PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Miroshnichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Alves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Evgeniy Miroshnichenko's chin.

Alves
vs
Miroshnichenko

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
187 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Evgeniy Miroshnichenko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miroshnichenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miroshnichenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miroshnichenko misses with a head shot.
Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miroshnichenko on the ground.
Miroshnichenko breaks from Alves's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alves is in a horrible position here. Miroshnichenko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miroshnichenko landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miroshnichenko controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miroshnichenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Miroshnichenko content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Miroshnichenko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Alves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Alves shrugs it off.
Miroshnichenko punching from mount but Alves doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Miroshnichenko with a couple of short strikes.
Miroshnichenko looking to ground and pound but Alves is blocking nicely.
Miroshnichenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Miroshnichenko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alves has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Miroshnichenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alves is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Alves that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Alves is rocked!
Miroshnichenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Miroshnichenko swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evgeniy Miroshnichenko!