PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Radit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafa Radit has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Radit
vs
Alverez

175 cm
20
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafa Radit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Alverez.
Radit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alverez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Radit closes the distance and clinches.
Alverez can't break the clinch.
Radit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alverez wants to take the fight to the mat but Radit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alverez fails to pull guard.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Radit lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radit effectively controlling the action here.
Radit landing knees to the head.
Radit lands an elbow inside.
Alverez swings wildly with an uppercut but Radit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radit lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Radit.
Alverez looks winded!
Radit's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Radit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Radit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alverez.
Radit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Radit slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radit lands a nice elbow.
Radit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Radit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alverez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Radit lands an elbow just above Alverez 's eye.
Radit with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Radit.
Radit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alverez's face.
Radit lands a good knee to the midsection. Alverez won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez takes an elbow to the temple.
Alverez takes an elbow to the temple.
Radit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alverez's face.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Radit.
Radit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Alverez is rocked!
Alverez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alverez is still on wobbly legs! Can Radit finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Radit lands a big elbow that drops Alverez! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Alverez is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafa Radit!