PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fransisco Alveraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Ze Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Alveraz
vs
Ze Carlos

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fransisco Alveraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Ze Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ze Carlos wants to clinch up but Alveraz keeps it at a distance.
Ze Carlos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alveraz.

Alveraz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ze Carlos wants to sweep but Alveraz has passed to side control!
Alveraz in side control, throwing shots but Ze Carlos defends.
You can see the frustration on Ze Carlos's face as Alveraz controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alveraz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alveraz 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.
Alveraz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Alveraz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alveraz throws an elbow but Ze Carlos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ze Carlos is trying to get back to half guard.
Alveraz just content to control the position.
Ze Carlos can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ze Carlos wants to get back to his feet but Alveraz drags him back down.

Alveraz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ze Carlos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ze Carlos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alveraz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Alveraz stands up and beckons Ze Carlos to his feet.
Ze Carlos tries to clinch but Alveraz moves out of range.
Alveraz circles away from the clinch attempt

and Alveraz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alveraz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ze Carlos.
Alveraz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alveraz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ze Carlos is trying to force a seperation but Alveraz has the dominant position.
Ze Carlos keeps control of Alveraz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ze Carlos is looking to break free of the clinch but Alveraz has double underhooks.
Ze Carlos looking to throw knees to the head but Alveraz is blocking nicely.
Ze Carlos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ze Carlos wants to break free but Alveraz has control.

Alveraz jumps guard.
Ze Carlos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Alveraz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ze Carlos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ze Carlos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ze Carlos being controlled here momentarily.
Ze Carlos wanted to stand there but Alveraz had control of the position.
Ze Carlos wants to stand and escape but instead Alveraz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ze Carlos is wriggling around but Alveraz manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ze Carlos tries to roll over but Alveraz keeps him under control.
Alveraz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fransisco Alveraz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ze Carlos throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fransisco Alveraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ze Carlos tries to clinch up.
Alveraz has a takedown stuffed.

Alveraz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Ze Carlos fails to land.
Ze Carlos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ze Carlos tries to work over Alveraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ze Carlos missing with knees to the body.
Ze Carlos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ze Carlos tries to land knees in the clinch but Alveraz avoids the damage to the body.
Ze Carlos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ze Carlos prevents Alveraz from breaking the clinch.
Alveraz jumps guard but Ze Carlos stands there with Alveraz around his waist. Alveraz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ze Carlos is trying to break free.
Alveraz prevents a body shot from Ze Carlos.
Alveraz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alveraz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ze Carlos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fransisco Alveraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alveraz misses with a takedown attempt - Ze Carlos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ze Carlos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ze Carlos tries to clinch up.
Alveraz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ze Carlos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alveraz, pushing him back against the cage.
Alveraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ze Carlos misses with a knee to the head.
Alveraz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Alveraz manages to pull guard.

Alveraz wriggles free and stands up.
Ze Carlos closes the distance but Alveraz moves to the side

and Alveraz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alveraz.
Ze Carlos can't break the clinch.
Ze Carlos has Alveraz pressed against the cage, preventing Alveraz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alveraz managing to block the knees to the body from Ze Carlos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alveraz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ze Carlos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alveraz looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ze Carlos missing with knees to the body.
Alveraz blocks an elbow strike.
Ze Carlos throws a knee to the head but misses.

Alveraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alveraz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alveraz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fransisco Alveraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ze Carlos tries to clinch
and Alveraz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ze Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Ze Carlos scores with a leg kick.
No luck for Alveraz with that takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Ze Carlos misses its intended target.
Alveraz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ze Carlos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alveraz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Alveraz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ze Carlos's guard.
Alveraz wants to control from the top but Ze Carlos keeps moving.
Ze Carlos wants to stand and escape but Alveraz is having none of it.
Ze Carlos keeping full guard, as Alveraz tries to pass.
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!
Ze Carlos is trying to keep Alveraz in close.
Ze Carlos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ze Carlos wants to get back to his feet but Alveraz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alberto Ze Carlos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Alveraz wants to land a leg kick but Ze Carlos is out of range.
Ze Carlos closes the distance but Alveraz moves to the side

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

Alveraz seems to be working for a kimura but Ze Carlos defends the submission attempt.
Ze Carlos trying to control but Alveraz postures up.
Alveraz is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alveraz escapes and gets back to his feet.
Alveraz shoots for a double leg takedown but Ze Carlos sprawls well. He's pushed Alveraz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ze Carlos tries to clinch up.
Alveraz blocks a low kick nicely.

Alveraz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ze Carlos wants to get back to his feet.
Ze Carlos is trying to get back to full guard.
Ze Carlos is not content to let Alveraz control the position.
Ze Carlos is trying to stand back up but Alveraz is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ze Carlos trying to get back to full guard but Alveraz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ze Carlos blocking the ground and pound.
Alveraz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alveraz unloads with some shots from mount but Ze Carlos bucks and avoids them well.
Ze Carlos blocking the ground and pound.
Alveraz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ze Carlos is squirming around, avoiding Alveraz's attempts to control the action.
Alveraz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ze Carlos is working to get back to half guard.
Alveraz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ze Carlos wants to control but Alveraz is having none of it.
Ze Carlos wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz controlling from the back.
Alveraz missing with strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Alveraz's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Alveraz avoiding Ze Carlos 's attempts to control his hands.
Ze Carlos tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alveraz really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ze Carlos.
Ze Carlos covering up well under a series of strikes from Alveraz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fransisco Alveraz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alveraz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fransisco Alveraz!