PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spyde Radic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Radic
vs
Alberto

190 cm
27
190 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

192 cm
25
190 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spyde Radic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Alberto!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radic shoots in but no luck this time.
Radic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alberto throws a hook but Radic blocks it.
Radic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alberto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spyde Radic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alberto avoids the head kick by Radic.
Radic shoots for a double leg takedown but Alberto sprawls well. He's pushed Radic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Radic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alberto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick from Radic lands but Alberto takes it in his stride.

Radic clinches up against the cage.
Alberto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alberto lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Radic is working for takedown but Alberto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Radic letting Alberto take a breather here.
Alberto continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Alberto looking for a takedown.
Radic jumps guard but Alberto stands there with Radic around his waist. Radic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alberto is trying to stall.
Radic can't get the takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alberto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Radic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alberto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alberto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jose Alberto.
Radic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alberto as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Radic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Alberto counters by moving into the clinch.
Radic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alberto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Radic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alberto is looking to control Radic's arms but Radic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alberto has his back to the cage.
Alberto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Alberto.
Alberto lands a left hand.
Radic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alberto walks away with a smile on his face. Radic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Radic is defended easily by Alberto.
Radic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Radic.
Radic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Radic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Radic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alberto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Alberto. No joy for Radic on that attempt.
Radic tries to move into range but Alberto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Radic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Radic fails with the takedown
and Alberto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Radic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alberto throws out a loose jab but Radic uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto misses with a hook.

Alberto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Radic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Radic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alberto.
Radic dodges the ground and pound from Alberto.
Radic gets back to half guard.
Radic holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Radic is looking to control Alberto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Radic avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Radic keeping full guard, as Alberto tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jose Alberto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Radic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Alberto as Radic shoots in.
Alberto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alberto leaves Radic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Alberto. Beautiful body shot.
Radic is looking to clinch.
Alberto's corner calls for a 1-2. Alberto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spyde Radic is winning the standup battle so far.
Radic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alberto.
Radic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spyde Radic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alberto connects with a single shot there.
Radic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alberto counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Radic tries for a takedown but Alberto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Radic tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Alberto - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Alberto. Beautiful body shot.
Alberto throws a hook but Radic avoids it easily.
Alberto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Radic.
Radic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alberto counters with a left to the body.
Alberto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alberto wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alberto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Radic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alberto as he jumps to the side.
Radic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto lands a jab to the nose.
Radic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alberto misses with an uppercut. Radic saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Alberto. No joy for Radic on that attempt.
Radic shoots in but no luck this time.
Alberto throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alberto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Radic moves forwards but Alberto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alberto slaps away a takedown attempt from Radic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alberto lunges at Radic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Radic's hand.
Alberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Radic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alberto throws a jab but it's blocked by Radic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Alberto.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alberto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Radic tries to clinch up.
Radic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alberto throws out the jab.
Alberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Radic.
A big left from Alberto misses.
Radic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Radic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberto.
Radic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Radic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alberto.
Alberto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Radic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Radic.
Alberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Radic.
Alberto catches Radic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Radic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alberto is in close to Radic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alberto is one step ahead there.
Alberto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Radic is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Alberto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alberto loads up on a big right hand but Radic slips the punch.
Alberto misses with a looping left.
Radic is looking to chop away at Alberto's legs.
Radic tries to clinch
and Alberto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Radic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alberto as he jumps to the side.
Radic has his takedown stuffed
and Alberto counters with a straight right hand.
Spyde Radic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spyde Radic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch but Alberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alberto misses with a left hand
and Radic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Radic shoots for a double leg takedown but Alberto sprawls well. He's pushed Radic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alberto but Alberto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alberto lands a jab to Radic's midsection.
Radic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alberto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alberto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Radic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alberto counters with a right hand to the body.
Alberto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Alberto.
Alberto cracks Radic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Radic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Radic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alberto pinned against the cage. Alberto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.
Radic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alberto is looking to clinch but Radic is avoiding it.
Radic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alberto cracks Radic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Alberto does it's job there.
Radic wants to clinch up but Alberto keeps it at a distance.
Radic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alberto circles away.
Spyde Radic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alberto scores with the left hand. Radic knows he should have avoided that one.
Alberto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Alberto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Radic on his heels. He'll look to pass Radic's guard now, I'm sure.
Alberto is looking to work some ground and pound but Radic has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Radic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alberto preventing the sweep.
Radic trying to control the position.
Radic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Radic has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alberto has passed into side control.
Alberto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alberto working the body and head with strikes.

Radic is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Oh Radic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Radic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alberto is putting a hurting on Radic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Radic seems to have got his legs back now.
Radic is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alberto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alberto scoring with punches and elbows.
Alberto 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alberto lands a strong strike to the head of Radic. That's dazed him! Alberto looking to finish here. Radic is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Alberto lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Alberto!