PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Fighter (ranked 3755 p4p, 4318 weight class) and Alistair Read (ranked 0 p4p, 485 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Fighter
vs
Read

200 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
240
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Read!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
Read avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fighter tries to clinch up.
Read swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Fighter finds it's way through Read's defenses.

It looks like Alistair Read has been cut.
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Read is just out of range.
Read keeps the fight on the outside.
Read wants to counter with a clinch but Fighter pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fighter darts in looking for a takedown but Read gets double underhooks and turns Fighter into the cage.
Read looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Read.
Read lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Read breaks from the clinch.
Read takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Read dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Read cracks Fighter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fighter misses with a takedown attempt

and Read holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fighter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Fighter back against the cage.
Read is trying to break the clinch but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Read tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fighter's elbow.

Read escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fighter gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Read.
Read struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read lands with a short shot to the head.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Read misses with a punch on the inside.

Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Read clobbers Fighter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fighter misses the jab.
Read cracks Fighter with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fighter misses the target.
Fighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Read.
Read misses with a straight right.
Read tries to clinch up but Fighter circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Read slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Read on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fighter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Read on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fighter closes the distance and pushes Read back into the cage.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Read is working Fighter over against the cage.
Read is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter lands a hook that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
Read misses with some punches.
Read misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Fighter.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fighter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighter.
Fighter can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Read blocks a body shot from Fighter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Read lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Read.

Read breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter tries to clinch but Read is having none of it.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Read swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Read fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Read tries to clinch there but Fighter circles away.

Read forces Fighter back against the cage and clinches.

Read pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Read tries to keep at a distance but Fighter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Read tries to break free but Fighter pushes him back against the cage.
Read stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fighter is trying to maintain a safe position but Read gets an underhook and turns Fighter into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alistair Read will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alistair Read's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fighter tries to clinch
and Read connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Read throws a lazy uppercut
and Fighter counters with a one-two to the body.
Rio Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fighter's hands.
Fighter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Read counter with a right hand.
Fighter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Read is rocked!

Fighter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Read is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
Read tries to throw a body punch but Fighter avoids it by throwing Read back against the cage.
Read misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fighter swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Read.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Read misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Read or not.
Read tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
Read seems to have recovered his senses.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Read blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Read scores with a nice short uppercut.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Read can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
Read tries to circle away but Fighter has him pinned against the cage.
Read tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Read wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Read misses with the head strike.
Read tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Fighter on the inside.
Fighter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fighter misses with a body punch.
Read tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Read fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Read.
Read is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Read tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Read misses with some punches.
Read wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Fighter looks to clinch
and Read cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fighter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fighter forces Read back against the cage and clinches.
Read misses with some punches.
Read throws a punch but it's blocked by Fighter.
Fighter blocks an uppercut.
Read can't find room to land a body shot as Fighter controls the action.
Fighter blocks a body shot from Read.
Fighter misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Read might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Read.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fighter moves to clinch but Read breaks away
and Read counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read cracks a nice hook into Fighter's ribs.
A lazy left from Read finds it's target.
Fighter misses with a jab to the body
and Read counters with a nice uppercut.
Read lands with a right hand.
Fighter is looking to clinch but Read is avoiding it.
Read throws out a counter right but Fighter avoids it with no problem.
Fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Read throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fighter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighter defending well as Read loads up on a big left hand.
Read lands with a cross.
Fighter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Read connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter walks into a straight right hand from Read.
Read lands a body shot.
Read looks to land a right hand but Fighter moved out of range.
Read jabs at Fighter's body.
Read scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Fighter.
Fighter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Read keeps it at a distance.
Read uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Read misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
Read uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Read looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Read.
Read connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Read showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistair Read's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Fighter forces Read back against the cage and clinches.

It looks like Rio Fighter has been cut.
Read blocks a body shot from Fighter.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fighter.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Read blocks an uppercut.
Read tries a body shot but Fighter blocks it.
Read wants to break the clinch but can't.
Read lands a body punch in the clinch.

Fighter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter throws a big shot that misses.
Read steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fighter.
Read thuds his right hand into Fighter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Read darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Read finds it's target.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Read sprawls well. Read wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Read swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Read lands with a good body shot.
Read pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fighter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Read misses the target.
Read slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Fighter takes one on the button.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Fighter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Read is just out of range.
Alistair Read seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighter tries to clinch but Read moves away
and Read counters with a left to the body.
Rio Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Read dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Read lands with an overhand left.
Read cracks Fighter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fighter walks into a straight right hand from Read.
Read with a jab.
Alistair Read is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Read tries to clinch up but Fighter circles away and keeps his distance.
Read thuds his right hand into Fighter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.

Fighter is rocked!
Fighter misses with an uppercut
and Read counters with a left to the body.
Read connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Fighter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good exchange - Read coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read connects with a body shot that sends Fighter's belly button to the back.
Fighter seems to have got his legs back now.
Read lands a jab to Fighter's midsection.
Fighter throws a lazy uppercut
and Read counters with a stiff right hand.
Read scores with a jab.
Fighter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Read's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fighter under the eye.
Read fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alistair Read is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fighter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fighter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fighter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Read gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Read breaks from the clinch.
Read connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fighter momentarily.
Read sizes up Fighter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a hook. Read ducked under it nicely.
Read looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Read lands with an uppercut that bounces Fighter off the cage and back into range.
Fighter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Read cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Read bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fighter's head backwards.
Fighter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Read lands a jab to the nose.
Fighter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Read connects with a body shot.
Read avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Read looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Read scores with a shot to the body.
Read lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Read lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Read comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Read winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Read!