PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Joe (ranked 2521 p4p, 330 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 3093 p4p, 397 weight class). Joe comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Big Iron. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Joe
vs
Porto

187 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

177 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porto ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe thuds a left hand into Porto's body.

Joe gets tackled into the cage by Porto. Porto maintains the clinch.
Porto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Porto throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porto misses with an elbow over the top.
Joe 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.
Porto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porto lands a shoulder strike.
Porto swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Porto or not.
Porto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porto misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Porto as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto has Joe pressed against the cage.
Porto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Porto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joe prevents a body shot from Porto.
Porto works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Porto gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Porto digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Porto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Porto prevents a body shot from Joe.
Porto scores with a hook to the body.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Don Joe has been cut.
Porto works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.
Porto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe or not.
Porto lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Porto.
Porto misses with a body punch.
Porto lands an elbow inside.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto has Joe pushed against the cage.
Porto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but Porto avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Porto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joe blocks a body shot from Porto.
Joe tries to work over Porto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe letting Porto take a breather here.
A short right from Porto.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
A short uppercut from Joe.
Porto prevents a body shot from Joe.
Joe being controlled against the cage.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Porto controls the action.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Porto blocks a body shot from Joe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Porto blocks a body shot from Joe.
Joe working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Porto.
Porto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porto pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Porto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porto scores with a hook to the body.
Porto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Porto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Porto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Joe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters circle momentarily. Porto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Porto is just out of range.
Joe sets himself, and Porto steps forward looking for the clinch! Joe avoids it this time.

Porto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Porto prevents a body shot from Joe.
Porto lands with a short shot to the head.
Porto can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but Porto avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joe.
Porto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Porto stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Porto.
Porto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Porto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Porto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Porto.
Porto scores with a shot to the side of Joe's head.
Alexander Porto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Porto.
Porto keeps control of Joe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Porto works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.
Joe avoids a wild elbow strike from Porto.
Porto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porto just leaning against Joe, taking a breather.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joe misses with some punches.
Porto lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe or not.
Porto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Porto gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Porto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Porto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Porto pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Porto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porto misses with a body punch.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porto tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Porto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Porto misses with an elbow over the top.
Porto digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Porto lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Porto lands a left hand.
Porto throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Porto on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Porto.
Porto lands an uppercut.
Porto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Good body shot from Porto.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Porto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Porto tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Porto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porto lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Porto digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Porto tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
A short right from Porto on the inside.
Porto is stalling here.
Good body shot from Porto.
Porto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Porto works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.
Porto is leaning against Joe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Porto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joe blocks a body shot from Porto.
A short body shot lands from Porto as the two fighters clinch.
Porto lands a shoulder strike.
Porto lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Porto.
Nice body punch from Porto - that landed with a thud.
Porto lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Porto.
Porto lands a damaging elbow.
Porto lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Porto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Porto lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Porto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Joe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Joe defending well as Porto loads up on a big left hand.
Joe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porto.
Porto just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Porto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Joe lands with a nice combination. Porto backs away looking to recover.
Joe throws a hook but Porto blocks it.
Porto wants to counter the offense by Joe and move into the clinch position.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porto lands with a shot to the body.

Porto pushes Joe up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porto's elbow.
Porto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Porto tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Porto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Porto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Porto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Porto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joe's efforts to push away.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Porto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Porto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Joe being controlled against the cage.
Porto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porto misses with a body punch.
Porto lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Porto.
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Joe manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Porto momentarily.
Joe tries to move into range but Porto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Joe tries to keep at a distance but Porto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Porto.
Porto lands a right hand.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Porto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Porto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Porto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joe's brow.
Porto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porto gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Porto misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Porto backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe blocks the elbow strike.
Joe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Porto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Porto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Porto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Porto.
Nice elbow from Porto.
Joe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Porto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Porto lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Porto.
Don Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Porto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Joe is rocked!
Nice body punch from Porto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Porto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Porto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Porto!