|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elim Masrawy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lara has chosen 'I Stand Alone' by Godsmack as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Alexander Lara enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
21
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elim Masrawy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lara.
Masrawy pushes Lara away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lara gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lara trying to control the position but Masrawy is working away.
Masrawy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Masrawy sneaks out the side door and pushes Lara away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Masrawy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Lara.
Lara moves into range and clinches up with Masrawy.
Masrawy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lara.
Masrawy gets through Lara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masrawy is trying to break the clinch but Lara has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masrawy is trying to maintain a safe position but Lara gets an underhook and turns Masrawy into the cage.
Lara decides to pull guard.
Lara trying to keep a closed guard but Masrawy is proving a slippery customer.
Lara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masrawy is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lara has a closed guard, preventing Masrawy from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masrawy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elim Masrawy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masrawy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masrawy fails to land with a series of punches.
Masrawy is breathing heavily.
Masrawy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lara sizes up Masrawy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Masrawy misses with a double jab.
Lara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lara closes the distance and clinches.
Lara is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Lara breaks from the clinch.
Masrawy thows a body shot but no joy.
Masrawy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lara rushes Masrawy and presses him up against the cage.
Lara tries to land knees in the clinch but Masrawy avoids the damage to the body.
Masrawy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masrawy is trying to break the clinch but Lara has him pressed against the cage.
Lara tightens his grip and picks Masrawy up, before dumping him to the ground. Masrawy manages to land in guard.
Masrawy wants to get back to his feet but Lara passes into half guard.
Lara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masrawy keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masrawy wants to get back to his feet.
Masrawy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lara pushes Masrawy up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lara.
Masrawy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masrawy lands a shoulder strike.
Masrawy stalling in the clinch but Lara improves position.
Lara misses with the head strike.
Masrawy looking to slow down the pace here.
Masrawy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lara backwards.
Masrawy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masrawy is stalling here.
Masrawy breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lara avoids the body shot from Masrawy.
Elim Masrawy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masrawy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lara shoots in and drives through. Masrawy sprawls well.
Masrawy misses with a wild combination.
Masrawy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lara.
Masrawy throws a jab but it's blocked by Lara.
Masrawy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Masrawy does no damage.
Masrawy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masrawy.
Masrawy throws a shot from downtown. Lara moves away and avoids it.
Masrawy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Elim Masrawy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Lara.
Lara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Masrawy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lara slips a jab and a cross from Masrawy.
Masrawy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masrawy misses with a looping right.
Masrawy 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Lara. That snapped Masrawy's head back.
Lara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Masrawy throws a combination that misses
and Lara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Masrawy does no damage.
Masrawy throws a series of punches but Lara moves out of range.
Lara drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lara is standing up over Masrawy. Masrawy looks to escape but Lara dives into side control.
Lara prevents Masrawy from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masrawy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lara works to advance to full mount. Masrawy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masrawy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lara looking to finish with strikes here!
Masrawy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Masrawy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Masrawy tries to get out of the position.
Lara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masrawy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Masrawy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lara lands a nice shot to the head.
Lara throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Masrawy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Masrawy somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Masrawy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masrawy misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Masrawy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masrawy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masrawy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lara.
Masrawy throws a combination that misses
and Lara counters by clinching up.
Masrawy wants to stall.
Masrawy wants to get back to striking at distance but Lara won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masrawy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lara.
Masrawy stops a takedown attempt from Lara.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masrawy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lara has him pressed against the cage.
Masrawy is trying to stall.
Masrawy wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Masrawy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lara counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Masrawy.
Masrawy throws a hook but Lara blocks it.
Masrawy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masrawy looks to land a left hand but Lara moved out of range nicely.
Lara ducks under a wild hook from Masrawy.
Masrawy throws a series of punches but Lara moves out of range.
Masrawy throws a combination that misses
and Lara counters with a shoot takedown. Masrawy fights it but they end up in guard.
Lara prevents Masrawy from getting back to his feet.
Lara wants to control from the top but Masrawy keeps moving.
Masrawy is looking to stand up but Lara isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masrawy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lara manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Masrawy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Masrawy is looking to escape.
Masrawy tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lara manages to move to mount!
Lara controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Masrawy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Masrawy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Masrawy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lara won't let Masrawy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lara lands a heavy elbow.
Lara with good strikes from the mount here!
Masrawy tries to buck Lara off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masrawy somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Masrawy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lara counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masrawy throws a good cross that connects.
Masrawy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Masrawy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masrawy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lara.
Masrawy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masrawy misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lara!
Masrawy misses with a straight right.
Masrawy throws a hook to the side of Lara's head but Lara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Masrawy misses the target.
A jab from Masrawy does it's job there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masrawy throws out the jab.
Lara looks to land a combination. Masrawy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Masrawy misses with a double jab
and Masrawy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elim Masrawy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masrawy looks to land a combination but Lara avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lara!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
