PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Oh Lets Do it. Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by There's No Solution. Richard Alvarez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Carter
vs
Alvarez

190 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Carter tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.

Alvarez drops Carter with a beautiful combination! Carter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alvarez is looking for the KO!

Carter is rocked!

It looks like Julian Carter has been cut.
Carter throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Carter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvarez swinging wilding here.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Alvarez cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Alvarez looks to clinch

so Carter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Carter is having none of it.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carter throws and elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carter's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!
Carter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.

Alvarez stands up from Carter's guard - Alvarez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Carter blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.

Carter pulls guard successfully.

Carter is working an open guard so Alvarez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alvarez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carter slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez cracks Carter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvarez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez lands with an uppercut that bounces Carter off the cage and back into rage.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarez looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a head kick. That will keep Alvarez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Richard Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter walks into a jab.
Alvarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julian Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez with a nice cross.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carter.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a body kick that stops Alvarez in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvarez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Alvarez!