PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zak Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). German Valdez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alonso
vs
Valdez

170 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zak Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, German Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alonso throws out the jab.
Valdez slips a jab and a cross from Alonso.
Valdez thows a body shot but no joy.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt - Alonso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alonso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alonso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Valdez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valdez tries to clinch up but Alonso circles away and keeps his distance.
Valdez shoots in and drives through. Alonso sprawls well.
Zak Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Valdez.
Valdez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Valdez misses.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alonso thows a leg kick but Valdez checks it

and Valdez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valdez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alonso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Valdez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valdez controlling the pace.
Valdez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alonso!
Valdez landing strikes from the mount.
Alonso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Valdez tries to control but Alonso wriggling away.
Valdez dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries to control but Alonso wriggling away.
Valdez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valdez looking to control but Alonso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Valdez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valdez looking for a guillotine from mount but Alonso is having none of it.
Valdez looking to control but Alonso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Valdez lands a nice shot to the head.

Valdez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alonso is surviving well by controlling Valdez's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Valdez breaks from Alonso's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Valdez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alonso hang on?

Valdez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alonso can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Valdez working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

German Valdez dominated that round.
That's time! Alonso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Valdez fails to land the takedown.
Alonso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valdez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alonso thinking.
Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valdez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alonso defends it nicely.
Alonso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zak Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Valdez.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alonso but Alonso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alonso stuffs the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valdez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alonso stuffs the takedown attempt from Valdez. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Alonso misses with a leg kick
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
Valdez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alonso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valdez.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alonso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches up with Alonso, looking for a takedown. Valdez pushes Alonso against the cage but Alonso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Valdez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alonso falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Valdez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alonso fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valdez is out of range.
Valdez tries to clinch but Alonso is having none of it.
Alonso misses with a hook. Valdez ducked under it nicely.
Alonso misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alonso throws a combination that misses
and Valdez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alonso is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valdez.
Zak Alonso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valdez throws a leg kick but Alonso sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alonso falls off balance throwing a combination

and Valdez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alonso's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez wants to control from the top but Alonso keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valdez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valdez trying to control but Alonso is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valdez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alonso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alonso keeping moving, preventing Valdez from controlling successfully.
Valdez looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valdez tries to clinch but Alonso is having none of it.

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.
Valdez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alonso's waist but Alonso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valdez off to one side.
Valdez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valdez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alonso is fending him off so far but Valdez persists. Nope, Alonso circles away and we're back to standing.
Alonso misses with a leg kick
and Valdez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valdez fails with the takedown.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alonso as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Alonso misses.
Valdez dives in and grabs Alonso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alonso pushes down on Valdez's head and hops out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alonso misses with a hook.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Alonso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alonso misses the body punch
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

German Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Valdez dives in and grabs Alonso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alonso pushes down on Valdez's head and hops out.
Alonso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alonso misses with a combination
and Valdez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valdez shoots in for a double leg but Alonso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valdez is defended easily by Alonso.
Zak Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Valdez.
Alonso lands a two punch combo.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alonso misses with a series of wild punches.
Valdez shoots in but Alonso avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valdez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Valdez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valdez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alonso's waist but Alonso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valdez off to one side.
Zak Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alonso throws a jab when Valdez was well out of range.
Alonso misses with a double jab
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alonso is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Valdez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Valdez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valdez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alonso.
Valdez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alonso's waist but Alonso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valdez off to one side.
Alonso thumps Valdez with a low kick.
Alonso is looking to land body kicks.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alonso paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valdez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alonso pinned against the cage. Alonso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Valdez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alonso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valdez counters with a stiff right hand.
Valdez 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.

Valdez has managed to clinch.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Alonso has double underhooks.
Valdez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alonso avoids it.
Valdez wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alonso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alonso blocks a head kick by Valdez.
Zak Alonso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valdez shoots for a takedown but Alonso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valdez staying out of range there.
Alonso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valdez is looking to clinch.
Valdez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alonso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valdez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Valdez avoids them all with ease.
Alonso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Alonso as Valdez shoots in.
Alonso missing with a left hand there. Valdez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alonso misses with a two punch combination.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alonso as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alonso tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez shoots in for a takedown but Alonso shows good takedown defense.
Alonso throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Valdez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alonso defends it nicely.
Alonso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valdez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valdez moves in looking to clinch but Alonso pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Valdez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alonso counters with a three punch combo that has Valdez backing up. Valdez nods at Alonso to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alonso misses with a combination
and Valdez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
German Valdez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valdez with a poor takedown
and Alonso counters with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Valdez as he checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zak Alonso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valdez 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... German Valdez!