PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Alberto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alberto
vs
Rage

192 cm
24
190 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

195 cm
28
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

:: Happy Pills ::

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 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alberto.
Rage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alberto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rage tries to avoid it but Alberto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rage to the ground. Rage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rage misses with a combination
and Alberto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Rage drops Alberto with a beautiful combination! Alberto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rage is looking for the KO!

It looks like Jose Alberto has been cut.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss

and Alberto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alberto passes Rage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alberto tries to pass to full mount but Rage defends it.
Alberto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alberto throwing shots but Rage is blocking nicely.
Alberto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alberto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alberto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alberto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Alberto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rage misses with a double jab
enabling Alberto to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alberto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rage misses with a right hand
and Alberto counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a combination
and Alberto counters with a straight right hand.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alberto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alberto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alberto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rage under the eye.
Alberto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rage throws a combination that misses
letting Alberto counter with a right hand.
Rage misses with a lunging right hand
and Alberto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rage defending well as Alberto loads up on a big left hand.
Rage throws a combination that misses

and Alberto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rage's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alberto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alberto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alberto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jose Alberto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Alberto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage staying out of range there.
Gunner Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Rage throws a lazy uppercut

and Alberto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alberto lands strikes from half guard.
Rage is trying to stand up here but Alberto is controlling him well.
Alberto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alberto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Jose Alberto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Alberto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alberto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two 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.
Rage with a jab.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss

and Alberto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alberto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alberto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alberto with shots to the head and body - Rage looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alberto 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alberto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alberto trying to control but Rage is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto landing punches.
Alberto with good strikes from the mount here!
Alberto working Rage over with strikes here.

Rage is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Rage covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Alberto!