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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Fallas (ranked 3383 p4p, 4061 weight class) and Mikey Poundstone (ranked 423 p4p, 486 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alistair Fallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey Poundstone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poundstone misses with the body kick
and Fallas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Poundstone!
Fallas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fallas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Poundstone is avoiding damage well.
Fallas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Poundstone regains half guard, as Fallas was trying to land strikes.
Fallas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fallas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poundstone wants to improve his position but Fallas is controlling well.
Poundstone flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fallas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fallas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fallas is nestled in close to Poundstone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fallas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fallas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fallas trying to control from half guard but Poundstone is working away.
Poundstone tries to roll over but Fallas keeps him under control.
Fallas winds up and cracks Poundstone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fallas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Poundstone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fallas is working away from the top position though.
Fallas misses with a head shot. Poundstone uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poundstone keeping moving, preventing Fallas from controlling successfully.
Fallas connects with a couple of short punches.
Fallas postures up.
Poundstone looking for a sweep. Not yet Poundstone, not yet.
Fallas throws a strike but Poundstone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poundstone slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Fallas.
Poundstone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fallas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fallas wants to hit a sweep here but Poundstone passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fallas there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallas holds on to Poundstone as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Poundstone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poundstone 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.
Fallas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poundstone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fallas is trying to escape the mount.
Poundstone thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallas can't escape the position.
Poundstone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fallas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poundstone fails to advance to Fallas's back.
Poundstone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poundstone unloads with some shots from mount but Fallas bucks and avoids them well.
Fallas is desperately trying to improve his position but Poundstone has a good base and remains in mount.
Fallas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fallas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fallas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fallas trying to control but Poundstone postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikey Poundstone will probably get the nod.
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.
Poundstone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fallas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poundstone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fallas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Poundstone sprawls and moves away.
Poundstone fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Poundstone as Fallas shoots in.
Poundstone throws a nice looking combination but Fallas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fallas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poundstone dives in for a single leg takedown but Fallas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alistair Fallas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Poundstone.
Poundstone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fallas feinted with a counter takedown.
Fallas blocks a head kick by Poundstone.
Fallas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poundstone shoots for a double leg takedown but Fallas sprawls well. He's pushed Poundstone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Poundstone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fallas defends it nicely.
Fallas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Poundstone sprawls and moves away.
Poundstone moves into range and clinches up with Fallas.
Fallas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Poundstone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fallas smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poundstone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fallas feinted with a counter takedown.
Fallas leaves Poundstone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poundstone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fallas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Poundstone's half guard.
Fallas is nestled in close to Poundstone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fallas working Poundstone over with strikes.
Poundstone tries to kick Fallas off but Fallas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fallas slips a nice elbow through Poundstone's hands, connecting with Poundstone's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fallas stops Poundstone from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Fallas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Poundstone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fallas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fallas trying to control from half guard but Poundstone is working away.
Poundstone is trying to maintain the position but Fallas is very close to passing his half guard.
Fallas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Poundstone trying to control but Fallas postures up.
Nice strikes from Fallas there.
Poundstone trying to control but Fallas postures up.
Fallas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallas is thwarting Poundstone's attempts to control the position.
Fallas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fallas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fallas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alistair Fallas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fallas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Poundstone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Poundstone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fallas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fallas drops an elbow to the side of Poundstone's head.
Fallas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poundstone can do to turn this around?
Fallas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poundstone manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Fallas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Poundstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fallas.
Poundstone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fallas shoots in and gets a takedown into Poundstone's guard.
Poundstone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poundstone has momentary wrist control but Fallas slips an elbow through the middle.
Fallas being controlled here momentarily.
Fallas trying to control but Poundstone is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poundstone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fallas.
Fallas wants to control from the top but Poundstone keeps moving.
Fallas postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poundstone keeping moving, preventing Fallas from controlling successfully.
Poundstone working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fallas 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Poundstone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fallas tries to counter with a takedown but Poundstone is quick to defend against it.
Fallas wants to slow Poundstone down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poundstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fallas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Poundstone wants to get back to full guard.
Fallas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fallas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fallas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poundstone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fallas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poundstone's head.
Fallas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fallas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fallas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poundstone's head.
Fallas drops an elbow to the side of Poundstone's head.
Fallas is trying to control. Poundstone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fallas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Poundstone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fallas drops an elbow to the side of Poundstone's head.
Poundstone is looking to escape.
Fallas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fallas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fallas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poundstone gets back to full guard.
Fallas connects with a couple of short punches.
Poundstone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Poundstone trying to keep a closed guard but Fallas is proving a slippery customer.
Fallas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fallas distracts Poundstone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fallas lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fallas trying to control but Poundstone is working from the bottom.
Fallas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Fallas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fallas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Fallas!
A very excited looking Alistair Fallas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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