PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Alexander (ranked 512 p4p, 1246 weight class) and Alan Spence (ranked 62 p4p, 152 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spence 's choice of entrance music: Were Coming. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alexander
vs
Spence

185 cm
34
192
20 - 12 - 1

185 cm
38
186
20 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Spence .
Alexander misses with a kick to the body.
Alexander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexander misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
Spence misses with a straight left.
Alexander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alexander takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexander misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alexander connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
and Spence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexander thinking.
Spence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alexander misses with a hook.
Alexander throws a front kick aimed at Spence 's knee but Spence avoids it well.
Alexander scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
Alexander lands with a cross.
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexander.
Spence lands an overhand right.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
Alexander lands a right hook to the body.
Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spence jabs Alexander to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
Alexander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Alexander. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alexander.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Spence ducks down to avoid it.
Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Spence 's shoulder, as Spence tries to avoid the shot.
Alexander with a nice cross.
Spence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander misses with a left hand
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Alexander misses.
Alexander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Alexander coming out on top.
Marcus Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander cracks Spence with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spence checks the leg kick.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Spence avoids them all with ease.
Alexander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spence defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Alexander avoids the body shot from Spence .
Spence slips under a jab from Alexander.
Spence moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexander lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Alexander misses
and Spence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexander.
Spence defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Alexander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spence .
Alexander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spence .
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!
Alexander throws a lazy right hand but Spence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexander swings widly with a right hand
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses
letting Spence counter with a right hand.
Spence staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Alexander throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spence .
Alexander throws a front kick aimed at Spence 's knee but Spence avoids it well.
Spence throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Alexander dominated that 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.

Alexander tries to land a front kick but Spence steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Marcus Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses.
Alexander lands a glancing blow to the side of Spence 's head.
Spence closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alexander lands a glancing blow to the side of Spence 's head.
Alexander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Alexander misses.
Alexander throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander throws a combination that misses
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
and Spence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spence lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexander misses the target.
Alexander looks to throw a body kick
and Spence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexander looks to land a right hand but Spence moved out of range.
Alexander walks into a straight right hand from Spence .
Spence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexander just misses with a punch to the body.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexander throws a right hand that Spence ducks under and follows up with a left that Spence also avoids with ease.
Alexander throws a shot from downtown. Spence moves away and avoids it.
Alexander scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spence throws out the jab.
Alexander swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexander.
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
It looked like Alexander was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spence can do to turn this around?
Spence thuds a left hand into Alexander's body.
Alexander on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander misses the jab.
Alexander throws a hook but Spence avoids it easily.
Spence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alexander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexander throws a front kick aimed at Spence 's knee but Spence avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a right hand
and Spence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexander throws a hook but Spence avoids it easily.
Spence walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alexander walks into a straight right hand from Spence .
A big right from Alexander misses.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spence throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexander misses with a looping left.
Spence misses with a hook. Alexander ducked under it nicely.
Spence ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Alexander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Spence .
A slow jab from Alexander misses its intended target.
Alexander throws an off balance right hand
and Spence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spence slips a straight right by Alexander.
Alexander throws the kick towards the body but Spence avoids it.
Nice shot by Spence .
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Spence might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alexander has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Alexander misses.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexander lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alan Spence will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Alexander misses with a right hand
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spence might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut
and Spence counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spence checks a low kick from Alexander.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Alexander scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexander.
Alexander was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alexander misses with a hook
and Spence counters with a straight right hand.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexander.
Spence throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
Alexander looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alexander looks to throw the jab but Spence is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander lands a jab to Spence 's midsection.
Alexander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spence slips a jab from Alexander.
Spence works Alexander's body with a nice hook.
Spence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
A little jabbing left from Spence on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alexander scores with a jab.
Spence misses with a hook. Alexander ducked under it nicely.
Spence takes one on the button.
Alexander throws the kick towards the body but Spence avoids it.
Alexander throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander punishes Spence 's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Alexander.
Alexander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spence .
Alexander feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alexander lunges at Spence with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spence 's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Spence ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Spence 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spence defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Spence misses the target.
Alexander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alexander looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spence scores with a jab.
Alexander misses with a left hand
and Spence counters with a right hand to the body.
Spence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spence doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alexander connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexander avoids the body shot from Spence .
Alexander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexander throws a poor cross that misses
and Spence counters with a series of strikes. Alexander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexander.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Spence misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander looks to land a left hand but Spence moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Spence 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spence .
Alexander throws an off balance right hand
and Spence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexander connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander throws a hook but Spence avoids it easily.

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 Marcus Alexander.
Well Alexander 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alan Spence !
An out of breath Alan Spence thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.