PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sleight Of Hand (ranked 352 p4p, 1044 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 51 p4p, 147 weight class). Aaron Alvarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Of Hand
vs
Alvarez

200 cm
28
211
12 - 3 - 0

187 cm
37
218
26 - 16 - 3

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sleight Of Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 3, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Hand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Of Hand lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Of Hand throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Of Hand.
Of Hand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses the body punch
and Of Hand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Sleight Of Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Hand throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Of Hand circles away quickly and effectively.
Of Hand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Of Hand misses with a body kick.
Alvarez tries to counter with a clinch but Of Hand shakes him off and moves away.
Of Hand throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez walks into a jab.
Alvarez blocks the body kick.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand.
Alvarez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez works over Of Hand's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Hand throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Of Hand backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Of Hand.
Of Hand lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvarez scores with a jab.
Of Hand slips under a jab.
Of Hand checks a leg kick.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Of Hand misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice leg kick.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Of Hand.
Of Hand throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Of Hand's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Hand tries to avoid it.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand.
Of Hand avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Of Hand throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Of Hand lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Hand was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Of Hand moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Of Hand throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Of Hand misses
and Alvarez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Of Hand moves out of range.
Of Hand was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Of Hand has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Of Hand misses with a wild body shot.
Of Hand misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Of Hand throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Of Hand stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Of Hand scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Of Hand misses with a double jab
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Of Hand misses with a straight left.
Alvarez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Of Hand counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Hand digs a good hook to Alvarez's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
Of Hand sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Of Hand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Of Hand moved out of range nicely.
Of Hand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Of Hand lands with a good body shot.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Of Hand tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.
Of Hand connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand.
Of Hand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Of Hand misses with a left hand
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand checks a leg kick.
It looked like Of Hand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez scores with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Of Hand.
Of Hand tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Hand misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Of Hand does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Of Hand takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Of Hand is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Hand manages to avoid it.
Of Hand throws a leg kick

and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch.
Of Hand lands a right hand.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Of Hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvarez.
Of Hand scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvarez tries to work over Of Hand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Of Hand misses with some punches.
Of Hand has had enough of the clinch but Alvarez keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sleight Of Hand will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alvarez staying out of range there.
Of Hand lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Of Hand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alvarez tries to move into range but Of Hand moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Hand.
Of Hand throws a leg kick
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alvarez slips a jab from Of Hand.
Of Hand cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez scores with a body shot.
Of Hand misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Hand throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Of Hand swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Of Hand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Hand lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Of Hand tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Hand.
Of Hand misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Of Hand.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Of Hand's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Hand tries to avoid it.
Of Hand looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez moves out of range as Of Hand strikes.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Hand.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Hand manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Of Hand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Of Hand moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Of Hand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Of Hand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Of Hand misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Hand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Hand chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvarez. That's going to slow Of Hand down.
Of Hand throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Of Hand.
Of Hand throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alvarez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Of Hand counters with a right hand to the body.
Of Hand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Of Hand throws a chopping leg kick but Alvarez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Sleight Of Hand is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Of Hand.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Of Hand misses with a few strikes there.
Of Hand thows a body kick. Alvarez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Hand.
Of Hand on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Of Hand misses.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
and Of Hand counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvarez's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Of Hand.
Of Hand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Of Hand is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Of Hand.
Of Hand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Of Hand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Of Hand misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
A big left from Of Hand misses.
Alvarez swings for the body but Of Hand moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Of Hand jabs at Alvarez's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Of Hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sleight Of Hand dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Of Hand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Hand sets himself, and Alvarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Of Hand avoids it this time.
Alvarez defending well as Of Hand loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Of Hand rather than just go for the knockout.
Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Of Hand counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Of Hand to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Of Hand misses.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Of Hand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of Hand backing away here, and Alvarez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Of Hand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Of Hand throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Of Hand circles away quickly and effectively.

Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez is working Of Hand over against the cage.
Of Hand misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Of Hand fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Of Hand misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Of Hand breaks from the clinch.
Of Hand tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Of Hand moves out of range.
Of Hand blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Of Hand checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Hand throws a head kick that misses.
Of Hand misses with a looping right.
Alvarez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Hand throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Of Hand.
Of Hand misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with an outside leg kick.
Of Hand throws out a leg kick but Alvarez moves out of range and Of Hand only half commits.
Of Hand falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Of Hand's leg. Of Hand is trying to keep his angry face on.
Of Hand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvarez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvarez looks to land a combination. Of Hand sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Of Hand.
A head kick misses from Of Hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Of Hand throws a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Of Hand lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarez off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvarez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Of Hand throws a head kick that misses.
Of Hand is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Of Hand's ribs.
Of Hand is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Of Hand will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Of Hand misses with a body kick.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Of Hand finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Of Hand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Of Hand does no damage.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Of Hand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Of Hand just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Hand with a hook.
Of Hand misses with a looping right.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Aaron Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab, jab by Alvarez - just one landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Of Hand has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sleight Of Hand!
Sleight Of Hand tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.