PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcide Almunecar (ranked 3326 p4p, 22342 weight class) and Sky Genie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sky Genie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Almunecar
vs
Genie

185 cm
21
176
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
29
170
11 - 32 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Leiko Leaf Clothing

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sky Genie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almunecar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Genie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick there by Almunecar.
Almunecar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Genie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Genie looks winded!
Almunecar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Genie. That did some damage!
Genie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Almunecar scores with a jab to the body.
Almunecar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Almunecar. That's going to slow Genie down.
A shot to the liver by Almunecar. Beautiful body shot.
Almunecar jabs Genie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Almunecar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Genie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Almunecar stuns Genie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Almunecar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Almunecar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Genie's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almunecar is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Almunecar is looking for a kimura but Genie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Almunecar to get the leverage.
Almunecar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Genie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almunecar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Almunecar is nestled in close to Genie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almunecar in particular looking to stall.
Almunecar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Genie tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Almunecar 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Almunecar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Genie missing with punches from the bottom.
Almunecar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Further stalling from Almunecar.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Genie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Almunecar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Almunecar slips nicely into half guard.
Almunecar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Almunecar seems content to control.

Almunecar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Genie sees it coming and defends easily.
Genie tries to get to full guard but Almunecar has control of the leg.
Almunecar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Almunecar working Genie over with strikes.
Almunecar is taking a breather. Genie 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.

Almunecar is working for a kimura but Genie is defending it quite comfortably.
Almunecar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Almunecar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Genie is looking for a sweep. Almunecar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Almunecar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Almunecar winds up and cracks Genie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Almunecar lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Almunecar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Genie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Almunecar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Genie is just riding it out for now. Almunecar eventually gives up the hold.
Almunecar stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alcide Almunecar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Almunecar lands with a nice body kick.
Almunecar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Genie doesn't seem bothered though.
Genie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genie is looking to clinch but Almunecar is avoiding it.
Almunecar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Genie can do to turn this around?
Genie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Almunecar lands a slapping body shot.
Almunecar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Genie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Almunecar with a nice calf kick.
Almunecar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Almunecar is looking to wear down Genie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Almunecar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almunecar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Genie is breathing heavily.
Genie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Genie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almunecar.
Almunecar throws a shot to the body.
Almunecar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Genie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Almunecar lands a jab to Genie's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a front kick that sends Genie stumbling back into the cage.
Genie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Almunecar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Almunecar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Genie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sky Genie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Genie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Almunecar scores with a body shot.
Almunecar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Genie takes a step back to recover.
Almunecar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alcide Almunecar is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Almunecar scores with a nice body kick.
Almunecar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Almunecar.
A thudding body kick lands there by Almunecar!
Almunecar connects with a body shot that sends Genie's belly button to the back.
Almunecar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Genie at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Almunecar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Almunecar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Almunecar content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almunecar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Almunecar connects with a couple of short punches.
Almunecar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Almunecar is stalling in the full guard.
Almunecar cracks Genie with a solid left hand.
Almunecar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Almunecar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Almunecar continues to stall.
Almunecar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almunecar advances to half guard.
Almunecar is controlling the pace.
Genie punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almunecar in particular looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Almunecar blocks the strikes from Genie.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alcide Almunecar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Genie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Genie closes the distance but Almunecar moves to the side
and Almunecar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Genie really felt that one!
Sky Genie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almunecar lands with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Almunecar!
Almunecar scores with a nice body kick.
Genie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almunecar.
Almunecar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almunecar. That's going to slow Genie down.
Almunecar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Almunecar digs a good hook to Genie's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almunecar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Genie will feel that in the morning.
Almunecar lands a jab to Genie's midsection.

Almunecar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Almunecar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Genie's face as Almunecar controls the position.
Genie wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
You can see the frustration on Genie's face as Almunecar controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almunecar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Almunecar remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Almunecar gets to mount! Genie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Almunecar with the ground and pound from mount.
Almunecar prevents Genie from getting the reversal.
Alcide Almunecar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar controlling the pace for now.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Almunecar is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Almunecar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Genie's face.
Almunecar controlling from mount.
Genie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Almunecar controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Almunecar.
Almunecar looking to finish Genie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Genie!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genie can't escape the position.
Almunecar controlling the pace for now.
Genie is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Almunecar controlling the position easily from mount.
Genie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Almunecar controlling from mount.
Sky Genie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almunecar lands a nice shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alcide Almunecar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almunecar 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alcide Almunecar!