PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Happy Gilmore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alvarez
vs
Gilmore

178 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

MMADNESS clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Gilmore scores with a four punch combination!
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Alvarez tests Gilmore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gilmore lands a two punch combo.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Gilmore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Gilmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gilmore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A left lands for Alvarez.

Gilmore is rocked!
Gilmore lands with a nice body punch.
Gilmore is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez misses with a combination
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gilmore seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Alvarez throws out a powerful jab.
Gilmore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gilmore misses with a combination

and Alvarez counters with a single leg into guard. Gilmore didn't expect that.

Alvarez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gilmore looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gilmore looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gilmore!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore tries to stand but Alvarez is controlling his head.
Alvarez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gilmore tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alvarez controls his leg.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alvarez works his way to full guard. Good work.

Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilmore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Alvarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gilmore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Gilmore would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Alvarez has his foot on Gilmore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gilmore works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gilmore stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gilmore swinging wilding here.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Gilmore avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gilmore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gilmore finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Gilmore finds it's target.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gilmore misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gilmore.
Gilmore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gilmore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez tests Gilmore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice combination there by Gilmore.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gilmore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gilmore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Gilmore avoids nicely.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Alvarez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gilmore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gilmore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fred Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gilmore pinned against the cage. Gilmore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Gilmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gilmore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fred Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gilmore is trying to buck Alvarez off.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Gilmore is working away.
Gilmore is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alvarez is controlling him well.

Alvarez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gilmore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gilmore bucks up and tries to throw Alvarez off but instead Alvarez has got his back!
Gilmore covers up after that shot from Alvarez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gilmore covering up well and avoiding damage.

Alvarez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gilmore knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gilmore for a finish.

Gilmore defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Alvarez is persistently looking for the submission but Gilmore is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore looking very determined here, making life difficult for Alvarez.

Alvarez is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gilmore knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gilmore for a finish.
Alvarez is throwing strikes by Gilmore counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Gilmore regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gilmore won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gilmore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a two punch combo.
Gilmore takes one to the chin there.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gilmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Gilmore does no damage.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Gilmore moves out of range easily.
Gilmore misses with a two punch combination.
Gilmore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alvarez swinging wilding here.
Gilmore scores with a nice right hand.
Gilmore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gilmore backs up against the ropes.
Gilmore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gilmore takes one on the button.
Alvarez throws a one two combo.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Gilmore avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gilmore fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Gilmore misses with a double jab.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilmore.
Alvarez tests Gilmore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez lands with a straight right. Gilmore didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Gilmore is working away.

Alvarez tries for a kimura but Gilmore is defending well.

Alvarez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gilmore to his feet.
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez works over Gilmore's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gilmore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gilmore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez shoots in but Gilmore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alvarez shoots in but Gilmore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Gilmore.

Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gilmore, pushing him back against the ropes.

Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Gilmore missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gilmore misses with a straight right.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Gilmore scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Gilmore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gilmore is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alvarez.
Gilmore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gilmore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alvarez scores with a three punch combo!
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilmore.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Gilmore.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gilmore's head.
Happy Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gilmore misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Gilmore will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilmore throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez lands a head kick. Gilmore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gilmore misses with a double jab
and Alvarez counters with a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Gilmore as Alvarez shoots in.
Gilmore misses with the combination.
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvarez works over Gilmore's head and body with a nice combination.
Gilmore throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Fred Alvarez!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Fred Alvarez!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Fred Alvarez!

Fred Alvarez wins by unanimous decision!