PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paul Valens (ranked 2171 p4p, 246 weight class) and Marcio Alvarez (ranked 2435 p4p, 270 weight class). Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Made in Brazil. This should be a great matchup!

Paul Valens
vs
Alvarez

177 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

173 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paul Valens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcio Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Valens lands a nice shot to the body.
Jan Paul Valens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valens scores with a hook.
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.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Valens.
Valens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Valens.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Valens pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Valens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valens throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez flicks out a counter leg kick but Valens steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Valens looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez feints the counter takedown.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valens.
Alvarez defending well as Valens loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valens swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Jan Paul Valens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Valens.
Valens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Valens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez shoots in but Valens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez tests Valens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valens scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Valens moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valens loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Alvarez throws a shot to the body.
Valens throws a big shot that misses.
Valens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valens throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.

Alvarez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Valens's guard.
Alvarez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Valens controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Valens has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Valens keeps moving.
Valens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.

Alvarez working for submissions but it's allowed Valens to get to half guard.
Alvarez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alvarez.

Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valens defends well.

Alvarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Valens slips an elbow through the middle.
Valens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Valens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Valens prevents Alvarez from getting back to his feet.
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 Jan Paul Valens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Valens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice shot lands for Valens.
Valens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valens looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Valens.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valens blocks a jab.
As Alvarez looks to move away, Valens throws a big counter combo but Alvarez just gets out of the way.
Valens is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valens.
Valens throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
A slow jab from Valens misses its intended target.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
A big left from Valens misses.
Valens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jan Paul Valens is winning the standup battle so far.
Valens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valens. That's going to slow Alvarez down.
Valens misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Valens.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valens dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Valens lands with a shot to the body.
Valens throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Valens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Valens. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Valens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valens clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valens. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a hook but Valens avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Valens.
Valens blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
And Valens counters with a quick kick to the body but Alvarez blocks it.
Valens swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Valens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez unleashes a big counter combination but Valens bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
Valens throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valens throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez takes a swing at Valens's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Alvarez blocks the low kick.
Valens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Valens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alvarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valens pinned against the cage. Valens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Valens misses the target.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valens in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valens lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Valens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valens's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarez.
Valens misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Valens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez stalks Valens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valens's face. Valens staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valens misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez lands a jab.
Alvarez slips a jab from Valens.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Valens throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paul Valens dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
A quick step to the side and Valens tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valens throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Valens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valens throws a body shot but no joy.
Valens throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Valens forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
Valens is trying to stall.

Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valens scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Valens.
Alvarez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valens throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valens tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valens throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valens misses with a looping left.
Valens throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Valens throws a push kick but Alvarez slaps the foot to one side.
Good exchange - Valens coming out on top.
Alvarez throws out a powerful jab.
Alvarez tries to move into range but Valens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jan Paul Valens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valens swinging wildly here.
Valens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Alvarez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Valens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valens misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valens's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Valens lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Valens misses the target.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Valens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Valens lands with a kick to the temple. Alvarez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Valens misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Valens defends it well.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Valens.
Valens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Valens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez misses with a hook. Valens ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez scores with a body shot.

Alvarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
Valens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valens keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Marcio Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valens has his hands on Alvarez's head, controlling the position.
Valens keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcio Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Paul Valens!
Jan Paul Valens decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.