PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toygar Alparslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Xayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xayle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ready For War - 50 Cent (Instrumental) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alparslan
vs
Xayle

166 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

159 cm
25
131 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toygar Alparslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Xayle!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xayle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alparslan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xayle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alparslan manages to avoid it.
Xayle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xayle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alparslan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xayle tries to clinch but Alparslan moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xayle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alparslan counters with a two punch combo.
Xayle wants to clinch

and Alparslan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alparslan trying to stall but Xayle improves his position.
Alparslan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Xayle prevents it.
Alparslan looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Xayle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xayle tries to land knees in the clinch but Alparslan avoids the damage to the body.
Alparslan managing to block the knees to the body from Xayle.
Xayle tries to land a knee to the head but Alparslan blocks with his arms.
Xayle can't find room to land a body shot as Alparslan controls the action.
Xayle tries a body shot but Alparslan blocks it.
Nice elbow from Xayle.
Xayle lands an elbow just above Alparslan 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xayle.
Alparslan is looking to control Xayle's arms but Xayle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alparslan has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alparslan blocks an uppercut.
Alparslan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Xayle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alparslan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toygar Alparslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alparslan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alparslan tries to score a body lock takedown but Xayle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Xayle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xayle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alparslan managing to block the knees to the body from Xayle.
Alparslan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xayle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alparslan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xayle lands a nice elbow.
Alparslan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xayle has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xayle as Alparslan tries to tie him up.
Xayle tries a knee to the head but Alparslan blocks it.
Alparslan blocks an elbow strike from Xayle.
Xayle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alparslan blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xayle as Alparslan tries to tie him up.
Xayle swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alparslan is trying to force a seperation but Xayle has the dominant position.
Xayle scores a nice knee to the body.
Alparslan looking to stall.
Xayle misses with an elbow strike.
Alparslan tries to circle away but Xayle has him pinned against the cage.
Xayle misses with a punch to the body.
Xayle throws a punch but it's blocked by Alparslan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xayle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alparslan.
Xayle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alparslan.
Alparslan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xayle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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 Toygar Alparslan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Xayle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alparslan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xayle throws a series of punches but Alparslan moves out of range.
Xayle tries to clinch there but Alparslan circles away.

Xayle moves into range and clinches up with Alparslan.
Xayle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xayle can't find room to land a body shot as Alparslan controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xayle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xayle tries to land a knee to the head but Alparslan blocks with his arms.
Alparslan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alparslan blocks an elbow strike.
Xayle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alparslan wants to stall.
Xayle can't find room to land a body shot as Alparslan controls the action.
Xayle throws a head punch that misses.
Xayle lands a knee to the body.
Xayle misses with a body punch.
Xayle digs a right hand into Alparslan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alparslan's gas tank.
Alparslan wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alparslan avoiding damage as Xayle throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xayle as Alparslan tries to tie him up.
Xayle prevents the takedown attempt.
Xayle can't find room to land a body shot as Alparslan controls the action.
Xayle missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alparslan.
Xayle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xayle as Alparslan tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alparslan drags the fight down to the ground.
Alparslan working a defensive guard here.
Xayle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xayle wanted to stand there but Alparslan had control of the position.
Xayle is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Xayle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Xayle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Alparslan swats away the attempt to clinch by Xayle.
Xayle misses with a kick to the body

and Alparslan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Xayle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alparslan trying to control from Xayle's half guard. Xayle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Alparslan trying to control but Xayle is working from the bottom.

Xayle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xayle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xayle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xayle tries to land a front kick but Alparslan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alparslan misses the shot to the body.
Alparslan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alparslan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alparslan is defended easily by Xayle.
John Xayle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Xayle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xayle misses with a two punch combination.
Xayle tries to clinch there but Alparslan circles away.
Alparslan wants to clinch up but Xayle keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xayle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Xayle gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alparslan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xayle tries to throw a body punch but Alparslan avoids it by throwing Xayle back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alparslan 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Toygar Alparslan.
Xayle misses with a kick to the body.
Alparslan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xayle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xayle tries to land a body kick

and Alparslan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xayle wants to get back to his feet.
Alparslan throwing shots but Xayle is blocking nicely.

Alparslan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alparslan is looking to stall here but Xayle recovers full guard.

Xayle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Xayle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alparslan avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alparslan is working for takedown but Xayle is calmly controlling the position for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Xayle.
Xayle misses with the head strike.
Alparslan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Xayle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toygar Alparslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xayle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xayle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alparslan is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toygar Alparslan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alparslan 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toygar Alparslan!