PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Estripador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Alves
vs
Estripador

173 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Estripador!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Estripador shoots in.
Estripador tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Estripador.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Estripador.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Estripador shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Estripador tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.

Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves lands an elbow just above Estripador 's eye.

It looks like Jack Estripador has been cut.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves lands a high kick!
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Estripador looks gassed!
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.

Alves closes the distance and clinches.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Estripador's defenses.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Alves instigates a clinch.
Alves has Estripador pushed against the cage.
Estripador is working for takedown but Alves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Estripador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Alves.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Estripador's defenses.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.

Alves clinches up with Estripador and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Estripador avoids the damage to the body.
Estripador tries to score a body lock takedown but Alves shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Estripador.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Estripador.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thiago Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Alves has closed the distance and engaged Estripador in a clinch.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Estripador's defenses.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Estripador's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alves scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Estripador on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Alves cracks the inside of Estripador's front leg.
Alves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Estripador.
Estripador takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Estripador is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alves is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Estripador.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Estripador on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Estripador down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.

Alves drives through and clinches with Estripador against the cage.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Alves takes the fight into the clinch.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Estripador stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.

Alves gets a clinch.
Alves stalls.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. Estripador won't want to take too many of those.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Estripador stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Alves clinches up against the cage.
Estripador takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Estripador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Estripador takes an elbow to the temple.
Estripador's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estripador avoids it.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Estripador's defenses.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Estripador shrugs off.

Alves breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Estripador takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Estripador tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estripador, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Estripador on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Estripador tries for a takedown. No joy.
Estripador takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Estripador in his tracks for a moment.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves feints and then cracks Estripador's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Estripador down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.

Alves instigates a clinch.
Alves pressing his opponent against the cage.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Estripador shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Estripador gets slowly back to his feet.
Alves lands a head shot.
Estripador takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Estripador on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves lands a head kick!
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Alves moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Estripador's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Alves leaves Estripador with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Estripador is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Estripador's front leg but catches the back leg as Estripador tries to avoid it.
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves pushes Estripador back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Estripador in his tracks for a moment.
Thiago Alves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves is looking to slow Estripador down with leg kicks.
Alves is looking to slow Estripador down with leg kicks.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Estripador takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
A head kick from Alves lands but Estripador takes it in his stride.
Alves cracks a nice hook into Estripador's ribs.

Alves rushes Estripador and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Estripador tries for a takedown but Alves manages to get underhooks.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Estripador.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Estripador in his tracks for a moment.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves cracks the inside of Estripador's front leg.
Alves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alves cracks the inside of Estripador's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Alves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Alves lands a high kick!

Alves closes the distance and pushes Estripador back into the cage.
Estripador takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Estripador shrugs off.
Alves lands an elbow just above Estripador 's eye.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Estripador's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves lands an elbow inside.
Estripador wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alves lands an elbow just above Estripador 's eye.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.

Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estripador, pushing him back against the cage.
Estripador tries for a takedown but Alves manages to get underhooks.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alves scores with a shot to the body.
Estripador chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Estripador.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Estripador drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Alves clinches.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Estripador in his tracks for a moment.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Alves.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alves lands a nice uppercut.
Estripador takes an elbow to the temple.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Estripador, pushing him back against the cage.
Alves lands an elbow just above Estripador 's eye.
Alves is trying to maintain a safe position but Estripador gets an underhook and turns Alves into the cage.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Estripador in his tracks for a moment.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from Estripador. Estripador gets slowly back to his feet.
Estripador takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Estripador's calf.
Alves lands with a kick to the temple. Estripador shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A good leg kick by Alves.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Estripador has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Estripador there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves cracks the inside of Estripador's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Alves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Estripador takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves lands a head kick. Estripador smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Alves drives through and clinches with Estripador against the cage.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Estripador on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves. Alves obviously looking to wear him down.

Estripador tries to keep at a distance but Alves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Estripador has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Estripador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves scores with a shot to the side of Estripador's head.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alves, as that shot connected.

Alves pushes Estripador up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Estripador's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Estripador shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Estripador gets slowly back to his feet.
Estripador shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Alves clinches with his opponent.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Estripador takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves lands a head kick. Estripador smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.

Alves darts in and clinches Estripador up against the cage.
Estripador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Estripador can do to turn this around?

Alves breaks the clinch.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Alves lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.

Alves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alves has Estripador pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves lands an elbow just above Estripador 's eye.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Estripador is rocked!
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Estripador is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?

Alves breaks the clinch.
Estripador seems to have recovered his senses.
Alves's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Alves pushes Estripador up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Estripador.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Estripador.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estripador avoids it.
Estripador has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. Estripador won't want to take too many of those.
Estripador on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves has Estripador pushed against the cage.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Estripador fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Alves clinches up with Estripador and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alves breaks from the clinch.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Estripador can't get the takedown.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Estripador takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Estripador.

Alves rushes Estripador and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Alves.
Estripador avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Alves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Estripador.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
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 is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alves comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves lands a nice elbow.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Estripador. That did some damage!
Estripador looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Estripador persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.

Estripador tries to keep at a distance but Alves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jack Estripador has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Alves.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Estripador with that takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Estripador down.
Alves thumps Estripador with a low kick.

Alves closes the distance and pushes Estripador back into the cage.

Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
Jack Estripador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Alves moves into the clinch.
Estripador has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Estripador backwards.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves lands a nice elbow.

Alves breaks the clinch.
Estripador fails with a takedown attempt.

Alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alves lands an elbow that stopped Estripador in his tracks for a moment.
Estripador drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.

Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves just leaning against Estripador, taking a breather.
Estripador blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Alves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves feints and then cracks Estripador's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Estripador down.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Estripador, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Thiago Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves cracks the inside of Estripador's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alves!