PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Made (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Made will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Alves
vs
Made

166 cm
22
177 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
176 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Made!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Made misses the target.
Made misses with a low kick as Alves jumps back.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Alves throws a wild body kick that Made sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Made lands a nice shot to the body.
Made thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves dodges the punch combination from Made.
Made misses with a straight right.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Made.
Made slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Made scores with a nice strike.
Made lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
Made tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Made.
Alves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Made throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Made turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alves blocks a low kick nicely.
Alves defending well as Made loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Made misses with a leg kick
and Alves counters with a low kick, right behind Made 's knee.
Made throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves throws a head kick but Made moves out of range.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Made paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alves slips under a jab from Made.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Made.
A nice combination there by Made.
Made thows a body shot but no joy.
Made throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Made scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Made throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Made swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves counters with an outside leg kick.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alves staying out of range there.
Alves throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Made misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Made.
Alves throws a head kick but Made moves out of range.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Made.
Made is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alves throws a leg kick that misses.
Made connects with a crisp jab.
Made lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Made is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Made throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
Made chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Made lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alves throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Made swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Taylor Made seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws the kick towards the body but Made avoids it.
Made scores with a sloppy right hand. Alves should have avoided that one.
Made checks the leg kick.

Alves closes the distance and clinches.
Made drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Made working hard to break the clinch.
Made lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Made lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Made changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alves fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alves is looking to clinch.

That's four 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.
A low kick from Made is predictable there
and Alves counters with a thumping low kick.
Alves feints and then cracks Made's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Made down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Made thows a left - swing and a miss!
Made throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Made takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Made looks gassed!
Alves keeps Made at a distance using the push kick.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Made swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.

Alves clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Made blocks an elbow strike.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Made's defenses.
Made letting Alves take a breather here.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves throws a head kick that half lands.
Alves wants to clinch.
Brian Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Made chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Brian Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Made looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Made throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Made misses with a leg kick
and Alves counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Made fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alves is out of range.

Alves clinches up with Made and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Made tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Made avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.

Made breaks the clinch.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Made.
Made jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Made finds it's target.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Made throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Made throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick from Alves lands but Made takes it in his stride.
Alves thumps Made with a low kick.
Alves delivers a nice body kick.
Made is breathing heavily.
Alves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Made chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Made.
Alves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed right hand from Made misses the target.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Made.
Alves scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Alves.

Alves darts in and clinches Made up against the cage.
Made blocks an elbow strike.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Made takes an elbow to the temple.
Made has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alves.
Made is trying to drag Alves to the mat but Alves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alves stops a takedown attempt from Made.
Made's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Made working hard to break the clinch.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Taylor Made has been cut.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brian Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Made.
Made takes an elbow to the forehead.
Made takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Made shrugs off.
Made has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Made blocks an elbow strike.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Made tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made wants to get back to striking at distance but Alves won't allow it.
Made dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Made avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Made blocks an elbow strike from Alves.

Made breaks from the clinch.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Made scores with a hook to the body. Alves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alves defending well as Made loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alves.
Alves scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Made.
Made stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Made's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alves feints and then cracks Made's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Made down.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves throws the kick towards the body but Made avoids it.
Made misses with a two punch combination.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Made circles away.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Made misses.
Made swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Made misses.
Alves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Made moves out of range easily.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Made.
Alves tries a low kick but Made avoids it.
Made lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Made misses with an uppercut.
Made misses with a jab, cross combination.
Made cracks Alves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Made avoids a kick to the body.
Alves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alves throws a leg kick that is checked
and Made counters with a low kick, right behind Alves 's knee.
Made pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves tries to score with a low kick but Made moves his leg out of the way.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Made. That did some damage!
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Made swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves walks into a jab.
Alves throws a head kick but Made moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alves.
Alves throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Made can do to turn this around?
Made blocks a head kick by Alves.
Made thuds a left hand into Alves's body.
Alves lets loose with a powerful body kick. Made will feel that in the morning.
Made takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Made.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves throws a low kick, looking for Made's leg but Made calmly moves out of range.

