PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Alvarez (ranked 4247 p4p, 4059 weight class) and Quinton Tyler (ranked 444 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Alvarez
vs
Tyler

183 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez lands with a hook. Tyler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyler delivers a nice body kick.
Tyler swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Alvarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Tyler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyler was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Tyler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyler defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Tyler throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Tyler both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Eddie Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Tyler is out of range.
Alvarez throws out a powerful jab.
Tyler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Tyler's ribs.
Quinton Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Tyler throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Alvarez slips a jab from Tyler.
Good exchange - Alvarez coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler throws a combination. Alvarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Tyler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyler looks winded!
Tyler avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alvarez.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Tyler is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler pushes Alvarez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alvarez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alvarez in side control, throwing shots but Tyler defends.
Tyler regains half guard there - taking advantage of Alvarez's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Alvarez wants to take a breather but Tyler is having none of it.
Alvarez tries to pass to full mount but Tyler defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyler is trying to stand up here but Alvarez is controlling him well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quinton Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Tyler looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Tyler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyler.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez'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.

Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Tyler defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Tyler slips under a jab from Alvarez.

Alvarez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tyler is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Tyler is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyler is staying active underneath Alvarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alvarez stands up and beckons Tyler to join him on the feet.
Jab, jab by Alvarez - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Tyler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eddie Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Tyler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyler misses with a double jab.
Alvarez cracks Tyler with a good jab.
Alvarez punishes Tyler's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Tyler takes one to the side of the head.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Tyler is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tyler's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyler.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez cracks Tyler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyler at a distance.
Alvarez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
Tyler throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyler manages to avoid it.
Alvarez shoots in but Tyler avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a right hand that misses
and Tyler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.
Tyler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyler moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyler as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Tyler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez throws a hook but Tyler avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alvarez duly obliges.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyler in his tracks.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyler.
A nice side step and Tyler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Quinton Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
Tyler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Alvarez'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!

Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Tyler throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyler loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Tyler.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Tyler avoids it well.
Tyler misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Tyler shows good takedown defense.
Tyler is looking for the big counter here.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Tyler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvarez lands a jab.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
As Alvarez backs off Tyler throws a huge counter combo but Alvarez manages to avoid it all.
Tyler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alvarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyler.
Tyler throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez is looking for a counter combo.
Tyler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyler is looking for the big counter here.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Tyler gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.

Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Tyler blocks the low kick.
Alvarez stalks Tyler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyler's face. Tyler staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyler slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvarez jabs Tyler right on the nose. Tyler blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyler tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Tyler saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Tyler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyler tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyler wants it to stay on the feet.
Tyler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyler there as he acknowledges the shot.

Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alvarez trying to control the position but Tyler is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez is trying to get an arm triangle but Tyler is defending well.
Alvarez advances nicely into full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Alvarez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Quinton Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alvarez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvarez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Alvarez!