PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boreste Bardanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardanos comes into the arena with My Kingdom Will Come blaring out of the sound system. Alvado has chosen Sean Price - Go Rambo as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bardanos
vs
Alvado

164 cm
29
145 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

180 cm
35
154 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boreste Bardanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardanos throws a poor cross that misses
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Bardanos scores with a jab. Alvado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Bardanos is out of range.
Bardanos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Bardanos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bardanos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bardanos counters with a stiff right hand.
Bardanos lands a slapping body shot.
Bardanos tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bardanos throws out the jab.
Bardanos slips a straight right by Alvado.
Alvado scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado cracks Bardanos with a good jab.
Alvado slips under a jab from Bardanos.
Bardanos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bardanos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bardanos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Alvado displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bardanos.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
Pablo Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bardanos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bardanos with a body shot.
Bardanos slips a jab from Alvado.
Bardanos misses with a right hand
and Bardanos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bardanos swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Bardanos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Alvado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bardanos misses with a jab to the body
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvado's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvado's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Bardanos throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
Bardanos dips to his left and cracks Alvado with an uppercut!
Bardanos throws a combination. Alvado tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bardanos throws a right hand that misses

and Alvado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvado.
Bardanos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvado.
I was talking to Bardanos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado tries to throw a body punch but Bardanos avoids it by throwing Alvado back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alvado.
Bardanos wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvado manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvado gets through Bardanos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvado presses Bardanos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bardanos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bardanos lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Alvado - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bardanos blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Bardanos pushes Alvado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bardanos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bardanos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado thinks about the counter body kick.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bardanos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bardanos throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvado! But no joy.
Bardanos avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Bardanos misses with a looping left.
Alvado lands a really nice looking cross but Bardanos seems unphased.
Bardanos lands a jab to the head.
Bardanos misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
As Bardanos backs off Alvado throws a huge counter combo but Bardanos manages to avoid it all.
Bardanos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bardanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Bardanos moves away and avoids it.
Alvado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Bardanos misses.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Bardanos misses the body punch
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Bardanos takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Bardanos lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Boreste Bardanos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alvado missing with a left hand there. Bardanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boreste Bardanos is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvado throws a looping overhand right but Bardanos ducks down to avoid it.
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos lands a right hook to the body.
Bardanos throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Bardanos misses
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Alvado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvado throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bardanos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado misses with the body kick
and Bardanos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alvado thinking.
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!
Alvado lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado scores with a nice strike.

Bardanos is rocked!
Alvado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bardanos if he has to take too many more of those.
Oh Bardanos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Bardanos's shoulder, as Bardanos tries to avoid the shot.
Bardanos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bardanos seems to have got his legs back now.
Alvado misses the jab.
Alvado throws a right and a left that Bardanos avoids nicely.

Alvado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bardanos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bardanos trying to control but Alvado is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bardanos throwing strikes but missing.
Bardanos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alvado pulls Bardanos in close to prevent any damage.
Bardanos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado cracks a nice hook into Bardanos's ribs.
Bardanos throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado misses with a hook. Bardanos ducked under it nicely.
Alvado looks to throw a body kick
and Bardanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvado throws a good cross that connects.
Bardanos works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Bardanos misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.
Bardanos swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Bardanos lands a right hook to the body.
Bardanos throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvado counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Bardanos looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bardanos momentarily.
Bardanos scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Bardanos misses.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Bardanos avoids it with no problem.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
Alvado throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bardanos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado throws a hook but Bardanos avoids it easily.

Bardanos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alvado quickly recovers to half guard.

Alvado makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bardanos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bardanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Boreste Bardanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bardanos to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
The fighters circling - Bardanos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado misses with a looping left.
Bardanos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bardanos misses with a hook
and Alvado counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bardanos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Bardanos.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bardanos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardanos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvado's waist but Alvado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bardanos off to one side.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bardanos throws out the jab.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Bardanos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado connects with a right hand. Bardanos shakes it off.
Bardanos throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Bardanos thuds a left hand into Alvado's body.
Bardanos fails with a takedown attempt.
Bardanos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bardanos swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado counters with a stiff right hand.

Bardanos gets a double leg takedown into Alvado's guard.

Alvado uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bardanos.
Bardanos misses with a body punch
and Alvado counters with a series of strikes. Bardanos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alvado misses with a lunging right hand
and Bardanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Alvado misses.
Alvado dodges the punch combination from Bardanos.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos lands a jab to the nose.
Alvado lands a head shot.
Alvado lands a lovely overhand right.
Bardanos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bardanos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bardanos looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Bardanos throws a shot to the body.
Alvado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bardanos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado tries to move into range but Bardanos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bardanos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Alvado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bardanos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bardanos throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
Alvado throws a big counter head kick but Bardanos avoids it with no problem.
Bardanos misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado throws a body punch but Bardanos moves out of range.
Bardanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado scores with a nice body kick.
Alvado is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bardanos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Bardanos misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Alvado really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bardanos swings widly with a right hand
and Alvado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvado moves forwards but Bardanos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvado leaves Bardanos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alvado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Bardanos.
Alvado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Bardanos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bardanos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvado - the referee stops the clock and Bardanos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvado. Bardanos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big right from Bardanos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardanos slips under a jab.
Bardanos looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Bardanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardanos misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos digs a good body shot into Alvado's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Alvado.
Bardanos jabs at Alvado's body.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Bardanos looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Bardanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvado misses with a looping right.
Alvado throws a head kick that Bardanos semi-blocks.
Bardanos avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bardanos.
Bardanos connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos blocks the body kick.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Bardanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado thows a body kick. Bardanos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bardanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bardanos connects with a looping right hand.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Bardanos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvado! But no joy.
Alvado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvado scores with a hook to the body. Bardanos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvado throws a jab when Bardanos was well out of range.
Alvado tries to clinch but Bardanos moves out of range.
Bardanos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Bardanos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos connects with a right hand. Alvado shakes it off.
Alvado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bardanos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bardanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bardanos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Bardanos moved out of range.
Alvado throws a shot from downtown. Bardanos moves away and avoids it.
Alvado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bardanos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvado avoids it really well and circles away.
Alvado tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Alvado misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bardanos lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvado's head.
Alvado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bardanos doesn't seem bothered though.

Bardanos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado is trying to maintain the position but Bardanos is very close to passing his half guard.
Bardanos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bardanos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvado defending well though.
Bardanos wants to control but Alvado is keeping him busy.
Bardanos is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Alvado reverses the position - he's now on top in Bardanos's guard.

Bardanos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alvado connects with the punch.
Bardanos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvado eats them both and turns towards Bardanos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bardanos throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bardanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bardanos misses the jab.
Bardanos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bardanos misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado moves out of range as Bardanos strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alvado.
Bardanos ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Bardanos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado with a nice cross.
Bardanos throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Bardanos lands with a cross.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bardanos blocks a jab.
Bardanos misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alvado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bardanos shoots in and drives through. Alvado sprawls well.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bardanos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boreste Bardanos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Bardanos.
Alvado moves forwards but Bardanos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bardanos missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvado follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado cracks Bardanos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bardanos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Bardanos avoids it with no problem.
Bardanos throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bardanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Bardanos throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick.
Bardanos takes one on the button.
Alvado misses with a right hand
and Bardanos counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardanos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bardanos just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado ducks right into an uppercut from Bardanos.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bardanos moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Bardanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bardanos seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Alvado shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Bardanos is backing up but Alvado catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Bardanos covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Alvado Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.