PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 1101 p4p, 1326 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 54 p4p, 68 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alcala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MORTAL KOMBAT. Great Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alcala
vs
Tiger

169 cm
41
146
31 - 18 - 0

172 cm
37
146
28 - 33 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lito Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alcala swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tiger is looking to clinch but Alcala is avoiding it.
Tiger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alcala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alcala.
A big right from Alcala misses.
Tiger is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tiger throws a leg kick but Alcala moved away.
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiger looks to land a left hand but Alcala moved out of range nicely.
Tiger scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alcala.
Tiger counters with a body kick.
Alcala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Alcala as he checks the leg kick.
Alcala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tiger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alcala scoring well with a low kick there.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alcala throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Alcala is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alcala's knee momentarily.
Tiger's coach down at Sprawl & Brawl was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tiger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alcala throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Tiger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alcala. Alcala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alcala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Alcala.
Tiger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
Alcala cracks Tiger with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Tiger counters with a body kick.
Alcala digs a good body shot into Tiger's ribs.
Alcala throws a body kick that misses.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alcala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alcala lands an overhand right.
Alcala misses with a hook
and Tiger counters with an inside leg kick.
Tiger tries to land a front kick but Alcala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alcala lands with a right hand.
Alcala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tiger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alcala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alcala throws a good cross that connects.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Alcala had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a leg kick
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.
Lito Alcala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alcala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
A little feinted left hand from Alcala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Alcala misses.
Nice shot by Tiger.
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alcala misses with a looping left.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Tiger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lito Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcala misses with an uppercut
enabling Tiger to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiger swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tiger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alcala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alcala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala throws a right hand that Tiger ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiger also avoids with ease.
Alcala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiger in his tracks.
Tiger walks into a jab.
Alcala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tiger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alcala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tiger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiger lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
It seemed like Tiger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alcala connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alcala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alcala with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lito Alcala dominated that round.
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.

Alcala throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger slips under a jab.
Tiger throws a leg kick but Alcala moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Alcala. That snapped Tiger's head back.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Alcala keeps it at a distance.
Alcala lands a body shot.
Tiger swings for the body but Alcala moves out of range.
Tiger checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Alcala is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala throws the left hand but Tiger avoids the punch easily.
Alcala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alcala misses with an uppercut
and Tiger counters with a leg kick.
Alcala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alcala blocks a low kick nicely.
Alcala throwing a counter right hand but Tiger manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alcala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Alcala.
Tiger moves out of range as Alcala strikes.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcala.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tiger might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alcala has got the better of the exchanges.
Alcala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiger on the side of the head.
Tiger feints and then cracks Alcala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alcala down.
Tiger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tiger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alcala rather than just go for the knockout.
Alcala throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alcala can pounce on him.
Alcala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donk. Tiger catches Alcala right on the button with a cross.
Alcala throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Tiger responds with a good body kick, but Alcala manages to step out the way in time.
Alcala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Alcala scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala connects with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcala misses the target.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala misses with a low kick as Tiger jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Tiger blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiger. That did some damage!
Alcala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
Alcala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alcala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiger circles away quickly and effectively.
Alcala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tiger checks it well.
Good work by Tiger as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tiger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lito Alcala is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiger tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alcala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Alcala tries to score with a low kick but Tiger moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
Alcala throws out a leg kick but Tiger moves out of range and Alcala only half commits.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcala manages to avoid it.
Alcala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiger at a distance.
Alcala misses with a low kick.
Tiger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alcala scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiger throws a good cross that connects.
Alcala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiger checks a low kick from Alcala.
Alcala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiger's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alcala on the side of the head.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alcala was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Tiger there.
Alcala throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Tiger tries to counter it with a takedown but Alcala pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A low kick from Alcala misses
and Tiger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alcala loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alcala.
Tiger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alcala to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcala.
Tiger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tiger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Tiger blocks the low kick.
Tiger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alcala takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lito Alcala dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Alcala throws a lazy head kick
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alcala throws a front kick that sends Tiger stumbling back into the cage.
Tiger looks to land a left hand but Alcala moved out of range nicely.
Alcala pushes Tiger away with a front kick.
Alcala delivers a nice body kick.
Alcala misses with a right hand

and Tiger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tiger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tiger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tiger trying to control but Alcala is working from the bottom.
Tiger throws a strike but Alcala rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger trying to keep a closed guard but Alcala is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tiger is looking for a triangle but Alcala pushes his legs off easily.

Tiger throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Alcala escapes and throws Tiger's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Alcala tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tiger tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tiger is being controlled here.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger struggling a bit here.
Tiger tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Tiger is desperately trying to improve his position but Alcala has a good base and remains in mount.
Tiger bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alcala is pulling down on Tiger's head. It's preventing any offense from Tiger, at least for the moment.
Alcala wants to stand up but Tiger is controlling him.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tiger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiger stands up over Alcala, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alcala keeping full guard, as Tiger tries to pass.
Tiger is looking to advance position but Alcala has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Tiger is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

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 Lito Alcala.
Well Alcala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lito Alcala!
Lito Alcala made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Finally Im Back As World Champion, With New Manager And New Gym I Been Training So Hard. This Victory For People Of Hong Kong.'.