PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ringo Dentalplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ringo Dentalplan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alves
vs
Dentalplan

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ringo Dentalplan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentalplan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dentalplan.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves throws a head kick but Dentalplan moves out of range.
Dentalplan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves misses with a low kick.
A big left from Alves misses.
Dentalplan tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves stuffs the takedown attempt from Dentalplan. Dentalplan gets slowly back to his feet.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dentalplan fails with a takedown attempt.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo Dentalplan.
Dentalplan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves blocks an elbow strike.

Alves manages to break the clinch.

Alves closes the distance and pushes Dentalplan back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentalplan managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.
Dentalplan misses with a knee strike.
Dentalplan managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dentalplan is defending well for now.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dentalplan avoids it.
Alves lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dentalplan lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Dentalplan tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dentalplan avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Dentalplan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dentalplan avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Dentalplan.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alves.
Dentalplan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dentalplan looks gassed!
Dentalplan checks a leg kick.

Alves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dentalplan, pushing him back against the cage.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Dentalplan throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Dentalplan jumps into guard, dragging Alves to the mat.
Dentalplan wants to get back to his feet but Alves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dentalplan has a closed guard, preventing Alves from standing up.
Alves trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dentalplan controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.
Alves wants to stand but Dentalplan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alves is looking to slow Dentalplan down with leg kicks.
Alves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Alves scores with a head kick.
Alves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dentalplan.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dentalplan.
Dentalplan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dentalplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Dentalplan shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves with a knee to the head.
Alves lands a knee to the body.
Alves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Alves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alves dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alves instigates a clinch.
Dentalplan wants to break free but Alves has control.
Dentalplan looking to throw knees to the head but Alves is blocking nicely.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alves lands a nice knee to the body.
Dentalplan avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Dentalplan is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dentalplan's brow.
Dentalplan can't get the takedown.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dentalplan avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dentalplan missing with knees to the body.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dentalplan avoids it.
Dentalplan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alves.
Dentalplan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dentalplan blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Alves managing to block the knees to the body from Dentalplan.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Dentalplan avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dentalplan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Dentalplan is blocking nicely.

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

Alves closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentalplan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves working Dentalplan over with knees to the body.
Dentalplan is looking to control Alves's arms but Alves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dentalplan has his back to the cage.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dentalplan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dentalplan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dentalplan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Dentalplan blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Dentalplan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dentalplan goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dentalplan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo Dentalplan.
Alves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alves lands a high kick!
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dentalplan fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dentalplan tries to clinch up.
Dentalplan wants to clinch.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Ringo Dentalplan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Alves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dentalplan avoids it.
Dentalplan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dentalplan throws an elbow that misses.
Dentalplan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dentalplan avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Dentalplan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dentalplan takes an elbow to the temple.
Dentalplan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Alves.
Alves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dentalplan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dentalplan avoids a wild elbow strike from Alves.
Dentalplan jumps guard but Alves stands there with Dentalplan around his waist. Dentalplan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dentalplan can't break the clinch.
Alves crunches a lovely knee into Dentalplan's ribcage.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dentalplan.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves wants to slow Dentalplan down by chopping away at his legs.
Thiago Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Dentalplan misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Alves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dentalplan.
Alves throws a front kick that sends Dentalplan stumbling back into the cage.
Dentalplan shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Dentalplan moves out of range easily.
Dentalplan closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Dentalplan pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dentalplan clinches but Alves breaks the clinch
and Alves counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alves throws a leg kick
and Dentalplan counters with a series of strikes. Alves will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alves has managed to clinch.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dentalplan's efforts to push away.
Dentalplan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Dentalplan managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.

Alves breaks from the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alves.
Dentalplan shoots in looking for a takedown. Alves tries to sprawl out of it but Dentalplan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dentalplan avoids the head kick by Alves.
Dentalplan fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Dentalplan shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alves dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Alves connects with a solid leg kick.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Dentalplan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alves scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Alves.
An inside leg kick from Alves misses.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Alves misses
and Dentalplan counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Dentalplan moves out of range easily.
Dentalplan clinches but Alves breaks the clinch
and Alves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Dentalplan on that attempt.
Dentalplan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Alves pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dentalplan is out of range and Alves settles back down.
Dentalplan throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Dentalplan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dentalplan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alves throws a front kick aimed at Dentalplan's knee but Dentalplan avoids it well.
Alves misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dentalplan is defended easily by Alves.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ringo Dentalplan.
Dentalplan shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dentalplan tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dentalplan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Alves throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dentalplan.

Alves moves into range and clinches up with Dentalplan.
Dentalplan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves lands a knee to the body.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dentalplan.
Alves prevents Dentalplan from breaking the clinch.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dentalplan avoids it.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Alves moves into range and clinches up with Dentalplan.
Dentalplan is looking to control Alves's arms but Alves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dentalplan has his back to the cage.
Alves pushes off an throws an elbow but Dentalplan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alves crunches a lovely knee into Dentalplan's ribcage.
Dentalplan wants a takedown but no success here.
Dentalplan blocks an elbow strike.
Alves throws an elbow but it misses.
Dentalplan looking to stall.
Alves scores with a knee to the head.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves tries to clinch but Dentalplan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dentalplan looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
Dentalplan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
Alves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thiago Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves throws a head kick that misses
and Dentalplan counters with a big head kick but Alves shrugs it off.
Alves throws a head kick but Dentalplan moves out of range.
Dentalplan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves is looking to slow Dentalplan down with leg kicks.
Dentalplan keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dentalplan checks a leg kick.
Dentalplan misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dentalplan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Alves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dentalplan blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Alves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dentalplan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dentalplan shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Dentalplan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.

Alves moves into the clinch successfully.
Ringo Dentalplan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dentalplan blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alves!