PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bordado
vs
Alvarado

178 cm
25
181 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
30
175 lbs
16 - 9 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquin Bordado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Max Alvarado!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordado lands a jab.

It looks like Max Alvarado has been cut.
Bordado slips under a jab from Alvarado.
Alvarado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bordado defending well as Alvarado loads up on a big left hand.
Bordado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarado throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarado. Bordado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarado looks to throw the jab but Bordado is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Alvarado.
Alvarado takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bordado darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvarado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bordado can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bordado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alvarado avoids the body shot from Bordado.
Bordado lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvarado misses with a hook.
Bordado lands a slapping body shot.
Bordado throws a right and a left that Alvarado avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado throws a hook to the side of Bordado's head but Bordado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bordado misses the shot to the body.
Bordado moves out of range of the strikes.
Bordado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bordado throws a big shot that misses.
Bordado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarado throws out the jab.
Alvarado throws the left hand but Bordado avoids the punch easily.
Bordado lands a body shot.
Alvarado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarado will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alvarado might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Alvarado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarado connects with a jab.
Alvarado throws a right hand that misses
and Bordado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bordado is looking to wear down Alvarado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvarado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bordado connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bordado just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Alvarado lands.
Bordado lands a jab to Alvarado's midsection.
Bordado connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvarado lands the left hand.
Bordado defending well as Alvarado loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bordado manages to avoid it.
Bordado lands with a nice body punch.
Alvarado scores with a jab.
Alvarado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvarado misses with an uppercut
and Bordado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bordado scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarado should have avoided that one.
Bordado slips a jab and a cross from Alvarado.
Bordado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvarado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bordado to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado slips under a jab from Alvarado.
Alvarado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bordado counters with a nice body shot.
Alvarado misses with a low kick as Bordado jumps back.
Alvarado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bordado. Bordado obviously looking to wear him down.
Bordado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvarado looks gassed!
Bordado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bordado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bordado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bordado scoring well with a low kick there.
Bordado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bordado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Bordado. Beautiful body shot.
Bordado cracks Alvarado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bordado. That's going to slow Alvarado down.
Max Alvarado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bordado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarado. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bordado.
Bordado scores with the left hand. Alvarado knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarado takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Alvarado is rocked!
Alvarado swings for the body but Bordado moves out of range.
Alvarado is still on wobbly legs! Can Bordado finish him?
Bordado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarado misses with a hook. Bordado ducked under it nicely.
Alvarado seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarado throws a jab when Bordado was well out of range.
Alvarado throws a big shot that misses.
Bordado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bordado defending well as Alvarado loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bordado scores with a jab. Alvarado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bordado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarado.
Alvarado misses with a left hand
and Bordado counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bordado jabs Alvarado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaquin Bordado dominated that round.
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!

Bordado scores with the left hand. Alvarado knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarado throws an overhand right that lands on Bordado's shoulder, as Bordado tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarado misses with a wild body shot.
Bordado lands a jab to the head.
Bordado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarado throws out the jab.
Bordado scores with a shot to the body.
Alvarado misses with an uppercut
and Bordado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bordado swings for the body but Alvarado moves out of range.
Bordado misses with a body shot.
Bordado tries to move into range but Alvarado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarado misses the target.
Alvarado misses with a hook. Bordado ducked under it nicely.
Alvarado swings widly with a right hand
and Bordado counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bordado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarado throws a lazy uppercut
and Bordado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvarado's knee momentarily.
Alvarado is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvarado misses with a lunging right hand
and Bordado counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvarado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Alvarado misses.
Alvarado misses with a hook.
Bordado scores with a jab.
Alvarado takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bordado slips under a jab from Alvarado.
Bordado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bordado connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bordado throws a body punch but Alvarado moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Bordado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body punch from Alvarado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bordado connects with a high kick.
Bordado drops Alvarado with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bordado follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Bordado!
An out of breath Joaquin Bordado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.