PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iti Malia (ranked 1507 p4p, 175 weight class) and Whorely Alvarez (ranked 1747 p4p, 199 weight class). Iti Malia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Whorely Alvarez's chin.

Malia
vs
Alvarez

184 cm
26
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Woodhouse's

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iti Malia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Whorely Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Malia moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Malia misses its target.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a high kick!

It looks like Iti Malia has been cut.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malia lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Malia avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Malia gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Malia tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malia blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Malia counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malia checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Malia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Alvarez is rocked!

Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Malia finish him?
Malia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Malia pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malia can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Malia is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Iti Malia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whorely Alvarez.
Alvarez looks winded!
Malia throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Malia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Malia is pressed up against the cage. Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malia down to the mat. Malia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alvarez throws a lazy body kick
and Malia counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Malia.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.

Malia closes the distance and clinches.
Malia blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Malia.
Malia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malia scores with a shoulder strike.
Malia blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Iti Malia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvarez. Malia shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malia lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez tries to land a leg kick but Malia saw it coming and moves away.

Malia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.
Malia lands a shoulder strike.
Malia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alvarez or not.
Malia lands a shot to the body.
Malia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Malia.
Malia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Malia.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Malia.
Malia misses with some punches.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Malia controls his hands.
Alvarez is working for takedown but Malia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Malia misses with some punches.
Alvarez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Malia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alvarez can turn it around.
Malia misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Alvarez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Malia regains guard.
Malia pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Malia continues to stall.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Malia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malia is keeping the position for now.
Malia on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Malia tries to get out of the position.
Malia keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Malia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Malia misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malia's brow.
Malia tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Malia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarez tries to work over Malia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez tries to work over Malia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malia blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Malia avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Malia misses with a punch on the inside.
Malia prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iti Malia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iti Malia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Malia misses with a double jab

and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malia blocks it with crossed arms.
Malia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Malia misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Malia.
Alvarez tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Malia avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Malia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Malia is defending well.
Iti Malia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whorely Alvarez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malia.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Malia.
Malia has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malia misses with some punches.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malia working aggressively here.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malia blocks it with crossed arms.
Malia blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez pushes Malia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Malia misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malia.
Malia misses with the head strike.
Malia prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malia blocks a body shot from Alvarez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Malia.
Malia blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Malia.
Malia misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Malia swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malia blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Malia throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malia tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Malia back against the cage.
Alvarez has Malia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Malia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Malia.
Malia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Iti Malia has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malia scores with a shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
A shot in the inside from Malia.
Malia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malia misses with a body punch.
Alvarez tries to work over Malia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malia prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Malia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malia misses with the head strike.
Malia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malia prevents it.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malia lands with a short shot to the head.
Malia managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Malia controls the action.
Alvarez is trying to drag Malia to the mat but Malia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Malia.
Malia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvarez.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Malia - that landed with a thud.
Malia misses with some punches.
Malia scores with a hook to the body.
Malia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malia cracks Alvarez with a nice body shot.
Malia blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
Malia misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iti Malia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iti Malia's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Malia circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Alvarez to the canvas! Alvarez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Malia keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iti Malia!