PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Quint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Doom. Michael Alvarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alvarez
vs
Quint

160 cm
23
145 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
27
143 lbs
14 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Quint!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Quint.
Alvarez is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvarez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quint finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Alvarez throws a front kick that sends Quint stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Quint misses with a kick to the body
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quint moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Quint.
Alvarez tried to counter with a leg kick but Quint avoided it.
Quint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quint has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Quint lands a nice looking body kick.
Quint scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Quint throws out a leg kick but Alvarez moves out of range and Quint only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alvarez tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quint misses with a two punch combination.
Sam Quint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quint rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a head kick. That will keep Quint thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Quint scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quint misses with a low kick.
Quint lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Quint moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quint finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.

It looks like Michael Alvarez has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Quint.
An inside leg kick lands from Quint.
Quint looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Quint.
Quint throws a low kick, looking for Alvarez's leg but Alvarez calmly moves out of range.
Quint works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quint misses with a wild combination.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Quint is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alvarez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Quint motions for Alvarez to come forward. Quint throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quint has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alvarez throws a push kick but Quint slaps the foot to one side.
Alvarez misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvarez's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quint.
Good work by Quint as he checks the leg kick.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Quint counters with a nice body kick.
Alvarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quint can pounce on him.
Alvarez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Quint.
Quint shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Quint lands a head kick. Alvarez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Quint misses.
Quint scores with a decent looking hook.
Alvarez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quint, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quint throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvarez connects with a high kick.
Alvarez walks into a stiff left hand from Quint.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Quint's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Quint throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Quint is predictable there
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez checks the leg kick.
Quint looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quint lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Quint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch lands to the side of Alvarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quint uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Quint misses the jab.
Quint misses with a low kick.
Quint throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Quint is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Quint misses with a head kick.
Quint wants to slow Alvarez down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quint lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Quint misses the jab.
Quint lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint misses with a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a head kick. That will keep Quint thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Quint misses with a body shot.
Quint misses with a body punch
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Quint.
Quint sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quint throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quint throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Quint.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quint scores with a jab.
Quint is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Quint takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Quint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quint is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alvarez with a body shot.
A lazy left from Quint finds it's target.
That kick from Quint tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quint avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.

Alvarez gets tackled into the cage by Quint. Quint maintains the clinch.
Alvarez taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quint.
Quint blocks an elbow strike.
Quint misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sam Quint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quint punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Quint throws a good cross that connects.
Quint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quint moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alvarez misses with the body kick
and Quint counters with a straight right hand.
Quint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Quint throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Quint.
Alvarez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Quint misses with a lunging right hand
and Quint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quint.
Quint just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Quint lands.
Quint fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Quint, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Quint manages to avoid it.
Quint swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alvarez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quint scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Quint throws a leg kick which misses Alvarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvarez tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Quint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Quint lands but Alvarez takes it in his stride.
Alvarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Quint tries to clinch up.
Alvarez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Quint moves out of range.
Quint thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quint moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Quint throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvarez. That's going to slow Quint down.
Alvarez tests Quint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quint scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Quint drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez tries to break free but Quint pushes him back against the cage.
Quint blocks an elbow strike.
Quint takes a shot to the head.

Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quint lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Quint. Beautiful body shot.
Quint darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quint throws a leg kick which misses Alvarez's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvarez tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quint scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Quint.

Alvarez is rocked!
Quint misses with a lunging right hand
and Quint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quint throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quint scores with a nice strike.

Quint drops Alvarez with a beautiful combination! Alvarez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Quint is looking for the KO!
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick
and Quint counters with an outside leg kick.
Quint scores with a nice right hand.
Alvarez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A left lands for Quint.
Alvarez lands a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Alvarez blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quint connects with a crisp jab.
Quint throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Quint swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Quint checks a leg kick.
Quint appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looks like Alvarez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Quint throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quint's head.
Quint misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with an outside leg kick.
Quint takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
Alvarez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alvarez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quint scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quint punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Quint walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quint plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Quint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quint slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Quint really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quint scores with a nice strike.
Quint connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Quint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Quint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Quint saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quint!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quint turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quint throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quint looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that misses.
Quint swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Alvarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quint to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quint.
An inside leg kick lands from Quint.
A head kick misses from Quint.
Quint tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily.
Quint gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quint uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quint can pounce on him.
Quint throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.
Quint keeps Alvarez at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quint lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Quint throws a big shot that misses.
Quint feints a jab promting Alvarez to slip. Quint then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alvarez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quint is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarez tried to counter with a leg kick but Quint avoided it.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Quint moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Alvarez connects with a jab.
Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quint throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
And Alvarez counters with a quick kick to the body but Quint blocks it.
Quint moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvarez.
Quint misses with a body punch
and Alvarez counters with an inside leg kick.
Quint pushes Alvarez away with a front kick.
Alvarez tries to score with a low kick but Quint moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Quint does it's job there.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Alvarez tried to counter with a leg kick but Quint avoided it.
A good leg kick by Quint.
Quint checks a leg kick.
Quint's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Quint duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quint misses with a straight left.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Quint is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Quint's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Quint lands with a right hand.
Quint lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Quint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Quint dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Quint wants to land a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Quint lands with a nice body punch.
Quint throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Quint scores with a punch to the head.
Quint throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Quint throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Quint misses the jab.
And Alvarez counters with a quick kick to the body but Quint blocks it.
Quint throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Quint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quint.
Quint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quint throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Quint is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alvarez with a body shot.
Quint connects with the punch.
Quint lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Quint throws a head kick that misses
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quint throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quint keeps Alvarez at a distance using the push kick.
Sam Quint is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quint throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Quint misses.
Quint tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quint.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quint misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez tries to land a leg kick but Quint saw it coming and moves away.
Quint only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint throws a series of strikes that have Alvarez backpedaling.
Quint jabs Alvarez right on the nose. Alvarez blinks but takes it well.
Quint connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quint shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvarez eats them both and turns towards Quint to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alvarez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Quint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quint tries to score with a low kick but Alvarez moves his leg out of the way.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quint.
Alvarez tries to score with a low kick but Quint moves his leg out of the way.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quint.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quint throws a head kick that Alvarez semi-blocks.
Quint throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Quint misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quint scores with a nice head shot.

Quint clinches up against the cage.
Quint avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the cage.
Quint lands an elbow inside.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
Michael Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Sam Quint has been cut.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Quint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quint has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Quint! Sam Quint retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Sam Quint rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Michael Alvarez had this to say: 'I admit defeat. He did a good job.'.