PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Maciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maciel
vs
Alves

188 cm
21
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Maciel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a hook to the body
and Maciel counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Lucas Alves has been cut.
Lucas Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maciel lands a left and a right that send Alves crashing to the mat, dazed. Maciel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Alves is rocked!
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!

Maciel with a strong takedown there and he's ended up in side control.
Alves is still in real trouble! Can Maciel finish him?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maciel scoring with punches and elbows.
Alves is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alves seems to have recovered his senses.
Alves avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Maciel.
Alves avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Maciel.
The strikes coming from Maciel are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Alves takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alves taking a bit of punishment here - Maciel scoring with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maciel tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Maciel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maciel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Alves is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Alves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alves managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maciel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciel wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alves defending against the ground and pound.
Alves is trying to improve his position.
Maciel throws a strike aimed at the side of Alves's head but Alves avoids it well.
Alves sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maciel is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Maciel seems content to control.

Maciel is looking for a kimura here.
Alves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maciel scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maciel gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Alves has his takedown stuffed

and Maciel counters with a shoot takedown. Alves fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alves looks winded!
Maciel preventing the sweep.
Maciel trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Maciel lands a couple of elbows.
Maciel throws a big elbow that misses.

Maciel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Oooooh!!! Maciel has knocked Alves down with a huge combo! Maciel steps away and waves a wobbly Alves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

The cut above Lucas Alves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maciel cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Maciel doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Alves crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Alves's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Maciel!