PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 211 p4p, 269 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 30 p4p, 38 weight class). Alela comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin' Like a Bitch. Vice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vice. Miami Vice has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Alela
vs
Vice

180 cm
35
160
24 - 13 - 0

177 cm
29
160
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vice scores with a jab to the body.
Alela throws a low kick but Vice avoids it.
Vice defending well as Alela loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vice. Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vice is out of range.
A big right from Vice misses.
Vice scores with a shot to the body.
Alela tries to score with a low kick but Vice moves his leg out of the way.
Alela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vice throws a shot to the body.
Vice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vice is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alela with a body shot.
Alela misses with a few strikes there.
Vice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vice moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alela avoids a kick to the body.
Vice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alela looks to throw the jab but Vice is out of range.
Vice misses with a straight left.
Alela throwing a counter right hand but Vice manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alela. That's going to slow Vice down.
Alela looks to land a combination but Vice avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vice throws a lazy right hand but Alela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick from Vice, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miami Vice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vice scores with a jab to the body.
Alela throws a head kick but Vice moves out of range.
Vice throws a body kick that misses.
Vice has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alela throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vice on the side of the head.
Vice checks a leg kick.
Vice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vice looks to throw the jab but Alela is out of range.
Vice throws a wild body kick that Alela sees coming a mile off.
Vice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alela. That did some damage!
Vice doesn't manage to clinch there - Alela circles away.
Alela throws a jab but it's blocked by Vice.
Vice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vice - that will leave a mark!
Alela throws out a leg kick but Vice moves out of range and Alela only half commits.
Alela misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Alela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Alela misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Alela.
Vice throws a head kick that misses
and Vice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alela misses with a leg kick
and Vice counters with a nice uppercut.
Vice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alela throws a push kick but Vice slaps the foot to one side.
Alela throws a head kick that misses
and Vice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Alela gets the takedown into side control.
Vice tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Vice really wants to buck Alela off and get back to his feet.

Vice somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Vice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alela throws out the jab.
Vice misses with a kick to the body.
Vice lands with a slapping head kick.
Vice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vice loads up on a big right hand but Alela slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Alela as he connects with a hook.
Vice scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela is looking to chop away at Vice's legs.
Vice loads up on a big right hand but Alela slips the punch.
A combination from Alela does no damage.
Vice wants to clinch up but Alela keeps it at a distance.
Alela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vice lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alela.
Vice does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alela.
Alela drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alela moves away from the strike by Vice.
Vice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alela manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Vice. That snapped Alela's head back.
Vice takes a swing at Alela's ribcage but misses.
Vice works Alela's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vice digs a good body shot into Alela's ribs.
Vice jabs Alela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vice. That's going to slow Alela down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela with a jab.
Alela moves away from the strike by Vice.
Vice stuns Alela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alela manages to avoid it.
Vice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alela doesn't seem bothered though.
Alela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vice lands a nice shot to the body.
Alela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vice.
Alela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vice slips a jab from Alela.

Vice has closed the distance and engaged Alela in a clinch.
Alela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alela backwards.
Alela scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Vice.

Vice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Vice as he checks the leg kick.
Vice slips a straight right by Alela.
Vice misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miami Vice dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alela throws a hook but Vice blocks it.
Vice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alela misses with a looping left.
Vice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alela misses with a straight left.
Vice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alela throws a sloppy body shot
and Vice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vice throws a low kick, looking for Alela's leg but Alela calmly moves out of range.
Alela scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Alela.
Vice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alela throws a leg kick that misses.
Vice connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vice throws a leg kick which misses Alela's front leg but catches the back leg as Alela tries to avoid it.
Vice tries to clinch there but Alela circles away.
Vice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vice throws a shot to the body.

Alela closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vice quickly recovers to half guard.
Alela wants to take a breather but Vice is having none of it.
Alela is pressing down on Vice's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vice is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela stops Vice from getting back to his feet.

Alela is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vice sees it coming and defends easily.
Alela throwing shots but Vice is blocking nicely.

Vice makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Alela lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vice lands a slapping body shot.
Vice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alela on the side of the head.

Vice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alela lands with a right to the head.
Vice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Alela.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vice.
Vice lands with a short shot to the head.
Alela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vice misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Vice.
A short uppercut from Vice.
Vice tries to throw a body punch but Alela avoids it by throwing Vice back against the cage.
Alela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vice is working Alela over against the cage.
Vice lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Vice.
A shot in the inside from Vice.

Vice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alela back to the cage. Vice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alela walks into a left hand.
Vice looks for the body kick but Alela saw that one coming.
Vice walks into a left hand.
Vice is looking to slow Alela down with leg kicks.
Vice is looking to slow Alela down with leg kicks.
Alela takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vice cracks a nice hook into Alela's ribs.
Sao Alela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vice stuns Alela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alela.
Alela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice scores with a jab.
Vice misses with a head kick.
Vice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Vice.
Alela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vice manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Vice.
Vice tries to clinch but Alela moves out of range.
Vice with a jab.
Alela misses with a body kick.
Alela shoots in for a double leg but Vice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vice moves out of range as Alela strikes.
A slow jab from Alela misses its intended target.
Vice lands a nice hook to Alela's body. Alela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alela slips a jab and a cross from Vice.
Vice lands with a good body shot.

Vice clinches up with Alela and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alela throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice tries to work over Alela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Vice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vice digs a good hook to Alela's body.
Vice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alela on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alela throws a head kick that misses.
Alela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vice wants to counter the offense by Alela and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sao Alela. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vice closes the distance and clinches.
Alela throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alela wants to take the fight to the mat but Vice manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Vice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vice lands with a straight right. Alela didn't see that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vice.
Vice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Vice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miami Vice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Alela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vice lands with a right hand.

Alela is rocked!
Vice lands an overhand right.
Oh Alela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vice throws a front kick that sends Alela stumbling back into the cage.

Vice pushes Alela up against the cage in a clinch.
Vice misses with the head strike.
Vice misses with some punches.
Alela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Vice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vice pounces like a tiger and cracks Alela with a vicious hook! Alela is down but not out! Vice follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miami Vice!
Miami Vice seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.