PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goncalo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
Rekdal

194 cm
25
250 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
275 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

[MMABR]: TechNutri - Ensuring the quality
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goncalo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves slips a jab from Rekdal.
Rekdal lands a with a good body shot.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Rekdal.
Alves throws a body kick that misses.
Rekdal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rekdal throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Rekdal is out of range.
Rekdal thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rekdal checks a low kick from Alves.
Alves misses with a straight left.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rekdal lands a jab to the head.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rekdal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rekdal misses with a looping left.
Some bone on bone action there as Rekdal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Rekdal misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal scores with a punch to the head.
Alves walks into a stiff left hand from Rekdal.
Nice body punch from Rekdal.
Alves looks for the body kick but Rekdal saw that one coming.
Alves misses with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Rekdal coming out on top.
Rekdal lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekdal avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rekdal scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal scores with a jab. Alves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alves throws out a leg kick but Rekdal moves out of range and Alves only half commits.
Rekdal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves moves out of range as Rekdal strikes.
Rekdal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alves's hands.
Alves throws a hook but Rekdal blocks it.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Rekdal moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Rekdal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rekdal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rekdal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rekdal misses with a looping left.
Rekdal blocks a jab.
Rekdal moves out of range of the leg kick from Alves.
Both fighters circling a little - Alves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rekdal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Alves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves throws a body kick that misses.
Alves misses with a kick to the body.
Alves shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Rekdal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goncalo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rekdal jabs at Alves's body.
Rekdal throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rekdal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rekdal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Alves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rekdal.
Rekdal tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Rekdal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rekdal cracks Alves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alves tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alves throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rekdal ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Alves is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal lands a jab-cross combination.
Alves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rekdal cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Goncalo Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rekdal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Thorbjorn Rekdal has been cut.
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!
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rekdal.
Rekdal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Rekdal misses.
Rekdal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rekdal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alves on the side of the head.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal misses the shot to the body.
Rekdal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rekdal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rekdal wants to land a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Rekdal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Alves is rocked!
Rekdal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rekdal throws an overhand right that lands on Alves's shoulder, as Alves tries to avoid the shot.
Alves seems to have got his legs back now.
Alves walks into a jab.
Rekdal drops Alves with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Alves! Rekdal dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorbjorn Rekdal!