PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Bates (ranked 2324 p4p, 3410 weight class) and Adam Alkoun (ranked 299 p4p, 427 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bates
vs
Alkoun

150 cm
25
170
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
178
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Fighters Connection

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Master Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Alkoun!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bates.
A countering left hand to the body from Alkoun misses.
Alkoun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alkoun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alkoun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bates throws out the jab.

Alkoun moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Alkoun.
Alkoun lands a nice uppercut.

Bates manages to pull guard.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Alkoun from controlling successfully.
Alkoun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bates is keeping the position for now.
Alkoun trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates keeping full guard, as Alkoun tries to pass.
We've been hearing good reports from Bates's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Alkoun wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alkoun's guard.

Bates stands and throws Alkoun's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alkoun tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bates wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bates wants to stand but Alkoun has his arm trapped.
Alkoun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alkoun is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bates connects with a decent elbow.
Bates works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bates 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.

Bates has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Alkoun is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bates yanks on the arm and Alkoun is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bates.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Master Bates!