PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Stolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bessarion Alexius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stolt comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick murphys - Johnny i hardly knew ya. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alexius's choice of entrance music: A Country Boy Can Survive. This should be fireworks!

Stolt
vs
Alexius

182 cm
23
174 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yngve Stolt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bessarion Alexius!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stolt throws the kick towards the body but Alexius avoids it.
Stolt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stolt moves out of range of the body kick.
Stolt 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.
Alexius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stolt checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexius.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stolt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stolt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stolt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexius.
A head kick misses from Alexius.
Stolt misses with a hook. Alexius ducked under it nicely.
Stolt moves away from the strike by Alexius.
Stolt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stolt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Stolt moved out of range.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Stolt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stolt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexius is out of range and Stolt settles back down.
Stolt misses with a wild body shot.
Stolt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stolt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stolt jabs at Alexius's body.
Stolt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alexius in his tracks.
Stolt throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolt misses with a two punch combination.
Stolt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stolt lands with a straight right. Alexius didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stolt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexius doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stolt.
Stolt misses with a hook.
Stolt throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily.
Stolt tries to land a front kick but Alexius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexius throws a wild body kick that Stolt sees coming a mile off.
Alexius moves out of range of the body kick from Stolt.
And Alexius tries to counter it with a takedown but Stolt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Stolt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stolt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexius slips under a jab from Stolt.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stolt.
Stolt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stolt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexius. That snapped Stolt's head back.
Stolt throws a big shot that misses.
Stolt checks a low kick from Alexius.
Nice defenses there by Stolt.
Alexius drops his hands momentarily and Stolt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stolt misses with a hook.
Yngve Stolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stolt moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alexius.
Stolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stolt defends it well.
Stolt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexius doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexius slips under a jab from Stolt.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stolt.
Stolt checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stolt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alexius.
Yngve Stolt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stolt stuns Alexius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alexius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stolt.
Stolt looks for the body kick but Alexius saw that one coming.
Alexius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stolt.
Stolt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Stolt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alexius lands a jab to Stolt's midsection.
Stolt misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stolt.
Alexius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stolt checks it well.
Stolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexius can do to turn this around?
Alexius moves forwards but Stolt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alexius connects with a looping right hand.
Alexius misses with a head kick.
Stolt misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Yngve Stolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Stolt connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius takes a swing at Stolt's ribcage but misses.
Alexius is looking to chop away at Stolt's legs.
Stolt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alexius moves out of range as Stolt strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stolt misses.
Alexius throws a sloppy head kick and Stolt moves out of range easily.
Stolt throws the kick towards the body but Alexius avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alexius.
Stolt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Stolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius darts in looking for a takedown but Stolt gets double underhooks and turns Alexius into the cage.
Stolt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alexius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexius thumps Stolt with a low kick.
Stolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Stolt lunges at Alexius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alexius's hand.
Stolt scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius tries to land a leg kick but Stolt saw it coming and moves away.
Alexius gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stolt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stolt tries to score with a low kick but Alexius moves his leg out of the way.
Alexius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stolt throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
Stolt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body. Stolt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good work by Stolt as he checks the leg kick.
Alexius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stolt's sensitive parts.
A big left from Alexius misses.
Alexius is looking to land body kicks.
Stolt lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolt misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stolt. Alexius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Stolt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexius.
Stolt tries to counter by clinching up but Alexius breaks away and moves out of range.
Alexius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stolt swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Alexius counters with a single leg into guard. Stolt didn't expect that.
Stolt is wriggling around but Alexius manages to pass to half guard.

Alexius seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stolt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexius.
Alexius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alexius trying to advance position but Stolt counters by regaining guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolt trying to control the position.
Stolt looking for a sweep. Not yet Stolt, not yet.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Stolt keeps moving.
Alexius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stolt's head.
Stolt is looking to stand up but Alexius isn't so interested in that idea.
Alexius postures up and lands a big shot to Stolt's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Stolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stolt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alexius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alexius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alexius throws an off balance right hand
and Stolt counters with an outside leg kick.
Stolt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stolt blocks a low kick nicely.
Stolt misses with a low kick as Alexius jumps back.

