PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Troughton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrystov Aleksey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Troughton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Troughton
vs
Aleksey

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Troughton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chrystov Aleksey!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troughton misses the shot to the body.
Chrystov Aleksey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Aleksey does no damage.
Aleksey with a hook.
Aleksey misses with a wild combination.
Troughton dodges the punch combination from Aleksey.
Aleksey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Troughton at a distance.
Troughton dodges the punch combination from Aleksey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksey lands a jab to Troughton's midsection.
Aleksey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Patrick Troughton has been cut.
Aleksey misses with the combination.
Aleksey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troughton. Aleksey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troughton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aleksey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey scores with a punch to the head.
Aleksey swinging wildly here.
Aleksey tries to bum rush Troughton with a series of wild strikes but Troughton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aleksey, as that shot connected.
Troughton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey fails to land with a series of punches.
Aleksey scores with a jab. Troughton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aleksey fails to land with a series of punches.
Troughton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aleksey takes a swing at Troughton's ribcage but misses.
Troughton is looking to chop away at Aleksey's legs.
Troughton throws a body punch but Aleksey moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey misses with a few strikes there.
Aleksey throws a jab but it's blocked by Troughton.
Aleksey looks to land a combination but Troughton avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Troughton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aleksey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Troughton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Aleksey does no damage.
Aleksey looks to land a combination. Troughton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chrystov Aleksey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Troughton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aleksey scores with a jab to the body.
Troughton throws a head kick that misses.
Aleksey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aleksey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Troughton is rocked!
Aleksey lunges at Troughton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Troughton's hand.
Troughton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aleksey was well out of range. Poor timing from Troughton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troughton wants to land a leg kick but Aleksey is out of range.
Aleksey throws a nice looking combination but Troughton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aleksey misses with a jab, cross combination.

Aleksey drops Troughton with a beautiful combination! Troughton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aleksey is looking for the KO!
Oh Troughton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aleksey misses with a wild combination.
Troughton seems to have got his legs back now.
Troughton swings for the body but Aleksey moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Aleksey does no damage.
Aleksey misses with a straight left.
Troughton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aleksey lands a glancing blow to the side of Troughton's head.

Patrick Troughton's cut is getting worse.
Chrystov Aleksey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aleksey misses with the combination.
Aleksey throws a body punch but Troughton moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troughton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Troughton is looking to wear down Aleksey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Aleksey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Troughton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Troughton slips a jab and a cross from Aleksey.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Troughton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Troughton throws out a loose jab but Aleksey uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Aleksey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Troughton dodges the punch combination from Aleksey.
Aleksey tests Troughton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aleksey misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aleksey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Troughton throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chrystov Aleksey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Troughton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aleksey lands with a nice combination. Troughton backs away looking to recover.
Aleksey works the jab nicely.
Aleksey throws a nice looking combination but Troughton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Troughton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aleksey staying out of range there.
Troughton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Troughton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aleksey to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Aleksey misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aleksey tries to bum rush Troughton with a series of wild strikes but Troughton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troughton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Aleksey misses.
Troughton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aleksey misses with a few strikes there.
Aleksey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troughton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aleksey was well out of range. Poor timing from Troughton.
Troughton misses with a wild body shot.
Aleksey stalks Troughton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Troughton's face. Troughton staggers backwards, shaken.
Aleksey throws a series of strikes that have Troughton backpedaling.
Aleksey avoids the head kick by Troughton.
A nice combination there by Aleksey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Troughton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chrystov Aleksey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Troughton slips a jab and a cross from Aleksey.
Troughton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aleksey throws a series of punches but Troughton avoids them all with ease.
Chrystov Aleksey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Aleksey misses.
Aleksey scores with a three punch combo!

Patrick Troughton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aleksey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troughton looks to score with a jab to the body but Aleksey is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aleksey misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Aleksey. Those never looked like landing.
Troughton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Aleksey does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aleksey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patrick Troughton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksey throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chrystov Aleksey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aleksey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chrystov Aleksey!
A victorious Chrystov Aleksey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.