PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Alford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gatto Besti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Alford
vs
Besti

165 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaston Alford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gatto Besti!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Besti shoots for a takedown but Alford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Alford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Besti regains full guard. Nicely done.
Besti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alford manages to get himself to full guard.

Besti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alford working a defensive guard here.
Alford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Besti on the ground.
Besti won't allow Alford to sweep him here.
Besti controls from within his opponent's guard.
Besti trying to control but Alford is working from the bottom.
Besti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alford really is a fat lump.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Besti slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Besti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Besti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alford is letting Besti control him for a moment.
Alford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alford takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alford is trying to control Besti's posture but Besti avoids it.
Alford is letting Besti control him for a moment.
Alford tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Besti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Besti tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Besti is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Alford's shoulder. That is not cool.
Let's hope that Besti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Besti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Besti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alford wants to control but Besti postures up.
Alford is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Alford's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Besti remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Alford can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Besti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Besti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Besti tries for a kimura but Alford is defending well.
Besti looks winded!
Alford is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Besti asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Besti moves into full mount!

Alford defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Besti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alford tries to lock up and control but Besti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Besti trying to control but Alford is having none of it.
Alford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Besti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alford is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Besti might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alford haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gatto Besti dominated that round.
That's time! Alford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Besti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alford but Alford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Besti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Besti misses with a takedown attempt

and Alford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gaston Alford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gatto Besti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Besti's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Besti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alford manages to get himself to full guard.
Alford is adopting a defensive guard.
Alford keeping full guard, as Besti tries to pass.

Alford has his foot on Besti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Besti works his way back into a safe position though.
Besti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Besti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Besti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alford wants to stand and escape but Besti is having none of it.
Besti 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gatto Besti was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alford shoots in but no luck this time.
Besti misses with a takedown
and Alford counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alford gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Besti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Besti is breathing heavily.
Besti postures up.
Besti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Besti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alford throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Alford doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Alford working for a triangle but Besti defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alford has his foot on Besti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Besti works his way back into a safe position though.
Alford can't keep his opponent in guard - Besti advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alford is looking to control Besti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alford avoid being mounted?
Alford is refusing to be controlled, as Besti sits in half guard.
Alford is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Besti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Besti in particular looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gatto Besti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Alford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Besti is defended easily by Alford.
Besti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alford has his takedown stuffed

and Besti counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alford's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Besti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alford seems keen to control Besti's posture.
Besti won't allow Alford to sweep him here.
Gatto Besti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Besti postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Besti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Besti is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alford is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alford looking for a sweep. Not yet Alford, not yet.
Besti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gaston Alford just wasn't active enough.
Besti leaves Alford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaston Alford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alford tries for a takedown but Besti circles away easily

and Besti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Besti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gatto Besti hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Besti shoots in looking for a takedown but Alford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Besti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Besti shoots in and drives through. Alford sprawls well.

Alford tries to sprawl but Besti drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Besti thows a huge punch but Alford dodges it nicely.
Besti trying to control the action but Alford is working from the bottom.
Alford is trying to control but can't.

Alford kicks Besti off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Besti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Alford counters by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gatto Besti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Besti 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gatto Besti!