PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Alarcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

James
vs
Alarcon

190 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery
Hell's Balls Recovery

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Alarcon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alarcon staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alarcon throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alarcon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
James misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Alarcon defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alarcon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James throws the left hand but Alarcon avoids the punch easily.
Alarcon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from James misses.
Alarcon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alarcon swinging wildly here.
James drops his hands momentarily and Alarcon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James throws a head kick that misses.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Alarcon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James misses with a straight left.
James checks the leg kick nicely there.
Helio James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alarcon, right into the meat.
James stuns Alarcon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
James throws a head kick but Alarcon moves out of range.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Alarcon as he connects with a hook.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alarcon's head backwards.
Alarcon blocks a head kick by James.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Alarcon counter with a right hand.
James misses with a head kick.
Alarcon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Alarcon looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alarcon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Alarcon moves out of range easily.
Alarcon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James loads up on a big right hand but Alarcon slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alarcon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alarcon throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James throws a shot from downtown. Alarcon moves away and avoids it.

James tries to keep at a distance but Alarcon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alarcon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
James tries to circle away but Alarcon has him pinned against the cage.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Alarcon won't allow it.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alarcon has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alarcon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alarcon.
Alarcon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Alarcon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alarcon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Alarcon looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Alarcon counters with a thumping low kick.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alarcon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alarcon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for James.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alarcon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
James throws a hook to the side of Alarcon's head but Alarcon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alarcon moves out of range of the strikes.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alarcon counters with an outside leg kick.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Alarcon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alarcon looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Alarcon thows a body shot but no joy.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alarcon.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alarcon counters with a left and a right that stings James.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alarcon.
James looks to land a left hand but Alarcon moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Alarcon.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Alarcon stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alarcon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alarcon.
An inside leg kick from Alarcon misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James moves out of range as Alarcon strikes.
Alarcon walks into a straight right hand from James.
James misses the shot to the body.
Alarcon dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
A combination from James does no damage.
A swing and a miss from James.
Alarcon takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Alarcon slips under a jab from James.
James throws a nice looking combination but Alarcon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alarcon looks to land a combination. James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
James misses with a combination
and Alarcon counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Alarcon misses with a kick to the body.
Oscar Alarcon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James slips under a jab.
James misses with a looping right.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Alarcon is just out of range.
James looks to throw the jab but Alarcon is out of range.
Alarcon motions for James to come forward. Alarcon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James throws a hook but Alarcon blocks it.
Alarcon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alarcon feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
James misses the jab.
Good shot there by James.
James misses with a body shot.
James throws a series of punches but Alarcon avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon thows a body shot but no joy.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alarcon blocks a head kick by James.
James thuds his shin into the meat of Alarcon's side.
James throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alarcon.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alarcon lands an overhand right.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alarcon scores with a three punch combo!
Alarcon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alarcon lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a shot to the body.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alarcon.
James misses with a hook. Alarcon ducked under it nicely.
Alarcon misses the jab.
Alarcon tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alarcon. Alarcon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James avoids the body shot from Alarcon.
Alarcon moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alarcon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from James.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alarcon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alarcon misses with a wild body shot.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Alarcon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Alarcon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Alarcon looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alarcon.
Alarcon ducks under a wild hook from James.
Alarcon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alarcon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alarcon moves out of range of the strikes.
Alarcon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Alarcon slips a jab and a cross from James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a head kick that misses
and Alarcon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alarcon blocks a jab.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a looping right hand.
Alarcon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James misses with a hook.
James throws a sloppy head kick
and Alarcon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alarcon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James scores with a hook.
James throws out a loose jab but Alarcon uses good head movement to avoid it.
James blocks a jab.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alarcon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. James really felt that one!
James connects with a jab.
James lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon's corner calls for a 1-2. Alarcon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
James's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and James duly obliges.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alarcon.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Alarcon does a little dance to reset his feet.
James misses the jab.
James scores with a one two! Alarcon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alarcon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Alarcon counters by moving into the clinch.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alarcon has him pressed against the cage.
Alarcon tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alarcon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
James misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alarcon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Alarcon does a little dance to reset his feet.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alarcon can pounce on him.
James swings for the body but Alarcon moves out of range.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alarcon.
James throws a lazy right hand but Alarcon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alarcon.
James digs a good hook to Alarcon's body.
Alarcon connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon throws a hook but James blocks it.
Alarcon connects with a solid leg kick.
Alarcon scores with a jab to the body.
Alarcon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from James misses.
Alarcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alarcon slips a jab from James.
Nice shot by Alarcon.
Alarcon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alarcon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James slips under a jab.
Alarcon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Alarcon cracks James with an open hand slap.
James throws a good cross that connects.

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 Helio James.
Well Alarcon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Oscar Alarcon!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Oscar Alarcon!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Oscar Alarcon!

Oscar Alarcon wins by unanimous decision!