PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Jotko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alvarez
vs
Jotko

200 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krzysztof Jotko!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jotko tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jotko tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Jotko sprawls well.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Alvarez dives in and scores a takedown into Jotko's guard.

Jotko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alvarez defends it easily.
Alvarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jotko is looking to stand up but Alvarez isn't so interested in that idea.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alvarez chips away with some ground and pound.

Alvarez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jotko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alvarez, into his guard.

Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Jotko defends easily.
Alvarez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control the position here.
Jotko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez has his hands on Jotko's head, controlling the position.
Alvarez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jotko is just riding it out for now. Alvarez eventually gives up the hold.

Jotko is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarez.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Jotko is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvarez working the head and body with strikes.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jotko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alvarez throwing shots but Jotko is blocking nicely.
Alvarez throwing shots but Jotko is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Alvarez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alvarez misses with a head shot. Jotko uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James 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 dodges the punch combination from Jotko.

Alvarez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jotko is staying active underneath Alvarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alvarez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jotko trying to control but Alvarez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jotko taking some punishment here, with Alvarez in his half guard.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jotko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvarez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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.
Alvarez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Alvarez lands a heavy elbow.
Jotko is squirming around, avoiding Alvarez's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working Jotko over with strikes here.
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount.

Jotko is rocked!
Alvarez lands a couple of good shots and Jotko has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jotko is still in real trouble! Can Alvarez finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alvarez is working hard for the rear naked choke 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!

Jotko is having to fend off submission attempts from Alvarez, who is looking to sink in the choke. Alvarez doesn't have the hooks in though and Jotko manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

Jotko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

Alvarez pushes a forearm under Jotko's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jotko is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Alvarez!
A relieved looking James Alvarez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.