PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Country Road - Grand Funk Railroad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Alverez
vs
Cirus

175 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alverez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Cirus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus takes one on the button.

Alverez clinches.
Cirus looking for a takedown.
Alverez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alverez misses with a body punch.
Cirus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alverez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cirus.
Thiago Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cirus.
Cirus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alverez after a bit of a struggle.
Alverez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alverez.
Alverez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez prevents the takedown attempt.

Alverez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alverez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cirus doesn't seem bothered though.
Alverez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cirus.
Alverez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cirus.
Alverez tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cirus misses with a combination
and Cirus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cirus fails to land with a series of punches.
Cirus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thiago Alverez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alverez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alverez tries to clinch up but Cirus circles away and keeps his distance.
Alverez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alverez misses the shot to the body.
Alverez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirus is out of range.
Cirus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cirus misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Cirus.
Alverez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alverez moves into range and clinches up with Cirus.
Alverez misses with a body punch.

Cirus has hold of one of Alverez's legs. Alverez is fighting the takedown attempt but Cirus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cirus tries to free his leg and advance position but Alverez is retaining full guard.
Cirus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cirus stopping the sweep attempt from Alverez.
Cirus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alverez's head.
Alverez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus throws a strike but Alverez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cirus lands a decent punch to the body there.
Alverez slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cirus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirus connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Alverez wants to free his trapped foot but Cirus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cirus throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Alverez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Alverez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cirus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Cirus misses
and Alverez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Cirus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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 Thiago Alverez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alverez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alverez looks to land a right hand but Cirus moved out of range.

Alverez closes the distance and clinches.
Alverez lands a left hand.
Alverez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez tries to throw a body punch but Cirus avoids it by throwing Alverez back against the cage.

Alverez breaks from the clinch.
Cirus misses with a body punch
and Alverez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cirus swats away the attempt to clinch by Alverez.

Alverez forces Cirus back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Alverez.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alverez is pressed up against the cage. Cirus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alverez down to the mat. Alverez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alverez tries to work over Cirus's front leg with a kick but Cirus checks it.
Alverez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alverez swings for the body but Cirus moves out of range.
Alverez moves in looking to clinch but Cirus pushes him off.
A big right from Alverez misses.
Cirus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cirus thows a body shot but no joy.
Alverez tries to close the distance and clinch but Cirus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Alverez moves into range and clinches up with Cirus.
Alverez lands a shot to the body.
Alverez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Alverez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cirus walks into a straight right hand from Alverez.
Cirus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Alverez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Alverez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alverez looks for the body kick but Cirus saw that one coming.
Cirus throws a body punch but Alverez moves out of range.
Cirus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alverez is looking to clinch but Cirus is avoiding it.
Alverez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alverez misses the shot to the body.
Cirus swinging wildly here.
Cirus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cirus blocks a leg kick.
Alverez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cirus takes a swing at Alverez's ribcage but misses.
Cirus looks to score with a jab to the body but Alverez is just out of range.
Cirus takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirus closes the distance and clinches up with Alverez, looking for a takedown. Cirus pushes Alverez against the cage but Alverez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thiago Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cirus.
Alverez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alverez misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alverez dominated that second 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!

Cirus misses with a looping left.

Alverez clinches with his opponent.
Alverez lands with a light punch inside.
Alverez is leaning against Cirus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alverez lands with a left to the head.
Cirus is working for takedown but Alverez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cirus looking for a takedown.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cirus controls his hands.
Cirus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thiago Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cirus.
A shot in the inside from Alverez.
Thiago Alverez has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Alverez breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirus shoots in looking for a takedown. Alverez tries to sprawl out of it but Cirus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alverez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cirus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cirus moves out of range as Alverez throws a body kick.
Alverez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cirus.
Cirus throws a jab when Alverez was well out of range.
Alverez scores with the left hand. Cirus knows he should have avoided that one.
Cirus looks to score with a jab to the body but Alverez is just out of range.
Tom Cirus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alverez is looking to clinch but Cirus is avoiding it.
Alverez is looking to clinch.
Cirus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alverez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cirus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Alverez instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Alverez.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cirus backwards.
Alverez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Alverez.
Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alverez gets through Cirus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alverez lands a hook that snaps the head of Cirus backwards.

Cirus is rocked!
Cirus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alverez scores with a shoulder strike.
Cirus is still on wobbly legs! Can Alverez finish him?

Alverez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirus walks straight into a right hand from Alverez - that's dropped him! Alverez jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cirus from any more punishment! Cirus complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thiago Alverez!
Thiago Alverez very nearly forgot to thank Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.