PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sykes's choice of entrance music: Down With The Sickness. Tre Sykes looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Alves
vs
Sykes

182 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tre Sykes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves scores with a one two! Sykes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - Sykes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alves throws a series of punches but Sykes moves out of range.
Alves misses with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Sykes closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Sykes pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Sykes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Sykes decides to stand back up. Sykes steps back and let's Alves get back to his feet.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Alves works over Sykes's head and body with a nice combination.
Sykes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Sykes persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Sykes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sykes looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Sykes.
Alves with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sykes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sykes gets caught flat footed, as Alves shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykes wants to get back to his feet but Alves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sykes striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Sykes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sykes kicks Alves off and gets to his feet.
Sykes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sykes closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Sykes pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sykes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sykes is rocked!

Alves dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Sykes has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thiago Alves!