PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernie Whit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernie Whit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Alvarado
vs
Whit

180 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
29
159 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernie Whit!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado slips under a jab from Whit.
Alvarado takes a swing at Whit's ribcage but misses.
Whit is looking to clinch but Alvarado is avoiding it.
Whit throws a hook to the side of Alvarado's head but Alvarado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvarado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whit lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Max Alvarado has been cut.
Alvarado misses with a wild body shot.
Whit connects with a single shot there.
Alvarado displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whit.
Whit wants to clinch but Alvarado slips to the side
and Alvarado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarado defends it nicely.
Alvarado takes a swing at Whit's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Max Alvarado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernie Whit.
Alvarado throws a body punch but Whit moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarado. Whit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ernie Whit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whit throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whit swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarado. Whit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whit shoots in but Alvarado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whit shoots in and drives through. Alvarado sprawls well.
Whit misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarado counters with a left to the body.
Whit misses with a left hand
and Alvarado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whit throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarado counters with a nice body shot.
Whit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarado counters with a left to the body.
Whit jabs at Alvarado's body.
Alvarado looks to score with a jab to the body but Whit is just out of range.
Alvarado looks to score with a jab to the body but Whit is just out of range.
Alvarado misses with a wild body shot.
Whit fails with a takedown attempt.
Whit looks gassed!
Whit looks for a takedown but Alvarado sprawls well.
Whit shoots in for a takedown but Alvarado shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whit avoids the body shot from Alvarado.
Whit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarado circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarado circles away.
Alvarado jabs Whit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whit shoots in but Alvarado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarado. Whit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whit misses with a left hand
and Alvarado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvarado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whit moves away.
Whit misses with an uppercut
and Alvarado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whit thinking.
Whit tries to clinch but Alvarado is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whit throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whit thinking.
Alvarado misses with a wild body shot.
Whit shoots for a takedown but Alvarado saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarado misses with a wild body shot.
Whit misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarado counters with a left to the body.
Alvarado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarado just misses with a punch to the body.
Max Alvarado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarado jabs Whit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvarado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whit misses with a hook
and Alvarado counters with a left to the body.
Whit swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whit thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Max Alvarado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Alvarado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alvarado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whit.
Alvarado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alvarado counters with a left to the body.
Whit misses with a hook
and Alvarado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whit misses with an uppercut
and Alvarado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whit.
Whit misses with an uppercut
and Alvarado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvarado counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whit misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whit thinking.
Max Alvarado is winning the standup battle so far.
Whit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarado defends it nicely.
Max Alvarado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernie Whit.
Whit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whit is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarado lands with a shot to the body.
Whit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whit throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarado counters with a right hand to the body.
Whit closes the distance but Alvarado moves to the side
and Alvarado counters with a right hand to the body.
Whit wants to clinch up but Alvarado keeps it at a distance.

Whit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Whit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whit keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alvarado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whit working the head and body with strikes.
Whit thows a huge punch but Alvarado dodges it nicely.
Whit scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whit drops an elbow to the side of Alvarado's head.
Whit with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Whit has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ernie Whit.
Whit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whit shoots in and drives through. Alvarado sprawls well.
Alvarado leaves Whit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alvarado sprawls well. Alvarado wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whit gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Whit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Alvarado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Alvarado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whit moves away.
Alvarado walks into a straight right hand from Whit.
No luck for Whit with that takedown attempt.
Whit closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarado, looking for a takedown. Whit pushes Alvarado against the cage but Alvarado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarado misses with a wild body shot.
Whit wants to clinch but Alvarado slips to the side
and Alvarado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whit thinking.
Whit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Max Alvarado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernie Whit.
Alvarado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvarado looks to score with a jab to the body but Whit is just out of range.
Whit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alvarado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarado lands a nice looking body shot.
Whit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alvarado counters with a left to the body.
Whit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whit manages to avoid it.
Whit moves in looking to clinch but Alvarado pushes him off.
Alvarado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarado misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whit fails with a takedown attempt.
Whit throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarado counters with a nice body shot.
Alvarado throws a body punch but Whit moves out of range.
Alvarado swings for the body but Whit moves out of range.
Whit throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarado counters with a right hand to the body.
Whit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whit thinking.
Alvarado is looking to wear down Whit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whit throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarado counters with a right hand to the body.
Whit misses with a body punch
and Alvarado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whit thinking.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarado as Whit shoots in.
Alvarado misses the shot to the body.
Alvarado misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado looks to score with a jab to the body but Whit is just out of range.
Alvarado thows a body shot but no joy.
Alvarado displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whit.
Alvarado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whit fails to land the takedown.
Alvarado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whit doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarado circles away.
Alvarado throws a body punch but Whit moves out of range.
Whit tries to clinch but Alvarado is having none of it.
Whit lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alvarado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarado thows a body shot but no joy.
Alvarado lands a nice looking body shot.
Whit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarado.
Whit misses with a left hand
and Alvarado counters with a left to the body.
Whit fails to land the takedown.
Whit doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarado circles away.
Whit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whit is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whit wants to clinch up but Alvarado keeps it at a distance.
Whit tries for a takedown but Alvarado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarado.
Alvarado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Alvarado showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarado 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Alvarado!