PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alvaro (ranked 3022 p4p, 355 weight class) and Jermey Arnold (ranked 2521 p4p, 306 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alvaro
vs
Arnold

193 cm
40
199 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

190 cm
44
203 lbs
42 - 30 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Groove Gear
Sportivité

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 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Alvaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermey Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvaro misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Arnold misses the target.
Alvaro is looking to counter the offense by Arnold and move into the clinch.
Arnold thuds a left hand into Alvaro's body.
Alvaro looks to throw the jab but Arnold is out of range.
Alvaro misses with a low kick as Arnold jumps back.
Alvaro misses with a hook.
Alvaro lands with a nice body punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvaro. That's going to slow Arnold down.
Alvaro wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvaro tries to bum rush Arnold with a series of wild strikes but Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose Alvaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold connects with a looping right hand.
Alvaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arnold throws out the jab.
Alvaro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arnold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvaro throws out the jab.
Alvaro takes a swing at Arnold's ribcage but misses.
Arnold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvaro wants to land a leg kick but Arnold is out of range.
Alvaro dodges the punch combination from Arnold.
Alvaro tries to clinch but Arnold is having none of it.
Arnold misses with a double jab.
Alvaro looks to land a left hand but Arnold moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Arnold's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alvaro misses with a left hand
and Arnold counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold throws a lazy right hand but Alvaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvaro's sensitive parts.
Alvaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Arnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvaro misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Alvaro.
Alvaro tries to clinch up but Arnold circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arnold! But no joy.
Arnold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Arnold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arnold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Alvaro.
Arnold is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Alvaro misses with a hook.
Alvaro misses with an uppercut
and Arnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Alvaro instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arnold.
Arnold throws an off balance right hand
and Arnold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvaro looks for the body kick but Arnold saw that one coming.
Alvaro throws a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a three punch combo that has Alvaro backing up. Alvaro nods at Arnold to acknowledge the strikes.
Arnold misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Arnold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Alvaro tries to keep at a distance but Arnold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arnold misses with an elbow strike.
Alvaro jumps guard but Arnold stands there with Alvaro around his waist. Alvaro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arnold is struggling to control the position.
Alvaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvaro misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arnold breaks from the clinch.
Alvaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arnold.
A slow jab from Arnold misses its intended target.
Alvaro looks to throw a body kick
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot by Alvaro.
Arnold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvaro doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Alvaro does no damage.
Alvaro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
Alvaro misses with a low kick.
Arnold is looking for the big counter here.
Alvaro thows a leg kick but Arnold checks it
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvaro connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jermey Arnold will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alvaro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arnold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arnold missing with a left hand there. Alvaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arnold counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnold moves away.
Arnold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alvaro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnold's calf.
Arnold takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arnold throws a hook to the side of Alvaro's head but Alvaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Alvaro drives through and clinches with Arnold against the cage.

Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvaro tries to clinch up.
Arnold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvaro scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnold throws a head kick but Alvaro moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvaro misses with a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alvaro connects with a single shot there.
Alvaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arnold stalks Alvaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvaro's face. Alvaro staggers backwards, shaken.

Alvaro moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alvaro.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold stalling in the clinch but Alvaro improves position.
Arnold missing with knees to the body.
Alvaro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Alvaro.
Arnold holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alvaro tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Alvaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvaro looking to stall.
Alvaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvaro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvaro.

Alvaro breaks the clinch.
Jermey Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvaro throws a body punch but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold tries a quick counter leg kick but Alvaro is wise to it.
Alvaro tries to clinch but Arnold is having none of it.
Jab from Alvaro.
A head kick misses from Arnold.
Arnold checks a low kick from Alvaro.
Arnold lands with a slapping head kick.
Alvaro tries to clinch but Arnold moves out of range.
Alvaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro tries to clinch up.
Alvaro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arnold on the side of the head.

Alvaro moves into the clinch.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold lands an elbow inside that Alvaro shrugs off.
Arnold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arnold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvaro.
A right handed body shot lands from Alvaro.
Arnold scores with a shoulder strike.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvaro blocks it with crossed arms.
Jose Alvaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvaro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alvaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arnold throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Alvaro blocks it.
Arnold misses with a knee strike.
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!
Alvaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvaro jumps guard but Arnold turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Alvaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arnold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arnold lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Arnold.
A telegraphed right hand from Arnold misses the target.
Arnold misses with a right hand
and Alvaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arnold is out of range.
Alvaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arnold is out of range.
Arnold throws a counter combo.
Alvaro misses with a low kick as Arnold jumps back.
Arnold connects with a body shot.
Alvaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnold moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Alvaro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Arnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Alvaro.

Alvaro gets a clinch.
Arnold looking to stall.
Arnold putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvaro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alvaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Alvaro blocks it.
Alvaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvaro scores with a shot to the side of Arnold's head.
Alvaro misses with the head strike.
Arnold taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvaro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
Arnold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Alvaro.
Alvaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnold looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvaro blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvaro.
Arnold avoiding damage as Alvaro throws knees to the body.
Arnold avoiding damage.
The referee calls for Arnold to work.
Alvaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvaro cracks Arnold with a nice body shot.
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.

Alvaro pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Arnold postures up in Alvaro's guard and throws a big left but Alvaro blocks it.
Alvaro seems keen to control Arnold's posture.
Arnold looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro has Arnold pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvaro scoring well with a low kick there.
Alvaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvaro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Alvaro misses
and Arnold counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro looks to land a left hand but Arnold moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Arnold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvaro misses with a double jab
and Arnold counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Alvaro misses.
Arnold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alvaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnold.
Arnold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvaro.
Arnold blocks the body kick.
Arnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arnold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arnold throws out a counter right but Alvaro avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvaro tries to land a leg kick but Arnold saw it coming and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Alvaro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvaro 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Alvaro!
Jose Alvaro really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Groove Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.