PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milosz Barchandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Alvarez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Milosz Barchandao's chin.

Barchandao
vs
Alvarez

185 cm
31
180 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

191 cm
35
183 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Milosz Barchandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Alvarez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Barchandao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barchandao.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barchandao throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milosz Barchandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Barchandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milosz Barchandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alvarez.
Barchandao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.

Alvarez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Barchandao!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Barchandao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barchandao is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Alvarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barchandao keeps working.
Alvarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alvarez controlling the position from side mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barchandao.
Barchandao misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvarez shoots in but Barchandao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Barchandao tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barchandao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barchandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Barchandao sprawls well.
Barchandao slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barchandao.
Barchandao lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
Alvarez 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 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barchandao.
Barchandao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Barchandao misses the target.
Barchandao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Barchandao throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Milosz Barchandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barchandao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barchandao thinking.
Barchandao throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barchandao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Barchandao throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.

Alvarez gets a double leg takedown into Barchandao's guard.

Barchandao has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Alvarez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Barchandao.
Barchandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barchandao walks away with a smile on his face. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barchandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barchandao. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Barchandao misses.
Barchandao throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Barchandao misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Barchandao misses.
Barchandao ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
It looked like Barchandao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milosz Barchandao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barchandao throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alvarez is defended easily by Barchandao.
Alvarez defending well as Barchandao loads up on a big left hand.
We've been informed that Alvarez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nick Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez shoots in for a double leg but Barchandao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Milosz Barchandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alvarez.
Barchandao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alvarez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alvarez lands in his opponent's guard.
Alvarez content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvarez won't allow Barchandao to get back to his feet.
Alvarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barchandao is looking to stand up but Alvarez isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alvarez controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barchandao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Barchandao.
Barchandao misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvarez misses.

Alvarez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Barchandao has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Alvarez is on him like a limpet, forcing Barchandao back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barchandao can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Barchandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez fails to pull guard.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Barchandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barchandao throws a shot to the body.
Barchandao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barchandao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barchandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barchandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Barchandao lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Barchandao circles away easily
and Barchandao counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez jabs Barchandao right on the nose. Barchandao blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barchandao. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barchandao throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Barchandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milosz Barchandao dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barchandao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvarez's head backwards.
Barchandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but Barchandao avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barchandao defends well and Alvarez ends up having to push Barchandao into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A slow jab from Barchandao misses its intended target.
Alvarez feints the counter takedown.
Barchandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Barchandao scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barchandao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barchandao thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barchandao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvarez scrambles back to his feet.
Barchandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Barchandao backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Barchandao manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Barchandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barchandao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Barchandao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barchandao misses the jab.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Barchandao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Barchandao misses its target.
Milosz Barchandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alvarez.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barchandao.
Barchandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barchandao. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barchandao misses the shot to the body.
Barchandao scores with a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Barchandao misses the target.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Barchandao. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Alvarez defending well as Barchandao loads up on a big left hand.
Barchandao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barchandao throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a two punch combo.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Barchandao.
Milosz Barchandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Barchandao circles away easily
and Barchandao counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barchandao looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barchandao as he avoids it easily.
Barchandao connects with a looping right hand.
Alvarez shoots in but Barchandao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Barchandao, which made it look bad.
Barchandao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barchandao throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Barchandao avoids it easily.
Barchandao throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
As Barchandao backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Barchandao manages to avoid it all.
Barchandao throws a combination. Alvarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Milosz Barchandao is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barchandao connects with a crisp jab.
Barchandao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barchandao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab lands there for Barchandao.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barchandao throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barchandao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barchandao dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barchandao to score with a decent uppercut.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barchandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barchandao swivels and escapes.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Barchandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barchandao throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Barchandao counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barchandao swings and misses with a shot to the body

so Alvarez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barchandao keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Barchandao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
Nick Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Alvarez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barchandao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alvarez has Barchandao in his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milosz Barchandao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barchandao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milosz Barchandao!
A relieved looking Milosz Barchandao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.