PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ranger Alderidge (ranked 159 p4p, 468 weight class) and Jakov Pavlek (ranked 20 p4p, 60 weight class). Alderidge comes to the cage accompanied by Portland, Oregon. Pavlek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Jakov Pavlek is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Alderidge
vs
Pavlek

175 cm
33
160
30 - 15 - 0

170 cm
33
155
20 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderidge throws a low kick but Pavlek avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alderidge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pavlek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alderidge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pavlek is out of range.
Pavlek misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alderidge.
Alderidge cracks Pavlek with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alderidge.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderidge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alderidge just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Alderidge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alderidge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alderidge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pavlek finds it's way round the side to connect with Alderidge's head.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavlek was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
A telegraphed right hand from Pavlek misses the target.
Pavlek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pavlek. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge moves away from the strike by Pavlek.
Pavlek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alderidge.
Pavlek throws out a loose jab but Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Alderidge there.
Pavlek misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pavlek throws out a counter right but Alderidge avoids it with no problem.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Pavlek saw that one coming.
Alderidge misses with a looping left.
Pavlek is looking for the big counter here.
Pavlek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pavlek blocks a jab.
Pavlek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Alderidge blocks the low kick.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Pavlek moved out of range nicely.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlek throws out a leg kick but Alderidge moves out of range and Pavlek only half commits.
Pavlek blocks a jab.
Pavlek scores with a hook to the body. Alderidge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pavlek misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pavlek.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlek throws a leg kick which misses Alderidge's front leg but catches the back leg as Alderidge tries to avoid it.
Pavlek tries to clinch up but Alderidge circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Alderidge misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pavlek takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek lands an uppercut.
Pavlek lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavlek tries to work over Alderidge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Pavlek on the inside.
Alderidge blocking some punches.
Pavlek trying to land knees to the body.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
Alderidge struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlek controls his hands.
Alderidge tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Pavlek blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek presses Alderidge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alderidge misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek pushes Alderidge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alderidge is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlek.
Good body shot from Alderidge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Alderidge fails to land.
Alderidge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderidge blocking some punches.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Pavlek lands an uppercut.
Pavlek tries to work over Alderidge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderidge tries a body shot but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Pavlek gets through Alderidge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Pavlek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alderidge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alderidge blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
A right hand to the body from Pavlek.
Still in the clinch, Pavlek scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alderidge fails to land.
Pavlek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alderidge seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pavlek can turn it around.
Pavlek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlek tries to land a knee to the head but Alderidge blocks with his arms.
Pavlek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Alderidge avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge avoiding damage as Pavlek throws knees to the body.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Pavlek.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderidge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavlek's elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alderidge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Pavlek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pavlek misses with an uppercut. Alderidge saw that one coming.
Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Pavlek with a nice cross.
Alderidge throws a shot to the body.
Alderidge moves forwards but Pavlek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pavlek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alderidge throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.

Pavlek clinches.
Alderidge takes a shot to the head.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
A nice left hand lands by Pavlek.
A right handed body shot lands from Alderidge.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alderidge pushes Pavlek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alderidge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pavlek.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pavlek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alderidge gets through Pavlek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pavlek tries a body shot but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge lands a nice uppercut.
Pavlek scores with a hook to the body.
Alderidge blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alderidge misses with the head strike.
Alderidge takes a shot to the head.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pavlek throws an elbow but misses.
Alderidge struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlek controls his hands.
Alderidge tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alderidge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Alderidge digs a right hand into Pavlek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlek's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alderidge.
Pavlek pushes Alderidge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlek.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alderidge prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Alderidge dodges an elbow strike from Pavlek.
A nice left hand lands by Alderidge.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alderidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alderidge misses with a body punch.
Pavlek lands a right hand.
Alderidge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alderidge can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Pavlek presses Alderidge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavlek misses with the head strike.
Pavlek cracks Alderidge with a nice body shot.
Alderidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek lands with a right to the head.
Alderidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Alderidge.
Alderidge blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a body shot.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlek working aggressively here.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alderidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alderidge misses with some punches.
Alderidge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alderidge.
Pavlek misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek tries to throw a body punch but Alderidge avoids it by throwing Pavlek back against the cage.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alderidge working aggressively here.
Alderidge scores with a hook to the body.
Alderidge can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlek controls the action.
Pavlek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlek misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Alderidge lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jakov Pavlek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pavlek connects with a body shot.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderidge lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alderidge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pavlek checks it well.
That kick from Alderidge tenderised Pavlek's leg. Pavlek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alderidge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alderidge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pavlek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pavlek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pavlek blocks the body kick.
Pavlek throws the left hand but Alderidge avoids the punch easily.
Alderidge misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
Pavlek moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pavlek! But no joy.
Pavlek misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alderidge.
Pavlek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek avoids the body shot from Alderidge.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alderidge 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 Pavlek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pavlek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pavlek slips a jab from Alderidge.
Pavlek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pavlek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Pavlek looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Pavlek clinches with his opponent.
Pavlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alderidge.
Pavlek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alderidge is defending well for now.
Pavlek lands a shoulder strike.
Pavlek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Alderidge.
A body shot lands from Pavlek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavlek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alderidges head.
Alderidge prevents a body shot from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Nice body punch from Pavlek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Alderidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek blocks a body shot from Alderidge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge tries to throw a body punch but Pavlek avoids it by throwing Alderidge back against the cage.
Pavlek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Pavlek lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to work over Alderidge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek misses with some punches.
Alderidge lands a right hand.
Alderidge swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek swings wildly with an uppercut but Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlek prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pavlek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlek fails to land.
Pavlek lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Alderidge.
Pavlek misses with a body punch.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alderidge tries to work over Pavlek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alderidge lands a left hand.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alderidges head.
Alderidge lands a nice uppercut.
Alderidge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alderidge throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavlek.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Alderidge.
Alderidge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavlek's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pavlek lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands with a right to the head.
Pavlek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek works on Alderidge's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Pavlek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Pavlek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Pavlek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alderidge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Alderidge is rocked!
Pavlek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Alderidge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pavlek pushes Alderidge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pavlek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavlek scores with a shot to the side of Alderidge's head.
Pavlek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pavlek.
Pavlek creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alderidge with a big uppercut! Alderidge tries to clinch up but Pavlek pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Alderidge to the mat! Alderidge covers up and Pavlek unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jakov Pavlek!
An out of breath Jakov Pavlek thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.