PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Zaldiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Downstait - Beat you down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zaldiar's choice of entrance music: El Rey. Thiago Alvarez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Zaldiar's chin.

Alvarez
vs
Zaldiar

175 cm
25
171 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Zaldiar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaldiar looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez feints a jab promting Zaldiar to slip. Alvarez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zaldiar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Tony Zaldiar has been cut.
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zaldiar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaldiar scores with a nice right hand.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zaldiar circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaldiar lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaldiar throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Zaldiar throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Zaldiar throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind Zaldiar 's knee.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Zaldiar sprawls well.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
A big right from Zaldiar misses.
Thiago Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaldiar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zaldiar looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Zaldiar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Thiago Alvarez has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaldiar misses the target.
Zaldiar misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zaldiar defends it nicely.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez cracks Zaldiar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zaldiar but Zaldiar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zaldiar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaldiar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Zaldiar.
Zaldiar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt - Zaldiar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Zaldiar moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Zaldiar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tony Zaldiar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Zaldiar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaldiar pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zaldiar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez tries to clinch but Zaldiar is having none of it.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaldiar misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaldiar.
Zaldiar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Alvarez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaldiar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Zaldiar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zaldiar tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zaldiar to the ground. Zaldiar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zaldiar leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zaldiar keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Zaldiar with a series of wild strikes but Zaldiar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Zaldiar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaldiar.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Zaldiar sprawls well.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Alvarez shoots in for a double leg but Zaldiar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zaldiar misses with a straight left.
Zaldiar misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Zaldiar missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaldiar. That snapped Alvarez's head back.
Jab, jab by Zaldiar - just one landing.

Thiago Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaldiar scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaldiar.
Zaldiar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaldiar throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaldiar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaldiar.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Zaldiar circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaldiar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zaldiar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Zaldiar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaldiar pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
Zaldiar throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Zaldiar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zaldiar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zaldiar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Zaldiar.
Zaldiar stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Zaldiar scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaldiar lands with a nice combination. Alvarez backs away looking to recover.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Zaldiar misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Zaldiar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice sprawl there from Zaldiar as Alvarez shoots in.
Zaldiar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Zaldiar sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zaldiar misses with an uppercut.
Zaldiar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Zaldiar.
Zaldiar throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Zaldiar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaldiar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez stalks Zaldiar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zaldiar's face. Zaldiar staggers backwards, shaken.
Zaldiar lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaldiar lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
Zaldiar catches Alvarez with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Alvarez forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Zaldiar!