PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nidhish Dhillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhillon comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Victory . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dhillon
vs
Alvarez

185 cm
29
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

187 cm
24
218 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nidhish Dhillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhillon scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.

It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Dhillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nidhish Dhillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhillon cracks Alvarez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
Dhillon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dhillon eats them both and turns towards Alvarez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left lands for Dhillon.
Dhillon throws a front kick aimed at Alvarez's knee but Alvarez avoids it well.
Alvarez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dhillon moves away.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Dhillon misses with a double jab
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a jab.
Dhillon moves away from the strike by Alvarez.
A little feinted left hand from Dhillon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dhillon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nidhish Dhillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dhillon.
Dhillon tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Dhillon cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dhillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez takes a swing at Dhillon's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhillon throws a leg kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dhillon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Alvarez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dhillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the body
and Dhillon counters with a right hand to the body.
Dhillon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Dhillon.
Dhillon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Dhillon settles back down.
Dhillon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez jabs at Dhillon's body.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Dhillon with a series of wild strikes but Dhillon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Dhillon's shoulder, as Dhillon tries to avoid the shot.
Dhillon lands an overhand right.
Alvarez takes a swing at Dhillon's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Dhillon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dhillon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dhillon throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dhillon misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Dhillon's head but Dhillon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Dhillon finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Dhillon scores with a three punch combo!
Dhillon misses with a combination
and Dhillon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dhillon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dhillon throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhillon throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dhillon staying out of range there.
Alvarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dhillon misses the shot to the body.
Dhillon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Dhillon.
Dhillon cracks the inside of Alvarez's front leg.
Alvarez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Dhillon misses with a double jab.
Dhillon throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dhillon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dhillon lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dhillon looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez flicks out a counter leg kick but Dhillon steps away.
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That has opened up Aaron Alvarez's cut even more.
Dhillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Nidhish Dhillon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Dhillon finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Alvarez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dhillon doesn't seem bothered though.
Dhillon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dhillon. Dhillon obviously looking to wear him down.
Dhillon throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Dhillon misses.
Dhillon misses with a right hand
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Dhillon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dhillon throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhillon misses with a double jab
and Alvarez counters with an inside leg kick.
Dhillon throws a low kick but Alvarez moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez swings for the body but Dhillon moves out of range.
Dhillon misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dhillon thinking.
Dhillon lands with a kick to the temple. Alvarez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dhillon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dhillon manages to avoid it.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez unleashes a big counter combination but Dhillon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dhillon misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nidhish Dhillon is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a swing at Dhillon's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dhillon rather than just go for the knockout.
Dhillon throws a head kick that misses
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dhillon misses with the combination.
Nidhish Dhillon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Dhillon saw that one coming.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dhillon.
Dhillon jabs at Alvarez's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Dhillon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dhillon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Dhillon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dhillon down.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dhillon.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dhillon moves away.
Dhillon cracks Alvarez with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhillon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dhillon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Dhillon.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Dhillon.
Jab, jab by Alvarez - just one landing.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dhillon avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhillon throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Dhillon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez takes a swing at Dhillon's ribcage but misses.
Dhillon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab by Alvarez.
Dhillon misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dhillon was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Dhillon scores with a nice head shot.
Dhillon looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Dhillon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dhillon throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dhillon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alvarez scores with a jab. Dhillon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dhillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dhillon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.

Dhillon is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
Oh Dhillon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez is leaning against Dhillon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvarez works on Dhillon's body with a couple of short punches.
Dhillon seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhillon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dhillon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhillon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Dhillon gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Dhillon just leaning against Alvarez, taking a breather.

Alvarez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dhillon is trying to keep an underhook but Alvarez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is taking a breather. Dhillon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Alvarez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhillon lands with an overhand left.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Dhillon counters with a low kick, right behind Alvarez 's knee.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Dhillon.
Dhillon misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Dhillon moves out of range.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dhillon misses the body punch
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dhillon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dhillon tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Dhillon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dhillon tries to land a leg kick but Alvarez saw it coming and moves away.
Dhillon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dhillon. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Dhillon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dhillon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dhillon.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Dhillon avoids it well.
Dhillon misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvarez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Alvarez!
In defeat, Nidhish Dhillon stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back...'.