PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Alipio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Smirnov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Alipio
vs
Smirnov

170 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Alipio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smirnov has managed to clinch.

Alipio jumps guard.
Smirnov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smirnov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alipio is proving hard to escape from.

Smirnov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smirnov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Alipio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smirnov is trying to defend but Alipio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alipio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smirnov's head.
Smirnov wants to get back to his feet.
Smirnov trying to control here.
Alipio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alipio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smirnov tries to kick Alipio off but Alipio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alipio passes to full mount!
Smirnov tries to hold on but Alipio postures up.
Alipio controlling the pace for now.
Alipio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smirnov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alipio is landing with some decent strikes but Smirnov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smirnov is looking to get to half guard.
Alipio controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to hold on but Alipio postures up.
Smirnov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Alipio is staying active.
Alipio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smirnov is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Alipio.
Alipio content just to control the position here.
Alipio looking to finish Smirnov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smirnov!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alipio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smirnov tries to reverse the position but Alipio maintains control.
Smirnov tries to hold on but Alipio postures up.
The referee warns Smirnov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smirnov wants to hold on but Alipio pushes him away.
Alipio wants to control the pace but Smirnov is squirming around nicely.
Alipio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smirnov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smirnov tries to hold on but Alipio pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alipio looking to control but Smirnov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smirnov wants to control but Alipio is having none of it.
Smirnov is trying to escape the mount.
Smirnov is bucking up trying to escape but Alipio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alipio with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alipio cracks Smirnov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alipio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smirnov's face.
Smirnov is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Alipio 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.

Alipio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smirnov is trying to defend but Alipio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Richard Alipio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smirnov is trying to control but can't.
Smirnov is trying to stand up here but Alipio is controlling him well.
Alipio is stalling here. Smirnov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alipio seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Smirnov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Alipio can't do much from the bottom here.

Smirnov decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Alipio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Alipio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smirnov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alipio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smirnov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alipio.
Alipio works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alipio looking to control but Smirnov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smirnov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smirnov is squirming around, avoiding Alipio's attempts to control the action.
Alipio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alipio prevents Smirnov from getting the reversal.
Alipio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smirnov wants to hold on but Alipio pushes him away.
Alipio raining down shots from the mount!
Alipio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smirnov's face.
Alipio lands a nice shot to the head.
Smirnov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smirnov is trying to stand.
Alipio landing strikes from the mount.
Alipio landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to lock up and control but Alipio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smirnov is breathing heavily.
Alipio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smirnov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alipio with shots to the head and body - Smirnov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alipio prevents Smirnov from getting the reversal.
Alipio lands with some strikes.
Smirnov is looking to improve his position but Alipio isn't that keen on the idea.
Alipio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smirnov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smirnov can't escape the position.
Smirnov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Alipio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alipio working the ground and pound effectively.
Alipio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alipio lands with some strikes.
Alipio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smirnov tries to hold on but Alipio pushes him away.
Smirnov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Alipio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smirnov is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alipio controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Alipio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Alipio scores a takedown into full mount!
Alipio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smirnov taking shots to the head.
Alipio avoids the attempt from Smirnov to control.
Alipio lands with some strikes.
Smirnov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alipio looking to finish Smirnov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smirnov!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Alipio.
Smirnov can't escape the position.
Alipio controlling from mount.
Smirnov wants to control but Alipio is having none of it.
Smirnov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alipio lands with some strikes.
Alipio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smirnov looks a forlorn figure.
Alipio landing punches.
Smirnov tries to lock up and control but Alipio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is trying desperately to improve position.
Alipio landing shots from mount.
Alipio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alipio cracks Smirnov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smirnov wants to hold on but Alipio pushes him away.
Alipio cracks Smirnov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
The referee warns Smirnov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Smirnov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alipio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smirnov is working to get back to half guard.
Alipio lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alipio with good strikes from the mount here!
Smirnov is in a horrible position here. Alipio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alipio lands a big shot there that rocks Smirnov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alipio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smirnov is bucking up trying to escape but Alipio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alipio trying to control but Smirnov is having none of it.
Smirnov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alipio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alipio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smirnov is squirming around, avoiding Alipio's attempts to control the action.
Smirnov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smirnov is in a horrible position here. Alipio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smirnov wants to control but Alipio is having none of it.
Alipio raining down shots from the mount!
Alexander Smirnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Smirnov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Alipio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alipio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Alipio!