PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Kempes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike alvares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). alvares has chosen Yerushalayim as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Kempes
vs
alvares

178 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcio Kempes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mike alvares!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
alvares will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
alvares fails with the takedown.
Kempes shoots for a takedown but alvares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kempes swats away the attempt to clinch by alvares.
alvares has a takedown stuffed.
Marcio Kempes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike alvares.

Kempes gets the takedown into side control.
alvares is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Kempes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
alvares defending against the ground and pound.
Kempes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but alvares is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
alvares pushes Kempes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kempes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kempes has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kempes with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempes lands with some strikes.
Kempes with a couple of short strikes.

Kempes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kempes controlling from mount.
Kempes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kempes dominating with strikes here.
alvares looks gassed!
Kempes landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kempes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. alvares looks a forlorn figure.

Kempes working for a submission but alvares is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kempes looking for a guillotine from mount but alvares is having none of it.
Kempes looking to control and managing it successfully.
alvares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kempes is landing with some decent strikes but alvares is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kempes tries to control but alvares wriggling away.
Kempes controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kempes with the ground and pound from mount.
alvares wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kempes controlling the position easily from mount.
Kempes landing punches.

Kempes looking for a guillotine from mount but alvares is having none of it.
alvares is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns alvares that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kempes scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Kempes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, alvares has managed to escape the submission attempt.
alvares is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kempes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
alvares is looking to improve his position but Kempes isn't that keen on the idea.
Kempes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcio Kempes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

alvares doesn't manage to clinch there - Kempes circles away.
alvares misses with a takedown attempt

and Kempes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kempes goes for a takedown attempt but alvares pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kempes shoots in but alvares avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kempes closes the distance and clinches up with alvares, looking for a takedown. Kempes pushes alvares against the cage but alvares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Kempes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
alvares shoots for a double leg takedown but Kempes sprawls well. He's pushed alvares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kempes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
alvares is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
alvares trying to remain calm as Kempes controls from the top position.

Kempes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by alvares, who protects the arm well.
alvares is trying to get back to half guard.
Kempes happy to just control the position for now.
Kempes is chipping away with strikes.

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.

Kempes decides to stand back up. Kempes steps back and let's alvares get back to his feet.
alvares misses with an uppercut.
Kempes shoots in and drives through. alvares sprawls well.
Kempes shoots in but alvares avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kempes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts alvares as he jumps to the side.
mike alvares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kempes shoots in looking for a takedown. alvares tries to sprawl out of it but Kempes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. alvares manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kempes shoots in for a double leg but alvares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
alvares has a takedown stuffed.
Kempes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
alvares clinches but Kempes breaks the clinch

and Kempes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
alvares has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kempes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
alvares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kempes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
alvares throws a looping overhand right but Kempes ducks down to avoid it.
Kempes fails with the takedown.
alvares misses with a takedown attempt
and Kempes counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kempes has a takedown stuffed.
alvares wants to clinch but Kempes slips to the side

and Kempes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Kempes stands up from half guard.
alvares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
alvares misses with a head kick.

Kempes gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kempes tightens his grip and picks alvares up, before dumping him to the ground. alvares manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kempes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
alvares is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kempes is controlling him.
alvares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kempes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcio Kempes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

alvares shoots in but Kempes avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Kempes clinches up against the cage.
Kempes keeps control of alvares as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
alvares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kempes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
alvares is trying to break the clinch but Kempes has him pressed against the cage.
Kempes tries to score a body lock takedown but alvares shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Kempes jumps guard and drags alvares to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Kempes looking for a triangle here. alvares is fighting it but it looks tight! Kempes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, alvares is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcio Kempes!