PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Boy (ranked 1561 p4p, 215 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 456 p4p, 75 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boy
vs
Alvarez

185 cm
32
187 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

187 cm
28
218 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Boy checks it.
Boy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Boy avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Boy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boy throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Boy sets himself, and Alvarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Boy avoids it this time.
A leg kick checked by Alvarez.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boy.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
We've been informed that Alvarez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boy digs a good hook to Alvarez's body.
Boy throws a shot to the body.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.

Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boy blocking some punches.
Boy cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
A short left from Boy.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvarez.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Boy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Boy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Boy tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Alvarez rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy.
Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boy.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Boy coming out on top.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Boy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boy missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez tries to counter with a clinch but Boy shakes him off and moves away.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez shoots and misses
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Boy throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez flicks out a counter leg kick but Boy steps away.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Boy scores with a decent looking hook.
Boy misses with a looping right.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Boy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boy throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Boy is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Boy moves away
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boy takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Boy slips a straight right by Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beast Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boy misses with a body shot.
Boy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boy scores with a body shot.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez wants to counter the offense by Boy and move into the clinch position.
Boy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alvarez's head backwards.
Boy lands the left hand.
Beast Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Boy.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Boy.
Boy avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Alvarez rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Boy missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Boy gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling him.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Boy working Alvarez over with knees to the body.
Alvarez tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boy blocks an uppercut.
Aaron Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Boy can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boy.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boy obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.
Boy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Boy.
Boy blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boy.
Boy is leaning against Alvarez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Boy.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvarez slips a jab from Boy.
Boy throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez walks into a jab.

That has opened up Aaron Alvarez's cut even more.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.

Alvarez forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Boy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
I was talking to Boy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boy prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
Boy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boy landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beast Boy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boy to score with a decent uppercut.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Boy.
Alvarez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Boy.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Boy there.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Boy throws a predictable looking body shot

and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boy misses with a punch to the body.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez tries to score a body lock takedown but Boy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy lands a right hand.
Boy cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Boy misses its intended target.
Boy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
It looked like Boy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good exchange - Boy coming out on top.

The cut above Aaron Alvarez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Boy.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Beast Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boy with a jab.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Boy lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.

Alvarez is rocked!
Boy cracks Alvarez on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Alvarez falls backwards against the cage. Boy follows up with more strikes that drop Alvarez to his knees. Boy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Alvarez! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beast Boy!