PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Alviso (ranked 3251 p4p, 330 weight class) and Harg Grater (ranked 6616 p4p, 525 weight class). Alviso comes to the cage accompanied by Pooh Man-Oakland. Harg Grater has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jerome Alviso's chin.

Alviso
vs
Grater

178 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Alviso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harg Grater!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grater throws a wild body kick that Alviso sees coming a mile off.
Grater throws a body kick that misses.
Alviso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grater looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alviso throws a big counter combination but Grater scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alviso throws a head kick but Grater moves out of range.
Alviso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alviso throws a sloppy head kick and Grater moves out of range easily.

Alviso throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grater tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alviso is in Grater's guard.
Grater is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alviso connects with a couple of short punches.
Grater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alviso.
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!
Grater keeping moving, preventing Alviso from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alviso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grater's guard.

Alviso looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alviso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grater on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alviso drops an elbow to the side of Grater's head.
Alviso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alviso landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grater is looking to control Alviso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grater avoid being mounted?
Alviso wants to take a breather but Grater is having none of it.
Alviso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alviso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alviso in particular looking to stall.
Grater wants to improve his position but Alviso is controlling well.
Grater really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alviso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alviso trying to pass the guard but Grater defending well.
Alviso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grater wants to sweep but Alviso has passed to side control!
Alviso scores with punches from side control.
Grater is trying to improve his position.

Alviso is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grater has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alviso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Alviso.
Alviso is looking to take a break and control but Grater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alviso in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grater can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grater parries the strikes from Alviso easily there. Alviso is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grater to escape.
Alviso is chipping away with strikes.
An elbow from Alviso crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Alviso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alviso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grater sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alviso throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Alviso looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Alviso lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Alviso dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alviso scores with a jab to the body.
Alviso loads up on a big right hand but Grater slips the punch.
Grater throws the kick towards the body but Alviso avoids it.
Alviso throws a series of punches but Grater moves out of range.
Alviso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grater avoids the head kick by Alviso.
Grater tries to clinch there but Alviso circles away.
Alviso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grater can do to turn this around?
Alviso tries to bum rush Grater with a series of wild strikes but Grater uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alviso's corner calls for a 1-2. Alviso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alviso scores with a nice head shot.
Grater misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alviso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grater throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alviso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Grater.
Alviso misses with a wild combination.
Grater is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Grater blocks the low kick.
Alviso throws a series of punches but Grater moves out of range.
Grater throws a push kick but Alviso slaps the foot to one side.
Alviso moves out of range of the body kick from Grater.
Grater moves away from the strike by Alviso.
Alviso moves out of range as Grater throws a body kick.
Grater throws a wild body kick that Alviso sees coming a mile off.
Jerome Alviso is winning the standup battle so far.
Alviso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grater.
Alviso misses with a few strikes there.
Harg Grater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alviso misses with a series of wild punches.
Grater throws a push kick but Alviso slaps the foot to one side.
Alviso misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grater tries to clinch but Alviso moves out of range.
Alviso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grater throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alviso throws a series of punches but Grater avoids them all with ease.
Alviso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alviso misses with a two punch combination.
Alviso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grater's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alviso throws a right and a left that Grater avoids nicely.
Grater goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grater pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alviso avoids a kick to the body.
Alviso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grater looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alviso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grater throws a front kick that sends Alviso stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Alviso misses.
Grater thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alviso if he has to take too many more of those.
Grater throws a push kick but Alviso slaps the foot to one side.
Grater throws a body kick that misses.
Alviso misses with a wild body shot.
Grater misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grater misses with a body kick.
Grater misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grater.
Alviso misses with a body shot.
Grater misses with a body kick.
Alviso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grater thinks about the counter body kick.
Grater misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alviso lands with a hook. Grater tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grater looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grater throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grater looks for the body kick but Alviso saw that one coming.
Alviso looks to land a combination. Grater sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Grater is rocked!

Alviso gets tackled into the cage by Grater. Grater maintains the clinch.
Grater stalling in the clinch.
Alviso is struggling to control the position.
Grater is stalling here.
Grater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grater working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Alviso dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alviso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grater.
Alviso throws a series of punches but Grater moves out of range.
Alviso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grater throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alviso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grater backs up against the cage.
Alviso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grater misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alviso misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grater throws a push kick but Alviso slaps the foot to one side.
Grater moves out of range of the strikes.
Grater throws the kick towards the body but Alviso avoids it.
Alviso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grater slips a jab and a cross from Alviso.
Grater throws the kick towards the body but Alviso avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alviso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grater moves away.
Grater replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alviso blocks it well.
Alviso throws a body punch but Grater moves out of range.
Grater tries to clinch but Alviso moves out of range.
Grater looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grater is looking to land body kicks.
Alviso moves out of range of the body kick.
Grater is looking to land body kicks.
Grater looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alviso misses with the combination.
Grater looks to land a body kick but Alviso moved away.
Grater scores with a spinning back kick!
Grater throws a wild body kick that Alviso sees coming a mile off.
Alviso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harg Grater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alviso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grater was well out of range. Poor timing from Alviso.
Alviso blocks the body kick.
Grater throws a body kick that misses.
Alviso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alviso looks to land a left hand but Grater moved out of range nicely.
Grater throws the kick towards the body but Alviso avoids it.
Alviso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alviso blocks the body kick.
Alviso misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alviso blocks the body kick.
Alviso lands with a nice combination. Grater backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grater moves away from the strike by Alviso.

Alviso closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grater did well to prevent Alviso getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alviso wants to pass the guard but Grater is defending well.
Alviso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Alviso seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Grater is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jerome Alviso!
Jerome Alviso looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I've been fighting my whole life, line them up and i'll spank there asses like my catholic priest did to me.'.