Stolt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stolt misses with some punches.
Stolt throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius.
A head punch on the inside from Stolt fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stolt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stolt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexius checks it well.
Jab by Stolt.
Stolt throws a leg kick but Alexius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stolt throws the kick towards the body but Alexius avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stolt counters with a solid body kick.
Stolt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alexius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stolt sprawls well. Stolt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexius gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexius tries to land a leg kick but Stolt saw it coming and moves away.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stolt moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolt throws a shot to the body.
Alexius throws a wild body kick that Stolt sees coming a mile off.
Stolt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alexius to score with a decent uppercut.
Alexius tried to score with a low kick but Stolt checks it.
Stolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius with the counter takedown but Stolt avoids it easily.
Alexius misses with an uppercut. Stolt saw that one coming.
Alexius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Alexius misses.
Stolt checks a leg kick.
Stolt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexius motions for Stolt to come forward. Alexius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Stolt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stolt throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stolt moves out of range of the body kick.
Stolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Stolt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Alexius misses.
Stolt throws a low kick but Alexius moves out of range easily.
Stolt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Stolt does it's job there.
Stolt blocks a low kick nicely.
Alexius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stolt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolt lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stolt.
Stolt scoring well with a low kick there.
Stolt tries to work over Alexius's front leg with a kick but Alexius checks it.
Stolt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stolt throws a right hand that misses

and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stolt won't be happy with that.

Stolt throws Alexius to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stolt. Alexius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stolt.
Stolt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alexius misses with a two punch combination.
Stolt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Stolt clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Stolt. Those never looked like landing.
Stolt throws a good cross that connects.
Stolt sizes up Alexius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alexius lands a front kick.
Alexius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Stolt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stolt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stolt.
An attempted straight right counter from Stolt misses the target.
Stolt slips under a jab from Alexius.
Jab by Alexius.
Stolt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Stolt.
Alexius feints a jab promting Stolt to slip. Alexius then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stolt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stolt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alexius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Stolt misses.
Alexius fails to land the takedown.
Yngve Stolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Alexius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alexius takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Alexius.
Alexius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stolt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stolt connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Alexius gets a takedown into half guard.
Stolt is not content to let Alexius control the position.
Stolt trying to control here.
Alexius thows a huge punch but Stolt dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius slips a nice elbow through Stolt's hands, connecting with Stolt's forehead.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stolt is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stolt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexius.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius winds up and cracks Stolt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stolt tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Alexius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stolt taking some punishment here, with Alexius in his half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Alexius working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexius lands strikes from half guard.
Stolt keeping hold of Alexius's head, controlling as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Alexius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stolt is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexius working over Stolt with some ground and pound. Stolt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alexius thows a huge punch but Stolt dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yngve Stolt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stolt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Stolt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexius.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Stolt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stolt, as that shot connected.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Stolt looks to land a right hand but Alexius moved out of range.
Stolt throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius goes for a double leg but Stolt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stolt continues to drive forward.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stolt prevents it.
Yngve Stolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius can't get the takedown.
Alexius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stolt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexius wants a takedown.
Stolt lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Alexius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stolt struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexius controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stolt.
Stolt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Stolt.
Stolt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stolt swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stolt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.

Alexius successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius can't keep his opponent in guard - Stolt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stolt trying to control the action but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Stolt wants to stand up but Alexius is controlling the position.
Stolt is controlling the pace.
Bessarion Alexius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius wants to improve his position but Stolt is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolt wants to take a breather but Alexius is having none of it.
Alexius is looking for a sweep. Stolt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yngve Stolt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stolt is thwarting Alexius's attempts to control the position.
Alexius tries to roll over but Stolt keeps him under control.
Stolt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stolt trying to control from half guard but Alexius is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stolt wants to pass the guard but Alexius is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alexius keeping hold of Stolt's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexius cracks Stolt with an open hand slap.
Stolt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexius.
A low kick from Alexius is predictable there
and Stolt counters with a right hand to the body.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius looks for the body kick but Stolt saw that one coming.
Alexius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yngve Stolt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stolt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yngve Stolt!
Yngve Stolt retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Yngve Stolt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.