PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeeJay Request (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Request comes to the cage accompanied by Dont Tell Me What to Play. Alvarez has chosen There's No Solution as his entrance music. Richard Alvarez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Request
vs
Alvarez

188 cm
23
214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeeJay Request!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez tries to clinch up.

Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Alvarez lands a good knee to the midsection. Request won't want to take too many of those.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Request lands an uppercut.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Request misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Request takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Alvarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alvarez looks gassed!
Request tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the cage.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Request lands a body punch in the clinch.
Request avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Request managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Request's face.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Request tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Request back against the cage.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request stalling against the cage.
Request misses with some punches.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Request.
Request throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Request blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Request fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Request.
Request trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Request tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Request swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alvarez.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Request.
Request is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Request tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Request is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Request tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Request blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Request lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alvarez obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Request.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Request stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Request.
Request swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez keeps control of Request as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Request is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Request's face.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Request swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Request fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Request is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
Request throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Request just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Request finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Request slips a jab from Alvarez.
DeeJay Request is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Request throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Request throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Request misses with a double jab.
Request tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Request jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Request.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Request misses with a body shot.
DeeJay Request seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Request misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Request.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Request is avoiding it.
Request throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Request looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Request throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Request takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Request scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Request scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Request throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Request pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Request swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Request.
Request tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Request misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Request misses with some punches.
Alvarez landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Request tries to tie him up.
Request struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Request throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Request tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Request misses with a body punch.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Request has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Request working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Request fails to land.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Request to work.
Request misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Request tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Request back against the cage.
Request fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alvarez obliges.

Request manages to break the clinch.
Request comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Request scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Request dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Request fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Request works over Alvarez's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Request finds it's target.
Alvarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Request lands with a good body shot.
Request ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Request lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Request takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Request dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Request's head but Request sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Request lands with a good body shot.
Request misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Request connects with a single shot there.
Request stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Request misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeeJay Request dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Request fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Request throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Request lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
DeeJay Request is winning the standup battle so far.
Request's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Request duly obliges.
Request is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Request.
Request lands a nice looking body shot.
Request moves into range and connects with a jab.
Request jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Request takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Request moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Request misses with a wild combination.
Request scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Request rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Request slips the punch.
Request fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Request connects with the punch.
Request misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes one on the button.
Request fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Request misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Request misses with a looping left.
Request swinging wildly here.
Request misses with the combination.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Request swinging wildly here.
Alvarez stuns Request with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Request tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Request blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Request lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Request's face.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Request throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Request.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
A head punch on the inside from Request fails to land.
Request wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Request avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Request pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Request.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Request wants to break free but Alvarez has control.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Request scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Request is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request misses with a body punch.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Request has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Request is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Request lands a body punch.
Request is trying to stall.
Request tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four 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.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Request misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Request scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Request swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Request misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Request tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Request taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Request throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeeJay Request showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Request 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeeJay Request!