PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Howdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drowning Pool - Bodies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Howdy
vs
Alves

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Howdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Alves!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howdy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Howdy pushes him off.

Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Howdy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Alves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alves wants to control from the top but Howdy keeps moving.
Howdy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Howdy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howdy is pulling down on Alves's head to control his posture.

Howdy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Howdy has Alves pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howdy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alves wants to control from the top but Howdy keeps moving.
Howdy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Howdy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Howdy misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a good, hard body kick but Howdy shrugs it off.
Howdy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to clinch.

Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Howdy wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves is pressing down on Howdy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Howdy is holding on for now.
Alves tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Alves is trying to work for a kimura but Howdy is defending well.
Alves is looking to stall here but Howdy recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howdy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.
Alves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet.
Howdy stays in close to Alves's body and controls the position.
Howdy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alves is keeping the position for now.
Howdy pushes down on Alves's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howdy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Howdy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Howdy is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alves moves into full guard.
Howdy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Howdy trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Howdy postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gabriel Alves will probably get the nod.
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.

A head kick from Alves lands but Howdy takes it in his stride.

It looks like Roy Howdy has been cut.
Alves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howdy.

Alves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Howdy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Howdy struggling a bit here.
Howdy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alves is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Roy Howdy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Howdy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alves with a lazy takedown attempt

and Howdy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howdy working Alves over with strikes.
Howdy trying to control the pace.
Alves wants to control but Howdy is keeping busy.
Alves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howdy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howdy prevents Alves from standing back up.
Howdy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Howdy not doing much here.

Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roy Howdy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Howdy controlling the pace.
Alves is trying to control but can't.

Howdy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Howdy.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Alves is trying to escape back to his feet but Howdy uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Howdy is staying tight to Alves's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Alves struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howdy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alves seems a little lost for a moment, as Howdy dominates the positioning.

Howdy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
Howdy lands a nice forearm strike.
Howdy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Alves misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Howdy is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Howdy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Howdy prefers to stall for the moment though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Roy Howdy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alves is looking to clinch but Howdy is avoiding it.

Alves shoots in and bounces Howdy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Howdy wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howdy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Howdy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roy Howdy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Alves feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Howdy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Howdy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.

Howdy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Howdy keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Howdy tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howdy trying to control the position here.
Howdy working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Howdy keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Howdy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Alves wants to get back to his feet but Howdy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Howdy stays in close to Alves's body and controls the position.
Alves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howdy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Howdy stays in close to Alves's body and controls the position.

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.
Alves is trying to keep Howdy in close.
Howdy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Howdy slips nicely into half guard.
Howdy is nestled in close to Alves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Howdy wants to work for an arm triangle but Alves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Howdy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Howdy wants to pass the guard but Alves is defending well.

Howdy wants to work for an arm triangle but Alves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to roll over but Howdy keeps him under control.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
Howdy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Howdy is trying to control. Alves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howdy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a left and a right that stings Howdy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alves looks for a takedown but Howdy sprawls well.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Howdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howdy misses with a hook.

Alves rushes Howdy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howdy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alves just stands there and leans against the cage.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howdy misses with a body shot
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howdy throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
Horrible takedown by Alves or perhaps it was just good defense by Howdy which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roy Howdy.
I think Howdy 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Howdy!