PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke The General (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gelo Alba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

The General
vs
Alba

175 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke The General!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, gelo Alba!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The General scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like gelo Alba has been cut.
The General throws a series of punches but Alba avoids them all with ease.
The General throws a series of punches but Alba avoids them all with ease.
The General throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alba.
The General rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The General swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The General!
The General throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alba.
Alba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The General paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Alba darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The General manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alba tries to close the distance and clinch up but The General swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from The General both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alba gets the takedown into side control.
Alba wants to lay and pray for a moment but The General keeps working.
The General pushes Alba away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alba gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alba controls the position.
The General wants to get back to his feet but Alba drags him back down.
Alba advances nicely into full mount.
The General wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alba lands a big elbow.
Alba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alba won't let The General get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The General is breathing heavily.
Alba wants to control the pace but The General is squirming around nicely.
The General really wants to buck Alba off and get back to his feet.

The General bucks Alba off and manages to get back to his feet!
The General lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alba backs up against the cage.

Alba darts in and clinches The General up against the cage.
Alba tries to pull guard but The General won't allow it.
The General is trying to break the clinch but Alba is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The General throws a series of punches but Alba avoids them all with ease.
Alba shoots in looking for a takedown. The General tries to sprawl out of it but Alba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The General manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from The General does no damage.
Alba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luke The General has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gelo Alba.
The General throws a series of punches but Alba moves out of range.
The General lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The General throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alba doesn't manage to clinch there - The General circles away.
A left and a right from The General both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The General tries to bum rush Alba with a series of wild strikes but Alba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The General lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alba throws a sloppy head kick and The General moves out of range easily.
The General is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for The General, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The General throws a nice looking combination but Alba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The General throws a right and a left that Alba avoids nicely.
The General throws a right and a left that both miss.

Alba closes the distance and clinches.
Alba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alba controlling the action here for a moment.
Alba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alba tries to pull guard but The General holds him up against the cage and eventually Alba drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke The General dominated that round.
The cut man is working on gelo Alba's cut.
That's time! The General's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The General.
Alba lands with a slapping head kick.
The General misses with a jab, cross combination.
The General misses with the combination.
Alba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The General fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The General counters with a one-two to the body.
The General swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alba counters with an inside leg kick.
Alba is breathing heavily.
Alba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The General throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luke The General is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The General fails to land with a series of punches.
Luke The General is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alba avoids a punch combination nicely.
The General misses with the combination.
The General lands with a nice combination. Alba backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for The General, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The General throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The General falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alba counters with a one-two to the body.
Alba slips a jab and a cross from The General.
The General looks to land a combination. Alba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The General throws a combination that misses

and Alba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The General kicks off Alba and gets to his feet.
Alba tries to clinch but The General moves away
and The General counters with a left and a right that stings Alba.
Alba shoots and misses
and The General counters with a one-two to the body.
Alba lands a glancing blow to the side of The General's head.
The General throws a left and a right that both miss

and Alba counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alba keeps control of The General as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

The General breaks from the clinch.
The General rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alba fails with a takedown attempt.
The General throws a series of punches but Alba avoids them all with ease.

Alba feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The General wants to get back to his feet but Alba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The General is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The General is trying to force a seperation but Alba has the dominant position.
Alba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luke The General has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gelo Alba.
The General scores with a hook to the body.
The General has had enough of the clinch but Alba keeps him there for the moment.
The General is trying to break the clinch but Alba has him pressed against the cage.
Alba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The General tries to circle away but Alba has him pinned against the cage.
Alba misses with a body punch.
The General wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The General tries for a takedown. No joy.

Alba breaks from the clinch.
The General misses with a double jab

and Alba counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The General scores with a shoulder strike.
The General can't break the clinch.
The General is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The General is trying to break the clinch but Alba is controlling him.
Alba takes a shot to the head.

Alba has hold of one of The General's legs. The General is fighting the takedown attempt but Alba gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The General wants to stand and escape but Alba is having none of it.
Alba tries to free his leg and advance position but The General is retaining full guard.
The General is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alba is standing up over The General. The General looks to escape but Alba dives into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The General is trying to escape the position but Alba is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

gelo Alba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on gelo Alba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The General closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The General rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Alba rushes The General and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The General looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alba can't get the takedown.

Alba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The General uses from the top position.

The General gets to his feet. Alba looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alba is defended easily by The General.
The General misses with the combination.
Alba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The General throws a right hand that Alba ducks under and follows up with a left that Alba also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alba fails with a takedown attempt.
Luke The General has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gelo Alba.
The General misses with a double jab
and Alba counters with a right hand to the body.
The General swinging wildly here.
The General misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The General lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alba circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for The General, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luke The General is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alba throws a combination that misses
and The General counters with a three punch combo that has Alba backing up. Alba nods at The General to acknowledge the strikes.
The General rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The General throws a combination that misses

and Alba counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The General is looking to break free of the clinch but Alba has double underhooks.
The General is trying to break free.

The General manages to break the clinch.
The General swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alba shoots and misses
and The General counters with a two punch combo.
The General throws a series of punches but Alba avoids them all with ease.
The General misses with a double jab.
The General misses with a wild combination.
Alba fails with the takedown
and The General counters with a three punch combo that has Alba backing up. Alba nods at The General to acknowledge the strikes.
The General lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alba circles away quickly and effectively.
Alba darts in trying to clinch
and The General counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The General circles away quickly and effectively.
The General misses with a combination
and Alba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. The General is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The General bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The General lands a jab-cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from The General.
The General fails to land with a series of punches.
Alba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The General throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alba counters with a three punch combo that has The General backing up. The General nods at Alba to acknowledge the strikes.
Alba dodges the punch combination from The General.
Alba fails with the takedown
and The General counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for The General, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The General counters with a left and a right that stings Alba.
The General keeps the fight on the outside.
The General misses with a few strikes there.
The General looks to land a combination but Alba avoids it well.
Alba closes the distance and clinches up with The General, looking for a takedown. Alba pushes The General against the cage but The General circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The General swats away the attempt to clinch by Alba.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The General throws a right and a left that both miss.
The General displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke The General showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The General has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke The General!