PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alvarado
vs
Mackenzie

200 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

201 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mackenzie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mackenzie - that will leave a mark!

Mackenzie clinches with his opponent.
Alvarado jumps guard but Mackenzie stands there with Alvarado around his waist. Alvarado gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mackenzie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarado lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Alvarado jumps guard and drags Mackenzie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Alvarado throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mackenzie escapes and throws Alvarado's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado is trying to control Mackenzie's posture but Mackenzie avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mackenzie is controlling him well.
Alvarado is looking to get back to his feet here but Mackenzie is keeping cool and he's managed to take Alvarado's back.
Alvarado wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarado 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarado manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mackenzie's guard. Nice work there by Alvarado.
Alvarado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mackenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mackenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mackenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarado controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alvarado slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Mackenzie gets a clinch.
Alvarado tries to pull guard but Mackenzie won't allow it.
Mackenzie prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mackenzie is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarado has double underhooks.
Mackenzie is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Mackenzie manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Alvarado tries to keep at a distance but Mackenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mackenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mackenzie instigates a clinch.
Alvarado jumps guard but Mackenzie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alvarado is looking to control Mackenzie's arms but Mackenzie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarado has his back to the cage.
Mackenzie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mackenzie wants to break free but Alvarado has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarado drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Mackenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Mackenzie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mackenzie delivers a nice body kick.

Mackenzie closes the distance and clinches.

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

Alvarado gets tackled into the cage by Mackenzie. Mackenzie maintains the clinch.

Mackenzie breaks from the clinch.
Samuel Alvarado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarado misses with a takedown attempt

and Mackenzie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mackenzie breaks the clinch.
Alvarado tries to clinch but Mackenzie is having none of it.
Alvarado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mackenzie lands a slapping body shot.
Mackenzie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Alvarado tries to keep at a distance but Mackenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarado drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mackenzie pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarado moves out of range easily.

Mackenzie tries to keep at a distance but Alvarado has taken the fight into the clinch.

Alvarado pulls Mackenzie into guard.
Mackenzie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarado is proving hard to escape from.
Mackenzie prevents Alvarado from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie tries to stand but Alvarado is controlling from the bottom.
Alvarado wants to get back to his feet but Mackenzie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Alvarado manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mackenzie looks to land a body kick but Alvarado moved away.

Mackenzie closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarado is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarado jumps guard but Mackenzie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado is trying to pull guard but Mackenzie has him pressed against the cage.

Mackenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mackenzie has managed to clinch.
Alvarado stalling in the clinch.
Alvarado is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mackenzie to keep the fight standing.
Alvarado tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Mackenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Mackenzie manages to break the clinch.
Alvarado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvarado walks into a jab.

It looks like Samuel Alvarado has been cut.

Mackenzie forces Alvarado back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado is trying to pull guard but Mackenzie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mackenzie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alvarado jumps guard but Mackenzie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mackenzie is trying to break the clinch but Alvarado is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Mackenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mackenzie has closed the distance and engaged Alvarado in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Alvarado moves into the clinch successfully.
Mackenzie wants to break free but Alvarado has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Mackenzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Alvarado's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Mackenzie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarado is looking to counter the offense by Mackenzie and move into the clinch.
Mackenzie looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Mackenzie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alvarado manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mackenzie's best efforts.
Alvarado is trying to stand up here but Mackenzie is controlling him well.
Alvarado is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Matthew Mackenzie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mackenzie wants to stand up but Alvarado is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mackenzie throws a body kick that misses.
Alvarado blocks the body kick.
Alvarado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Mackenzie as Alvarado shoots in.

Mackenzie closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarado tries to score a body lock takedown but Mackenzie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mackenzie breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mackenzie takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mackenzie's efforts to push away.
Alvarado is trying to pull guard but Mackenzie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Alvarado. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mackenzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mackenzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarado. That did some damage!
Mackenzie throws a front kick that sends Alvarado stumbling back into the cage.
Alvarado has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mackenzie.

Mackenzie clinches up with Alvarado and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado prevents Mackenzie from breaking the clinch.
Mackenzie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Mackenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mackenzie throws a nice head kick!

Mackenzie closes the distance and pushes Alvarado back into the cage.
Matthew Mackenzie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Mackenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mackenzie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvarado wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mackenzie misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarado wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie goes for a small jab and connects. Now Mackenzie goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Alvarado stumbles back but Mackenzie runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Alvarado to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Alvarado will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matthew Mackenzie!
A victorious Matthew Mackenzie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.