PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davi Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
Anderson

167 cm
28
149 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

190 cm
29
155 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.

Anderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anderson wants to stand but Alves is controlling the position.

Alves stands up from Anderson's guard - Alves perhaps looking for a knockout.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Alves misses.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves scores with a body shot.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Nate Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anderson at a distance.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Alves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Alves works the jab nicely.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Alves shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves working some strikes from top position.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves 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.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Alves then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nate Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Alves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davi Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alves cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson misses with a combination
and Alves counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Alves.
Alves scores with a nice head shot.
Alves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson misses with a double jab
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Alves.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Davi Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Alves pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anderson is out of range and Alves settles back down.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alves lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Alves's head and hops out.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alves throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Alves jabs at Anderson's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Alves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alves fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davi Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nate Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Anderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson parries the strikes from Alves easily there. Alves is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anderson to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davi Alves dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves connects with a single shot there.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Alves.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alves cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Alves connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.

Alves is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has hold of Alves's hands but Alves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson is staying active underneath Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Alves is controlling him well.
Davi Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Alves sits in half guard.
Nate Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Alves is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Anderson to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alves postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alves wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davi Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davi Alves!
Our winner, Davi Alves, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.