PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trik Turner - Friends and Family. 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.

Zaromskis
vs
Alves

176 cm
30
169 lbs
17 - 2 - 1

168 cm
26
170 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gegard Zaromskis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Zaromskis ducks down to avoid it.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaromskis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves moves out of range as Zaromskis strikes.
Alves shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zaromskis defends it nicely.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaromskis as he jumps to the side.

Zaromskis pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Zaromskis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zaromskis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alves lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaromskis lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zaromskis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gegard Zaromskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Alves.
Zaromskis misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Zaromskis.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaromskis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaromskis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaromskis stalling in the clinch.

Alves has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Zaromskis is trying to keep an underhook but Alves manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alves trying to control the action but Zaromskis is working from the bottom.
Zaromskis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alves.
Zaromskis trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves thows a huge punch but Zaromskis dodges it nicely.
Zaromskis is trying to stand up here but Alves is controlling him well.
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zaromskis defending well though.
Alves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zaromskis's head.
Zaromskis controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis is not content to let Alves control the position.
Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zaromskis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaromskis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zaromskis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Freddy Alves has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Alves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zaromskis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alves.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaromskis as he jumps to the side.
Alves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zaromskis lands a nice hook to Alves's body. Alves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Zaromskis throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaromskis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alves thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zaromskis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alves misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gegard Zaromskis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zaromskis defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves cracks Zaromskis with an open hand slap.
Zaromskis throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Alves throws a body punch but Zaromskis moves out of range.
Alves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zaromskis.

Zaromskis moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike.
Zaromskis struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Alves wants to stall.
Zaromskis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
Zaromskis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaromskis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zaromskis has picked Alves up - he's going for a ride! Zaromskis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zaromskis slips a nice elbow through Alves's hands, connecting with Alves's forehead.
Alves wants to control but Zaromskis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zaromskis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zaromskis prevents Alves from improving his position.
Alves taking some punishment here, with Zaromskis in his half guard.
Zaromskis working Alves over with strikes.
Alves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zaromskis scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaromskis drops an elbow to the side of Alves's head.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Zaromskis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alves tries to get to full guard but Zaromskis has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves moves into full guard.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zaromskis manages to get himself to full guard.
Alves trying to control but Zaromskis is working from the bottom.
Alves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaromskis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaromskis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves trying to control but Zaromskis is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Zaromskis rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaromskis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaromskis.
Zaromskis scores with a shot to the side of Alves's head.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Zaromskis avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alves is trying to push Zaromskis away but Zaromskis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zaromskis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves blocks a body shot from Zaromskis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaromskis lands a body shot.
Zaromskis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaromskis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Zaromskis lands an uppercut.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskis is working for takedown but Alves is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gegard Zaromskis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zaromskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaromskis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves throws a jab when Zaromskis was well out of range.
Zaromskis lands with a good body shot.
Zaromskis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alves's calf.
Zaromskis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zaromskis thuds his right hand into Alves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zaromskis throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Zaromskis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaromskis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alves misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Zaromskis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaromskis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freddy Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Zaromskis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaromskis scores with a head kick. Alves tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Zaromskis connects with a body shot.

Zaromskis pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Zaromskis lands a body shot.
Zaromskis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alves up against the cage.
Zaromskis wants a takedown but no success here.
Alves prevents the takedown attempt.
Zaromskis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alves stops a takedown attempt from Zaromskis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Zaromskis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaromskis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvess head.
Zaromskis can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaromskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaromskis tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaromskis looking for a takedown.
Zaromskis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaromskis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaromskis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alves misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis avoiding damage.
Zaromskis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaromskis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zaromskis tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaromskis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alves up against the cage.
Zaromskis presses Alves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.
Gegard Zaromskis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zaromskis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zaromskis backwards.
Alves stops a takedown attempt from Zaromskis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaromskis.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Zaromskis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Alves clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zaromskis scores with punches to the body.
Alves tries to escape but Zaromskis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Alves rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zaromskis prevents Alves from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zaromskis seems to be working for a kimura but Alves defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Zaromskis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gegard Zaromskis clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice shot by Zaromskis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaromskis.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaromskis wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaromskis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaromskis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaromskis was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Zaromskis tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Zaromskis is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.

Zaromskis pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Zaromskis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alves.
Zaromskis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves stalls.
Zaromskis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaromskis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaromskis wants to take the fight to the mat but Alves manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alves can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Zaromskis - that landed with a thud.
Zaromskis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvess head.
Zaromskis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alves gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zaromskis avoiding damage.
Alves blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Zaromskis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaromskis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alves avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zaromskis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaromskis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaromskis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaromskis misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alves as Zaromskis tries to tie him up.
Zaromskis is stalling here.
Zaromskis tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaromskis lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands with a short shot to the head.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaromskis lands a nice uppercut.
Zaromskis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zaromskis tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Alves.
Alves looking to stall.
Alves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Zaromskis is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zaromskis is leaning against Alves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alves is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Zaromskis lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaromskis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaromskis gets through Alves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaromskis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaromskis digs a right hand underneath Alves's ribcage. Alves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaromskis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaromskis blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaromskis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvess head.
Zaromskis cracks Alves with a nice body shot.
Zaromskis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gegard Zaromskis had his way with Freddy Alves in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Alves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Alves is rocked!
Zaromskis finds Alves's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Alves flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Zaromskis lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Alves will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gegard Zaromskis!
Gegard Zaromskis retains his lightweight title!