PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Sherbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherbo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boom Boom Out Go The Lights/ Pat Travers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Florentino Ernesto Alvarez
vs
Sherbo

180 cm
31
166 lbs
21 - 8 - 1

177 cm
35
162 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

KAISER
Beaver Jooce!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pavel Sherbo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavel Sherbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez throws a hook but Sherbo blocks it.
Sherbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Sherbo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherbo.
Alvarez tries to counter with a takedown but Sherbo is quick to defend against it.
Sherbo takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Sherbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sherbo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Sherbo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sherbo.

Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sherbo keeps working.
Sherbo prevents Alvarez from moving into mount.
Sherbo struggling a bit here.
Alvarez working the head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Alvarez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alvarez staying calm.
Sherbo is trying to work for a sweep but Alvarez has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez lands with some strikes.
Alvarez with shots to the head and body - Sherbo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sherbo tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.

Alvarez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Alvarez raining down shots from the mount!
Alvarez dominating with strikes here.
Sherbo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Alvarez has control of Sherbo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sherbo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alvarez breaks from Sherbo's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sherbo is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Sherbo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Alvarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sherbo misses with a body shot.
Sherbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Sherbo misses its intended target.
Alvarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pavel Sherbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez lands with a straight right. Sherbo didn't see that one coming.
Sherbo throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.

Alvarez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sherbo to the mat! Sherbo manages to get full guard.
Sherbo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Sherbo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherbo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sherbo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sherbo looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes down on Sherbo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alvarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alvarez is pressing down on Sherbo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sherbo is holding on for now.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sherbo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Alvarez manages to pass to mount!
Alvarez controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alvarez dominating with strikes here.
Sherbo is squirming around, avoiding Alvarez's attempts to control the action.
Alvarez with a couple of short strikes.
Alvarez landing strikes from the mount.

Sherbo is rocked!
Sherbo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Alvarez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
After winning the bout, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.