PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Macaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiley Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiley Alpha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Phil Macaw's chin.

Macaw
vs
Alpha

183 cm
21
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Macaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wiley Alpha!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Macaw cracks the inside of Alpha's front leg.
Macaw misses with a kick to the body.
Macaw throws a chopping leg kick but Alpha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Phil Macaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macaw jabs Alpha right on the nose. Alpha blinks but takes it well.
Macaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alpha misses with a hook.
Alpha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Macaw misses with a head kick.
Macaw tries a low kick but Alpha avoids it.
Macaw throws a leg kick but Alpha checks it.
Macaw cracks the inside of Alpha's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Macaw.
Macaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alpha tries to land a leg kick but Macaw saw it coming and moves away.
Alpha misses with a looping left.
Macaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alpha lands with a cross.
Alpha misses with a double jab.
Macaw wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Alpha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Macaw misses with a body kick.
Macaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Macaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Alpha circles away.
Macaw misses with a leg kick
and Alpha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Macaw is looking to slow Alpha down with leg kicks.
Macaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Macaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha loads up on a big right hand but Macaw slips the punch.
Macaw thumps Alpha with a low kick.
Alpha loads up on a big right hand but Macaw slips the punch.
Alpha throws an overhand right that lands on Macaw's shoulder, as Macaw tries to avoid the shot.
Alpha misses with a few strikes there.
Macaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alpha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alpha lands a nice shot that snaps Macaw's head back.
Alpha looks to throw the jab but Macaw is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Macaw.
Alpha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macaw swings for the body but Alpha moves out of range.
Macaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alpha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Macaw.
Alpha moves out of range as Macaw throws a body kick.
Macaw looks to throw the jab but Alpha is out of range.
Alpha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Macaw throws an overhand right that lands on Alpha's shoulder, as Alpha tries to avoid the shot.
Macaw is looking to land body kicks.
Alpha misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phil Macaw will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alpha missing with a left hand there. Macaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macaw has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Macaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Macaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alpha throws an overhand right that lands on Macaw's shoulder, as Macaw tries to avoid the shot.
Macaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Macaw walks into a stiff left hand from Alpha.

Macaw is rocked!
Alpha connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Macaw out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wiley Alpha!