PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alvarez
vs
Andersson

180 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Andersson takes one to the chin there.

Alvarez moves into the clinch.

Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Alvarez rushes Andersson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Alvarez breaks the clinch.

Alvarez forces Andersson back against the cage and clinches.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
Andersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andersson misses with a head kick.

Alvarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Andersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Andersson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andersson lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking hook.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Andersson misses with a looping right.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andersson looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Jonas Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Andersson throws a lazy head kick
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Andersson throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Andersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez scores with the left hand. Andersson knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andersson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves out of range as Andersson strikes.
Andersson misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Andersson misses the target.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Alvarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvarez is working Andersson over against the cage.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anderssons head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
Alvarez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andersson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andersson scores with a shoulder strike.
Andersson avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Andersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Andersson misses with some punches.
Andersson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.

Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andersson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Andersson misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersson moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Andersson.

Andersson tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez lands with a hook. Andersson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Andersson misses with a double jab.
Andersson throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersson moves away.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andersson works the jab nicely.
Alvarez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvarez. That snapped Andersson's head back.

Andersson is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Andersson is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?

Andersson tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebasti Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Andersson misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Alvarez lands a left and a right that send Andersson crashing to the mat, dazed. Alvarez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andersson looks to throw a body kick
and Alvarez counters with a thumping low kick.

Alvarez lands a big right hand that sends Andersson crashing to the mat! Alvarez stays standing though and waves Andersson back to his feet!

Alvarez rushes Andersson and presses him up against the cage.
Sebasti Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Andersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Andersson's belly button to the back.

Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Andersson avoids the damage to the body.
Andersson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Alvarez - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Alvarez as the two fighters clinch.
Andersson is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
Andersson seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez catches Andersson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jonas Andersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andersson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvarez.
Andersson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andersson can do to turn this around?

Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Andersson back into the cage.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Alvarez.
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!
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersson is defending well for now.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Andersson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick by Andersson misses
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind Andersson 's knee.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Andersson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Alvarez rushes Andersson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Andersson.

Andersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andersson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.

Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.

Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Alvarez clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sebasti Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andersson's calf.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andersson thows a body shot but no joy.
Andersson misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
Andersson throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Andersson.
Andersson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarez has Andersson pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Andersson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.

Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Andersson will feel that in the morning.
Andersson slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Andersson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarez lands with a hook. Andersson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andersson throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andersson avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.

Alvarez rushes Andersson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebasti Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Andersson blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.

Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Andersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
Andersson missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Andersson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvarez cracks Andersson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez thumps Andersson with a low kick.
Andersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Andersson in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Alvarez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvarez prevents Andersson from breaking the clinch.
Andersson tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Alvarez.
Andersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andersson wants to break free but Alvarez has control.
Andersson can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alvarez.

Andersson breaks the clinch.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Andersson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andersson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Andersson in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson misses with a knee to the head.

Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Andersson's front leg but catches the back leg as Andersson tries to avoid it.

Andersson tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Alvarez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvarez.
Still in the clinch, Alvarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Andersson is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling him.
Andersson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Andersson.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Andersson throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Andersson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.

Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andersson is trying to push Alvarez away but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Alvarez as the two fighters clinch.

Alvarez manages to break the clinch.

Alvarez clinches up with Andersson and pushes him back against the cage.
Andersson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Andersson.
Alvarez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sebasti Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Alvarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Alvarez.

Alvarez breaks the clinch.

Alvarez gets a clinch.
Jonas Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez is leaning against Andersson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Andersson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andersson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebasti Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvarez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebasti Alvarez!
A relieved looking Sebasti Alvarez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.