PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Marquez (ranked 4003 p4p, 4145 weight class) and Laban Alfredsson (ranked 428 p4p, 435 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marquez
vs
Alfredsson

185 cm
18
165
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
177
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $89

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laban Alfredsson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alfredsson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marquez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Marquez wants to hit a sweep here but Alfredsson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Marquez there!
Marquez tries to hold on but Alfredsson pushes him away.

Alfredsson looking to secure an arm triangle but Marquez defends it well.
Alfredsson controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alfredsson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alfredsson controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfredsson misses with a head shot.

Alfredsson has control of Marquez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Marquez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alfredsson controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Let's hope that Alfredsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Alfredsson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marquez because Alfredsson loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alfredsson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alfredsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alfredsson looking to finish Marquez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marquez!
Alfredsson controlling from the full mount.
Alfredsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez blocking the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marquez wants to control but Alfredsson is having none of it.
Alfredsson unloading with bombs!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Laban Alfredsson dominated that round.
That's time! Marquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good standup being displayed there by Alfredsson as he connects with a hook.

Alfredsson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marquez's guard.
Alfredsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Alfredsson stands and steps away. Marquez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alfredsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Alfredsson scores with a takedown into Marquez's guard.

Marquez is rocked!
Alfredsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Marquez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alfredsson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Marquez's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Laban Alfredsson!