PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Florentino Ernesto Alvarez
vs
Jackson

180 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

162 cm
26
150 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Sex Panther Supplements

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a low kick as Alvarez jumps back.
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Omar Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson slips under a jab from Alvarez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Alvarez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jackson's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alvarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alvarez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Alvarez sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alvarez slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson has hold of Alvarez's hands but Alvarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Alvarez takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Alvarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
Alvarez trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Alvarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alvarez pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Alvarez is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
Alvarez postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Alvarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alvarez connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.

Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarez.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that second 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. 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.

Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Alvarez's body. Alvarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Omar Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
A punch lands to the side of Alvarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Omar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez with a hook.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.

Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson is looking to stand back up but Alvarez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jackson.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez gave a mention to Sex Panther Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).