PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Twisty Kneereaper (ranked 1417 p4p, 182 weight class) and Abraham Alcantara (ranked 1941 p4p, 245 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kneereaper
vs
Alcantara

177 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
29
200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twisty Kneereaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Alcantara!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcantara blocks the body kick.
Alcantara is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Alcantara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alcantara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alcantara throws a nice looking combination but Kneereaper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kneereaper tries to counter by clinching up but Alcantara breaks away and moves out of range.
Alcantara misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Kneereaper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneereaper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kneereaper jabs at Alcantara's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kneereaper finds it's target.

Alcantara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneereaper lands an uppercut.
Alcantara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneereaper gets through Alcantara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Alcantara.
Kneereaper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneereaper tries to work over Alcantara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alcantara tries to land knees in the clinch but Kneereaper avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Kneereaper on the inside.
Alcantara lands an elbow just above Kneereaper 's eye.
A short right from Kneereaper on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcantara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Kneereaper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneereaper scores with a hook to the body.
Kneereaper scores with a hook to the body.
Alcantara looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kneereaper.
A right hand to the body from Kneereaper.
Kneereaper digs a right hand into Alcantara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alcantara's gas tank.
Kneereaper lands with a right to the head.
Kneereaper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alcantara backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kneereaper.
Kneereaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kneereaper as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kneereaper.
Alcantara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kneereaper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alcantara can turn it around.
Kneereaper blocks an elbow strike.
Kneereaper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneereaper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kneereaper.

Kneereaper successfully pulls guard.

Kneereaper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Alcantara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kneereaper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alcantara is aware though and is defending well.

Kneereaper is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Alcantara frees his head nicely. Oh but Kneereaper has switched to an armbar! Alcantara is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Twisty Kneereaper!
After winning the bout, Twisty Kneereaper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.