PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Alva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacobo Ibrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alva's entrance music is Viking Death march-billy talent. A fine choice. Ibrahim is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cariño Brutal. Jacobo Ibrahim struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 188.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alva
vs
Ibrahim

187 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Alva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacobo Ibrahim!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrahim avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ibrahim tries to sprawl but Alva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ibrahim won't allow Alva to pass to mount.
Ibrahim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ibrahim is keeping the position for now.
Alva throwing strikes but missing.
Alva trying to move into half guard but instead Ibrahim has managed to sweep!
Ibrahim wants to control from the top but Alva keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Ibrahim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ibrahim, into his guard.
Ibrahim looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alva is working Ibrahim over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ibrahim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alva.

Alva is trying to get an arm triangle but Ibrahim is defending well.

Alva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ibrahim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alva lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Alva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alva cracks Ibrahim with a big elbow.
Ibrahim managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alva.
Alva working the ground and pound but Ibrahim is defending the strikes.
Alva working the body and head with strikes.
Alva is working Ibrahim over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Alva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Alva working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Alva in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ibrahim is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demian Alva!
Demian Alva thanked the fans post fight for their support.