PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Resso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alcatraz comes to the cage accompanied by FIght Music. Resso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Avenged Sevenfold-Beast and the Harlot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alcatraz
vs
Resso

180 cm
29
180 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

177 cm
29
194 lbs
12 - 12 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Alcatraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Adam Resso!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Resso shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alcatraz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alcatraz is pulling down on Resso's head. It's preventing any offense from Resso, at least for the moment.
Resso tries to free his leg and advance position but Alcatraz is retaining full guard.
Alcatraz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Resso.
Resso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Resso is looking to pass into half guard but Alcatraz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Alcatraz is in guard.
Alcatraz 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.
Resso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resso being controlled here, momentarily.

Resso has an active guard here but Alcatraz has managed to pass into half guard.
Alcatraz works his way into side control.

Alcatraz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Resso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Resso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alcatraz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alcatraz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Alcatraz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Resso knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Resso wants to control but Alcatraz postures up.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alcatraz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alcatraz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Resso is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Resso wants to control but Alcatraz postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz wants to take a breather but Resso manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Alcatraz.
Alcatraz preventing the sweep.
Resso keeping full guard, as Alcatraz tries to pass.
Alcatraz preventing the sweep.
Alcatraz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Resso manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Resso throws an elbow that misses. Alcatraz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Resso's guard. Nice move by Alcatraz!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alcatraz is one step ahead there.
Resso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alcatraz looking to sit in guard and control but Resso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Resso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Resso throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adam Resso will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Resso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Alcatraz!
Alcatraz tries to improve position but can't.
Alcatraz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alcatraz taking a bit of punishment here - Resso scoring with strikes.
Resso creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Resso scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Resso.

Resso tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Resso has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Resso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Resso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Resso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alcatraz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Resso is working Alcatraz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alcatraz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Resso.

Resso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alcatraz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Resso fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resso misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Resso throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Resso in side control, throwing shots but Alcatraz defends.
Alcatraz struggling a bit here.
Resso throwing strikes but Alcatraz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Resso manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alcatraz's best efforts.
Resso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Resso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resso keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Alcatraz is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Alcatraz wants to control from the top but Resso keeps moving.
Resso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz trying to control but Resso is working from the bottom.
Resso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Resso looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alcatraz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Robbie Alcatraz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Alcatraz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcatraz lands a nice hook to Resso's body. Resso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Resso 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Resso shoots in but no luck this time.
Alcatraz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alcatraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Resso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alcatraz lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alcatraz swings for the body but Resso moves out of range.
A combination from Alcatraz does no damage.
A lazy left from Alcatraz finds it's target.
A head kick by Alcatraz misses

and Resso counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Resso is pushing down on Alcatraz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alcatraz is fighting to maintain full guard but Resso has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adam Resso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Resso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Resso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Resso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Resso is trying to control the action in half guard but Alcatraz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Resso is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Resso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alcatraz's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resso looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Resso wants to work for an arm triangle but Alcatraz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alcatraz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Resso scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alcatraz is trying to control but can't.
Resso is trying to control. Alcatraz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Resso lands a nice short elbow.
Resso stalling away here and it's allowed Alcatraz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alcatraz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Resso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Resso throwing strikes from guard but Alcatraz blocks nicely.
Resso wants to pass the guard but Alcatraz is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resso throws a big elbow that misses.
Resso trying to move into half guard but instead Alcatraz has managed to sweep!
Robbie Alcatraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alcatraz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Resso looking to control.
Resso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alcatraz is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Resso throws a strike but Alcatraz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Resso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Resso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Resso!
Adam Resso tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.