PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Malandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malandro comes to the cage accompanied by Whatever you like. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Malandro
vs
Alvarez

183 cm
21
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Malandro!
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, Alfonso Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malandro.
Malandro looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
A jab from Malandro finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Malandro throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Malandro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malandro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Alvarez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Malandro.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Malandro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malandro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Malandro has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from.
Malandro trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.

Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Malandro trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Malandro is having none of it.
Malandro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.
Malandro trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malandro won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Malandro from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malandro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alvarez's guard.
Malandro trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malandro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Malandro throws a push kick but Alvarez slaps the foot to one side.
Malandro throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Malandro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sergio Malandro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malandro throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Malandro throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.

Malandro gets caught flat footed, as Alvarez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malandro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Malandro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malandro swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Malandro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Malandro.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Alvarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alvarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alvarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Malandro tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Malandro misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malandro, right into the meat.
Malandro throws and low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Malandro misses.
Malandro takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Malandro throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Malandro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily.
Alvarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Malandro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malandro throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Malandro misses with a looping right.
Malandro misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malandro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Alvarez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malandro to the mat! Malandro manages to get full guard.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Malandro.
Malandro trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Alvarez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alvarez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alvarez lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malandro is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Malandro misses with a double jab.
A combination from Malandro does no damage.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sergio Malandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfonso Alvarez.
Malandro misses with a few strikes there.
Malandro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malandro scores with a shot to the body.
Malandro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malandro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malandro tries a head kick but it misses.

Alvarez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Malandro was covering up waiting for the punch and Alvarez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Malandro is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez throws a strike but Malandro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Malandro trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malandro works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Malandro trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Malandro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alvarez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Malandro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Malandro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malandro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sergio Malandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malandro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malandro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sergio Malandro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Malandro.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malandro throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malandro tries a head kick but it misses.
Malandro is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malandro throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Malandro misses with a series of wild punches.
Malandro stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malandro fakes the leg kick and cracks Alvarez in the body.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez moves out of range as Malandro strikes.
Malandro scores with a jab. Alvarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malandro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malandro.
Malandro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Malandro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malandro fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez moves out of range as Malandro strikes.
Malandro misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malandro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malandro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Malandro is looking to land body kicks.
Malandro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Malandro tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malandro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malandro.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malandro but Malandro pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Alvarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Malandro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Malandro struggling a bit here.
Malandro taking a bit of punishment here - Alvarez scoring with strikes.

Alvarez tries for a kimura but Malandro is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malandro is trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Malandro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Malandro manages to get back to half guard.
Malandro is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malandro is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malandro avoid being mounted?
Alvarez throwing shots but Malandro is blocking nicely.
Alvarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Malandro is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malandro avoid being mounted?
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Malandro is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez is thwarting Malandro's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Alvarez feints and as Malandro raises his hands in defense, Alvarez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malandro trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Malandro looking for a sweep. Not yet Malandro, not yet.
Malandro working a defensive guard here.
Malandro is really struggling to control Alvarez but he's trying to hold on to the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergio Malandro.
I think Malandro 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!