PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Harry Slater is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Alvarez
vs
Slater

180 cm
22
168 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
161 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Slater!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily.
Alvarez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Slater just misses with a punch to the body.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Slater ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slater.
Alvarez lands a glancing blow to the side of Slater's head.

It looks like Harry Slater has been cut.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Slater ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slater smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater throws a leg kick but Alvarez checks it.
Slater slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slater under the eye.
Slater throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slater lands an overhand right.
Slater lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Slater scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Slater darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alvarez is not content to let Slater control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to get to full guard but Slater has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater is stalling here. Alvarez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Slater seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Alvarez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Slater tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slater on the ground.
Slater is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Slater is trying to control Alvarez's posture but Alvarez avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Alvarez is staying active.
Slater trying to remain calm as Alvarez controls from the top position.
Alvarez'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.
Slater is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control.
Slater sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater is trying to maintain the position but Alvarez is very close to passing his half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Slater.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
That kick from Slater tenderised Alvarez's leg. Alvarez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slater. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Slater misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarez.
Slater scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Slater counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Slater will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alvarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slater can pounce on him.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Slater.
Slater closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Slater takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sebasti Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Slater checks the leg kick.
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slater lands a body shot.
Slater connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slater.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Slater.
Alvarez throws a chopping leg kick but Slater manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body punch from Slater.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sebasti Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater lands with a good body shot.

Slater closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alvarez to the mat! Alvarez manages to get full guard.
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!
Slater slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slater slips nicely into half guard.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Slater throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez is defending against the submission attempts here by Slater.
Slater is controlling the pace.
Alvarez is staying active underneath Slater, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slater tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alvarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Slater is looking for submissions but instead, Alvarez has regained full guard.
Slater looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Slater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slater.
Slater shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slater swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Slater looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Slater swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez takes a swing at Slater's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Slater fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slater lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Slater scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harry Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slater looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slater lands a right hook to the body.
Slater on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Slater with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Slater moved away.
Slater swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Slater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Slater avoids them all with ease.
Slater thows a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Slater moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
A big right from Slater misses.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Slater shoots in.
Sebasti Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Slater.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Slater ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Slater as he checks the leg kick.
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick from Slater.
Alvarez throws a low kick, looking for Slater's leg but Slater calmly moves out of range.
Slater scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slater throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Slater.
Alvarez leaves Slater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Slater checks a leg kick.
Slater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez takes one to the chin there.
Slater swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but Slater checks it
and Slater counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Alvarez moves out of range as Slater strikes.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slater momentarily.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slater swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Slater is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alvarez rather than just go for the knockout.
Slater digs a good hook to Alvarez's body.
Slater takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater is looking to land body kicks.
Slater looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Slater really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from Alvarez.

Slater shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alvarez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slater wants to pass the guard but Alvarez is keeping the position.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
Slater postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slater controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Slater tries to pass.
Slater's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slater looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slater thows a body shot but no joy.
Slater scores with a body shot.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slater sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Slater fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slater looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Slater connects with a crisp jab.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slater's sensitive parts.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slater to score with a decent uppercut.
Slater checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Slater throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvarez's waist but Alvarez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slater off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez needs to keep his hands up - Slater had a free shot at his head there.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slater.
Alvarez wants to land a leg kick but Slater is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a solid leg kick but Slater takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvarez.
Slater looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Slater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Slater dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Slater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slater loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
Slater feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Slater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Slater.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
Slater walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slater misses with a leg kick
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Slater shoots in but no luck this time.
Sebasti Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Slater.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater throws a leg kick but Alvarez checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
Slater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Slater dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Slater misses the shot to the body.
Slater wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slater takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Slater lands a body shot.
Slater lands with a shot to the body.
Alvarez cracks the inside of Slater's front leg.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Slater moves away and avoids it.
Slater misses with a low kick.
Alvarez blocks the body kick.
Slater tries to land a front kick but Alvarez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slater slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
A big left from Slater misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slater checks a leg kick.
Slater misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Slater stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slater scores with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Alvarez
and Slater counters with a nice uppercut.
Sebasti Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvarez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slater misses with a looping right.
Alvarez moves forwards but Slater connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alvarez lands with a straight right. Slater didn't see that one coming.
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Slater shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slater. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slater takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater thows a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slater. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slater jabs Alvarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Slater.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slater misses with a body shot.
Slater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater shoots in for a double leg but Alvarez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slater throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Slater checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alvarez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Slater sees coming a mile off.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Slater.
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Slater fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvarez checks it well.
Slater cracks the inside of Alvarez's front leg.
Slater checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
Harry Slater is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez misses with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Slater.
Well Slater 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Slater!
Harry Slater is the new lightweight champion!