PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Pappalardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Alverez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derek Pappalardo's chin.

Pappalardo
vs
Alverez

175 cm
25
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hellraiser FightGear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derek Pappalardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Alverez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alverez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pappalardo looks to throw the jab but Alverez is out of range.
Alverez needs to keep his hands up - Pappalardo had a free shot at his head there.
Alverez misses with a jab to the body
letting Pappalardo counter with a right hand.
Alverez misses with a hook
and Pappalardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Alverez does no damage.
Alverez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alverez misses with an uppercut.
Alverez misses with a body shot
and Pappalardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alverez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pappalardo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pappalardo lands a jab.
Alverez tries to clinch
and Alverez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappalardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alverez's hands.
Pappalardo lands a right hook to the body.
Alverez wants to clinch but Pappalardo slips to the side
letting Pappalardo counter with a right hand.

Alverez moves into the clinch.
Pappalardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Alverez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Alverez misses with the head strike.
Pappalardo gets through Alverez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alverez misses with some punches.
Alverez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alverez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Pappalardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Pappalardo.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Alverez blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Alverez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pappalardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pappalardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Pappalardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Pappalardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alverez.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Pappalardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alverez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pappalardo lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alverez.
Pappalardo is working Alverez over against the cage.
Pappalardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Pappalardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alverezs head.
Alverez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pappalardo blocks a body shot from Alverez.
Pappalardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alverezs head.
Pappalardo lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
Pappalardo lands with a light punch inside.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pappalardo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Pappalardo fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Pappalardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Alverez fails to land.
Pappalardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pappalardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappalardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Pappalardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alverez working aggressively here.
Pappalardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pappalardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Alverez controls his hands.
Alverez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alverez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pappalardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappalardo.
Pappalardo misses with some punches.
Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alverez tries to throw a body punch but Pappalardo avoids it by throwing Alverez back against the cage.
A short left from Pappalardo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Pappalardo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alverez misses with a hook
and Pappalardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Pappalardo slips a straight right by Alverez.
Pappalardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alverez is looking to clinch but Pappalardo is avoiding it.
Pappalardo is looking to counter punch.
Alverez throws a shot from downtown. Pappalardo moves away and avoids it.
Pappalardo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alverez throws an off balance right hand
and Pappalardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pappalardo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alverez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pappalardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pappalardo lands a body shot.
Pappalardo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappalardo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alverez tries to clinch up but Pappalardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Pappalardo is looking for a counter combo.
Alverez misses with a double jab
enabling Pappalardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alverez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alverez closes the distance and pushes Pappalardo back into the cage.
Pappalardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pappalardo blocking some punches.
Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alverez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappalardo.
Pappalardo lands a shoulder strike.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Pappalardo misses with a body punch.
Derek Pappalardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pappalardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pappalardo working aggressively here.
Pappalardo pushes Alverez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pappalardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pappalardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Alverez is rocked!
Alverez is breathing heavily.
Pappalardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alverez is still on wobbly legs! Can Pappalardo finish him?
Pappalardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Pappalardo.
Alverez seems to have recovered his senses.
Pappalardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pappalardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pappalardo can't find room to land a body shot as Alverez controls the action.
Pappalardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alverez backwards.
Pappalardo pushes Alverez against the cage. Pappalardo is working some dirty boxing. Pappalardo pushes off with a quick right hook! Alverez goes down! Alverez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pappalardo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Pappalardo!
Derek Pappalardo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.