PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daud Yordan (ranked 1094 p4p, 1519 weight class) and Jackson Alvarez (ranked 75 p4p, 95 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Yordan
vs
Alvarez

169 cm
20
136
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
30
143
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Champion Apparel
Shadow Realm NYC

Conviction
Shadow Realm NYC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yordan.
Yordan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvarez finds it's way round the side to connect with Yordan's head.
Yordan throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yordan misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Alvarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
Yordan working a defensive guard but Alvarez passes into half guard.
Yordan wants to get back to full guard but Alvarez has passed into side control.
Yordan wants to get back to his feet but Alvarez drags him back down.
Alvarez takes a little break here. Yordan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yordan wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan seems a little lost for a moment, as Alvarez dominates the positioning.
Yordan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Alvarez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Alvarez controlling from side mount.
Yordan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yordan is looking to escape.
Alvarez slips a nice elbow through Yordan's hands, connecting with Yordan's forehead.
Yordan tries to kick Alvarez off but Alvarez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yordan has hold of Alvarez's hands but Alvarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alvarez controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yordan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Yordan slips the punch.
Alvarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yordan's waist but Yordan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alvarez off to one side.
Daud Yordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Alvarez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yordan's guard.
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Yordan is retaining full guard.
Yordan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yordan is trying to keep Alvarez in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alvarez prevents Yordan from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez won't allow Yordan to sweep him here.
Yordan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Yordan wants to sweep but no luck.

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

That's four 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.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Yordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Yordan's belly button to the back.
Alvarez lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Yordan.
Alvarez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yordan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yordan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Yordan is looking to counter punch.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Alvarez.
Yordan throws a lazy uppercut
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Yordan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Alvarez.
Yordan misses with an uppercut

and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yordan won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Yordan is working away.
Yordan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yordan misses the jab.
Yordan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Yordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yordan.
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Yordan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yordan leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Alvarez works over Yordan's head and body with a nice combination.
Yordan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Yordan slips the punch.
Yordan throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Yordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez shoots in for a double leg but Yordan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Alvarez defending well as Yordan loads up on a big left hand.
Yordan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yordan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvarez in his tracks.
Alvarez takes one to the chin there.
Alvarez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yordan.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yordans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yordan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yordan.
Alvarez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yordan checks it well.
Yordan misses with an uppercut.
Yordan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Yordan misses with a looping right.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Yordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Alvarez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yordan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yordan checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Yordan misses the target.
Yordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.
Alvarez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Alvarez scores with the left hand. Yordan knows he should have avoided that one.
Yordan punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Yordan connects with a crisp jab.
Yordan lands the left hand.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yordan.
That kick from Yordan tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yordan misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Yordan.
Alvarez throws a series of strikes that have Yordan backpedaling.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yordan is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Yordan circles away and we're back to standing.
Yordan looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yordan was covering up waiting for the punch and Alvarez finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Yordan pushes Alvarez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Yordan slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Yordan appears to be looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yordan.
Yordan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yordan throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.

Yordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez looking for a takedown.
Yordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yordan lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.

Yordan breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yordan.
Jackson Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yordan.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Yordan throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yordan with a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Yordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Yordan moves into the clinch successfully.

Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yordan counters with a right hand to the body.
Alvarez throws a low kick, looking for Yordan's leg but Yordan calmly moves out of range.
Yordan lands a body shot.
Alvarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yordan backs up against the cage.
Yordan lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Yordan is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez takes one on the button.
Yordan with a nice cross.
Yordan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvarez doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daud Yordan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice body punch from Yordan.
Yordan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Yordan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvarez.
A swing and a miss from Yordan.
Yordan misses with a body shot.
Alvarez throws a one two combo.
Yordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Yordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez takes a swing at Yordan's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez goes for a double leg but Yordan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yordan continues to drive forward.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yordan, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Yordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
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!
Yordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yordan throws out the jab.
Alvarez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yordan misses with a hook.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Alvarez shoots in and bounces Yordan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Yordan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Yordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick from Yordan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yordan.
Alvarez lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yordan moves away from the strike by Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yordan avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Yordan dips to his left and cracks Alvarez with an uppercut!
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Yordan lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick from Yordan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Yordan is out of range.
Yordan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yordan jabs Alvarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yordan throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Yordan lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Yordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Alvarez.
Yordan scores with a head kick. Alvarez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Alvarez slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yordan misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yordan misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Yordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Yordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Yordan.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Yordan moved out of range.
Yordan connects with a solid leg kick.
Yordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Yordan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yordan at a distance.
Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yordan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yordan clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez goes for a double leg but Yordan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yordan continues to drive forward.
Yordan lands with a right hand.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yordan avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Yordan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Donk. Yordan catches Alvarez right on the button with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alvarez!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daud Yordan clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Yordan scores with a push kick.
Alvarez with a hook.
Alvarez takes one to the side of the head.
Yordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yordan. Yordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Yordan lands a jab to the head.
Yordan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Alvarez is rocked!
Yordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Yordan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alvarez.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Yordan finish him?
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yordan is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Yordan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvarez doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez defending well as Yordan loads up on a big left hand.
Yordan connects with a leg kick.
Yordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Yordan lands a nice hook to Alvarez's body. Alvarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Yordan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Yordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez slips a jab from Yordan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Yordan. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Alvarez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yordan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvarez.
Yordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez scores with a nice head shot.
Yordan lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
Yordan tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Yordan counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yordan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yordan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yordan.
Yordan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alvarez just manages to avoid it.
Yordan throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yordan.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yordan circles away.
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Yordan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
As Alvarez looks to move away, Yordan throws a big counter combo but Alvarez just gets out of the way.
Yordan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the head.
Yordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yordan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yordan scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yordan circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Yordan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yordan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Yordan clinches with his opponent.
Yordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yordan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alvarez up against the cage.
A short left from Yordan.

Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Yordan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Yordan, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Yordan against the cage but Yordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yordan.

Yordan clinches.
Yordan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Yordan is controlling him.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yordan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Yordan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Yordan misses.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Yordan sprawls well.
Yordan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yordan clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Yordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Yordan also avoids with ease.
Yordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daud Yordan had his way with Jackson Alvarez in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Yordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yordan leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Yordan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alvarez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alvarez trying to control but Yordan is working from the bottom.
Yordan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yordan tries to get out of the position.
Alvarez won't allow Yordan to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yordan wants to get back to his feet but Alvarez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yordan trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alvarez lands a couple of elbows.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Yordan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yordan.
Yordan misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez stalks Yordan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yordan's face. Yordan staggers backwards, shaken.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Yordan.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Yordan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez cracks Yordan with an open hand slap.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yordan is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Yordan circles away and we're back to standing.
Yordan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Alvarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yordan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Yordan pulls Alvarez in to control the position.
Alvarez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez prevents Yordan from getting back to his feet.
Yordan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Yordan pushes Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.
Daud Yordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Yordan staying out of range there.
Yordan cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Yordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Yordan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alvarez to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Yordan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Alvarez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yordan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yordan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
A little feinted left hand from Yordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daud Yordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Yordan lands the left hand.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yordan throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Yordan.
Alvarez throws a combination that misses
and Yordan counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yordan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daud Yordan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yordan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daud Yordan!
Daud Yordan retains his bantamweight title!
Daud Yordan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.