PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guitarrero Alambrador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolt Spenser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alambrador
vs
Spenser

192 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guitarrero Alambrador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolt Spenser!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spenser keeps the fight on the outside.
Spenser looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Alambrador darts in and clinches Spenser up against the cage.
Alambrador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spenser's face.
Alambrador with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Kolt Spenser has been cut.
Alambrador lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alambrador lands a hook that snaps the head of Spenser backwards.
Alambrador softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alambrador unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alambrador scores with a nice hook to the head.

Spenser is rocked!

Alambrador has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Spenser uses from the top position.
Spenser is still in real trouble! Can Alambrador finish him?
Alambrador is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spenser seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alambrador trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alambrador tries to clinch but Spenser moves out of range.
Alambrador wants to clinch.
Alambrador tries to clinch there but Spenser circles away.
Spenser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alambrador tries to clinch up.

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.
Alambrador tries to clinch but Spenser moves out of range.
Alambrador tries to clinch but Spenser is having none of it.
Guitarrero Alambrador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alambrador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alambrador tries to clinch but Spenser is having none of it.
Alambrador could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alambrador tries to clinch up but Spenser circles away and keeps his distance.
Alambrador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alambrador wants to clinch up but Spenser keeps it at a distance.
Alambrador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alambrador tries to clinch but Spenser moves out of range.

Alambrador clinches.
Alambrador has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spenser is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alambrador lands a knee to the head.
Alambrador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alambrador scores with a knee to the head.
Alambrador using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spenser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alambrador tries a knee to the head but Spenser blocks it.
Alambrador misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spenser tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alambrador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spenser's face.
Alambrador lands a nice knee to the body.
Alambrador can't break the clinch.
Alambrador cracks Spenser with a nice body shot.

Alambrador breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alambrador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spenser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alambrador tries to clinch up.
Alambrador doesn't manage to clinch there - Spenser circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alambrador tries to close the distance and clinch but Spenser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alambrador moves in looking to clinch but Spenser pushes him off.
Spenser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Spenser shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spenser showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alambrador kicks Spenser off and gets back to his feet.
Alambrador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alambrador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spenser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alambrador wants to clinch.
Spenser fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guitarrero Alambrador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kolt Spenser's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Spenser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alambrador tries to clinch up but Spenser circles away and keeps his distance.
Alambrador tries to clinch up but Spenser circles away and keeps his distance.
Alambrador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alambrador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alambrador is looking to clinch but Spenser is avoiding it.
Alambrador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spenser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alambrador is looking to clinch but Spenser is avoiding it.
Spenser is breathing heavily.
Spenser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alambrador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spenser swats away the attempt to clinch by Alambrador.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alambrador tries to close the distance and clinch but Spenser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spenser swats away the attempt to clinch by Alambrador.
Alambrador is looking to clinch.
Alambrador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spenser shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alambrador sprawls well. Alambrador wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spenser gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alambrador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alambrador is looking to clinch but Spenser is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alambrador tries to clinch up.
Alambrador tries to clinch up but Spenser circles away and keeps his distance.
Spenser swats away the attempt to clinch by Alambrador.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alambrador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alambrador tries to close the distance and clinch but Spenser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guitarrero Alambrador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alambrador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spenser keeps the fight on the outside.
Alambrador tries to clinch but Spenser is having none of it.
Alambrador tries to clinch but Spenser is having none of it.
Alambrador tries to clinch up.
Alambrador moves in looking to clinch but Spenser pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spenser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alambrador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alambrador doesn't manage to clinch there - Spenser circles away.
Alambrador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alambrador wants to clinch.
Alambrador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alambrador wants to clinch.
Alambrador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alambrador moves in looking to clinch but Spenser pushes him off.
Alambrador tries to close the distance and clinch but Spenser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alambrador tries to clinch up.
Alambrador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alambrador tries to clinch but Spenser is having none of it.
Alambrador wants to clinch.
Alambrador moves in looking to clinch but Spenser pushes him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alambrador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spenser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alambrador tries to clinch up but Spenser circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Guitarrero Alambrador will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kolt Spenser's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Spenser keeps the fight on the outside.
Alambrador tries to close the distance and clinch but Spenser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alambrador wants to clinch up but Spenser keeps it at a distance.
Alambrador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Spenser changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alambrador looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Alambrador throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Spenser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alambrador doesn't manage to clinch there - Spenser circles away.
Alambrador doesn't manage to clinch there - Spenser circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alambrador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alambrador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spenser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alambrador closes the distance and pushes Spenser back into the cage.
Spenser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alambrador connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Alambrador.
Alambrador lands a knee to the head.
Alambrador lands a knee to the head.
Alambrador scores with a knee to the head.
Alambrador lands a knee to the body.
Alambrador lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spenser or not.
Alambrador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alambrador wants to break free but Spenser has control.
Alambrador using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spenser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alambrador tries for a takedown but Spenser manages to get underhooks.
Alambrador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alambrador is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alambrador gets underhooks to prevent Spenser's takedown attempt.
Alambrador goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spenser prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guitarrero Alambrador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alambrador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spensers head.
Alambrador gets through Spenser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alambrador pushes Spenser back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alambrador throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alambrador misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Alambrador.

Alambrador jumps guard.
Spenser won't allow Alambrador to get back to his feet.
Spenser content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alambrador is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Spenser dives into side control.
Alambrador tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Spenser sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spenser trying to control but Alambrador is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alambrador is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Spenser tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alambrador squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Guitarrero Alambrador.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alambrador, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guitarrero Alambrador!