PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! 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.

Alves
vs
Jackson

182 cm
30
146 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

163 cm
28
139 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Jackson looks gassed!
Alves lands the left hand.
Alves tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson misses with a combination

and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Jackson didn't expect that.
Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Alves stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alves is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alves moves nicely into side control.

Alves is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alves has hold of Jackson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jackson seems comfortable defending it but Alves has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jackson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jackson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Alves couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kendall Alves!