PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roley Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes into the arena with Trik Turner - Friends and Family blaring out of the sound system. Cheese has chosen Dr. GREENTHUMB as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alves
vs
Cheese

168 cm
27
170 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

165 cm
28
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roley Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Cheese fails with the takedown
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheese misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheese.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
Alves throws a combination that misses

and Cheese counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alves won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Alves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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 is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves struggling a bit here.
Alves manages to get back to half guard.
Alves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves thows a huge punch but Cheese dodges it nicely.
Alves looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cheese with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to control the action but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Cheese moves into full guard.
Alves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cheese wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Freddy Alves.
Cheese misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freddy Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roley Cheese.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Cheese counters with a shoot takedown. Alves fights it but they end up in guard.
Cheese wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alves pulls Cheese in close to prevent any damage.
Alves tries to strike from the bottom.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alves will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cheese preventing the sweep.
Alves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cheese's guard.
Cheese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Cheese gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alves to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Alves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.

Alves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alves trying to control the action but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Freddy Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves working the head with strikes.
Cheese is trying to control Alves's posture but Alves avoids it.
Cheese tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cheese gets back to half guard.
Alves slips a nice elbow through Cheese's hands, connecting with Cheese's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese is positioning himself well to prevent Alves advancing to mount.
Alves scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cheese knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alves prevents Cheese from improving his position.
Alves is trying to control the action in half guard but Cheese is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alves slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alves thows a huge punch but Cheese dodges it nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Freddy Alves wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Alves clinches.
Cheese has Alves pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alves manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cheese tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alves just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cheese.
Freddy Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roley Cheese.

Alves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cheese is trying to improve his position.
Alves lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alves scores with punches from side control.
Alves controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alves working the body and head with strikes.
Alves landing strikes.
Alves looks up at the clock and then as Cheese takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Alves smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Alves has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cheese shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheese circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves misses with a hook

and Cheese counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Alves dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nice defenses there by Cheese.
Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves tries to bum rush Cheese with a series of wild strikes but Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves swinging wildly here.

Alves manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cheese on his heels. He'll look to pass Cheese's guard now, I'm sure.
Alves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cheese keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cheese is being controlled here.
Cheese sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Cheese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alves's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alves trying to control but Cheese is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Freddy Alves just wasn't active enough.
Cheese doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese won't allow Alves to pass to mount.

Alves decides to stand and escape the position.
Freddy Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves throws a right and a left that Cheese avoids nicely.
Freddy Alves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheese shoots and misses
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Freddy Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roley Cheese.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheese slips a straight right by Alves.
Roley Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves scores with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Alves!
An out of breath Freddy Alves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.