PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bright Lights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scutelnic Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander has chosen Tupac-West Side as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bright Lights
vs
Alexander

190 cm
23
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Johnny Bright Lights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scutelnic Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright Lights showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexander.

Bright Lights rushes Alexander and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bright Lights is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bright Lights creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alexander's defenses.

It looks like Scutelnic Alexander has been cut.
Bright Lights landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bright Lights working Alexander over with knees to the body.
Bright Lights landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bright Lights crunches a lovely knee into Alexander's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bright Lights breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Bright Lights thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alexander if he has to take too many more of those.
Alexander looks gassed!

Bright Lights gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bright Lights lands a knee to the body.
Bright Lights lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexander won't want to take too many of those.
Bright Lights pushes Alexander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright Lights lands an elbow inside.
Bright Lights landing knees to the head.
Bright Lights working Alexander over with knees to the body.

Bright Lights manages to break the clinch.
Bright Lights throws a nice head kick!

That has opened up Scutelnic Alexander's cut even more.
Bright Lights goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Bright Lights darts in and clinches Alexander up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bright Lights escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bright Lights shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bright Lights showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alexander is trying to stand back up but Bright Lights is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bright Lights controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander pushes Bright Lights off looking to stand but Bright Lights dives back in and keeps control.
Bright Lights is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alexander tries to get to full guard but Bright Lights has control of the leg.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Bright Lights wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bright Lights tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexander dives in and grabs Bright Lights's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bright Lights pushes down on Alexander's head and hops out.

Bright Lights moves into range and clinches up with Alexander.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bright Lights scores a nice knee to the body.
Bright Lights utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bright Lights lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bright Lights landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bright Lights lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.

Alexander breaks the clinch.
Bright Lights doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alexander is defended easily by Bright Lights.
A combination from Alexander does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alexander clinches up with Bright Lights and pushes him back against the cage.
Bright Lights lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexander won't want to take too many of those.
Alexander takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Bright Lights's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alexander fails to pull guard.
Johnny Bright Lights has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scutelnic Alexander.
Alexander fails to pull guard.

Bright Lights escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bright Lights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alexander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander dives in and grabs Bright Lights's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bright Lights pushes down on Alexander's head and hops out.
Alexander looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexander is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bright Lights dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scutelnic Alexander's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bright Lights tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bright Lights takes the fight into the clinch.
Alexander takes a knee right on the jaw!

Bright Lights breaks the clinch.
Bright Lights fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bright Lights keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alexander fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bright Lights sprawls well. Bright Lights wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexander gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Bright Lights has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scutelnic Alexander.
Bright Lights wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bright Lights instigates a clinch.
Bright Lights tries to stall but Alexander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Bright Lights.
Bright Lights displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alexander up against the cage.

Bright Lights breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bright Lights goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bright Lights is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexander can do to turn this around?
Alexander's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alexander duly obliges.
Bright Lights clobbers Alexander with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Alexander drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Alexander gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Alexander darts in and clinches Bright Lights up against the cage.
Alexander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bright Lights looking to slow down the pace here.

Bright Lights escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bright Lights wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bright Lights.
Alexander fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bright Lights avoids it really well and circles away.
Bright Lights will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alexander rushes Bright Lights and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bright Lights with a knee to the head.
Bright Lights is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexander has double underhooks.
Alexander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bright Lights gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexander tries to pull guard but Bright Lights won't allow it.
Bright Lights looking to stall.
Bright Lights 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.
Bright Lights tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexander avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alexander manages to break the clinch.
Alexander dives in and grabs Bright Lights's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bright Lights pushes down on Alexander's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Bright Lights as Alexander shoots in.
Bright Lights blocks a head kick by Alexander.
Alexander leaves Bright Lights with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bright Lights tries to clinch up.
Bright Lights tries to clinch up but Alexander circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnny Bright Lights is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexander throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Bright Lights to counter with a crisp jab.

Alexander moves into range and clinches up with Bright Lights.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bright Lights lands a knee to the head.
Bright Lights lands a knee to the body.
Bright Lights is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Bright Lights will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scutelnic Alexander's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bright Lights throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alexander.

Alexander closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bright Lights lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexander won't want to take too many of those.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander tries a body shot but Bright Lights blocks it.
Bright Lights lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Bright Lights breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alexander is defended easily by Bright Lights.
Bright Lights fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bright Lights lands with a straight right. Alexander didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bright Lights shoots in for a double leg but Alexander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexander throws a combination that misses
and Bright Lights counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alexander is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnny Bright Lights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright Lights lands a high kick!

Bright Lights gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Alexander drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bright Lights looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bright Lights looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bright Lights!
Alexander tries to bench press Bright Lights off him but Bright Lights keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bright Lights decides to stand back up. Bright Lights steps back and let's Alexander get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bright Lights takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bright Lights fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Bright Lights moves out of range easily.
Alexander jabs Bright Lights right on the nose. Bright Lights blinks but takes it well.
Bright Lights tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexander swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexander shoots in but Bright Lights avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bright Lights throws a head kick that half lands.
Bright Lights tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Alexander instigates a clinch.
Alexander takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnny Bright Lights is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander can't break the clinch.
Bright Lights wants to stall.
Alexander is stalling here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bright Lights comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexander tries to pull guard but Bright Lights won't allow it.
Johnny Bright Lights has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scutelnic Alexander.
Alexander tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bright Lights just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bright Lights lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexander won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alexander throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bright Lights will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alexander up against the cage.
Bright Lights is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander is looking to break free of the clinch but Bright Lights has double underhooks.
Scutelnic Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander tries to pull guard but Bright Lights won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Bright Lights.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bright Lights, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bright Lights!