PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sofpho King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blue Collar Man. Alvarez has chosen Doom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Micheal Alvarez is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

King
vs
Alvarez

194 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

160 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sofpho King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
King loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alvarez throws a big counter head kick but King avoids it with no problem.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Alvarez scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. King really felt that one!
King throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez throws a big counter head kick but King avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
King changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alvarez.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
King is breathing heavily.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sofpho King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
King throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
And Alvarez responds with a good body kick, but King manages to step out the way in time.
Alvarez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
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!
King throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez flicks out a counter leg kick but King steps away.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with an outside leg kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.

Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Alvarez stalling against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alvarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from King on the inside.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
King is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King misses with some punches.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from King.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Alvarez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has King pressed against the ropes, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
King blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
King slows down the pace here.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from King.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

King throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Alvarez moves into the clinch successfully.
King blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Micheal Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.

King is rocked!
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
King tries to break free but Alvarez pushes him back against the ropes.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alvarez counters with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King fails to land with a series of punches.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King tries to keep at a distance but Alvarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
Alvarez lands an elbow just above King 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is pressed against the ropes. Alvarez pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts King! Two more big strikes from Alvarez and King crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Micheal Alvarez!
Micheal Alvarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Sofpho King was interviewed post fight and said 'Sofa King Shitty. Everybody back to the pile. '.