PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Outlaw - To be king. Franchise has chosen I Don't Like Mondays- The Boomtown Rats as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Alvarez
vs
Franchise

175 cm
24
171 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
177 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franchise connects with a single shot there.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Franchise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Franchise checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Franchise bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvarez's head backwards.
Franchise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
A punch combination from Franchise misses.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Franchise counters with a straight right hand.
Franchise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franchise punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Franchise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.

Franchise closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise tries to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling the position.
Alvarez has Franchise pressed against the cage, preventing Franchise from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Franchise has him pinned against the cage.
Franchise wants to break free but Alvarez has control.

Franchise pulls guard successfully.

Franchise is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Alvarez rolls with it to try and escape but Franchise cranks on the arm and Alvarez is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stevie Franchise! Stevie Franchise retains his welterweight title!