Marcirley Alves survived a late scare to defeat Justin Wetzell in the PFL World Tournament bantamweight final on Friday night in Charlotte.
Alves led the dance in round one, finding his timing and clipping Wetzell with a series of solid right hands. However, Wetzell did find some success attacking Alves’ lead leg, compromising the Brazilian’s movement in the second stanza. Through the first 10 minutes, the calf kick was Wetzell’s best weapon while Alves dominated the boxing exchanges.
Wetzell started to show the damage on his face in the third as Alves continued to pull away in the five-round finale.