
Troy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flash has him pressed against the cage.
Troy has had enough of the clinch but Flash keeps him there for the moment.
Flash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Troy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Troy fails to land.
Flash is leaning against Troy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Troy avoiding damage as Flash throws knees to the body.
Troy prevents Flash from breaking the clinch.
Flash misses with a knee strike.
Flash prevents Troy from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Troy fails to land.

Flash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flash throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Troy.
Troy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Flash decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Troy's guard.
Flash controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash tries to free his leg and advance position but Troy is retaining full guard.
Flash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Troy wants to sweep but no luck.
Flash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flash throwing strikes but missing.
Flash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Troy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Troy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Troy clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Troy lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flash.
A head punch on the inside from Troy fails to land.
Troy has had enough of the clinch but Flash keeps him there for the moment.
Troy wants to break free but Flash has control.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Flash controls his hands.

Flash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flash misses with a takedown attempt - Troy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Troy wants to clinch
and Flash counters with a nice kick to the body.
Troy closes the distance but Flash moves to the side

and Flash counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Flash.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Flash stands and steps away. Troy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Troy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Flash counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash misses with a body punch.
Flash fails to pull guard.
Flash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Troy lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Troy.

Flash breaks the clinch.
Troy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Flash counters by moving into the clinch.
Troy scores with a shot to the side of Flash's head.
Troy swings wildly with an uppercut but Flash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Flash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Troy closes the distance but Flash moves to the side

and Flash counters by moving into the clinch.
Troy wants to get back to striking at distance but Flash won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy lands a left hand.
Flash lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flash tries to land a knee to the head but Troy blocks with his arms.
Flash is looking to break free of the clinch but Troy has double underhooks.

Flash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troy avoids the body shot from Flash.
Flash throws a lazy head kick
and Troy counters with a nice body shot.
Troy throws a nice head kick!
Troy throws a sloppy head kick

and Flash counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Troy!
Troy tries to hold on but Flash postures up.
Alberto Flash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Troy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flash unloading with bombs!
Flash throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Troy trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Flash dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Flash's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Flash takes the fight into the clinch.
Troy keeps control of Flash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Flash is working Troy over against the cage.
Flash looking to throw knees to the head but Troy is blocking nicely.
Troy misses with the head strike.
Troy is trying to break free.
Troy takes a shot to the head.
Flash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Troy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Flash works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Troy wants to get back to his feet but Flash is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Flash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Troy controls Flash momentarily but Flash frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flash decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Troy, up you get!
Troy wants to clinch but Flash slips to the side

and Flash counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Troy's guard now.

Flash postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Troy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flash, into his guard.
Troy is looking to stand up but Flash won't let him.
Flash keeping moving, preventing Troy from controlling successfully.

Flash had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Troy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Flash Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Troy's back instead.
Troy controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Flash. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Flash scores with punches from the back.
Troy is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Troy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Troy grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troy is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Flash is punishing Troy with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash has Troy flattened out and is raining down punches.
Troy has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Flash looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Troy wants to get back to his feet.
Troy tries to break free.

Flash is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Troy knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Troy for a finish.
Troy is trapped and Flash is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash misses with punches from the back.
Troy just trying to survive but Flash is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Troy is trying to stand back up.

Flash is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Troy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Troy is trying to get back to his feet but Flash has full control of the position and if anything, Troy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Danny Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Flash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flash, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Alberto Flash!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Alberto Flash!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Alberto Flash!

Alberto Flash wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

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