|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Easy Ee (ranked 1570 p4p, 1634 weight class) and Origen Alexandria (ranked 210 p4p, 217 weight class). This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
23
181
12 - 7 - 0 |
|
175 cm
19
176
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Fast |
|
| |
|
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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easy Ee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Origen Alexandria!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandria fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ee to the ground. Alexandria is now in Ee's guard.
Alexandria in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexandria is stalling in the full guard.
Alexandria trying to control but Ee is working from the bottom.
Ee has Alexandria pulled in close to control his posture.
Alexandria passes Ee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandria wants to pass the guard but Ee is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alexandria connects with a nice short shot to Ee's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandria thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ee's head.
Ee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alexandria on the ground.
Alexandria not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alexandria.
Ee is staying active underneath Alexandria, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alexandria not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alexandria is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ee sees it coming and defends easily.
Alexandria controlling the action here.
Alexandria throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alexandria wants to pass the guard but Ee is defending well.
Alexandria is taking a breather. Ee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Alexandria is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexandria throwing shots but Ee is blocking nicely.
Ee is refusing to be controlled, as Alexandria sits in half guard.
Alexandria is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alexandria.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexandria has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alexandria sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ee defending well though.
Alexandria wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ee keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexandria closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ee to the mat! Ee manages to get full guard.
Alexandria pushes down on Ee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexandria is pressing down on Ee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ee is holding on for now.
Alexandria lands with a punch from half guard.
Alexandria is looking for a kimura here.
Ee won't allow Alexandria to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexandria frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Origen Alexandria dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alexandria.
Alexandria shoots and misses
and Ee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Origen Alexandria has been cut.
Ee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Easy Ee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ee tries to bum rush Alexandria with a series of wild strikes but Alexandria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ee!
Alexandria closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexandria seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ee is defending against the submission attempts here by Alexandria.
Ee taking some punishment here, with Alexandria in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandria is pressing down on Ee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ee is holding on for now.
Alexandria seems to be working for a kimura but Ee defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandria throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexandria tries to pass to full mount but Ee defends it.
Alexandria thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Alexandria looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexandria throwing shots but Ee is blocking nicely.
Alexandria thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alexandria not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alexandria looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alexandria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexandria tries to pass to full mount but Ee defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria wants to take a breather but Ee is having none of it.
Ee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alexandria scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alexandria lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexandria is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ee sees it coming and defends easily.
Alexandria missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexandria is controlling the pace.
Alexandria missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ee trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexandria not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Origen Alexandria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Origen Alexandria's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alexandria gets a takedown into half guard.
Alexandria looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alexandria keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alexandria is looking for a kimura but Ee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alexandria to get the leverage.
Alexandria is looking to advance position but Ee won't allow it.
Alexandria takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandria passes to side control.
Alexandria working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandria in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ee gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Alexandria looking to finish with strikes here!
Alexandria sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alexandria is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alexandria throwing strikes here but Ee is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alexandria throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Alexandria raining down shots from the mount!
Alexandria controlling the pace for now.
Alexandria misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Alexandria thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Alexandria putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexandria there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alexandria landing punches.
Alexandria is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ee is squirming around, avoiding Alexandria's attempts to control the action.
Alexandria landing strikes from the mount.
Alexandria lands a couple of good shots and Ee has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandria missing with punches from the back.
Alexandria misses with punches from the back.
Alexandria throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ee is covering up but some of the strikes from Alexandria are getting through and doing damage.
Alexandria avoiding Ee 's attempts to control his hands.
Alexandria misses with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandria tries to get the hooks in deep but Ee pushed the leg off.
Easy Ee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandria looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Origen Alexandria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alexandria 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Origen Alexandria!
An out of breath Origen Alexandria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Easy Ee spoke after the fight, saying 'I’m too drunk to taste this chicken '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
