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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlon John (ranked 1430 p4p, 1821 weight class) and Aloisia Alvar (ranked 205 p4p, 252 weight class). 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.
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205
4 - 2 - 0 |
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220
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlon John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloisia Alvar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvar works the jab nicely.
Alvar digs a good hook to John's body.
Jab from Alvar.
Alvar missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
John with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alvar counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Alvar.
John half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alvar misses with a body shot.
Alvar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John controlling the position well.
John wants to control but Alvar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries to get to full guard but Alvar has control of the leg.
John is concentrating on defense, preventing Alvar from advancing position.
John wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvar controlling the action here.
John is pressing down on Alvar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
John wants to stand but Alvar is controlling the position.
Alvar is pushing down on John's leg trying to pass to half guard. John is fighting to maintain full guard but Alvar has managed to sneak the leg through.
John is staying active underneath Alvar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John trying to hold on to Alvar's head to control him but Alvar postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John is trying to stand.
John holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
John is looking to improve his position.
John wants to control but Alvar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alvar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvar.
John half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alvar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as John is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Alvar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvar.
Aloisia Alvar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
John ducks under a wild hook from Alvar.
No luck for Alvar with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Alvar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
John tries to get back to half guard but can't.
John is working hard here to advance position.
Alvar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
John wants to get back to his feet.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alvar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alvar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
John tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alvar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
John parries the strikes from Alvar easily there. Alvar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable John to escape.
Alvar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
John is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alvar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but John sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloisia Alvar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvar.
Alvar swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Alvar there.
John takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvar.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvar to score with a decent uppercut.
Alvar jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. John manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvar trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as John works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
John can't keep his opponent in guard - Alvar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
John is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alvar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
John moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alvar working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John working a defensive guard here.
John on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if John tries to get out of the position.
Alvar won't allow John to sweep him here.
John is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
John keeping moving, preventing Alvar from controlling successfully.
Alvar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvar preventing the sweep.
John is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've been hearing that John has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Alvar regains full guard. Nicely done.
John landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throwing strikes but missing.
John throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvar trying to keep a closed guard but John is proving a slippery customer.
Alvar wants to sweep here but John controlling him for the moment.
John throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvar trying to keep a closed guard but John is proving a slippery customer.
John lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
John working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvar's head.
John trying to control but Alvar is working from the bottom.
Alvar looking to hit a scissor sweep but John is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throwing strikes but missing.
Alvar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
John throws an elbow that misses. Alvar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in John's guard. Nice move by Alvar!
John tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alvar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
John is refusing to be controlled, as Alvar sits in half guard.
Alvar is trying to work for a kimura but John is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloisia Alvar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alvar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Alvar.
John is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Alvar.
John tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alvar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
John wants to control but Alvar postures up.
Alvar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but John is avoiding damage well.
John parries the strikes from Alvar easily there. Alvar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable John to escape.
Alvar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alvar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
John gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvar is thwarting John's attempts to control the position.
John preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Aloisia Alvar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alvar throwing shots but John is blocking nicely.
John is refusing to be controlled, as Alvar sits in half guard.
Alvar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. John defending well though.
John has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvar is working away from the top position though.
Alvar is trying to control the action in half guard but John is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alvar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? John is fending him off so far but Alvar persists. Nope, John circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alvar catches John with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John shoots in but Alvar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John counters with a shoot takedown. Alvar fights it but they end up in guard.
John wants to control from the top but Alvar keeps moving.
Alvar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. John manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvar wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
Alvar being controlled here momentarily.
Alvar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
John is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marlon John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvar working some strikes from top position.
John wants to stand up but Alvar is controlling him.
Alvar with a nice head shot there.
Alvar passes John's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
John wants to get back to full guard.
Alvar trying to mount his opponent but John defends it.
Alvar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John tries to roll over but Alvar keeps him under control.
John is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alvar pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aloisia Alvar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloisia Alvar!
A victorious Aloisia Alvar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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