PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zaurbek Temirbekovich (ranked 3085 p4p, 3979 weight class) and Israel Alvarado (ranked 342 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Temirbekovich
vs
Alvarado

185 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
175
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Alvarado!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temirbekovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvarado momentarily.

It looks like Israel Alvarado has been cut.

Temirbekovich instigates a clinch.
Alvarado wants a takedown.
Alvarado drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Temirbekovich gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Temirbekovich - that landed with a thud.
Temirbekovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarado backwards.
Temirbekovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarado backwards.
Alvarado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Temirbekovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarado takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Temirbekovich.
Alvarado can't get the takedown.
Zaurbek Temirbekovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Alvarado.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Temirbekovich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temirbekovich pushes Alvarado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirbekovich lands a right hand.

Alvarado is rocked!
Temirbekovich lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Alvarado to his knees! Temirbekovich keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaurbek Temirbekovich!
After winning the bout, Zaurbek Temirbekovich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.