PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tiago alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tiago alves looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Xu
vs
alves

180 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ham Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, tiago alves!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
alves looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Xu throws a body punch but alves moves out of range.
alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
alves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xu misses with the combination.
Xu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to alves's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Xu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
Xu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
alves blocks a head kick by Xu.
Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Xu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu throws a sloppy head kick and alves moves out of range easily.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Xu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Xu lands a head kick. alves smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like tiago alves has been cut.
Xu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
alves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xu lands a really nice looking cross but alves seems unphased.
Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xu.
alves avoids the head kick by Xu.

Xu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Xu scores with punches from side control.
alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu controls the position.
alves is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Xu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Xu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
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!
Xu working the head with strikes.
Xu working the ground and pound.
Xu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused alves some visible discomfort.
alves is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
alves tries to buck Xu off but Xu is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu is working alves over with some ground and pound from side control.
Xu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
alves gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
alves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Xu has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! alves is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ham Xu!