PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Angle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alpha Dog's chin.

Angle
vs
Dog

178 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurt Angle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpha Dog!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dog gets caught flat footed, as Angle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dog thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Dog working for a triangle but Angle defends it easily.
Angle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dog on the ground.
Angle advances position into side control!
Angle working the head with strikes.
Dog is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Angle is controlling him well.
Angle scoring with punches and elbows.

Dog is rocked!

It looks like Alpha Dog has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angle is putting a hurting on Dog here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dog is still on wobbly legs! Can Angle finish him?
Angle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Angle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Angle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Angle throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Angle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Angle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dog sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Angle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle throws an elbow but Dog slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dog seems to have recovered his senses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dog gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Angle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dog!
Angle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Angle is breathing heavily.
Dog is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Angle.
The referee warns Dog that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Angle.

That has opened up Alpha Dog's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dog working to try and regain half guard.
Dog is in a horrible position here. Angle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Angle cracks Dog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Angle prevents Dog from getting the reversal.
Angle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dog is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dog takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to hold on but Angle postures up.
Angle won't let Dog get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Angle cracks Dog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dog gets back to half guard.
Dog is trying to stand up here but Angle is controlling him well.
Angle is nestled in close to Dog, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dog gets full guard.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Angle is having none of it.
Dog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Angle is having none of it.

Dog is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Angle frees his head nicely. Oh but Dog has switched to an armbar! Angle is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alpha Dog!
Alpha Dog is the new heavyweight champion!