Alves has closed the distance and engaged Made in a clinch.
Alves content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Made drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves is pushing Made up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Made pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Made.
Made swinging wildly here.
Alves throws a head kick that Made semi-blocks.
Made throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Made.
Made swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Made takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Made tries to work over Alves's front leg with a kick but Alves checks it.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Made chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Made moves out of range easily.
Made lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Made misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Made thows a body shot but no joy.
Made pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Made throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Made will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Made takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Made.
Made avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Made throws out the jab.
Alves throws a wild body kick that Made sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Alves clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Made's cut.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Made's sensitive parts.
Alves moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Alves.
A telegraphed right hand from Made misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Made down.
A jab from Made misses.
A solid body kick from Alves.
Alves lands a nice looking kick to the body. Made takes a step back to recover.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Made avoids the head kick by Alves.
A low kick from Made is predictable there
and Alves counters with a nice leg kick.
Alves feints and then cracks Made's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Made down.
Made is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Made blocks a head kick by Alves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Made's front leg but catches the back leg as Made tries to avoid it.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Made moves out of range easily.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Made moves out of range easily.
Alves staying out of range there.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Made's calf.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alves. Made shrugs it off though.
Alves fakes the leg kick and cracks Made in the body.
Made blocks a head kick by Alves.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Made paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Made avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alves tries to clinch there but Made circles away.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Made throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Made's front leg but catches the back leg as Made tries to avoid it.
Made moves out of range of the body kick from Alves.
Alves staying out of range there.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Made crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alves - the referee stops the clock and Made gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alves. Made manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Made misses with a hook.
Crunch! Alves slams his shin into Made's torso.

Alves clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Made up against the cage.
Alves wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Made shrugs off.
Made working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Made tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Made avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Made blocks an elbow strike.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Made leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Made blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Made is trying to break free.

Made breaks from the clinch.
Made stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Made misses with a shot to the body
and Alves counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Made throws a combination. Alves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Made looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Alves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alves is looking to slow Made down with leg kicks.
Made takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alves scores with a push kick.
Made looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves looks to land a body kick but Made moved away.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Made on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Alves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Alves had his way with Taylor Made in that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Made's cut.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Made swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves is looking to slow Made down with leg kicks.
Alves wants to clinch up but Made keeps it at a distance.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves feints and then cracks Made's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Made down.
Made misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Alves counters by clinching up.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Made is looking to break free of the clinch but Alves has double underhooks.
Alves is pressed up against the cage. Made has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alves down to the mat. Alves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Made is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Made misses with a looping right.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Made.
Alves keeps Made at a distance using the push kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Made's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Made wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alves.
Alves looking to stall.
Made is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Made's defenses.
Made goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Made throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
Made bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alves's head backwards.
Made pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Made scores with the left hand. Alves knows he should have avoided that one.
Alves thows a body kick. Made tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Alves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alves tries to clinch up but Made circles away and keeps his distance.

Alves rushes Made and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.

Made pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves looks to land a body kick but Made moved away.
Made throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Made falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Made misses the jab.
Alves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brian Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Made throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Made misses with a looping right.
Made circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Made counter with a right hand.
Made thows a leg kick but Alves checks it

and Alves moves into the clinch.
Taylor Made has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Made as the two fighters clinch.
Alves is struggling to control the position.
Alves has Made pressed against the cage, preventing Made from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Made doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Alves.
A left hand lands to the body for Made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands an elbow just above Made 's eye.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Made wants a takedown but no success here.
Brian Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Made.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Made fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Made tries to break free but Alves pushes him back against the cage.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Made shrugs off.
Made is trying to maintain a safe position but Alves gets an underhook and turns Made into the cage.
Made takes an elbow to the forehead.
Made misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:43
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:43
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Alves!
Brian Alves retains his welterweight title!