PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 1820 p4p, 2392 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 133 p4p, 165 weight class). Alcala kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MORTAL KOMBAT. Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. Lito Alcala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alcala
vs
Vuce

169 cm
46
146
41 - 25 - 1

180 cm
39
145
29 - 32 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lito Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vuce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alcala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vuce pushes off an throws an elbow but Alcala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vuce throws an elbow that misses.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike.
Alcala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vuces head.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alcala avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala cracks Vuce with a nice body shot.
Alcala blocks the elbow strike.
Vuce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alcala throws a head punch that misses.
Alcala is trying to break the clinch but Vuce is controlling him.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala works on Vuce's body with a couple of short punches.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
Alcala throws a head punch that misses.
Alcala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alcala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vuce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alcala's defenses.
Alcala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce misses with an elbow strike.
Alcala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vuce's elbow.
Alcala lands with a light punch inside.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
Vuce avoiding damage as Alcala throws knees to the body.
Vuce blocks an uppercut.
Alcala misses with an elbow strike.
Alcala avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuce.
Vuce trying to land knees to the body.
Alcala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vuce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vuce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alcala misses with a punch on the inside.
Vuce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alcala lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alcala throws an elbow but misses.
Alcala can't break the clinch.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala misses with a body punch.
Vuce missing with knees to the body.
Vuce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala missing with knees to the body.
Vuce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alcala avoids it.
Alcala works on Vuce's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuce controls his hands.
Vuce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alcala seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vuce can turn it around.
Vuce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vuce misses with an elbow over the top.
Vuce lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vuce throws an elbow but misses.
Alcala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
Vuce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vuce avoids the elbow strike from Alcala, against the cage.
Alcala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
Alcala digs a right hand underneath Vuce's ribcage. Vuce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alcala lands a nice shot to the body.
Alcala trying to land knees to the body.
Vuce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alcala takes an elbow to the temple.
Vuce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike from Vuce.
Vuce crunches a lovely knee into Alcala's ribcage.
Alcala misses with an elbow strike.
Vuce misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vuce.
Alcala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vuce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alcala tries to throw a body punch but Vuce avoids it by throwing Alcala back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vuce throws an elbow but misses.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vuce dodges an elbow strike from Alcala.
Alcala misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vuce throws an elbow but misses.
Vuce lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vuce blocks an uppercut.
Alcala tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alcala tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vuce misses with an elbow over the top.
Alcala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Vuce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vuce obliges.
Alcala is breathing heavily.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vuce.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vuce throws an elbow but misses.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vuce throws an elbow that misses.
Alcala misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vuce.
Alcala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vuce's elbow.
Vuce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcala's brow.
Vuce utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike from Vuce.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcala has had enough of the clinch but Vuce keeps him there for the moment.
Vuce lands an elbow just above Alcala 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vuce throws an elbow but misses.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Vuce dominated that round.
That's time! Alcala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alcala changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Vuce drives through and clinches with Alcala against the cage.
Alcala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alcala avoids the elbow strike from Vuce, against the cage.
Alcala scores with a shot to the side of Vuce's head.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Vuce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vuce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alcala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vuce pushes off an throws an elbow but Alcala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alcala avoids the elbow strike from Vuce, against the cage.
Vuce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alcala avoids it.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vuce's elbow.
Alcala managing to block the knees to the body from Vuce.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcala's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala tries to land knees in the clinch but Vuce avoids the damage to the body.
Alcala takes an elbow to the temple.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vuce 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.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Vuce lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcala's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala blocks the elbow strike.

