PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Alivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alivero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Winged Angel - Nobuo Uematsu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alivero
vs
Pasanen

186 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
188 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Alivero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen misses the jab.
Alivero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alivero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Lauri Pasanen has been cut.

Alivero gets caught flat footed, as Pasanen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasanen throwing strikes from guard but Alivero blocks nicely.
Alivero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pasanen.
Alivero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pasanen is one step ahead there.
Pasanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pasanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pasanen is working Alivero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alivero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alivero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alivero looking for a sweep. Not yet Alivero, not yet.
Pasanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Alivero is retaining full guard.
Alivero lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pasanen!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Alivero there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pasanen holds on to Alivero as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Pasanen is looking to get to half guard.
Alivero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alivero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pasanen because Alivero loaded up on that one.
Pasanen holds on to Alivero as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Pasanen working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Alivero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alivero misses with a head shot.
Pasanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Pasanen blocking the ground and pound.
Alivero looking to finish Pasanen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pasanen!
Pasanen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alivero.
Alivero lands a big shot there that rocks Pasanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pasanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Alivero.
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alivero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pasanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alivero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pasanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alivero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alivero lands a heavy elbow.
Alivero misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alivero wants to control the pace but Pasanen is squirming around nicely.

Alivero looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pasanen tries to lock up and control but Alivero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alivero throws some wild stikes that Pasanen manages to avoid easily.
Pasanen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alivero.
Alivero dominating with strikes here.
Pasanen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Alivero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pasanen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alivero tries to sprawl but Pasanen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alivero is trying to control but can't.
Pasanen wants to control but Alivero is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasanen throwing shots but Alivero is blocking nicely.
Pasanen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alivero wants to get back to full guard.
Alivero trying to control but Pasanen postures up.
Pasanen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alivero misses with an uppercut

and Pasanen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alivero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alivero throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alivero punching from mount but Pasanen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alivero lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pasanen hang on?
Alivero with shots to the head and body - Pasanen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alivero is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alivero lands a nice shot to the head.
Alivero avoids the attempt from Pasanen to control.
Alivero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pasanen because Alivero loaded up on that one.
Alivero lands a nice shot to the head.
Antonio Alivero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pasanen can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pasanen is in a horrible position here. Alivero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alivero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alivero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Alivero with the ground and pound from mount.
Pasanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alivero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pasanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Alivero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That has opened up Lauri Pasanen's cut even more.
Pasanen is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen gets back to half guard.
Alivero wants to get back to his feet.
Alivero scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alivero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alivero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pasanen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alivero.
Alivero won't allow Pasanen to sweep him here.
Pasanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alivero.
Pasanen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pasanen keeping moving, preventing Alivero from controlling successfully.
Alivero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pasanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pasanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alivero's guard.
Pasanen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alivero is trying to keep Pasanen in close.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Alivero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pasanen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alivero is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alivero has escaped and now he's on top!
Alivero is looking to work some ground and pound but Pasanen has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Alivero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pasanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pasanen misses with a series of wild punches.

Pasanen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alivero's half guard.
Pasanen trying to mount his opponent but Alivero defends it.
Alivero trying to control here.
Pasanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pasanen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alivero is looking for a sweep. Pasanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen is looking to take a break and control but Alivero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alivero is trying to control but can't.
Alivero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pasanen slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alivero misses with an uppercut
and Alivero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alivero throws an off balance right hand

and Pasanen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pasanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alivero is looking to improve his position.
Pasanen moves nicely into side control.
Pasanen is working Alivero over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Alivero taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alivero sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pasanen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lauri Pasanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alivero tries to get to full guard but Pasanen has control of the leg.
Pasanen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alivero with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alivero tries to get to full guard but Pasanen has control of the leg.
Pasanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alivero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Alivero can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pasanen working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like Antonio Alivero has been cut.
Pasanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pasanen lands a big elbow.
Pasanen looking to finish Alivero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alivero!
Pasanen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Pasanen looking for a guillotine from mount but Alivero is having none of it.
Pasanen working the ground and pound effectively.
Pasanen lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alivero tries to hold on but Pasanen pushes him away.
Pasanen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pasanen with a couple of short strikes.
Pasanen breaks from Alivero's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alivero wants to control but Pasanen is having none of it.
Pasanen dominating with strikes here.
Pasanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pasanen working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen raining down shots from the mount!
Pasanen working Alivero over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Pasanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alivero 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!