PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 2621 p4p, 225 weight class) and Corey Clark (ranked 2348 p4p, 209 weight class). Corey Clark acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Alvarez
vs
Clark

179 cm
23
150 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Clark !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Clark .
Some wild striking there from Clark .
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Clark has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark scores with a nice right hand.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark .
Alvarez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Ricardo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark cracks Alvarez with an open hand slap.
Alvarez drops his hands momentarily and Clark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Clark counters with a nice body shot.
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Clark had a free shot at his head there.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Clark cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Clark throws a series of strikes that have Alvarez backpedaling.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Clark looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Alvarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clark sprawls and moves away.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips a straight right by Alvarez.
A little jabbing left from Clark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Clark throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Clark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Clark moves into range and connects with a jab.

Clark fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alvarez sprawls well initially but Clark persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clark working Alvarez over with strikes.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Clark postures up.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
Clark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clark is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Clark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Clark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark scoring with some ground and pound.

Alvarez is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Clark dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Clark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alvarez was covering up waiting for the punch and Clark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Clark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Clark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clark has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.

Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clark is aware though and is defending well.
Clark landing with the ground and pound.
Clark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clark is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.

Alvarez working for a triangle but Clark defends it easily.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Clark controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark scoring with some ground and pound.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
Clark postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clark working some strikes from top position.
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Clark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvarez is on top in guard.

Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark , not yet.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Clark is keeping the position.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clark holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Clark 's guard.
Alvarez trying to mount his opponent but Clark defends it.
Clark is concentrating on defense, preventing Alvarez from advancing position.
Clark 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
Clark seems keen to control Alvarez's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clark is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Clark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Clark postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clark lands a couple of elbows.
Clark trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Clark scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alvarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clark 's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is adopting a defensive guard.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Clark is keeping the position.
Clark has Alvarez pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Alvarez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Clark is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alvarez, into his guard.

Alvarez trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Clark lands a jab.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Clark throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oooh a lovely combination from Clark sends Alvarez down but not out. Clark dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Ricardo Alvarez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Alvarez looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Clark turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Clark !