PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathayus Fane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Techo Alaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alaga has chosen shaban shaulich as his entrance music. Mathayus Fane has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fane
vs
Alaga

225 cm
26
264 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

197 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathayus Fane!
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, Techo Alaga!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fane circles away.
Fane lands with a shot to the body.
Fane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fane lands a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fane, as that shot connected.
Alaga shoots in looking for a takedown but Fane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alaga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alaga's head backwards.
Fane throws a right hand that misses

and Alaga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Alaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alaga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fane as he jumps to the side.
Mathayus Fane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Techo Alaga.
Fane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alaga counters with a three punch combo that has Fane backing up. Fane nods at Alaga to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alaga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fane lands a nice shot to the body.
Fane lands a nice hook to Alaga's body. Alaga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fane misses with a straight right.
Fane lands a nice shot to the body.
Fane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fane scores with a hook.
Alaga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fane avoids it really well and circles away.
Alaga walks into a jab.
Fane lands a body shot.
Fane clobbers Alaga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fane.
Alaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alaga defending well as Fane loads up on a big left hand.
Fane scores with a sloppy right hand. Alaga should have avoided that one.
Mathayus Fane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fane throws a series of punches but Alaga moves out of range.
Fane throws a hook but Alaga avoids it easily.
Fane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fane misses with an uppercut. Alaga saw that one coming.
Fane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alaga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fane swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alaga's head backwards.
Fane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alaga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fane misses with the combination.
Alaga looks for a takedown but Fane sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fane lands a right hook to the body.
Alaga goes for a double leg but Fane avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fane continues to drive forward.
Fane wants to break free but Alaga has control.
Alaga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fane's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alaga has him pressed against the cage.
Alaga has Fane pressed against the cage, preventing Fane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alaga throws an elbow but it misses.
Alaga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fane is looking to break free of the clinch but Alaga has double underhooks.
Alaga lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mathayus Fane has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alaga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fane tries to break the clinch but Alaga is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathayus Fane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathayus Fane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alaga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fane defends well and Alaga ends up having to push Fane into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alaga is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fane is defending well.
Alaga tries to land knees in the clinch but Fane avoids the damage to the body.
Fane tries to break the clinch but Alaga is controlling the position.
Alaga tries to land knees in the clinch but Fane avoids the damage to the body.
Fane is trying to push Alaga away but Alaga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alaga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fane's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alaga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alaga tries to land knees in the clinch but Fane avoids the damage to the body.
Fane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alaga has him pressed against the cage.
Fane tries to break free but Alaga pushes him back against the cage.
Fane working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fane working hard to break the clinch.
Alaga keeps control of Fane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fane can't break the clinch.
Alaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fane.

Alaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathayus Fane is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Fane finds it's target.
Fane lands the left hand.
Alaga drops his hands momentarily and Fane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fane lands with an uppercut that bounces Alaga off the cage and back into range.
Alaga tries to move into range but Fane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Fane as Alaga shoots in.
Mathayus Fane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Techo Alaga.
Alaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alaga in his tracks.
Fane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Fane finds it's way through Alaga's defenses.
Fane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Alaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alaga lands an elbow inside that Fane shrugs off.

Mathayus Fane's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaga prevents Fane from breaking the clinch.
Alaga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Mathayus Fane's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alaga tries to land knees in the clinch but Fane avoids the damage to the body.

Alaga manages to break the clinch.
Alaga walks into a straight right hand from Fane.
Alaga looks for a takedown but Fane sprawls well.
Fane lands an overhand right.
Alaga shoots in looking for a takedown. Fane tries to sprawl out of it but Alaga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathayus Fane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mathayus Fane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fane connects with the punch.
Alaga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alaga manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Fane.
Alaga slips under a jab from Fane.
Fane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Fane misses its intended target.
Fane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Fane does it's job there.
Fane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alaga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fane cracks Alaga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Fane finds it's target.
A big left from Fane misses.
Fane slaps away a takedown attempt from Alaga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alaga darts in looking for a takedown but Fane gets double underhooks and turns Alaga into the cage.
Alaga missing with knees to the body.
Alaga trying to land knees to the body.
Fane avoiding damage as Alaga throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alaga misses with an elbow strike.
Alaga wants a takedown.
Mathayus Fane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Techo Alaga.
Fane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alaga trying to land knees to the body.
Fane is looking to break free of the clinch but Alaga has double underhooks.
Alaga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fane tries to circle away but Alaga has him pinned against the cage.
Alaga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fane's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alaga.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mathayus Fane's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Techo Alaga!