PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Dos Alva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakan Loob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakan Loob is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dos Alva
vs
Loob

181 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murilo Dos Alva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakan Loob!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loob throws a series of punches but Dos Alva avoids them all with ease.
Loob swinging wildly here.

Loob looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Loob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loob wants to stand but Dos Alva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Loob must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Loob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dos Alva is adopting a defensive guard.
Loob trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Dos Alva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Loob throws a big right hand that misses.
Loob throwing strikes from guard but Dos Alva blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loob thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dos Alva controlling Loob's posture.
Loob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Loob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Alva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Loob thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Dos Alva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Loob trying to control but Dos Alva is working from the bottom.
Loob missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loob is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dos Alva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dos Alva controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Alva looking to control but Loob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Loob wants to hold on but Dos Alva pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Loob can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Alva prevents Loob from getting the reversal.
Dos Alva looking to control but Loob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Loob tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dos Alva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Loob has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Loob!
Loob trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Loob wants to get up but he can't break Dos Alva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Dos Alva working for a triangle but Loob defends it easily.
Loob throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Loob makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Loob trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dos Alva's guard.
Loob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dos Alva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loob's guard.
Dos Alva stands and throws Loob's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Loob gets back to half guard.

Loob is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Alva pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Murilo Dos Alva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dos Alva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dos Alva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Loob is squirming around, avoiding Dos Alva's attempts to control the action.
Loob is wriggling around trying to escape.
Loob tries to hold on but Dos Alva postures up.
Loob working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that Loob really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dos Alva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Loob can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Loob tries to hold on but Dos Alva postures up.
Dos Alva prevents Loob from getting the reversal.
Loob is squirming around, avoiding Dos Alva's attempts to control the action.
Loob really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Loob swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dos Alva controlling his opponent.

Dos Alva working for a submission but Loob is keeping him at bay.
Dos Alva controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Alva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dos Alva avoids the attempt from Loob to control.

Dos Alva is working for a guillotine from mount but Loob frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Dos Alva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Loob has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Loob!
Loob won't allow Dos Alva to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Loob's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Loob lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dos Alva trying to keep a closed guard but Loob is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos Alva is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo Dos Alva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loob.
Dos Alva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Alva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Loob scores with a body shot.
Dos Alva drops his hands momentarily and Loob takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Murilo Dos Alva has been cut.
Loob walks into a straight right hand from Dos Alva.
Loob shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Alva defends it nicely.
Loob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murilo Dos Alva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Loob.

Loob closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Loob wants to stand but Dos Alva is controlling his arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loob in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Loob creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dos Alva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dos Alva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loob lands a few punches from side control.

Loob swings around for an armbar but Dos Alva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Loob's guard.
Dos Alva advances to half guard.

Loob is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Alva.

Dos Alva seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Loob is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Murilo Dos Alva!