PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Alvarez (ranked 7790 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Mikolajow (ranked 3812 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alvarez
vs
Mikolajow

164 cm
19
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Mikolajow!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikolajow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikolajow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez throws a quick counter head kick but Mikolajow was just out of range.
Mikolajow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Reginald Alvarez has been cut.

Alvarez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mikolajow defending well though.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mikolajow trying to control but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mikolajow tries to roll over but Alvarez keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikolajow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alvarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like Alvarez is going to stand back up.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mikolajow's head.
Mikolajow wants to control but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Mikolajow tries to kick Alvarez off in order to stand up. Alvarez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mikolajow is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Alvarez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Alvarez working the ground and pound from side control.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez scoring with punches from side control.
Mikolajow looking for a sweep but Alvarez has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mikolajow looks winded!
Mikolajow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Mikolajow defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alvarez.

Alvarez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mikolajow has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez landing punches.
Mikolajow tries to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.

Mikolajow defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alvarez.
Mikolajow throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mikolajow tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez scoring with strikes but Mikolajow is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working Mikolajow over with strikes here.
Alvarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alvarez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mikolajow looks a forlorn figure.
Alvarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mikolajow?

Mikolajow is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Alvarez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mikolajow to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mikolajow shrugs it off.
Alvarez landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reginald Alvarez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.

Alvarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Mikolajow wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikolajow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez stands up over Mikolajow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alvarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mikolajow is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alvarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mikolajow's head.
Mikolajow looking to control but Alvarez passes into half guard.
Alvarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alvarez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Alvarez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mikolajow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alvarez.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mikolajow can do to turn this around?
Alvarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mikolajow is trying to control Alvarez's posture. Alvarez takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Mikolajow! Alvarez is rotating here... this could be the end... Mikolajow is out! Alvarez has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Reginald Alvarez!