PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Impaler's entrance music is Δράκων . A fine choice. Alves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama said . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Salvador Alves was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

The Impaler
vs
Alves

178 cm
23
193 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
193 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Steel Penn's Laundry

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves lands a nice hook to The Impaler's body. The Impaler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Impaler blocks a jab.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves tries to land a leg kick but The Impaler saw it coming and moves away.
The Impaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Salvador Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Impaler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves misses with a head kick.

Alves closes the distance and pushes The Impaler back into the cage.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
The Impaler slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Impaler prevents a body shot from Alves.
Alves tries a body shot but The Impaler blocks it.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Impaler tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

The Impaler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves scores with a hook.
The Impaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Impaler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves blocks a head kick by The Impaler.
Alves connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler thumps Alves with a low kick.

Alves shoots in and gets a takedown into The Impaler's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Impaler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but The Impaler blocks nicely.
The Impaler wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Impaler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but The Impaler blocks nicely.
The Impaler controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.
The Impaler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alves's guard.

Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Alves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Impaler defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvador Alves dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Impaler lands with a kick to the temple. Alves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but The Impaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Impaler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alves is controlling him.
Alves working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alves is standing up over The Impaler. The Impaler looks to escape but Alves dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Salvador Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Impaler trying his best to control but Alves has mounted him.
The Impaler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alves lands a big elbow.
The Impaler working to try and regain half guard.
Alves lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler is looking to get to half guard.
Alves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alves lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Impaler tries to lock up and control but Alves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alves working The Impaler over with strikes here.

It looks like Vlad The Impaler has been cut.
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!
Alves with a couple of short strikes.

The Impaler is rocked!
Alves postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked The Impaler badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Alves around the waist but Alves pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Alves is the winner by TKO! Alves jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvador Alves!
Salvador Alves managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45, into his post fight interview.