PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Repullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xerxes Alves (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.

Repullo
vs
Alves

188 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

193 cm
25
289 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Repullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repullo lands with a straight right. Alves didn't see that one coming.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves tries to clinch up but Repullo circles away and keeps his distance.
Repullo scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Repullo misses.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Repullo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Repullo misses with a low kick.
Alves cracks Repullo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Repullo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Repullo slips under a jab from Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Alves has closed the distance and engaged Repullo in a clinch.
Alves trying to control the position but instead, Repullo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alves into the cage.
Repullo working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Repullo.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Repullo is blocking nicely.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves pushes Repullo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Alves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a knee strike.
Alves takes a shot to the head.
Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Repullo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Repullo is trying to break free.
Alves lands a knee to the head.
Alves lands a body shot.
Alves lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Raymond Repullo has been cut.
Repullo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repullo.
Alves gets through Repullo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Repullo is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repullo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alves connects with a knee to the head.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Repullo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alves lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a shoulder strike.
Alves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Repullo looking to stall.
Alves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Repullo backwards.
Alves landing knees to the head.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Repullo is rocked!
Alves dips a shoulder and cracks Repullo with a mighty uppercut! Repullo falls back against the cage and Alves unloads with a barrage of strikes! Repullo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Alves screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xerxes Alves!
After winning the bout, Xerxes Alves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.