PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Aloisio (ranked 5652 p4p, 487 weight class) and Cain Alvarado (ranked 8880 p4p, 583 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Aloisio
vs
Alvarado

180 cm
28
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Afonso Aloisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Alvarado!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aloisio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvarado's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvarado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvarado tries to clinch there but Aloisio circles away.
Aloisio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alvarado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvarado blocks the body kick.
Aloisio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarado.
And Alvarado tries to counter it with a takedown but Aloisio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aloisio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aloisio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aloisio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Alvarado moves into the clinch successfully.
Aloisio lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alvarado just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aloisio's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aloisio breaks the clinch.
Alvarado throws a series of punches but Aloisio avoids them all with ease.
Aloisio thinks about countering with a body kick.
Aloisio throws a big shot that misses.
Aloisio thumps Alvarado with a low kick.
Alvarado avoids the head kick by Aloisio.
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!
Aloisio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio misses with a straight left.
Alvarado is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aloisio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alvarado just manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aloisio.
Afonso Aloisio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aloisio throws a solid leg kick but Alvarado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aloisio.
A telegraphed right hand from Aloisio misses the target.
Aloisio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Aloisio misses.
Aloisio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvarado counters with a body kick.
Afonso Aloisio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvarado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aloisio.
Aloisio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarado's sensitive parts.
Alvarado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarado fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarado misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio stuffs the takedown.
Aloisio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Aloisio feints and then cracks Alvarado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarado down.
Alvarado throws a right hand that Aloisio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aloisio also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aloisio misses with a straight left.
Aloisio throws a jab when Alvarado was well out of range.
Aloisio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aloisio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvarado takes a step back to recover.
No luck for Alvarado with that takedown attempt.
Afonso Aloisio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Alvarado.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvarado blocks the leg kick.
Aloisio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvarado.
Aloisio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvarado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aloisio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarado misses with a head kick.
Aloisio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aloisio misses with a body kick.
Aloisio throws a low kick but Alvarado avoids it.
Alvarado slips under a jab.
Aloisio throws a body kick that misses
and Alvarado counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alvarado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aloisio jabs Alvarado right on the nose. Alvarado blinks but takes it well.
Alvarado dives in for a single leg takedown but Aloisio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alvarado shoots in for a double leg but Aloisio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvarado ducks under a wild hook from Aloisio.
Alvarado wants to counter with a clinch but Aloisio pushes him away.
Aloisio connects with a leg kick. Alvarado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aloisio scores with a jab.
Aloisio tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Aloisio misses.
Alvarado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aloisio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aloisio throws a hook but Alvarado blocks it.
Aloisio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aloisio keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Aloisio.
Aloisio swinging wildly here.
Aloisio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarado.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvarado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvarado goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aloisio throws a leg kick but Alvarado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aloisio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alvarado's head.
Aloisio throws a leg kick but Alvarado moved away.
Aloisio connects with an inside leg kick.
Aloisio lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Aloisio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aloisio throws a front kick aimed at Alvarado's knee but Alvarado avoids it well.
Alvarado wants to clinch up but Aloisio keeps it at a distance.
Cain Alvarado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aloisio throws a nice head kick!
Alvarado misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Aloisio - just one landing.
Aloisio throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarado moves out of range easily.
Aloisio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarado misses with the combination.
Aloisio throws a body kick that misses.
Aloisio just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvarado wants to clinch.
Alvarado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio thumps Alvarado with a low kick.
Aloisio throws a wild body kick that Alvarado sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Aloisio.
Alvarado tries to counter with a clinch but Aloisio shakes him off and moves away.
Alvarado fails with a takedown attempt.
Aloisio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aloisio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvarado throws a sloppy head kick and Aloisio moves out of range easily.
Alvarado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aloisio pinned against the cage. Aloisio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Afonso Aloisio is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aloisio throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarado moves out of range easily.
Aloisio looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarado is just out of range.
Alvarado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvarado.
Aloisio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aloisio with a hook.
Aloisio looks to land a left hand but Alvarado moved out of range nicely.
Alvarado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aloisio tried to score with a low kick but Alvarado checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alvarado is defended easily by Aloisio.
Afonso Aloisio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Alvarado.
Alvarado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aloisio.
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!
A punch combination from Aloisio misses.
Aloisio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aloisio defends it nicely.
Alvarado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarado darts in looking for a takedown but Aloisio gets double underhooks and turns Alvarado into the cage.
Aloisio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarado.
Alvarado wants to clinch.
Alvarado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aloisio.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aloisio.
Aloisio throws a series of punches but Alvarado moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aloisio. That's going to slow Alvarado down.
Aloisio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alvarado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aloisio sprawls well. Aloisio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarado gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aloisio connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvarado wants to clinch.
Aloisio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alvarado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aloisio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvarado takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Aloisio.
Aloisio misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvarado checks a leg kick.
Aloisio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afonso Aloisio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Alvarado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aloisio misses with a hook
and Alvarado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aloisio thinking.
Alvarado closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aloisio circles away.
Alvarado tries for a takedown but Aloisio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Afonso Aloisio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Alvarado.
A head kick misses from Aloisio.
Aloisio throws a series of punches but Alvarado avoids them all with ease.
Aloisio connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvarado doesn't manage to clinch there - Aloisio circles away.
Aloisio lands a high kick!

Alvarado shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Aloisio pushes Alvarado off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aloisio throws a series of punches but Alvarado moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Aloisio as Alvarado shoots in.
Aloisio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aloisio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aloisio scores with a kick to the body.
Alvarado shoots in looking for a takedown but Aloisio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alvarado's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alvarado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aloisio swivels and escapes.
Aloisio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvarado's hands.
Aloisio is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarado is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aloisio throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarado counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alvarado is looking to clinch.
Aloisio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aloisio lands with a right hand.
Aloisio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado wants to clinch up but Aloisio keeps it at a distance.
Aloisio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarado changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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!
Aloisio throws a push kick but Alvarado slaps the foot to one side.
Aloisio scores with a head kick. Alvarado tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aloisio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aloisio tries to bum rush Alvarado with a series of wild strikes but Alvarado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarado avoids the head kick by Aloisio.
Aloisio misses with a few strikes there.
Aloisio throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvarado counters with a straight right hand.
Aloisio misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aloisio avoids it really well and circles away.
Alvarado fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alvarado tries to clinch up.
Aloisio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alvarado wants to clinch.
Aloisio misses with an uppercut.
Alvarado tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aloisio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alvarado somewhat.
Alvarado defending well as Aloisio loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarado tries to close the distance and clinch but Aloisio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aloisio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aloisio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio connects with a body shot.
Aloisio throws a series of punches but Alvarado avoids them all with ease.
Aloisio throws a chopping leg kick but Alvarado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aloisio throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aloisio is fending him off so far but Alvarado persists. Nope, Aloisio circles away and we're back to standing.
Aloisio just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aloisio.
Alvarado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Aloisio does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aloisio tries to score with a low kick but Alvarado moves his leg out of the way.
Alvarado wants to clinch.
Cain Alvarado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aloisio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarado can do to turn this around?
Aloisio cracks the inside of Alvarado's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Afonso Aloisio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aloisio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afonso Aloisio!