PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street. DaMarcus Saint has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Saint
vs
Alpha

183 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
175 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Perkele!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DaMarcus Saint!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
Alpha is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Alpha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alpha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alpha checks a leg kick.
Dog Alpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alpha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alpha throws a lazy body kick
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Alpha moves out of range easily.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alpha moves away.
Alpha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alpha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Saint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alpha.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alpha circles away quickly and effectively.
Alpha is looking to clinch.
Alpha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
Alpha throws a leg kick but Saint checks it.
Saint connects with the punch.
Saint tries to clinch up.
Alpha misses with an uppercut
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Alpha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alpha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alpha avoids the body shot from Saint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Alpha lands a slapping body shot.
Alpha tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.

Saint moves into the clinch.
Saint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alpha tries to break free but Saint pushes him back against the cage.
Alpha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saint tries to throw a body punch but Alpha avoids it by throwing Saint back against the cage.
Saint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Alpha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saint lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alpha backwards.
Alpha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha working hard to break the clinch.

Alpha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint tried to score with a low kick but Alpha checks it.
Alpha wants to clinch.
Saint scores with a jab to the head.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
Alpha tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Alpha misses with a wild body shot.
Alpha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Saint duly obliges.

It looks like Dog Alpha has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alpha misses with a body shot.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Alpha moves to clinch but Saint breaks away
and Saint counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alpha is out of range and Saint settles back down.
Alpha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint is looking to wear down Alpha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alpha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saint counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alpha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DaMarcus Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dog Alpha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saint circles away from the clinch attempt.
DaMarcus Saint is winning the standup battle so far.

Alpha gets a clinch.
Alpha lands with a light punch inside.
Alpha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Saint on the inside.
Alpha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Alpha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alpha misses with a body shot.
Saint is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alpha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saint counters with a low kick, right behind Alpha 's knee.
Alpha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alpha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alpha throws a head kick that misses
and Saint counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alpha is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saint.
Saint wants to clinch.
Alpha moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Alpha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alpha fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alpha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alpha moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint avoids the head kick by Alpha.
Alpha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saint scores with a kick to the body.
Alpha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saint counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alpha thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint throws a nice looking combination but Alpha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alpha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alpha. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint avoids the head kick by Alpha.
Saint swinging wildly here.
Alpha throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a lazy body kick
and Alpha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alpha tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
Alpha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Alpha.
Alpha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alpha misses with a head kick.
Saint is looking to clinch.
Saint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alpha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alpha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint throws out a leg kick but Alpha moves out of range and Saint only half commits.
Saint wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DaMarcus Saint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dog Alpha's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alpha doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Saint throws a right hand that misses
and Alpha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saint is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alpha lands an overhand right.
Saint tries to clinch but Alpha is having none of it.
Alpha tries to clinch
and Saint counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Alpha wants to clinch.
Alpha throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alpha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alpha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint misses with a wild combination.

Saint rushes Alpha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Alpha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alpha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saint. Saint obviously looking to wear him down.
Saint throws out a loose jab but Alpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alpha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alpha throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.

Saint pushes Alpha up against the cage in a clinch.
Alpha is struggling to control the position.
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Alpha controls his hands.
Saint lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alpha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Saint clinches.
Alpha prevents a body shot from Saint.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Alpha.
Saint managing to block the knees to the body from Alpha.
Alpha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alpha is trying to break the clinch but Saint has him pressed against the cage.
Alpha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alpha tries to circle away but Saint has him pinned against the cage.
Saint stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alpha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alpha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint missing with knees to the body.
Saint trying to stall but Alpha improves his position.
Saint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alpha backwards.
Saint trying to control the position but instead, Alpha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint into the cage.
Alpha tries to break the clinch but Saint is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alpha's elbow.
Saint pushes Alpha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint misses with an elbow strike.
Saint lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Alpha controls his hands.
Saint looking to slow down the pace here.
Saint stalls.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DaMarcus Saint has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alpha avoids it.
Alpha digs a right hand into Saint's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saint's gas tank.
Saint blocks a body shot from Alpha.
Alpha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DaMarcus Saint clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dog Alpha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Saint feints and then cracks Alpha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alpha down.
Alpha throws out a leg kick but Saint moves out of range and Alpha only half commits.
Alpha moves to clinch but Saint breaks away
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alpha lands a slapping body shot.
Alpha slips a jab from Saint.
Alpha is looking to land body kicks.
Saint throws a series of punches but Alpha avoids them all with ease.
Alpha checks a low kick from Saint.
Alpha scores with a head kick.
Saint tests Alpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha wants to clinch.
Saint tries to clinch but Alpha is having none of it.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Saint.
Saint connects with a leg kick. Alpha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Alpha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Saint counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saint is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alpha trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Saint.
Saint misses with a body punch.
Alpha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint controlling the action here for a moment.
Saint is trying to maintain a safe position but Alpha gets an underhook and turns Saint into the cage.

Alpha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alpha throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Alpha takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha throws a head kick that misses.
Alpha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alpha tries to clinch up.
Saint shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alpha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saint scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saint is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saint lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alpha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alpha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha is looking to clinch.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alpha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alpha is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alpha paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Alpha clinches up with Saint and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Saint.
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 two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Saint lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint trying to land knees to the body.
Alpha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DaMarcus Saint had his way with Dog Alpha in that round.
The cut man is working on Dog Alpha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alpha avoids the body shot from Saint.
Saint swats away the attempt to clinch by Alpha.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alpha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alpha throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Alpha connects with an inside leg kick.
Alpha looks to land a right hand but Saint moved out of range.
Alpha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alpha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alpha throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alpha is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Saint looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alpha tries to clinch up.

Saint has Alpha up against the cage in a clinch.
Saint trying to stall but Alpha improves his position.
Saint gets through Alpha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint has a couple of punches blocked by Alpha.
Saint lands with a right to the head.
Alpha working hard to break the clinch.
Alpha is looking to control Saint's arms but Saint gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alpha has his back to the cage.
Alpha misses with a punch to the body.
Alpha digs a right hand underneath Saint's ribcage. Saint let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alpha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a body punch.
Alpha taking a breather.
Alpha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saint is leaning against Alpha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saint taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Saint scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alpha blocks a body shot from Saint.
Saint gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint tries to work over Alpha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Alpha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint throws a leg kick
and Alpha counters with a good, hard body kick but Saint shrugs it off.
Saint throws a leg kick but Alpha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alpha throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.

Alpha clinches up with Saint and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alpha as Saint tries to tie him up.
Alpha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint.
Saint taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alpha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alpha fails to land.
Saint is looking to control Alpha's arms but Alpha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint has his back to the cage.
Saint prevents Alpha from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint pushes off an throws an elbow but Alpha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saint as Alpha tries to tie him up.
Saint looking to stall.
Alpha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saint lands with a left to the head.
Alpha misses with a punch to the body.
Alpha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alpha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alpha tries to work over Saint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alpha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saint slowing the pace effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
DaMarcus Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saint 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMarcus Saint!
DaMarcus Saint retains his welterweight title!