PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alverez has chosen kid kudi - rollin as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Simpson
vs
Alverez

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alverez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alverez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alverez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alverez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Simpson misses with a combination

and Alverez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Simpson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alverez smiles and moves away.
A combination from Simpson does no damage.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Simpson moves into range and clinches up with Alverez.

Simpson manages to break the clinch.
Simpson misses with a wild combination.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alverez but Alverez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alverez tries to clinch but Simpson moves away

and Simpson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alverez wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Alverez wants to get back to striking at distance but Simpson won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez wants to break free but Simpson has control.

Alverez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Alverez working the head with strikes.
Alverez working the head with strikes.
Simpson is trying to improve his position.
Alverez just content to control the position.
Simpson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Alverez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez cracks Simpson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alverez controlling his opponent.
Simpson 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.
Simpson tries to hold on but Alverez pushes him away.
Alverez controlling from mount.

Alverez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Alverez punching from mount but Simpson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alverez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simpson hang on?

It looks like Brian Simpson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alverez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alverez controlling the position easily from mount.
Alverez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Simpson taking shots to the head.
Alverez controlling from mount.
Simpson tries to hold on but Alverez postures up.
Alverez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Simpson?
Alverez content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez landing punches.
Alverez content just to control the position here.
Alverez is landing with some decent strikes but Simpson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alverez controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Despite being in the dominant position, Manny Alverez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alverez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Alverez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Simpson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Simpson misses with a takedown attempt - Alverez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Alverez takes the fight into the clinch.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Alverez holds him up against the cage and eventually Simpson drops back down to his feet.

Alverez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simpson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Simpson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alverez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alverez.
Alverez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Alverez is breathing heavily.
Simpson won't allow Alverez to sweep him here.
Simpson prevents Alverez from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simpson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Simpson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alverez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simpson's guard.
Alverez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Alverez drops back looking for a leg! Simpson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Simpson manages to kick Alverez off! Alverez jumps back into Simpson's guard.
Alverez trying to control but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Alverez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alverez wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Simpson is trying to keep Alverez in close.
Alverez landing some decent shots from guard.
Alverez postures up in Simpson's guard and throws a big left but Simpson blocks it.
Alverez pushes down on Simpson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Simpson wants to control but Alverez is keeping busy.
Alverez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Alverez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez passes to full mount!
Alverez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Brian Simpson's cut is getting worse.
Simpson is looking to get to half guard.

Alverez looking to secure an arm triangle but Simpson defends it well.
Alverez controlling the pace for now.
Alverez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simpson is looking to escape.
Simpson tries to hold on but Alverez pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alverez raining down shots from the mount!
Simpson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Simpson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simpson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Simpson taking shots to the head.
Simpson is working to get back to half guard.
Simpson is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Alverez.
Alverez trying to control but Simpson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Alverez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Simpson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Alverez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alverez misses with a combination
and Simpson counters with an inside leg kick.
Simpson slips a jab and a cross from Alverez.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alverez as he jumps to the side.
Alverez tries to clinch up but Simpson circles away and keeps his distance.
Simpson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alverez.
Simpson has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alverez is looking to land body kicks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simpson goes for a takedown attempt but Alverez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simpson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez digs a good body shot into Simpson's ribs.
Alverez tries to land a body kick
and Simpson counters with a one-two to the body.
Manny Alverez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alverez misses with a wild combination.
Alverez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Simpson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Simpson scores a takedown into full mount!
Simpson avoids the attempt from Alverez to control.
Alverez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alverez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alverez advances to half guard.
Simpson taking some punishment here, with Alverez in his half guard.
Still in half guard, Alverez seems content to control.
Simpson is looking to control Alverez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simpson avoid being mounted?
Alverez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alverez prevents Simpson from improving his position.
Alverez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alverez thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez wants to control the pace but Simpson is squirming around nicely.
Simpson wants to hold on but Alverez pushes him away.
Alverez dominating with strikes here.

Brian Simpson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Simpson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manny Alverez!