PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Alarcon (ranked 4773 p4p, 3988 weight class) and Kristof Pardi (ranked 409 p4p, 0 weight class). Alarcon comes to the cage accompanied by YG - Go Loko . Pardi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Party Boy Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alarcon
vs
Pardi

173 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
154
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Alarcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alarcon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pardi loads up on a big right hand but Alarcon slips the punch.
Pardi tries to clinch up.
Pardi throws out a loose jab but Alarcon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pardi cracks a nice hook into Alarcon's ribs.
Pardi throws a looping overhand right but Alarcon ducks down to avoid it.

Pardi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pardi is trying to trip Alarcon. He has hold of a leg but Alarcon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pardi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pardi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alarcon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pardi scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alarcon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pardi stopping the sweep attempt from Alarcon.
Alarcon keeping moving, preventing Pardi from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pardi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pardi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pardi postures up in Alarcon's guard and throws a big left but Alarcon blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alarcon striking off his back but it's not causing Pardi any problems.
Alarcon keeping moving, preventing Pardi from controlling successfully.
Pardi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pardi postures up.

Alarcon looking for a guillotine here but Pardi defends easily.
Pardi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pardi cracks Alarcon with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pardi is looking to work some ground and pound but Alarcon has wrist control.
Pardi sitting in guard here, content to control.

Alarcon working for a triangle but Pardi defends it easily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pardi passes Alarcon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alarcon strikes from the bottom but Pardi passes into mount!
Alarcon taking shots to the head.
Pardi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pardi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pardi tries to control but Alarcon wriggling away.
Pardi with a couple of short strikes.

Alarcon is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi controlling from the full mount.
Oh Alarcon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pardi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pardi lands a big shot to the head and Alarcon winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kristof Pardi!