PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransisco Alveraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alveraz has chosen Silly Shoes as his entrance music. Fransisco Alveraz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Pena
vs
Alveraz

179 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fransisco Alveraz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alveraz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pena will feel that in the morning.
Alveraz tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alveraz crunches a lovely knee into Pena's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Alveraz.
Pena gets underhooks to prevent Alveraz's takedown attempt.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Alveraz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alveraz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alveraz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Alveraz.
Alveraz looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pena is trying to break free.

Alveraz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Alveraz moves into the clinch successfully.
Pena gets underhooks to prevent Alveraz's takedown attempt.
Alveraz lands an elbow that stopped Pena in his tracks for a moment.
Alveraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pena can't break the clinch.
Alveraz lands a right hand.
Alveraz has Pena pressed against the ropes, preventing Pena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alveraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alveraz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pena wants to break free but Alveraz has control.
Pena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Alveraz has the dominant position.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Alveraz has the dominant position.
Alveraz working Pena over with knees to the body.

Alveraz breaks from the clinch.
Alveraz scores with a push kick.
Pena throws a right hand that Alveraz ducks under and follows up with a left that Alveraz also avoids with ease.
Alveraz throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena misses with the combination.
Alveraz scoring well with a low kick there.

Alveraz closes the distance and clinches.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Alveraz jumps guard and drags Pena to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pena has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alveraz is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz is controlling Pena's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alveraz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pena would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alveraz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Fransisco Alveraz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Alveraz closes the distance and clinches.
Alveraz keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Alveraz manages to break the clinch.
Alveraz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pena at a distance.
Alveraz lands a front kick.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alveraz lands with a kick to the temple. Pena shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Alveraz lands but Pena takes it in his stride.
Pena lands an overhand right.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Alveraz rushes Pena and presses him up against the ropes.
Alveraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Alveraz keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alveraz stalling.
Pena tries to break free but Alveraz pushes him back against the ropes.
Pena takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alveraz lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alveraz.
Pena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alveraz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pena walks away with a smile on his face. Alveraz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodrigo Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fransisco Alveraz.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Alveraz dodges the punch combination from Pena.
That kick from Alveraz tenderised Pena's leg. Pena is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz shoots for a double leg takedown but Pena sprawls well. He's pushed Alveraz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Alveraz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pena, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alveraz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Alveraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alveraz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pena throws a series of punches but Alveraz moves out of range.
Alveraz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Alveraz scores with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pena. Those never looked like landing.

Alveraz closes the distance and clinches.
Pena 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!

Alveraz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Alveraz rushes Pena and presses him up against the ropes.

Alveraz pulls guard effortlessly.
Pena wants to get up but he can't break Alveraz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fransisco Alveraz dominated that round.
That's time! Pena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Alveraz gets a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alveraz.
Alveraz lands an elbow that stopped Pena in his tracks for a moment.

Alveraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Alveraz.

Alveraz gets a clinch.
Alveraz lands a damaging elbow.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Alveraz has the dominant position.
Pena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Pena is trying to break free.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Alveraz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Alveraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pena swinging wildly here.
Pena throws a series of punches but Alveraz avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Alveraz clinches up with Pena and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alveraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Alveraz tries to pull guard but Pena holds him up against the ropes and eventually Alveraz drops back down to his feet.
Pena wants to break the clinch but can't.

Alveraz has clasped his hands together around Pena's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Alveraz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pena is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alveraz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alveraz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alveraz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pena dodges the ground and pound from Alveraz.
Alveraz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pena is avoiding damage well.
Alveraz trying to control the position but Pena is working away.
Pena is pushing Alveraz's head away, looking to escape. Alveraz manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pena is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alveraz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alveraz working the ground and pound but Pena is defending the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alveraz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alveraz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pena dodges the ground and pound from Alveraz.
Pena pushes Alveraz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alveraz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alveraz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alveraz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pena is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Alveraz crashes against the mat.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Alveraz drags him back down.
Alveraz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Alveraz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pena has escaped the position, nice work there.

Alveraz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pena, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to buck Alveraz off.
Pena dodges the ground and pound from Alveraz.
Pena is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alveraz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pena sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pena is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Alveraz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Alveraz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pena is trying to get back to his feet.
Alveraz advances nicely into full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Alveraz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alveraz looking to ground and pound but Pena is blocking nicely.
Pena tries to buck Alveraz off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alveraz throwing strikes here but Pena is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alveraz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alveraz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alveraz throwing strikes here but Pena is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fransisco Alveraz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pena is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Pena avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alveraz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pena blocking the ground and pound.
Pena wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alveraz unloads with some shots from mount but Pena bucks and avoids them well.
Alveraz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pena is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alveraz throws some wild stikes that Pena manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fransisco Alveraz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
Alveraz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pena misses with a combination
and Alveraz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alveraz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pena.
Alveraz scores with a push kick.

Alveraz clinches with his opponent.
Alveraz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alveraz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Alveraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pena scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pena circles away from the clinch attempt.

Alveraz forces Pena back against the ropes and clinches.
Alveraz jumps guard but Pena turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Pena wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alveraz looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Alveraz lands a nice uppercut.
Pena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alveraz has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Alveraz.

Alveraz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alveraz manages to end up in side control.
Alveraz is looking to take a break and control but Pena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pena is trying to buck Alveraz off.
Alveraz throws a strike aimed at the side of Pena's head but Pena avoids it well.
Alveraz tries to score with some ground and pound. Pena controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Alveraz drags him back down.
Pena avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alveraz.
Alveraz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pena defending against the ground and pound.
Pena pushes Alveraz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alveraz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alveraz is chipping away with strikes.
Pena is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alveraz is controlling him well.

Alveraz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pena is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alveraz trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
Alveraz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alveraz working the ground and pound but Pena is defending the strikes.
Pena is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pena parries the strikes from Alveraz easily there. Alveraz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pena to escape.
Alveraz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pena defending against the ground and pound.
Alveraz misses with the ground and pound.
Pena is pushing Alveraz's head away, looking to escape. Alveraz manages to hold on to the position though.
Alveraz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Alveraz.
Fransisco Alveraz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pena is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alveraz controlling from side mount.
Pena pushes Alveraz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alveraz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pena stops Alveraz from passing to mount.
Pena trying to remain calm as Alveraz controls from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fransisco Alveraz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alveraz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fransisco Alveraz!
A less than humble Fransisco Alveraz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.