PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Gangsta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Gangsta has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Alvarez
vs
Gangsta

168 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Gangsta!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangsta slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gangsta misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Gangsta moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Gangsta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Gangsta.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gangsta throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alvarez was covering up waiting for the punch and Gangsta finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alvarez trying to control the position.
Gangsta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alvarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangsta is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gangsta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Gangsta defends easily.
Alvarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gangsta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gangsta misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Gangsta.
Gangsta throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Gangsta counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gangsta wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Gangsta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gangsta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gangsta.

Gangsta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta stops a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Gangsta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gangsta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gangsta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gangsta pulls guard successfully.
Gangsta has his hands on Alvarez's head, controlling the position.
Gangsta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez trying to control but Gangsta is working from the bottom.
Alvarez throws a strike but Gangsta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gangsta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gangsta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gangsta trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gangsta misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Gangsta dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gangsta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gangsta counters with a good, hard body kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.
Gangsta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gangsta lands with a kick to the temple. Alvarez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Alvarez gets caught flat footed, as Gangsta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Gangsta controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gangsta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alvarez trying to keep a closed guard but Gangsta is proving a slippery customer.
Gangsta throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gangsta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gangsta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gangsta wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gangsta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eddie Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Gangsta ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gangsta counters with a big head kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.

Gangsta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.

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.

Gangsta breaks from the clinch.
Gangsta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gangsta throws a head kick that Alvarez semi-blocks.
Gangsta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alvarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alvarez shoots and misses
and Gangsta counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gangsta tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Gangsta.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gangsta to score with a decent uppercut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gangsta.
Gangsta in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Alvarez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Alvarez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gangsta is working away from the top position though.
Alvarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gangsta.
Gangsta wants to free his trapped foot but Alvarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gangsta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four 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.
Alvarez trying to control from the bottom.
Gangsta trying to pass the guard but Alvarez defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gangsta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gangsta trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gangsta postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Gangsta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alvarez blocks a head kick by Gangsta.

Gangsta instigates a clinch.
Gangsta missing with knees to the body.
Gangsta trying to land knees to the body.
Alvarez wants a takedown.

Gangsta manages to break the clinch.
Gangsta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gangsta fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Gangsta.
Gangsta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gangsta shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alvarez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gangsta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gangsta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alvarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Gangsta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gangsta throws and elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gangsta's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!
Gangsta wants to stand but Alvarez is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gangsta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pablo Gangsta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gangsta tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gangsta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta scores with a spinning back kick!
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Gangsta circles away easily

and Gangsta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alvarez won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gangsta looks up at the clock and then as Alvarez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gangsta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Eddie Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez tries to bench press Gangsta off him but Gangsta keeps the position.
Gangsta working the strikes but Alvarez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Alvarez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gangsta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alvarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is pressing down on Gangsta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gangsta throws and elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gangsta's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gangsta trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Gangsta has wrist control.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gangsta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Gangsta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gangsta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Gangsta!