PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Everette Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Sick Puppies - You're Going Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Everette Dillard has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dillard
vs
Alves

158 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everette Dillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
Dillard shoots in looking for a takedown but Alves manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dillard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ricardo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillard tries to clinch
and Alves counters with a nice body shot.
Alves jabs at Dillard's body.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Alves drives through with a takedown into Dillard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Dillard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dillard is trying to keep Alves in close.
Alves cracks Dillard with a solid left hand.
Alves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves wants to control from the top but Dillard keeps moving.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
Dillard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dillard throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillard trying to control the position.
Alves controlling from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Dillard really is a fat lump.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillard is keeping the position for now.
Alves postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dillard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Alves defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dillard.
Dillard looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everette Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillard is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard tries for a takedown but Alves circles away easily
and Alves counters with a nice body shot.
Alves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dillard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alves tries to clinch there but Dillard circles away.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves throws out a powerful jab.
Alves stalks Dillard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dillard's face. Dillard staggers backwards, shaken.

Dillard is rocked!

It looks like Everette Dillard has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Dillard falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricardo Alves!
Ricardo Alves was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.