PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Heavyweight (ranked 1097 p4p, 160 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 1385 p4p, 213 weight class). Alexander Porto has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Heavyweight
vs
Porto

175 cm
30
220 lbs
24 - 6 - 0

177 cm
30
180 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porto missing with a left hand there. Heavyweight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heavyweight tries to close the distance and clinch but Porto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heavyweight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heavyweight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porto.
Heavyweight wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Porto jabbing away but nothing is landing.

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

It looks like Alexander Porto has been cut.
Heavyweight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Porto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Heavyweight blocks a jab.
Heavyweight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Heavyweight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Heavyweight gets a clinch.
Porto lands with a right to the head.
Porto misses with the head strike.
Porto misses with a body punch.
Porto throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Porto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porto scores with a hook to the body.
Porto misses with a punch to the body.
Porto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Porto blocks an uppercut.
Heavyweight takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Light Heavyweight has been cut.
Porto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Porto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heavyweight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Heavyweight.
Nice body punch from Heavyweight - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Heavyweight as the two fighters clinch.
Heavyweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heavyweight lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Porto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porto trying to control the position but instead, Heavyweight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Porto into the cage.
Heavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porto's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heavyweight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Porto throws an elbow but misses.
Porto avoiding damage.
Porto throws a punch but it's blocked by Heavyweight.
A hook to the body from Heavyweight.
Porto has a couple of punches blocked by Heavyweight.
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto tries to stall but Heavyweight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Porto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Heavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heavyweight tries to throw a body punch but Porto avoids it by throwing Heavyweight back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavyweight's elbow.
Porto tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Porto back against the cage.
Heavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porto's elbow.
Heavyweight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavyweight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heavyweight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight avoids the elbow strike from Porto, against the cage.
Heavyweight lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heavyweight.
Porto lands a body punch.
Porto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Porto controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Heavyweight.
A right hook to the body lands for Heavyweight.
A left hand lands to the body for Porto.
Heavyweight blocks an elbow strike from Porto.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Porto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heavyweight blocks a body shot from Porto.
Porto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Porto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heavyweight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Porto backwards.
Porto stalling.
Nice body punch from Heavyweight.
Porto looks winded!
Heavyweight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Porto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Porto lands an elbow just above Heavyweight 's eye.
Porto throws a head punch that misses.
Heavyweight struggles to land a body shot inside as Porto controls his hands.
Porto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heavyweight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Light Heavyweight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heavyweight with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Porto to score with a decent uppercut.
Porto throws a body punch but Heavyweight moves out of range.
Heavyweight blocks a jab.
Heavyweight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Porto throws a lazy right hand but Heavyweight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Porto clinches up against the cage.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porto misses with some punches.
Heavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as Porto controls the action.
Porto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porto looking to slow down the pace here.
Heavyweight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heavyweight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Porto tries a body shot but Heavyweight blocks it.
Heavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
Heavyweight lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight lands a hook that snaps the head of Porto backwards.
Heavyweight working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Porto is rocked!
Porto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Porto is still on wobbly legs! Can Heavyweight finish him?
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Heavyweight controls his hands.
Heavyweight pushes Porto against the cage. Heavyweight is working some dirty boxing. Heavyweight pushes off with a quick right hook! Porto goes down! Porto tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Heavyweight moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Light Heavyweight!
Light Heavyweight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.