PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Alivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Commander Manlove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alivero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Winged Angel - Nobuo Uematsu. Commander Manlove is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Alivero
vs
Manlove

186 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Alivero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Commander Manlove!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manlove slips a jab and a cross from Alivero.
Manlove moves in looking to clinch but Alivero pushes him off.
Alivero lands a jab to the head.
Alivero throws a big shot that misses.
Manlove drops his hands momentarily and Alivero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alivero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alivero scores with a hook.
Manlove doesn't manage to clinch there - Alivero circles away.
Commander Manlove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero moves out of range.
Manlove tries to clinch up but Alivero circles away and keeps his distance.
Alivero cracks Manlove with an open hand slap.
Alivero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manlove tries to clinch up.
Alivero lands a nice looking body shot.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero moves out of range.
Manlove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alivero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alivero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero moves out of range.
Manlove tries to clinch up.
Alivero misses with an uppercut.

Manlove gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Manlove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alivero's elbow.
Alivero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manlove or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manlove tries a body shot but Alivero blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Manlove looks gassed!
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Manlove - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Alivero - that landed with a thud.
Manlove is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alivero is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
A shot in the inside from Alivero.
Alivero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manlove or not.
Alivero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manlove is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alivero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manlove's elbow.
Manlove misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
Good body shot from Alivero.
A short body shot lands from Alivero as the two fighters clinch.
Alivero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alivero lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlove misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Alivero.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice body shot.
Alivero presses Manlove against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Alivero tries to throw a body punch but Manlove avoids it by throwing Alivero back against the cage.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Alivero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alivero lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Alivero.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alivero is working Manlove over against the cage.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Alivero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manlove backwards.
A right hand to the body from Alivero.
A short body shot lands from Alivero as the two fighters clinch.
Alivero presses Manlove against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alivero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manlove blocks a body shot from Alivero.
Alivero tries a body shot but Manlove blocks it.
Alivero misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Alivero.
Alivero lands with a left to the head.
Alivero works on Manlove's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Alivero scores with a shoulder strike.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
Alivero is leaning against Manlove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alivero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alivero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alivero is leaning against Manlove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alivero.
Alivero misses with a body punch.
Manlove tries to throw a body punch but Alivero avoids it by throwing Manlove back against the cage.
Alivero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alivero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manlove's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alivero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alivero misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Alivero.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero misses with a body punch.
Alivero is leaning against Manlove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alivero.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Alivero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alivero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alivero has had enough of the clinch but Manlove keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Alivero.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Alivero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alivero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manlove struggles to land a body shot inside as Alivero controls his hands.
Manlove blocks a body shot from Alivero.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alivero works on Manlove's body with a couple of short punches.
Alivero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Alivero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alivero scores with a nice strike.
Manlove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alivero.
Alivero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manlove backs up against the cage.
Alivero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manlove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alivero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alivero lands a jab.
Alivero tries to clinch but Manlove moves out of range.
Alivero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manlove can do to turn this around?
Manlove looks to clinch
and Alivero counters with a two punch combo.
Manlove drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alivero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alivero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manlove on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Manlove moves in looking to clinch but Alivero pushes him off.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero is having none of it.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manlove tries to clinch
and Alivero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivero lands with an uppercut that bounces Manlove off the cage and back into rage.
Alivero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Manlove tries to clinch there but Alivero circles away.
Alivero throws a hook but Manlove avoids it easily.
Manlove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alivero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alivero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manlove wants to clinch
and Manlove takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alivero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alivero misses with a straight left.
Alivero cracks Manlove with an open hand slap.
Manlove clinches but Alivero breaks the clinch
and Alivero counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Manlove doesn't manage to clinch there - Alivero circles away.
Alivero tries to clinch up but Manlove circles away and keeps his distance.
Alivero lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manlove wants to clinch but Alivero slips to the side
and Alivero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alivero lands a head shot.
Manlove tries to clinch up
and Alivero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Commander Manlove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alivero lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manlove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alivero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manlove walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Alivero rushes Manlove and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manlove stalling the fight.
Manlove can't find room to land a body shot as Alivero controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alivero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
Alivero struggles to land a body shot inside as Manlove controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Alivero scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Alivero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alivero trying to control the position but instead, Manlove has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alivero into the cage.
Nice body punch from Alivero - that landed with a thud.
Alivero tries to work over Manlove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Manlove has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Alivero - that landed with a thud.
Alivero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Alivero.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Alivero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manlove prevents a body shot from Alivero.

