PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Jammin' - Bob Marley as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

St Pierre
vs
Alves

175 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a takedown

and Alves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre has Alves pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed

and Alves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Alves controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Alves is having none of it.
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Alves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Alves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves landing strikes from the mount.
Alves punishing his opponent with strikes.

St Pierre is rocked!

It looks like Anderson St Pierre has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves controlling the pace for now.
Oh St Pierre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

St Pierre defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alves.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
Alves cracks St Pierre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alves controlling from the full mount.

Alves is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Pierre has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alves raining down shots from the mount!
St Pierre gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Alves there.

Alves is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.
St Pierre gets full guard.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Alves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
St Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

Alves is sneakily working for an arm triangle but St Pierre sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Pierre wants to control but Alves passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmundo Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson St Pierre'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.

St Pierre shoots and misses

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Pierre won't be happy with that.
Alves looks up at the clock and then as St Pierre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Alves smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alves working away.
St Pierre tries to buck Alves off but Alves is having none of it.

Alves decides to stand back up. Alves steps back and let's St Pierre get back to his feet.
Anderson St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre with a poor takedown

and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Alves gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.

Alves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Pierre sprawls well initially but Alves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alves trying to control from St Pierre's half guard. St Pierre has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
St Pierre looking to control.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
St Pierre is trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves advances to mount.

Alves has hold of St Pierre's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St Pierre manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Edmundo Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves with good strikes from the mount here!
Alves tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. St Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
Alves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
St Pierre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing hammer fists to the chest of Alves. What's that going to do exactly?
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Alves's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmundo Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
St Pierre closes the distance looking to clinch

and Alves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for St Pierre!

Alves is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But St Pierre has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from St Pierre!
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Alves is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.

Alves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Pierre defends it easily.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves has his hands on St Pierre's head, controlling the position.
Alves throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
Alves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves working a defensive guard but St Pierre passes into half guard.
Alves is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Pierre 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.
Alves tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Alves strikes from the bottom but St Pierre uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Alves dodges the ground and pound from St Pierre.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working the body and head with strikes.

St Pierre decides to stand up, so the ref orders Alves to his feet.
St Pierre misses with a hook

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St Pierre wants to control the action here but instead Alves manages to pass to full mount!
Alves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
Anderson St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmundo Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre throwing hammer fists to the chest of Alves. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Edmundo Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmundo Alves!