PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alderic Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Almighty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alexander
vs
Almighty

200 cm
27
245 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

199 cm
20
230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alderic Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Almighty!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danga de danga de dang - Alexander scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Bruce Almighty has been cut.
Alexander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almighty blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Alexander.
Almighty shoots in but Alexander avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander tries to bum rush Almighty with a series of wild strikes but Almighty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almighty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Almighty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alexander is fending him off so far but Almighty persists. Nope, Alexander circles away and we're back to standing.
Alderic Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Almighty.
Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almighty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander slaps away a takedown attempt from Almighty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexander tries to bum rush Almighty with a series of wild strikes but Almighty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alexander displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Almighty.
Almighty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Almighty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexander moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Almighty has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexander tries to break the clinch but Almighty is controlling the position.
Almighty swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almighty wants a takedown but no success here.

Alexander breaks the clinch.
Almighty shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexander tries to bum rush Almighty with a series of wild strikes but Almighty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almighty is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alexander is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Almighty.
Alexander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Almighty moves into the clinch.

Almighty has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alexander uses from the top position.
Almighty wants to sweep here but Alexander controlling him for the moment.
Almighty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alexander!
Almighty scoring with strikes but Alexander is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty unloading with bombs!
Almighty working the ground and pound effectively.
Alexander takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Almighty's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Almighty!