PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Alexio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Men (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.

Alexio
vs
Men

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Bushido Clothing

Hades ®

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 New York, Danny Alexio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Men!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexio loads up on a big right hand but Men slips the punch.
Men shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Men looks to land a combination but Alexio avoids it well.
Men is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alexio tries to close the distance and clinch but Men swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Men looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That kick from Alexio tenderised Men's leg. Men is trying to keep his angry face on.
Men closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alexio counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Alexio.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alexio.
Alexio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Men shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alexio sprawls well. Alexio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Men gets slowly back to his feet.
Danny Alexio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Men.
Alexio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Men looks gassed!
Alexio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Men manages to avoid it.
Men throws a nice looking combination but Alexio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Men is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Alexio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Men tries to clinch but Alexio moves out of range.

Men gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Men as Alexio tries to tie him up.
A short right from Alexio on the inside.
Alexio lands with a right to the head.
Men changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alexio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alexio looks to throw the jab but Men is out of range.
Alexio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Men ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Men fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danny Alexio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alexio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alexio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alexio can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Alexio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexio digs a right hand into Men's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Men's gas tank.
Men prevents a body shot from Alexio.
Men can't get the takedown.
Alexio taking a breather.
Men looking to stall.
Men is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alexio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Men blocks a body shot from Alexio.
Alexio lands an uppercut.
Alexio tries to throw a body punch but Men avoids it by throwing Alexio back against the cage.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexio feints and then cracks Men's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Men down.
Danny Alexio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Men shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Alexio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Men shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alexio sprawls well. Alexio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Men gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lou Men is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Men throws a chopping leg kick but Alexio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alexio thumps Men with a low kick.
Alexio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Alexio rushes Men and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Alexio gets through Men's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Men is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alexio is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Men.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alexio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Men tries to pull guard but Alexio holds him up against the ropes and eventually Men drops back down to his feet.
Alexio works on Men's body with a couple of short punches.
Men fails to pull guard.
Danny Alexio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Men.
Nice body punch from Alexio - that landed with a thud.
Men is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Alexio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alexio is leaning against Men and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alexio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Men.
Alexio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexio can't find room to land a body shot as Men controls the action.
Men tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alexio smiles and moves away.
Alexio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Men takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alexio connects with a leg kick. Men looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Men takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Men has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexio thumps Men with a low kick.
Alexio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Men can do to turn this around?
Alexio throws a leg kick which misses Men's front leg but catches the back leg as Men tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexio lands with a nice body kick.

Alexio closes the distance and clinches.
Alexio presses Men against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alexio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Alexio as the two fighters clinch.
Men prevents a body shot from Alexio.
Alexio swings wildly with an uppercut but Men uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexio misses with a punch to the body.
Men prevents a body shot from Alexio.
Alexio lands a body punch.
Alexio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexio pushes Men back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Alexio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Men blocks a punch 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!
Men tries to pull guard but Alexio won't allow it.
Men jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alexio walks away with a smile on his face. Men gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alexio fakes the leg kick and cracks Men in the body.
A solid body kick from Alexio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Alexio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alexio lands with a shot to the body.
Men misses with a head kick.
Alexio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Men throws a head kick that misses.
Men has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alexio.
Alexio connects with a leg kick. Men looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexio.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexio.
Alexio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alexio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Men's calf.
Alexio lands a leg kick that knocks Men off balance momentarily.
Men takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Men avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danny Alexio is winning the standup battle so far.
Men steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alexio. That one must have hurt.
Alexio scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexio feints and then cracks Men's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Men down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Men looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Men's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Men chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexio can pounce on him.
Men takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Men takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alexio lands a nice shot that snaps Men's head back.
Alexio scores with a leg kick.
Alexio thumps Men with a low kick.

Men tries to keep at a distance but Alexio has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexio.
Alexio tries to stall but Men uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alexio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alexio tries to work over Men's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexio wants to stall.

Men manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Men tries for a takedown but Alexio circles away easily
and Alexio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Men on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Men takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alexio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Men.
Alexio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Men takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Men chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexio can pounce on him.
Lou Men has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alexio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Alexio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexio 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Alexio!