PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heart of Courage . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Baba
vs
Alvarez

182 cm
23
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
199 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaime Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baba appears to be looking for a big counter.
A shot to the liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
Baba avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Baba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Baba avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Baba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alvarez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baba eats them both and turns towards Alvarez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like George Baba has been cut.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez connects with a jab.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba lands with an overhand left.
Jaime Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez stuns Baba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baba avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
A jab from Baba finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alvarez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baba rather than just go for the knockout.
Baba throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Baba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Baba - just one landing.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarez off balance momentarily.
Alvarez lands with a nice body punch.
Baba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Baba.
Baba scores with a head kick.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba tried to counter with a leg kick but Alvarez avoided it.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baba thinks about countering with a head kick.
Baba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez scores with a head kick. Baba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Baba.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Baba thinks about countering with a head kick.
Alvarez scores with a body shot.
Baba tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baba lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Baba.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alvarez takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez throws the kick towards the body but Baba avoids it.
Baba looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba throws a quick counter head kick but Alvarez was just out of range.
Baba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Baba moves out of range.
Alvarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaime Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Baba'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.

Baba avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baba is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Baba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvarez defending well as Baba loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Baba throws a quick counter head kick but Alvarez was just out of range.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaime Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Baba misses the target.
Jaime Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Baba finds it's target.
Alvarez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baba counters with a low kick, right behind Alvarez 's knee.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Baba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Baba.
Alvarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baba can pounce on him.
Baba slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Baba avoids it well.
Alvarez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBaba.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Baba might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alvarez cracks Baba with a good jab.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Baba lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but Baba checks it
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Alvarez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A bone on bone clash there as Alvarez blocks the leg kick.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba thinks about countering with a head kick.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Baba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baba.
Baba avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Baba blocks the body kick.
Baba throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baba fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alvarez just manages to avoid it.
Baba blocks a jab.
Baba misses the jab.
Alvarez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvarez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Alvarez checks a leg kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Alvarez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Baba throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Baba misses with a low kick.
It looks like Baba has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baba throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Baba feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Baba avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baba misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the body
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Baba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A shot to the body from Alvarez misses
and Baba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Baba counters with a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baba counters with a good low kick that Alvarez was not able to check.
Baba scores with a hook.
Baba misses with a head kick.
Baba lands a head kick. Alvarez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Alvarez is rocked!
Baba moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Alvarez throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Baba half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alvarez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Baba moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Baba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Baba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Baba lands the left hand.
Alvarez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baba eats them both and turns towards Alvarez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baba feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baba feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!

Baba drops Alvarez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Alvarez looks back up at him and smiles so Baba waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). George Baba!
George Baba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.