PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Fun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Fun has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fun
vs
Alvarez

185 cm
19
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
19
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Fun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fun fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Fun's front leg but catches the back leg as Fun tries to avoid it.

Alvarez rushes Fun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fun's face.
Fun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alvarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fun is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alvarez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fun takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Tyler Fun has been cut.
Alvarez working Fun over with knees to the body.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fun takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvarez is struggling to control the position.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fun takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez has Fun pressed against the cage, preventing Fun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Alvarez.
Fun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez with a knee to the head.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
Alvarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fun's defenses.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fun takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez stalling the fight.
Fun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alvarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alvarez with a knee to the head.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fun's face.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alvarez crunches a lovely knee into Fun's ribcage.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Alvarez's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Luis Alvarez.
Fun throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Fun.

Fun tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez landing knees to the body.
Alvarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alvarez obliges.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez scores with a knee to the head.
Fun takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez landing knees to the body.
Alvarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fun's face.
Alvarez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Fun shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Fun's cut.
That's time! Fun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fun swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Fun tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Fun misses its intended target.
Fun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Fun.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Fun keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Fun pushes him off.
Fun shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Alvarez drives through and clinches with Fun against the cage.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez stalling.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alvarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alvarez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez lands a knee to the body.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Fun shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alvarez.
Alvarez landing knees to the head.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.
Alvarez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alvarez is struggling to control the position.
Fun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fun stalling against the cage.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alvarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fun tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fun.
Fun drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alvarez pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Fun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fun throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four 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.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Fun circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Fun shoots in.

Fun scores with a takedown into Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez is adopting a defensive guard.
Fun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Fun's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Alvarez has managed to clinch.
Alvarez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.

Fun gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alvarez regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fun trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fun stays in close to Alvarez's body and controls the position.
Fun stopping the sweep attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Fun controlling him for the moment.
Fun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fun wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fun throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Fun shoots in but no luck this time.
Fun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvarez's waist but Alvarez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fun off to one side.
Alvarez is looking to slow Fun down with leg kicks.
A nice combination there by Fun.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fun.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Fun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Fun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fun down.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Fun circles away and keeps his distance.
Luis Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fun chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Luis Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler Fun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fun.
Alvarez slaps away a takedown attempt from Fun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez is looking to slow Fun down with leg kicks.
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fun's calf.
Fun circles away from the clinch attempt.

Alvarez clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30

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