PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khal Tiberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Khal Tiberio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Khal Tiberio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tiberio
vs
Alverez

168 cm
21
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khal Tiberio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiberio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alverez.
Tiberio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alverez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiberio's calf.
Alverez scores with a kick to the body.
Alverez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alverez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alverez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiberio. Tiberio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tiberio tries to clinch but Alverez is having none of it.
Tiberio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alverez avoids it really well and circles away.

Tiberio gets a double leg takedown into Alverez's guard.
Tiberio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alverez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tiberio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiberio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiberio cracks Alverez with a solid left hand.
Tiberio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiberio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alverez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiberio wants to control from the top but Alverez keeps moving.
Alverez is controlling Tiberio's posture.
Tiberio lands a couple of digs.
Tiberio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alverez's guard.
Alverez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tiberio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alverez looking to control.
Tiberio looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio is looking to work some ground and pound but Alverez has wrist control.
Alverez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tiberio is pushing down on Alverez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alverez is fighting to maintain full guard but Tiberio has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tiberio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tiberio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Alverez is trying to stand.
Tiberio lands with a punch from half guard.
Tiberio trying to control the action but Alverez is working from the bottom.

Tiberio looking for a submission but Alverez manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Tiberio wants to control from the top but Alverez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alverez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiberio trying to control but Alverez is working from the bottom.
Tiberio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Khal Tiberio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tiberio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiberio keeps the fight on the outside.
Alverez throws a good cross that connects.
Tiberio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alverez is fending him off so far but Tiberio persists. Nope, Alverez circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiberio throws a shot from downtown. Alverez moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio is looking to clinch but Alverez is avoiding it.
Tiberio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alverez moves away.
Alverez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Tiberio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Tiberio misses.
Alverez throws a sloppy head kick and Tiberio moves out of range easily.
Thiago Alverez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiberio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiberio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiberio closes the distance and clinches up with Alverez, looking for a takedown. Tiberio pushes Alverez against the cage but Alverez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alverez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiberio tries to clinch up but Alverez circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiberio fails to land the takedown.
Alverez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiberio's calf.
Tiberio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khal Tiberio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tiberio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alverez defends it nicely.
Tiberio moves in looking to clinch but Alverez pushes him off.
Tiberio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alverez's waist but Alverez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiberio off to one side.
Tiberio wants to clinch.
Tiberio throws a looping overhand right but Alverez ducks down to avoid it.
Tiberio walks into a straight right hand from Alverez.
Alverez connects with a single shot there.
Alverez lands with an overhand left.
Tiberio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Alverez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alverez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiberio taking a breather.
Alverez works on Tiberio's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez misses with a punch to the body.
Tiberio tries to land a knee to the head but Alverez blocks with his arms.
Tiberio misses with a punch on the inside.
Alverez lands with a left to the head.
Alverez can't find room to land a body shot as Tiberio controls the action.
Alverez avoids the elbow strike from Tiberio, against the cage.
Tiberio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alverez is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Tiberio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiberio tries to score a body lock takedown but Alverez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alverez lands an uppercut.
Tiberio blocks a body shot from Alverez.
Tiberio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alverez has him pressed against the cage.
Alverez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alverez.
Tiberio is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez dodges an elbow strike from Tiberio.
Alverez lands a body shot.
Tiberio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alverez is defending well.
Alverez works on Tiberio's body with a couple of short punches.
Alverez is leaning against Tiberio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiberio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alverez is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Alverez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiberio backwards.
Alverez lands a shot to the body.
Alverez is leaning against Tiberio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiberio tries to land knees in the clinch but Alverez avoids the damage to the body.
Alverez stops a takedown attempt from Tiberio.
A right handed body shot lands from Alverez.

Alverez manages to break the clinch.
Tiberio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alverez connects with a body shot.
Tiberio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alverez.
Alverez digs a good hook to Tiberio's body.
Alverez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiberio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alverez.
A telegraphed right hand from Tiberio misses the target.
Alverez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alverez scores with a shot to the body.
Alverez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiberio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thiago Alverez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez scores with a jab to the body.
Alverez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alverez throws a shot to the body.
Alverez lands a nice hook to Tiberio's body. Tiberio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alverez scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez throws a head kick that half lands.
Alverez throws a leg kick which misses Tiberio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiberio tries to avoid it.
Alverez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alverez scores with a jab to the body.

Alverez closes the distance and pushes Tiberio back into the cage.
Tiberio is trying to break the clinch but Alverez has him pressed against the cage.
Tiberio is trying to break the clinch but Alverez has him pressed against the cage.
Alverez lands a right hand.
Tiberio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiberio prevents a body shot from Alverez.

Alverez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiberio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiberio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alverez slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiberio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Alverez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alverez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiberio fails with the takedown.
Alverez lands a leg kick that knocks Tiberio off balance momentarily.
Alverez swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiberio.
Alverez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiberio looks to land a right hand but Alverez moved out of range.
Alverez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tiberio rather than just go for the knockout.
Tiberio is looking to clinch but Alverez is avoiding it.
Alverez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alverez wants it to stay on the feet.
Alverez lands a leg kick that knocks Tiberio off balance momentarily.
Tiberio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khal Tiberio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tiberio tries to keep at a distance but Alverez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alverez digs a right hand into Tiberio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiberio's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alverez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Alverez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alverez scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiberio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez scores with a shot to the side of Tiberio's head.
Tiberio swings wildly with an uppercut but Alverez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiberio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thiago Alverez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alverez.
Alverez lands with a left to the head.
Alverez tries a body shot but Tiberio blocks it.
Tiberio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiberio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alverez fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Alverez clinches up against the cage.
Alverez lands with a left to the head.
Tiberio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiberio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alverez gets through Tiberio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alverez stops a takedown attempt from Tiberio.
A short body shot lands from Alverez as the two fighters clinch.

Alverez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alverez ducks under a wild hook from Tiberio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alverez connects with a solid leg kick.

Tiberio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tiberio showed some decent athleticism there.
Alverez is controlling Tiberio's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez gets full guard.
Alverez is pulling down on Tiberio's head. It's preventing any offense from Tiberio, at least for the moment.
Tiberio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alverez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tiberio.
Alverez working a defensive guard here.
Alverez is looking to stand up but Tiberio isn't so interested in that idea.
Tiberio working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tiberio is controlling him.
Khal Tiberio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alverez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiberio's guard.
Tiberio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alverez is one step ahead there.
Alverez is looking to stand up but Tiberio won't let him.

Tiberio kicks Alverez off and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiberio throws a body punch but Alverez moves out of range.
Tiberio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alverez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tiberio closes the distance and clinches up with Alverez, looking for a takedown. Tiberio pushes Alverez against the cage but Alverez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
Tiberio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alverez thuds a left hand into Tiberio's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alverez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alverez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Alverez!
Thiago Alverez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery , into his post fight interview.