PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 3152 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloisia Alvar (ranked 6443 p4p, 0 weight class). Aloisia Alvar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bashir
vs
Alvar

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
17
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloisia Alvar!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvar throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bashir to counter with a crisp jab.
Bashir misses with a body shot

and Alvar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bashir's guard.
Alvar looking to pass the guard.
Alvar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bashir looking for a sweep. Not yet Bashir, not yet.
Alvar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alvar lands a couple of elbows.
Bashir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alvar connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alvar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvar passes Bashir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alvar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alvar slips a nice elbow through Bashir's hands, connecting with Bashir's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bashir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvar slips a nice elbow through Bashir's hands, connecting with Bashir's forehead.
Alvar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alvar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alvar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alvar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bashir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvar.
Alvar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvar not doing much here.
Alvar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bashir is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alvar trying to control the pace.
Alvar slips a nice elbow through Bashir's hands, connecting with Bashir's forehead.
Alvar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alvar throwing shots but Bashir is blocking nicely.
Alvar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alvar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alvar not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar wants to control but Bashir is keeping him busy.
Alvar thows a huge punch but Bashir dodges it nicely.
Bashir taking some punishment here, with Alvar in his half guard.
Bashir is looking for a sweep. Alvar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alvar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bashir is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alvar is trying to control. Bashir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bashir taking some punishment here, with Alvar in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvar throwing shots but Bashir is blocking nicely.
Bashir on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bashir tries to get out of the position.
Bashir is breathing heavily.
Alvar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alvar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bashir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aloisia Alvar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alvar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashir moves away.
Bashir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Julian Bashir has been cut.
Alvar slips a straight right by Bashir.
Alvar misses with a straight left.
It looked like Bashir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvar with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bashir to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvar misses with a few strikes there.
Bashir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bashir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvar or perhaps it was just good defense by Bashir, which made it look bad.
Alvar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bashir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashir.
Alvar throws a lazy uppercut
and Bashir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvar misses the target.
Alvar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvar misses with a left hand
and Bashir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvar swings widly with a right hand
and Bashir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Julian Bashir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvar misses with a left hand
and Bashir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bashir lands with a nice body punch.
Alvar swings widly with a right hand
and Bashir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvar misses with a takedown attempt - Bashir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloisia Alvar.
Bashir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashir.
Alvar misses with a body shot
and Alvar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvar throws an off balance right hand
and Bashir counters with a nice uppercut.
Aloisia Alvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bashir.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvar misses with an uppercut
and Bashir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvar misses with a takedown
and Bashir counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Alvar is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvar avoids the body shot from Bashir.
Alvar motions for Bashir to come forward. Alvar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bashir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvar misses with a wild body shot.
Bashir throws a hook but Alvar avoids it easily.
Julian Bashir is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvar throws a hook but Bashir blocks it.

Alvar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bashir's guard.
Alvar throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvar cracks Bashir with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bashir is retaining full guard.
Alvar wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
Alvar is looking to work some ground and pound but Bashir has wrist control.
Aloisia Alvar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvar wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bashir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvar.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alvar misses with a hook.
It looked like Bashir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashir was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvar.
Alvar connects with a single shot there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bashir enables Alvar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bashir manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Alvar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bashir wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvar scoring with some ground and pound.
Alvar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alvar passes Bashir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bashir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvar.
Bashir is looking for a sweep. Alvar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Bashir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julian Bashir's cut.
That's time! Bashir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Bashir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bashir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bashir on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvar throws the left hand but Bashir avoids the punch easily.
Alvar shoots in looking for a takedown. Bashir tries to sprawl out of it but Alvar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bashir manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bashir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvar scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvar looks for a takedown but Bashir sprawls well.
Alvar misses with a lunging right hand
and Bashir counters with a stiff right hand.
Bashir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashir is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir defending well as Alvar loads up on a big left hand.
Alvar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A bone on bone clash there as Bashir blocks the leg kick.

Alvar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bashir's guard.
Alvar trying to control but Bashir is working from the bottom.
Bashir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alvar throwing strikes but missing.
Alvar throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bashir's head.
Alvar controlling from the top position.
Alvar chips away with some ground and pound.
Alvar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alvar is looking to work some ground and pound but Bashir has wrist control.
Alvar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bashir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvar.
Alvar throws an off balance right hand
and Alvar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvar misses with a shot to the body
and Bashir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvar tries for a takedown but Bashir circles away easily
and Bashir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloisia Alvar.

Alvar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alvar wants to pass the guard but Bashir is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvar advances position into side control!
Bashir takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alvar working the head and body with strikes.
Alvar is putting a hurting on Bashir here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alvar happy to just control the position for now.
Alvar trying to control the position but Bashir is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aloisia Alvar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloisia Alvar!