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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolly Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
1 - 9 - 0 |
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247 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rolly Alvarado!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu.
Yu tries to bum rush Alvarado with a series of wild strikes but Alvarado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu throws a series of punches but Alvarado moves out of range.
Yu throws a series of punches but Alvarado avoids them all with ease.
Alvarado wants to clinch up but Yu keeps it at a distance.
Alvarado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yu.
It looks like Rolly Alvarado has been cut.
Yu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarado.
Alvarado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu with a nice cross.
Yu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarado.
Jack Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu lands a left and a right that send Alvarado crashing to the mat, dazed. Yu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Alvarado is rocked!
Yu leaves Alvarado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alvarado is still on wobbly legs! Can Yu finish him?
Jack Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolly Alvarado.
Alvarado looks gassed!
Yu misses with the combination.
Alvarado seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yu as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarado circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarado walks into a left hand.
Yu misses with the combination.
Yu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yu swinging wildly here.
Alvarado has a takedown stuffed.
Yu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yu misses with a series of wild punches.
Yu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarado.
Yu misses with a double jab.
Yu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horrible takedown by Alvarado or perhaps it was just good defense by Yu which made him look bad.
Yu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yu lands an overhand right.
Alvarado shoots for a double leg takedown but Yu sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarado circles away quickly and effectively.
Yu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarado shoots in and drives through. Yu sprawls well.
Yu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarado's sensitive parts.
Yu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarado.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu throws a right and a left that Alvarado avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a right and a left that Alvarado avoids nicely.
Yu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck for Alvarado with that takedown attempt.
Jack Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarado circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarado shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yu's guard.
Yu pushes Alvarado off and gets back to his feet.
Yu misses with a double jab.
Alvarado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yu misses with a double jab.
Alvarado wants to clinch up but Yu keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alvarado throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yu was covering up waiting for the punch and Alvarado finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yu has his feet on Alvarado's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Yu throws a series of punches but Alvarado moves out of range.
Alvarado shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yu defends it nicely.
Yu looks to land a combination but Alvarado avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Yu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Yu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rolly Alvarado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown but Yu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yu throws a nice looking combination but Alvarado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarado tries a head kick but it misses.
Yu misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarado tries to clinch but Yu is having none of it.
Yu fails to land with a series of punches.
Yu throws a right and a left that Alvarado avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarado swinging wildly here.
Yu throws a hook but Alvarado blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarado closes the distance and pushes Yu back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvarado won't allow it.
Yu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarado fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yu avoids it really well and circles away.
Yu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarado decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yu's guard.
Alvarado works over Yu with some ground and pound from guard.
Yu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alvarado throwing strikes from guard but Yu blocks nicely.
Alvarado throws a strike but Yu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alvarado can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yu.
Alvarado fails with a takedown attempt.
Jack Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolly Alvarado.
Yu misses with a combination
and Alvarado holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yu breaks from the clinch.
Jack Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yu tries to bum rush Alvarado with a series of wild strikes but Alvarado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarado slips under a jab from Yu.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Yu misses with a combination
and Alvarado counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alvarado misses with a head shot. Yu uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvarado throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alvarado throws a strike but Yu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alvarado is working an open guard so Yu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Yu.
Alvarado gets a takedown into half guard.
Alvarado lands strikes from half guard.
Alvarado prevents Yu from standing back up.
Rolly Alvarado has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yu is trying to stand back up but Alvarado is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolly Alvarado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rolly Alvarado'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarado.
Alvarado shoots in and bounces Yu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yu is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Alvarado has his hands clasped together but Yu extends an breaks Alvarado's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Yu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Yu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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