PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luan Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lobo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carbon Based Lifeforms - Photosynthesis. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lobo
vs
Alves

185 cm
21
165 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

172 cm
29
166 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Lobo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luan Alves!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo throws a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lobo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lobo 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.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a low kick but Alves moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lobo.
Alves pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lobo is out of range and Alves settles back down.
Lobo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Lobo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alves checks a leg kick.
Lobo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alves's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lobo.
Lobo wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Alves counters with a big head kick but Lobo shrugs it off.
A low kick from Lobo misses
and Alves counters with a low kick, right behind Lobo 's knee.
Lobo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alves.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Lobo tries to work over Alves's front leg with a kick but Alves checks it.
Lobo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Alves's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A leg kick checked by Alves.
Alves checks a leg kick.
Alves tries a low kick but Lobo avoids it.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a head kick but Lobo moves out of range.
Alves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lobo.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Alves counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Alves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alves appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lobo is looking to chop away at Alves's legs.
Lobo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alves has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lobo.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Alves checks it.
Alves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lobo throws a body kick that misses.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lobo.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Alves's knee but Alves avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alves checks it well.
Lobo tries to clinch up.
Alves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lobo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Alves counters with a head kick. That will keep Lobo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lobo throws a lazy body kick
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alves's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lobo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alves was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Lobo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lobo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Alves moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lobo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alves's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Alves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lobo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alves blocks a leg kick.
Lobo lands a leg kick that knocks Alves off balance momentarily.
Antonio Lobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobo scoring well with a low kick there.
Alves moves out of range as Lobo throws a body kick.
Alves unleashes a big counter combination but Lobo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a good low kick that Lobo was not able to check.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Alves moved away.
Alves only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lobo wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Lobo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lobo slips a jab from Alves.
Lobo throws a leg kick that misses.
Lobo motions for Alves to come forward. Lobo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Alves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lobo blocks it well.
Alves scores with a kick to the body.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo throws a leg kick which misses Alves's front leg but catches the back leg as Alves tries to avoid it.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves blocks the body kick.
Lobo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Alves throws the left hand but Lobo avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Lobo down.

Lobo moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lobo pulls guard.

Lobo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lobo is tightening it up a little... Alves has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Alves reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Alves taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lobo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Antonio Lobo!
Antonio Lobo retains his lightweight title!
Antonio Lobo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.