PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger Remix. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Alves
vs
Morgan

185 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harry Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morgan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alves!
Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.

Morgan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Alves manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Morgan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.

Morgan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alves has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morgan tries for a kimura but Alves is defending well.

Morgan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
Morgan looks gassed!
Alves is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morgan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alves's best efforts.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.

Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alves wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alves tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.

Morgan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morgan slips nicely into half guard.
Alves is trying to stand back up but Morgan is controlling him

Morgan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morgan.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.

Morgan is looking for a kimura but Alves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to escape.
Morgan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alves!

Morgan working for a guillotine from mount but Alves is in no mood to give up.
Alves is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Morgan has taken his back!
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Morgan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Alves has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Morgan looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but Morgan has full control of the position and if anything, Alves has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Morgan is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Alves is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Morgan!