PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes into the arena with Guerreiro by Curumin blaring out of the sound system. Stroud comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Septic Flesh - Pyramid God kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Alves
vs
Stroud

169 cm
30
171 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

184 cm
28
183 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guilherme Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.

Stroud instigates a clinch.
Stroud has had enough of the clinch but Alves keeps him there for the moment.
Alves tries to work over Stroud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stroud's elbow.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stroud's elbow.
Stroud drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alves gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Stroud controls the action.
Stroud takes an elbow to the temple.
Stroud takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves tries to stall but Stroud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stroud is trying to push Alves away but Alves has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Stroud jumps guard but Alves turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

Stroud has picked Alves up - he's going for a ride! Stroud dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to get to full guard but Stroud has control of the leg.
Alves's coaches at Palazzo Paisano have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
Stroud passes into side control, despite Alves's attempt to control the position.
Stroud wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Alves takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alves is looking for a sweep.
Stroud trying to control the position but Alves is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alves regains half guard.
Alves won't allow Stroud to pass to mount.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Stroud is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stroud lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stroud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Alves has an active guard here but Stroud has managed to pass into half guard.

Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves has momentary wrist control but Stroud slips an elbow through the middle.
Stroud preventing the sweep.
Stroud trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stroud!
Stroud can't escape the position.
Alves cracks Stroud with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is bucking up trying to escape but Alves cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stroud is desperately trying to improve his position but Alves has a good base and remains in mount.
Stroud wants to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alves scoring with strikes but Stroud is staying in there.
Alves lands a heavy elbow.
Alves is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stroud is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stroud takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alves landing punches.

Stroud is rocked!
Alves postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Stroud bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Alves and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Alves!
Guilherme Alves made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Happy to be back here at home in BFT. I will have my belt back soon enough...'.