PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 640 p4p, 84 weight class) and Marco Alvado (ranked 931 p4p, 118 weight class). Alvado has chosen Ichense Dub as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wearmouth
vs
Alvado

183 cm
26
187 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Arcticus University: London

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Wearmouth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wearmouth connects with a looping right hand.
Marco Alvado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Wearmouth.

Alvado clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wearmouth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvado's brow.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside that Alvado shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Wearmouth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvado working aggressively here.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
I was talking to Wearmouth's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alvado misses with a punch on the inside.

Alvado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvado lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Wearmouth.
Alvado misses with a hook to the body
and Wearmouth counters with a leg kick.
Alvado throws a leg kick which misses Wearmouth's front leg but catches the back leg as Wearmouth tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wearmouth misses the target.
Wearmouth swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Wearmouth connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Alvado coming out on top.
Wearmouth staying out of range there.
Wearmouth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wearmouth throws a big shot that misses.
Alvado flicks out a counter leg kick but Wearmouth steps away.
Wearmouth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wearmouth throws a nice looking combination but Alvado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wearmouth with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvado. That snapped Wearmouth's head back.

Alvado takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Wearmouth as the two fighters clinch.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wearmouth.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside that Alvado shrugs off.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado cracks Wearmouth with a nice body shot.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado has had enough of the clinch but Wearmouth keeps him there for the moment.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Alvado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wearmouth seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alvado can turn it around.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wearmouth fails to land.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wearmouth's elbow.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Alvado lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wearmouths head.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado blocking some punches.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Wearmouth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
A body shot lands from Alvado.
Alvado avoids the elbow strike from Wearmouth, against the cage.
Alvado takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wearmouths head.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wearmouth.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wearmouth tries to work over Alvado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth blocks an uppercut.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado blocking some punches.
Alvado is working Wearmouth over against the cage.
Alvado presses Wearmouth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Alvado.
Alvado pushes off an throws an elbow but Wearmouth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wearmouth fails to land.
Wearmouth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wearmouth misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Alvado misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.

Alvado breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth loads up on a big right hand but Alvado slips the punch.
Alvado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvado throws a push kick but Wearmouth slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Wearmouth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alvado darts in and clinches Wearmouth up against the cage.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Alvado.
Wearmouth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dave Wearmouth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alvado throws an elbow but misses.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado presses Wearmouth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.
Alvado is working Wearmouth over against the cage.
Wearmouth has a couple of punches blocked by Alvado.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Wearmouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado lands a hook that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvado tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Alvado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado trying to land knees to the body.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado lands a shoulder strike.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado blocks the elbow strike.
Wearmouth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
Wearmouth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvado can do to turn this around?
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Alvado takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvado blocks the elbow strike.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Alvado fails to land.
Wearmouth is working Alvado over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvado.
Wearmouth misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Alvado throws a punch but it's blocked by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado blocks an elbow strike.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvado or not.
Wearmouth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Wearmouth.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Wearmouth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Alvado.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Alvado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvado lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wearmouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvado.
Wearmouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvado misses with a body punch.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wearmouth misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvado's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alvado lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Wearmouth fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Alvado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wearmouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wearmouth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado lands a left hand.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wearmouth throws an elbow but misses.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Alvado 's eye.
Alvado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wearmouths head.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Alvado.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wearmouth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Alvado.
Alvado blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Wearmouth dominated that second round.
That's time! Wearmouth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Alvado misses with a body punch
and Wearmouth counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvado tried to score with a low kick but Wearmouth checks it.
Wearmouth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Wearmouth avoids it.
Alvado throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wearmouth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wearmouth tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alvado connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wearmouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvado misses.
Wearmouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wearmouth ducks right into an uppercut from Alvado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wearmouth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvado connects with a body shot.
Alvado feints and then cracks Wearmouth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wearmouth down.
Alvado connects with a jab.
Wearmouth lands a really nice looking cross but Alvado seems unphased.
Wearmouth lands with a cross.
Wearmouth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wearmouth is out of range.
Wearmouth is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alvado.
Dave Wearmouth is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Wearmouth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wearmouth throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvado.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wearmouth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wearmouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Marco Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wearmouth throws a nice looking combination but Alvado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wearmouth lands a nice looking body shot.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Alvado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wearmouth slips under a jab.
It looked like Wearmouth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alvado.
Wearmouth scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvado should have avoided that one.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wearmouth swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Wearmouth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Wearmouth avoids it.
Dave Wearmouth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Alvado.
Wearmouth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wearmouth.
Wearmouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wearmouth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Alvado clinches with his opponent.
Alvado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alvado.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wearmouth on the inside.
Alvado lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wearmouth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth blocks a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Alvado misses with a punch to the body.
Wearmouth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wearmouth.
Alvado tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Alvado scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Wearmouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
Wearmouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.
A short uppercut from Alvado.
Wearmouth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvado backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Wearmouth.
Well Wearmouth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Wearmouth!
Dave Wearmouth bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.