PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knox Yodsenklai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alverez comes to the cage accompanied by ALL DAY. Yodsenklai has chosen Traditional Wai Kru as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Alverez
vs
Yodsenklai

172 cm
26
164 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
165 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

FULL METAL GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Alverez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Knox Yodsenklai!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsenklai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alverez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yodsenklai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alverez connects with a crisp jab.
Alverez connects with a body shot that sends Yodsenklai's belly button to the back.
Yodsenklai misses with a right hand
and Alverez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alverez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yodsenklai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alverez connects with a nice looking jab.
Yodsenklai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alverez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alverez catches Yodsenklai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alverez blocks a leg kick.

Alverez has managed to clinch.
Yodsenklai looking to throw knees to the head but Alverez is blocking nicely.
Yodsenklai looks gassed!
Yodsenklai landing knees to the head.
Yodsenklai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alverez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yodsenklai misses with a knee strike.
Yodsenklai with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Alverez breaks the clinch.
Yodsenklai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alverez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alverez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alverez lands a right hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Yodsenklai 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez jabs at Yodsenklai's body.
A shot to the liver by Alverez. Beautiful body shot.
Alverez with a nice cross.
Yodsenklai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alverez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yodsenklai in his tracks.
Alverez jabs Yodsenklai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alverez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alverez scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alverez connects with a jab.
Alverez lands with a good body shot.
Alverez punishes Yodsenklai's body with a nice straight punch.
Yodsenklai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alverez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alverez connects with the punch.

Alverez drives through and clinches with Yodsenklai against the cage.
Alverez tries to land a knee to the head but Yodsenklai blocks with his arms.

Alverez breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Alverez.
Alverez misses with a two punch combination.
Alverez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Alverez there.
Knox Yodsenklai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Alverez clinches with his opponent.

Alverez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Alverez controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alverez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez content to control rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Alverez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Alverez feints a jab promting Yodsenklai to slip. Alverez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yodsenklai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alverez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alverez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yodsenklai thows a body shot but no joy.
Yodsenklai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alverez connects with a crisp jab.

Alverez pushes Yodsenklai up against the cage in a clinch.
Yodsenklai lands a nice elbow.
Yodsenklai has Alverez pressed against the cage, preventing Alverez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez is trying to force a seperation but Yodsenklai has the dominant position.
Yodsenklai prevents Alverez from breaking the clinch.
Yodsenklai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yodsenklai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alverez.
Yodsenklai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yodsenklai with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Alverez breaks the clinch.
Alverez lands a body shot.
Alverez lands with a straight right. Yodsenklai didn't see that one coming.

Alverez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alverez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alverez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Alverez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alverez thuds a left hand into Yodsenklai's body.
Alverez scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yodsenklai. That's going to slow Alverez down.
Alverez scores with a nice head shot.
Alverez scores with a nice right hand.
Yodsenklai throws a sloppy head kick and Alverez moves out of range easily.
Yodsenklai misses with a hook
and Alverez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alverez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yodsenklai misses with a right hand
and Alverez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alverez thuds a left hand into Yodsenklai's body.
Alverez cracks Yodsenklai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alverez 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.
A cross from Alverez lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alverez, as that shot connected.
Yodsenklai is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alverez lands a slapping body shot.
Alverez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yodsenklai on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez cracks Yodsenklai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Alverez scores with a four punch combination!
Yodsenklai ducks right into an uppercut from Alverez.
Alverez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alverez scores with a sloppy right hand. Yodsenklai should have avoided that one.

Yodsenklai is rocked!
Yodsenklai throws a combination that misses
and Alverez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yodsenklai is still on wobbly legs! Can Alverez finish him?
Alverez thuds his right hand into Yodsenklai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yodsenklai seems to have recovered his senses.

Alverez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yodsenklai did well to prevent Alverez getting side control.
Alverez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alverez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mike Alverez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alverez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alverez scores with a punch to the head.
Yodsenklai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alverez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yodsenklai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alverez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yodsenklai's waist but Yodsenklai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alverez off to one side.
Alverez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Yodsenklai.
Alverez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yodsenklai was well out of range. Poor timing from Alverez.
Yodsenklai tries to close the distance and clinch but Alverez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alverez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alverez throws a body punch but Yodsenklai moves out of range.
Alverez digs a good hook to Yodsenklai's body.
Yodsenklai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alverez counters with a nice uppercut.
Yodsenklai wants to clinch but Alverez slips to the side
and Alverez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knox Yodsenklai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alverez connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alverez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alverez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yodsenklai on the side of the head.

Alverez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Yodsenklai tries to reverse the position but Alverez maintains control.
Yodsenklai squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Alverez controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Alverez dominated that second round.
That's time! Alverez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Alverez sizes up Yodsenklai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yodsenklai misses with a right hand

and Alverez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alverez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alverez tries to free his leg and advance position but Yodsenklai is retaining full guard.
Alverez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yodsenklai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yodsenklai misses the body punch
and Alverez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alverez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsenklai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alverez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Alverez coming out on top.
Yodsenklai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yodsenklai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alverez counters with a left to the body.
Alverez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yodsenklais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alverez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yodsenklai's hands.
A jab from Yodsenklai finds it's way through Alverez's defenses.
Yodsenklai takes one on the button.
Yodsenklai throws a nice head kick!
Yodsenklai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alverez lands a slapping body shot.
Alverez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yodsenklai misses with a left hand
and Alverez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alverez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alverez throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Alverez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knox Yodsenklai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Alverez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Alverez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yodsenklai for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Alverez.
A slow jab from Alverez misses its intended target.
Alverez blocks a jab.
Knox Yodsenklai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yodsenklai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alverez.
Yodsenklai slips a jab and a cross from Alverez.

Yodsenklai moves into the clinch.
Alverez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yodsenklai tries to land a knee to the head but Alverez blocks with his arms.
Yodsenklai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mike Alverez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yodsenklai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yodsenklai with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Alverez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alverez.
Yodsenklai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Alverez. Beautiful body shot.

Alverez feints and as Yodsenklai raises his hands in defense, Alverez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alverez throwing strikes from guard but Yodsenklai blocks nicely.
Alverez throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alverez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Alverez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alverez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Alverez!