PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobra Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobra Kai is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Alexander
vs
Kai

187 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earl Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cobra Kai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander jabs at Kai's body.

Alexander gets the takedown into side control.
Alexander lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alexander throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alexander cracks Kai with a big right hand but Kai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alexander postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alexander tries to score with some ground and pound. Kai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kai looks gassed!
Alexander throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kai works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Alexander trying to pass the guard but Kai defending well.
Alexander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kai defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alexander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kai defending well though.
Alexander seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexander.
Kai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alexander scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alexander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexander looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alexander slips a nice elbow through Kai's hands, connecting with Kai's forehead.
Alexander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kai defending well though.
Alexander lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexander throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander 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.
Alexander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alexander throwing shots but Kai is blocking nicely.
Alexander is nestled in close to Kai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alexander thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kai's head.
Kai has hold of Alexander's hands but Alexander slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kai is looking to improve his position.
Alexander looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alexander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexander.
Alexander wants to pass to mount but Kai is defending the position.
Alexander passes to full mount!

Alexander with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kai tries to reverse the position but Alexander maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four 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.
Alexander with good strikes from the mount here!
Alexander is landing with some decent strikes but Kai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alexander cracks Kai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alexander connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alexander landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alexander unloading with bombs!
Alexander unloading with bombs!
Alexander in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander with good strikes from the mount here!
Alexander landing strikes from the mount and Kai is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Alexander dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kai has his takedown stuffed
and Alexander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Alexander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexander throws a leg kick which misses Kai's front leg but catches the back leg as Kai tries to avoid it.
Alexander stalks Kai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kai's face. Kai staggers backwards, shaken.
Alexander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kai circles away quickly and effectively.
Kai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alexander scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alexander scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kai in his tracks.
Alexander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alexander closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kai's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Kai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kai with a poor takedown

and Alexander counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander looks to land a strike but Kai avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexander.
Kai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexander is one step ahead there.
Kai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexander landing with the ground and pound.
Alexander throws a big right hand that misses.
Alexander has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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.
Kai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alexander tries to work over Kai's front leg with a kick but Kai checks it.
Kai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Alexander counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Earl Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobra Kai.

Alexander is working for a submission of some sort.
Alexander working Kai over with strikes.

Alexander seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alexander.
Kai lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alexander!

Kai is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alexander is surviving well by controlling Kai's body position as best he can.
Alexander 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.
Alexander keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai is thwarting Alexander's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alexander manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alexander not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kai won't allow Alexander to sweep him here.

Kai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alexander looking to control.
Alexander keeping full guard, as Kai tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Alexander closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kai is avoiding damage well.
Alexander landing a few strikes.
Alexander is trying to ground and pound but Kai uses the momentary lack of control by Alexander to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Alexander dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alexander looks to land a combination but Kai avoids it well.
Alexander swinging wilding here.
Kai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alexander counters with a left and a right that stings Kai.
Kai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander lands with an uppercut that bounces Kai off the cage and back into rage.
Alexander lands a nice looking body shot.

Alexander scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexander landing a few strikes.
Kai takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alexander scores with a couple of short elbows.
Alexander misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is trying to ground and pound but Kai uses the momentary lack of control by Alexander to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexander working over Kai with some ground and pound. Kai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alexander connects with a nice short shot to Kai's temple.
Alexander drops an elbow to the side of Kai's head.
Earl Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kai defending well though.
Alexander thows a huge punch but Kai dodges it nicely.

Alexander is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Earl Alexander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alexander is looking to pass Kai's guard but actually Kai recovers to full guard.
Alexander not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alexander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kai can do to turn this around?

That's four 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.
Alexander has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cobra Kai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Earl Alexander just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alexander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Earl Alexander!