PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metal Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripper has chosen Sabaton - Metal ripper as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Metal Ripper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Florentino Ernesto Alvarez
vs
Ripper

180 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
27
157 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Metal Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Ripper moved out of range.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ripper.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Ripper.
Ripper is looking to score with low kicks.
Ripper works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.

Alvarez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ripper on his heels. He'll look to pass Ripper's guard now, I'm sure.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Ripper blocks nicely.
Ripper wants to improve his position but instead Alvarez has moved into half guard.
Alvarez trying to mount his opponent but Ripper defends it.
Alvarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alvarez lands strikes from half guard.
Alvarez throwing shots but Ripper is blocking nicely.
Ripper wants to get back to full guard.
Ripper makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ripper.
Alvarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ripper's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alvarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, if Alvarez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ripper is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ripper tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg.
Alvarez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ripper!

Alvarez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ripper is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ripper and Alvarez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ripper gets back to half guard.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ripper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper strikes from the bottom but Alvarez uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Ripper is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Ripper is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ripper seems a little lost for a moment, as Alvarez dominates the positioning.
Ripper tries to buck Alvarez off but Alvarez is having none of it.
Ripper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alvarez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ripper sneaks back into half guard.
Ripper wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alvarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper manages to get to full guard.
Ripper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
Ripper is trying to hold Alvarez in close to prevent damage but Alvarez has managed to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripper tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ripper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez slips a nice elbow through Ripper's hands, connecting with Ripper's forehead.
Ground and pound from Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez stuns Ripper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ripper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ripper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Ripper ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the head.
Ripper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripper moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper lands with a right hand.

Alvarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ripper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Alvarez is trying to get an arm triangle but Ripper is defending well.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ripper keeps working.
Ripper regains half guard.
Ripper wants to get back to full guard.
Ripper throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Alvarez is trying to work for a kimura but Ripper is defending well.
Ripper tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.

Ripper actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ripper tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alvarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ripper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alvarez prevents Ripper from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Alvarez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ripper wants to get back to full guard.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alvarez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ripper!
A nice elbow there by Alvarez.
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez cracks Ripper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripper is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alvarez with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ripper in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ripper. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ripper enables Alvarez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ripper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Alvarez forces his way into half guard.
Alvarez trying to control from half guard but Ripper is working away.
Ripper is looking to improve his position.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ripper defends it well.
Nice strikes from Alvarez there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Ripper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ripper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ripper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ripper moves to take his opponent's back.
Alvarez breaks Ripper's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Ripper looking for a sweep. Not yet Ripper, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ripper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Ripper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alvarez trying to control but Ripper is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alvarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Ripper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alvarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Ripper tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ripper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ripper is on top in guard.
Ripper won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Ripper tries to pass.

Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ripper passes into half guard.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper stands and throws Alvarez's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Ripper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez prevents Ripper from moving into mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripper throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Alvarez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Metal Ripper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ripper passes the guard and advances to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Metal Ripper.
I think Alvarez 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.