PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Alatorre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enzo Alatorre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alatorre
vs
Cezar

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
268 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enzo Alatorre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Cezar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cezar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cezar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cezar wants it to stay on the feet.
Enzo Alatorre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatorre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cezar's waist but Cezar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alatorre off to one side.
Alatorre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cezar.
Alatorre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cezar counters with a left and a right that stings Alatorre.
Cezar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Alatorre counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alatorre gets control of Cezar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alatorre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Cezar stands and steps away. Alatorre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cezar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alatorre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cezar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Alatorre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cezar.
Alatorre fails with a takedown attempt.
Cezar unleashes a big counter combination but Alatorre bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alatorre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cezar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alatorre shoots in but no luck this time.
Cezar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alatorre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cezar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alatorre is breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cezar, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cezar fails to land with a series of punches.

Alatorre clinches.
Cezar swings wildly with an uppercut but Alatorre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cezar pushes Alatorre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cezar is trying to force a seperation but Alatorre has the dominant position.
Cezar can't break the clinch.
Cezar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Alatorre manages to pull guard.
Cezar looking to pass the guard.

Cezar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alatorre, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatorre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Julio Cezar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alatorre shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cezar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cezar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alatorre.
Alatorre tries for a takedown but Cezar circles away easily
and Cezar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alatorre could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cezar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alatorre misses with a takedown attempt
and Cezar counters with a straight right hand.
Cezar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cezar cracks a nice hook into Alatorre's ribs.
Cezar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alatorre back to the cage. Cezar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cezar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Cezar catches Alatorre right on the button with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cezar!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatorre throws a sloppy head kick and Cezar moves out of range easily.
Alatorre wants to clinch but Cezar slips to the side
and Cezar counters with a nice uppercut.
Alatorre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cezar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alatorre scrambles back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Cezar.
Cezar lands a glancing blow to the side of Alatorre's head.
Cezar's corner calls for a 1-2. Cezar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cezar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alatorre misses with a takedown attempt
and Cezar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cezar throws a combination. Alatorre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Enzo Alatorre has been cut.
Alatorre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cezar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Alatorre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alatorre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Enzo Alatorre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alatorre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cezar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Cezar misses.
Cezar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alatorre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alatorre misses the body punch
and Cezar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Julio Cezar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alatorre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cezar avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cezar misses with a wild combination.
Alatorre feinted with a counter takedown.
Cezar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezar tries to bum rush Alatorre with a series of wild strikes but Alatorre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alatorre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Cezar as Alatorre shoots in.
Cezar connects with a body shot that sends Alatorre's belly button to the back.
Cezar misses with a wild combination.
Alatorre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatorre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cezar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cezar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alatorre fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Cezar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Alatorre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Cezar.
Cezar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alatorre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cezar to score with a decent uppercut.
Cezar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alatorre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cezar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cezar wants to break free but Alatorre has control.
Alatorre goes for a takedown attempt but Cezar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cezar misses with a two punch combination.
Alatorre is looking to counter the offense by Cezar and move into the clinch.
Alatorre moves to clinch but Cezar breaks away
and Cezar counters with a one-two to the body.
Cezar lands a two punch combo.
Alatorre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cezar is looking for the big counter here.
Alatorre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cezar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alatorres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alatorre moves in looking to clinch but Cezar pushes him off.
Cezar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alatorre fails with the takedown
letting Cezar counter with a right hand.
Cezar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cezar stuffs the takedown attempt from Alatorre. Alatorre gets slowly back to his feet.
Cezar throws a nice looking combination but Alatorre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cezar throws a shot to the body.
Cezar looks to land a combination but Alatorre avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cezar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Enzo Alatorre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jab from Cezar.
Alatorre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alatorre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Cezar to counter with a crisp jab.

Alatorre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Cezar kicks off Alatorre and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Cezar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alatorre doesn't seem phased though.
Alatorre misses with a takedown attempt
and Cezar counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alatorre misses with a takedown attempt - Cezar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Alatorre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cezar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cezar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatorre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cezar.
Cezar lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Cezar as Alatorre shoots in.
Cezar works over Alatorre's head and body with a nice combination.
Cezar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alatorre throws a head kick that misses
and Cezar counters with a straight right hand.
Cezar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cezar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cezar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cezar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alatorre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cezar stuns Alatorre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cezar throws a series of strikes that have Alatorre backpedaling.
Cezar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alatorre circles away quickly and effectively.
Cezar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cezar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alatorre backs up against the cage.
Alatorre shoots in looking for a takedown. Cezar tries to sprawl out of it but Alatorre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cezar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cezar is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cezar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cezar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cezar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cezar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alatorre circles away quickly and effectively.
Alatorre wants to clinch up but Cezar keeps it at a distance.
Alatorre misses with a double jab
and Cezar counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Alatorre with that takedown attempt.
Cezar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cezar.
Cezar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cezar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alatorre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Cezar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alatorre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cezar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Enzo Alatorre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alatorre darts in trying to clinch
and Cezar counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cezar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cezar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cezar!