PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jeremy renfro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and thiago alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). alves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. disco pogo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

renfro
vs
alves

183 cm
18
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jeremy renfro!
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, thiago alves!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from renfro.
renfro fails with the takedown.
renfro is trying hard to land a takedown here. alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeremy renfro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from alves.
alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
alves misses with a wild combination.
renfro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says alves as he avoids it easily.
renfro misses with a takedown attempt - alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
alves's corner calls for a 1-2. alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
renfro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
renfro fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from renfro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
alves scores with a one two! renfro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
alves lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
alves thumps renfro with a low kick.
alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
renfro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
alves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
alves misses with a series of wild punches.
alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by renfro.
renfro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
renfro shoots for a double leg takedown but alves sprawls well. He's pushed renfro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
alves stuffs the takedown attempt from renfro. renfro gets slowly back to his feet.
jeremy renfro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

alves gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows renfro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
renfro throwing strikes but missing.
alves wants to stand up but renfro is controlling him.
alves can't keep his opponent in guard - renfro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
alves is trying to stand back up but renfro is controlling him
renfro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
renfro controlling the pace.
renfro wants to lay and pray for a moment but alves keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
alves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from renfro.
renfro works his way into full mount!
alves wants to get back to his feet.
renfro working the ground and pound effectively.
renfro lands a big shot there that rocks alves but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
alves is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
renfro landing shots from mount.
renfro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
renfro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if alves can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
renfro raining down shots from the mount!
alves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with renfro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
alves is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
renfro breaks from alves's wrist control and lands an elbow.
renfro landing strikes from the mount.
renfro working away from the top, dropping strikes.

alves is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, renfro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
alves is still in real trouble! Can renfro finish him?
renfro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
renfro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
renfro looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that alves really doesn't like being in this position too much.
alves looks gassed!
alves seems to have recovered his senses.

renfro working for a guillotine from mount but alves is in no mood to give up.

renfro jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but alves manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
renfro wants to control but alves is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
alves is trying to get back to his feet.
renfro working the ground and pound.
alves wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
renfro trying to control the position but alves is working away.

renfro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, alves has escaped the position, nice work there.
renfro cracks alves with an elbow. That is naaassty.
alves is working to avoid the ground and pound but renfro connects with a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
renfro trying to control the position but alves is working away.
renfro working the head with strikes.
alves wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jeremy renfro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

alves tries a head kick but it misses.
alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
renfro misses with a low kick.
jeremy renfro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
renfro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but alves avoids it really well and circles away.

renfro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. renfro showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
renfro wants to lay and pray for a moment but alves keeps working.
alves has hold of renfro's hands but renfro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from renfro.
renfro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
renfro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
alves is in trouble now - renfro has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that alves really doesn't like being in this position too much.
renfro lands a big shot there that rocks alves but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

renfro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but alves is surviving well by controlling renfro's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
renfro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
renfro with shots to the head and body - alves looks very uncomfortable down there.
renfro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. alves looks a forlorn figure.
alves wants to get back to his feet.
renfro landing strikes, looking to finish!
renfro working the ground and pound effectively.

renfro is working for a guillotine from mount but alves frees his head quite easily.
renfro cracks alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
alves is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
renfro pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
renfro landing shots from mount.
The referee warns alves that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
alves really wants to buck renfro off and get back to his feet.
renfro breaks from alves's wrist control and lands an elbow.

renfro swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jeremy renfro!