Alcala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vuce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vuce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alcala managing to block the knees to the body from Vuce.
Leo Vuce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vuce.
Vuce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alcala blocks the elbow strike.
Vuce lands an elbow that stopped Alcala in his tracks for a moment.
Vuce lands an elbow inside that Alcala shrugs off.
Alcala managing to block the knees to the body from Vuce.
Vuce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alcala lands a body punch.
Alcala avoids the elbow strike from Vuce, against the cage.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Vuce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alcala is defending well for now.
Alcala cracks Vuce with a nice body shot.
Alcala has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alcala takes an elbow to the temple.
Vuce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alcala's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vuce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike.
Vuce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alcala.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcala's brow.
Alcala misses with a body punch.
Alcala can't find room to land a body shot as Vuce controls the action.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vuces head.
Alcala tries to throw a body punch but Vuce avoids it by throwing Alcala back against the cage.
Alcala trying to land knees to the body.
Alcala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Alcala.
Alcala tries to throw a body punch but Vuce avoids it by throwing Alcala back against the cage.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike.
Alcala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Alcala.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcala's brow.
Vuce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vuce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vuce throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
Alcala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vuce pushes off an throws an elbow but Alcala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vuce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alcala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alcala misses with an elbow over the top.
Vuce prevents a body shot from Alcala.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vuce lands an elbow inside that Alcala shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Alcala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alcala struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuce controls his hands.
Alcala throws an elbow that misses.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vuce.
Alcala avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcala's brow.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alcala is looking to break free of the clinch but Vuce has double underhooks.
Vuce lands an elbow inside.
Alcala misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alcala avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vuce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vuce lands a knee to the body.
Vuce prevents Alcala from breaking the clinch.
Alcala can't find room to land a body shot as Vuce controls the action.
Vuce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alcala is defending well for now.
Vuce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alcala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alcala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alcala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vuce avoids it.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike.
Vuce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vuce.

It looks like Lito Alcala has been cut.
Vuce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcala lands with a light punch inside.
Vuce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alcala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vuce lands an elbow inside.
Alcala struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuce controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Vuce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lito Alcala'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!

Alcala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alcala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vuce's sensitive parts.
Alcala throws a leg kick but Vuce sees it coming and moves out of range.

Vuce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Vuce missing with knees to the body.
Alcala tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alcala swings wildly with an uppercut but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vuce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alcala is working Vuce over against the cage.
Alcala throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Alcala as the two fighters clinch.
Alcala blocks the elbow strike.
Alcala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alcala misses with a hook to the ribs.

Alcala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vuce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alcala paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vuce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alcala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alcala looks to land a right hand but Vuce moved out of range.
Vuce throws a counter combo.
Alcala lands the left hand.
Vuce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alcala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Alcala was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vuce moves in looking to clinch but Alcala pushes him off.
Vuce checks a low kick from Alcala.
Vuce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alcala looks to throw the jab but Vuce is out of range.
Alcala looks to throw the jab but Vuce is out of range.
Vuce fails with an attempt to clinch.

Vuce darts in and clinches Alcala up against the cage.
Vuce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alcala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lito Alcala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
Alcala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alcala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vuce.
Vuce missing with knees to the body.
Vuce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcala tries to work over Vuce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alcala takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alcala.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala avoiding damage as Vuce throws knees to the body.
Vuce misses with an elbow over the top.
Vuce blocks an elbow strike from Alcala.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vuce misses with an elbow strike.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alcala tries to throw a body punch but Vuce avoids it by throwing Alcala back against the cage.
Alcala is working Vuce over against the cage.
Alcala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala avoids the elbow strike from Vuce, against the cage.
Alcala can't find room to land a body shot as Vuce controls the action.
Alcala avoids a wild elbow strike from Vuce.
Alcala blocks an elbow strike from Vuce.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcala's brow.
Vuce avoiding damage as Alcala throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vuce throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alcala.
Vuce prevents a body shot from Alcala.
Vuce takes a shot to the head.
Vuce lands a good knee to the midsection. Alcala won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vuce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vuce blocks an elbow strike.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
Alcala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vuce lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vuce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcala's brow.
Alcala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vuce dodges an elbow strike from Alcala.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala tries a body shot but Vuce blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vuce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alcala's brow.
Vuce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcala avoids the elbow strike from Vuce, against the cage.
Alcala dodges an elbow strike from Vuce.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alcala blocks the elbow strike.
Alcala throws a punch but it's blocked by Vuce.
Vuce lands an elbow inside that Alcala shrugs off.
Alcala lands with a left to the head.
Alcala swings wildly with an uppercut but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vuce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vuce.
Vuce throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Alcala as the two fighters clinch.
Leo Vuce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vuce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vuce pushes off an throws an elbow but Alcala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vuce throws an elbow but it misses.
Vuce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leo Vuce.
I've got Vuce 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Vuce!
A very excited looking Leo Vuce made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Lito Alcala had this to say: 'Free Hong Kong And Screw China'.