PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little has chosen Lion King - Circle of Life as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Alvarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alvarez
vs
Little

191 cm
27
183 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
28
182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Little!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez jabs at Little's body.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Alvarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Little under the eye.
Alvarez swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Little on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Little counters with a big head kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.

Little gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little taking a breather.
Little being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little stalls.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alvarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Alvarez.
Knees to the body from Little.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez slowing the pace effectively.
Alvarez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Alvarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Little.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Alvarez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Little prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Little won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvarez.
Alvarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Little into the cage.
Alvarez pushes Little back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Little.
A short right from Alvarez.
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
Alvarez lands with a right to the head.

Little is rocked!
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez pushes Little against the cage. Alvarez is working some dirty boxing. Alvarez pushes off with a quick right hook! Little goes down! Little tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Alvarez moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Alvarez!
Nick Alvarez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.