PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luan Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Post (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Post has chosen Bom Bom pow as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alves
vs
Post

172 cm
28
166 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

173 cm
31
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luan Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Post!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with an attempted mid kick.

Post moves into the clinch successfully.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Post stalls.
Post using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Post throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Post misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Post just leaning against Alves, taking a breather.
Post dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alves avoiding damage as Post throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Post in his tracks for a moment.
Post lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Post misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Post pressing his opponent against the cage.
Post misses with an elbow strike.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Post blocks an elbow strike.
Post using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Post's defenses.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Post misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Post effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Post crunches a lovely knee into Alves's ribcage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Post.
Post is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves avoiding damage as Post throws knees to the body.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Post stalling in the clinch but Alves improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Post blocks an elbow strike.
Post throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Post in his tracks for a moment.
Post throws an elbow that misses.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Post with a knee to the head.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Post tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Post blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Post.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Post trying to land knees to the body.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Post misses with a knee to the head.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Post looks winded!
Post tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Post misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Post blocks an elbow strike.
Post is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frankie Post will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alves thumps Post with a low kick.

Post has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Post tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Post tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Post back against the cage.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Post obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Post is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Post lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Post lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Post lands a knee to the head.
Post misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Post blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Frankie Post seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Post manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Post misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Post lands an elbow inside.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Post tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Post stalling in the clinch but Alves improves position.
Post blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Post.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Post blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Post putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Post throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Alves avoiding damage as Post throws knees to the body.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Post with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Post is trying to maintain a safe position but Alves gets an underhook and turns Post into the cage.
Alves avoiding damage as Post throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Post misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Post misses with a body punch.
Post'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.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Post blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Post is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Post in his tracks for a moment.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Post using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Post is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Post takes an elbow to the temple.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Post takes an elbow to the forehead.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Post is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luan Alves will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Post tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Frankie Post seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Post wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Post is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Alves lands.
Alves connects with a crisp jab.
Post moves out of range as Alves throws a body kick.
Post fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Post looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Post clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Post landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Post with a knee to the head.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
Post is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alves is keeping busy.
Post with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Post takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Post shrugs off.
Post throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Post blocks an elbow strike.
Post putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Post in his tracks for a moment.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Post using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Post blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Post using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Post throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Post misses with a knee to the head.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Post throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Post's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Post creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Post blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Nice elbow from Alves.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves avoiding damage as Post throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Post.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Post tries to land knees in the clinch but Alves avoids the damage to the body.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Post blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luan Alves clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Post is looking to control Alves's arms but Alves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Post has his back to the cage.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Post shrugs off.
Post blocks an elbow strike.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Post connects with a knee to the head.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Post with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Post is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Post with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Post trying to land knees to the body.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Post trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Post into the cage.
Post taking a breather.
Post trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Post into the cage.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Post with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Post.
Post missing with knees to the body.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Post with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Post is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Post.
Post trying to land knees to the body.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Post unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Post is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Post takes an elbow to the forehead.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Post tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Post blocks an elbow strike from Alves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Post in his tracks for a moment.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Post with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Post blocks an elbow strike.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Post throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Post trying to land knees to the body.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves lands an elbow just above Post 's eye.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luan Alves had his way with Frankie Post in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alves scores with a jab.
Post fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Post clinches up against the cage.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Post.
Post misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Post with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Post is trying to stall.
Post is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Post is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Alves lands an elbow just above Post 's eye.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Post's defenses.
Post misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Post misses with a knee to the head.
Post trying to land knees to the body.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Post connects with a knee to the head.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Post avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Post looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Post blocks an elbow strike.
Post tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Post looking to slow down the pace here.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
Post leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Post lands a nice knee to the body.
Post using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Post working Alves over with knees to the body.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Post blocks the elbow strike.
Frankie Post has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Post in his tracks for a moment.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Post looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Post avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Post's brow.
Nice elbow from Alves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Post's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Post dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves avoiding damage as Post throws knees to the body.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Post.
Post looking to slow down the pace here.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Post tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Post tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Post misses with a knee strike.
Luan Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Post leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luan Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:46
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luan Alves!