PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alvaro (ranked 2601 p4p, 293 weight class) and Henry Tomasino Jr (ranked 2886 p4p, 318 weight class). Tomasino Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. i kill cause im hungry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jose Alvaro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Alvaro
vs
Tomasino Jr

193 cm
39
199 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

180 cm
28
199 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Kimura Klothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Alvaro!
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, Henry Tomasino Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomasino Jr throws a leg kick but Alvaro checks it.
Tomasino Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvaro throws an overhand right that lands on Tomasino Jr's shoulder, as Tomasino Jr tries to avoid the shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvaro missing with knees to the body.
Alvaro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvaro works on Tomasino Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomasino Jr's elbow.
Tomasino Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomasino Jr lands a shot to the body.
Tomasino Jr tries to work over Alvaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomasino Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvaro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomasino Jr avoids it.
Tomasino Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomasino Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvaro controls his hands.
Tomasino Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr tries a body shot but Alvaro blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvaro.
Alvaro gets through Tomasino Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Alvaro.
Alvaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomasino Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tomasino Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomasino Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Tomasino Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomasino Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Alvaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomasino Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvaro.
Alvaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomasino Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvaro scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomasino Jr.
Alvaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomasino Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomasino Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Alvaro presses Tomasino Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomasino Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomasino Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomasino Jr misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Alvaro.
Tomasino Jr misses with the head strike.
A short left from Tomasino Jr.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvaro tries a body shot but Tomasino Jr blocks it.
Tomasino Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomasino Jr.
Alvaro gets through Tomasino Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomasino Jr blocks a body shot from Alvaro.
Alvaro blocking some punches.
Alvaro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvaro.
Alvaro blocks an uppercut.
Alvaro can't find room to land a body shot as Tomasino Jr controls the action.
Tomasino Jr tries a body shot but Alvaro blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr tries to work over Alvaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomasino Jr blocking some punches.
Tomasino Jr tries to throw a body punch but Alvaro avoids it by throwing Tomasino Jr back against the cage.
Alvaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomasino Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomasino Jr gets through Alvaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr digs a right hand into Alvaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvaro's gas tank.
Alvaro lands a nice uppercut.
Tomasino Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Alvaro.
Alvaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvaro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tomasino Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr lands with a right to the head.
Tomasino Jr digs a right hand into Alvaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvaro's gas tank.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomasino Jr pushes Alvaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvaro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Alvaro.
Tomasino Jr lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Tomasino Jr.
Alvaro lands an elbow inside that Tomasino Jr shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomasino Jrs head.
Tomasino Jr is working Alvaro over against the cage.
Alvaro is breathing heavily.
Alvaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvaro backwards.
Tomasino Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomasino Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr tries to throw a body punch but Alvaro avoids it by throwing Tomasino Jr back against the cage.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvaro backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr working aggressively here.
Tomasino Jr lands with a right to the head.
Tomasino Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvaro blocking some punches.
Alvaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomasino Jr misses with some punches.
Alvaro misses with some punches.
Tomasino Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvaro's elbow.
Tomasino Jr prevents a body shot from Alvaro.
Tomasino Jr tries to work over Alvaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Tomasino Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Alvaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alvaro looks to land a left hand but Tomasino Jr moved out of range nicely.
Tomasino Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvaro.
Alvaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomasino Jr misses the body punch
and Alvaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tomasino Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donk. Tomasino Jr catches Alvaro right on the button with a cross.
Alvaro scores with a jab. Tomasino Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tomasino Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tomasino Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alvaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomasino Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomasino Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvaro moves away.
Alvaro throwing a counter right hand but Tomasino Jr manages to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Alvaro off balance momentarily.
A big right from Alvaro misses.
Tomasino Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Alvaro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Tomasino Jr misses with a looping right.
Alvaro throwing a counter right hand but Tomasino Jr manages to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomasino Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvaro.
Tomasino Jr tests Alvaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Tomasino Jr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvaro.
The crowd cheers as Tomasino Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvaro doesn't seem phased though.
Alvaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomasino Jr manages to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr ducks under a wild hook from Alvaro.
Tomasino Jr wants to clinch
and Alvaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tomasino Jr checks it well.
Alvaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvaro misses with a hook
and Tomasino Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Alvaro finds it's way through Tomasino Jr's defenses.
Jab by Tomasino Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvaro misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Tomasino Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomasino Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henry Tomasino Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvaro throws a lazy right hand but Tomasino Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tomasino Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Tomasino Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvaro wants to clinch but Tomasino Jr slips to the side
and Tomasino Jr counters with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Tomasino Jr.
Alvaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomasino Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvaro's head.

Tomasino Jr clinches with his opponent.
Tomasino Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvaro backwards.
Tomasino Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry Tomasino Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomasino Jr works on Alvaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvaro misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvaro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvaro throws a head punch that misses.
Alvaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvaro misses with a punch to the body.
Alvaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tomasino Jr fails to land.
Alvaro blocking some punches.
Alvaro blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Alvaro.
Tomasino Jr presses Alvaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomasino Jr gets through Alvaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvaro tries a body shot but Tomasino Jr blocks it.
Alvaro blocking some punches.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand.
Tomasino Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomasino Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvaro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomasino Jr misses with a body punch.
Tomasino Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvaro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvaro backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomasino Jr takes a shot to the head.
Tomasino Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Tomasino Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomasino Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomasino Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomasino Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvaro blocks a body shot from Tomasino Jr.
Alvaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomasino Jr controls his hands.
Tomasino Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomasino Jr tries to throw a body punch but Alvaro avoids it by throwing Tomasino Jr back against the cage.
Tomasino Jr lands a body shot.
A short left from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomasino Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvaro takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomasino Jr lands with a right to the head.
Tomasino Jr working aggressively here.
Alvaro working aggressively here.
Alvaro prevents a body shot from Tomasino Jr.
Still in the clinch, Tomasino Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Tomasino Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Alvaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Tomasino Jr throws a leg kick which misses Alvaro's front leg but catches the back leg as Alvaro tries to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomasino Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomasino Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tomasino Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Tomasino Jr wants to clinch up but Alvaro keeps it at a distance.
Tomasino Jr cracks the inside of Alvaro's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Tomasino Jr.
Alvaro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tomasino Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tomasino Jr thuds a left hand into Alvaro's body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Tomasino Jr fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Tomasino Jr on the inside.
Tomasino Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvaro.
Tomasino Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Tomasino Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Alvaro controls the action.
Alvaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomasino Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomasino Jr blocks a body shot from Alvaro.
Alvaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomasino Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alvaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomasino Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tomasino Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Tomasino Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Alvaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jose Alvaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomasino Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvaro backwards.
Alvaro prevents a body shot from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr cracks Alvaro with a nice body shot.
Tomasino Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvaro.
Tomasino Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomasino Jr is leaning against Alvaro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tomasino Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomasino Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvaro backwards.
Tomasino Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Tomasino Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Tomasino Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvaro backwards.
Tomasino Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvaros head.
Tomasino Jr lands a shot to the body.
Tomasino Jr lands a shot to the body.
Tomasino Jr lands a right hand.
Alvaro takes a shot to the head.

Alvaro is rocked!
Tomasino Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Alvaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr pushes Alvaro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr misses with a body punch.
Tomasino Jr pushes Alvaro against the cage. Tomasino Jr is working some dirty boxing. Tomasino Jr pushes off with a quick right hook! Alvaro goes down! Alvaro tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tomasino Jr moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Tomasino Jr!
An out of breath Henry Tomasino Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.