PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malaipet Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buakaw
vs
Alves

195 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

203 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malaipet Buakaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Alves!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buakaw.
Alves looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buakaw feints and then cracks Alves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alves down.

Buakaw clinches.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buakaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Antonio Alves has been cut.
Buakaw landing knees to the head.
Buakaw scores a nice knee to the body.
Buakaw is pushing Alves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Buakaw obliges.
Buakaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Buakaw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Buakaw.
Buakaw connects with a knee to the head.
Buakaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buakaw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buakaw lands a nice knee to the body.
Buakaw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Malaipet Buakaw.

Buakaw closes the distance and pushes Alves back into the cage.
Alves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buakaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Buakaw controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Alves.
Knees to the body from Buakaw.
Knees to the body from Buakaw.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buakaw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buakaw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Buakaw.
Buakaw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Buakaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alves fails to pull guard.
Buakaw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alves jumps guard but Buakaw stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malaipet Buakaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Alves.

Alves jumps guard.
Alves has a closed guard, preventing Buakaw from standing up.
Buakaw looking to pass the guard.

Alves is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Buakaw rolls with it to try and escape but Alves cranks on the arm and Buakaw is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Alves!