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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alcides Heracles (ranked 5019 p4p, 6128 weight class) and Peter Starline (ranked 203 p4p, 191 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alcides Heracles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Starline!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heracles throws an off balance right hand
and Heracles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heracles throws a right and a left that Starline avoids nicely.
Heracles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starline.
Heracles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Heracles.
Starline gets a clinch.
Heracles displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starline up against the cage.
Starline controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heracles wants to get back to striking at distance but Starline won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starline doesn't manage to clinch there - Heracles circles away.
Starline takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starline moves into range and clinches up with Heracles.
Heracles is trying to push Starline away but Starline has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Starline has a couple of punches blocked by Heracles.
Starline's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starline shoots for a takedown but Heracles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Starline misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heracles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starline circles away quickly and effectively.
Starline throws a right and a left that Heracles avoids nicely.
Starline wants to clinch up but Heracles keeps it at a distance.
Starline tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Heracles was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Starline clinches with his opponent.
Heracles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Starline manages to break the clinch.
Starline looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heracles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starline is looking to clinch.
Heracles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starline circles away quickly and effectively.
Starline swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Starline gets a clinch.
Starline escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peter Starline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starline avoids a punch combination nicely.
Starline moves to clinch but Heracles breaks away
and Heracles counters with a three punch combo that has Starline backing up. Starline nods at Heracles to acknowledge the strikes.
Heracles misses with an uppercut. Starline saw that one coming.
Starline moves into the clinch.
Starline breaks the clinch.
Heracles swinging wildly here.
Starline darts in looking for a takedown but Heracles gets double underhooks and turns Starline into the cage.
Heracles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Starline gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heracles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heracles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Starline has him pressed against the cage.
Heracles wants to get back to striking at distance but Starline won't allow it.
Heracles wants to break free but Starline has control.
Starline throws a punch but it's blocked by Heracles.
Starline lands a right hand.
Starline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starline moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heracles has had enough of the clinch but Starline keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Starline will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Heracles works over Starline's head and body with a nice combination.
Heracles misses with a series of wild punches.
Heracles throws a series of punches but Starline moves out of range.
Starline displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heracles throws out the jab.
Starline ducks under a wild hook from Heracles.
Starline closes the distance and pushes Heracles back into the cage.
Starline working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heracles looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heracles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Starline up against the cage.
Starline escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alcides Heracles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heracles misses with a few strikes there.
Starline has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heracles is looking to break free of the clinch but Starline has double underhooks.
Starline jumps guard but Heracles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Starline swings wildly with an uppercut but Heracles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starline pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heracles misses with a double jab.
Alcides Heracles is winning the standup battle so far.
Starline lands a lovely overhand right.
Starline uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heracles.
Starline misses with a series of wild punches.
Heracles seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Heracles looks to land a right hand but Starline moved out of range.
Starline takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Heracles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Starline dodges the punch combination from Heracles.
Starline throws a counter combo.
Starline closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Starline tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Heracles just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starline creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Starline jumps guard but Heracles stands there with Starline around his waist. Starline gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alcides Heracles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Starline.
Starline jumps into guard, dragging Heracles to the mat.
Heracles is fighting to break Starline's control of his arms but Starline is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Heracles wants to stand but Starline is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four 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.
Heracles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heracles continues to stall.
Starline has a closed guard, preventing Heracles from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alcides Heracles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Heracles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Starline working aggressively here.
Starline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starline tries to clinch but Heracles is having none of it.
Starline gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Starline fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starline tries to pull guard but Heracles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Starline tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heracles smiles and moves away.
Alcides Heracles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Starline.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starline avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heracles looks to score with a jab to the body but Starline is just out of range.
Heracles cracks Starline with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Starline clinches up with Heracles and pushes him back against the cage.
Starline escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heracles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Starline.
No luck for Starline with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Heracles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Starline closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heracles circles away.
Starline takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Starline shoots in looking for a takedown. Heracles tries to sprawl out of it but Starline keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Heracles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heracles scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Heracles. Those never looked like landing.
Heracles throws a combination that misses
and Starline counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heracles throws a series of punches but Starline avoids them all with ease.
Heracles leaves Starline with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heracles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starline moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Starline flicks out a counter leg kick but Heracles steps away.
Starline moves to clinch but Heracles breaks away
and Heracles counters with a stiff right hand.
Heracles thuds a left hand into Starline's body.
Heracles misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heracles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Starline on the side of the head.
Starline avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Starline looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Heracles feints a jab promting Starline to slip. Heracles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Starline slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Heracles throws a poor cross that misses
and Starline counters with a series of strikes. Heracles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heracles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heracles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starline steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Heracles.
Alcides Heracles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starline misses with a takedown attempt - Heracles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Heracles is looking to counter punch.
Heracles scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heracles lands a really nice looking cross but Starline seems unphased.
Heracles scores with a hook.
Starline misses with a double jab.
A combination from Heracles does no damage.
It seemed like Starline was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heracles tests Starline's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heracles, as that shot connected.
Alcides Heracles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heracles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Starline tries to clinch
and Heracles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Starline on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Starline slips a straight right by Heracles.
Heracles looks to land a combination but Starline avoids it well.
Peter Starline has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heracles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Starline throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alcides Heracles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heracles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Alcides Heracles!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Alcides Heracles!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Alcides Heracles!
Alcides Heracles wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Alcides Heracles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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