Alivero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alivero!
Alivero tries to close the distance and clinch but Manlove swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manlove closes the distance but Alivero moves to the side
and Alivero counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manlove closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alivero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alivero tests Manlove's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alivero misses with an uppercut.
Alivero looks to land a combination but Manlove avoids it well.
Manlove darts in trying to clinch
and Alivero counters with a left and a right that stings Manlove.
Alivero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manlove.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero moves away

and Alivero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alivero.
Manlove leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alivero can't find room to land a body shot as Manlove controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alivero as Manlove tries to tie him up.
Alivero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manlove or not.
Manlove prevents a body shot from Alivero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Alivero dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Manlove tries to clinch up.
Manlove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manlove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manlove moves in looking to clinch but Alivero pushes him off.
Manlove needs to keep his hands up - Alivero had a free shot at his head there.
Manlove slips a jab from Alivero.
Manlove needs to keep his hands up - Alivero had a free shot at his head there.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero is having none of it.
Manlove tries to clinch but Alivero is having none of it.
Manlove takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Antonio Alivero is winning the standup battle so far.

Manlove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alivero, pushing him back against the cage.
Manlove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alivero can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Still in the clinch, Manlove scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manlove digs a right hand underneath Alivero's ribcage. Alivero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alivero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manlove's elbow.
Manlove takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alivero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alivero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manlove is looking to control Alivero's arms but Alivero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manlove has his back to the cage.
Manlove misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivero struggles to land a body shot inside as Manlove controls his hands.
Manlove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice body shot.
Alivero throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alivero is working Manlove over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alivero presses Manlove against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Alivero as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alivero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Alivero.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
A short right from Alivero on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alivero lands a nice shot to the body.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice body shot.
Alivero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Alivero.
Alivero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alivero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Manlove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Alivero.
Alivero prevents a body shot from Manlove.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alivero digs a right hand underneath Manlove's ribcage. Manlove let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Alivero.
Manlove blocks a body shot from Alivero.
Antonio Alivero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alivero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manlove looking to slow down the pace here.
Alivero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Alivero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
Alivero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Alivero.
Alivero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alivero pushes Manlove back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alivero scores with a shoulder strike.
Manlove prevents a body shot from Alivero.
A hook to the body from Alivero.
Alivero working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero scores with a hook to the body.
Alivero is leaning against Manlove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alivero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manlove or not.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alivero scores with a shot to the side of Manlove's head.
Alivero lands a body shot.
Alivero works on Manlove's body with a couple of short punches.
Alivero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Manlove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Alivero - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Alivero.
Alivero lands a shot to the body.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alivero misses with a punch to the body.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Alivero.
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
Alivero lands a right hand.
Alivero is trying to maintain a safe position but Manlove gets an underhook and turns Alivero into the cage.
Alivero lands an uppercut.
Manlove is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alivero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alivero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manlove backwards.
Alivero cracks Manlove with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Alivero.
Alivero scores with a shot to the side of Manlove's head.
Alivero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manlove.
Good body shot from Alivero.
Alivero lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alivero digs a right hand into Manlove's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manlove's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Alivero.
Alivero is working Manlove over against the cage.
Commander Manlove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alivero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manlove backwards.
Alivero lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alivero.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Alivero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alivero 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Alivero!