PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspar Hauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alvarado
vs
Hauser

200 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaspar Hauser!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hauser shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alvarado wants to sweep but no luck.
Hauser wants to control from the top but Alvarado keeps moving.
Hauser lands a couple of digs.
Alvarado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hauser throws a big elbow that misses.
Hauser prevents Alvarado from getting back to his feet.
Hauser throwing strikes from guard but Alvarado blocks nicely.
Alvarado wants to stand but Hauser is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauser with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hauser lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarado wants to get back to his feet but Hauser is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauser trying to control but Alvarado is working from the bottom.
Hauser is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarado has wrist control.
Hauser throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvarado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarado keeping moving, preventing Hauser from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hauser shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hauser.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hauser lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauser lands with a punch from half guard.
Hauser tries to pass to full mount but Alvarado defends it.
Alvarado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hauser on the ground.
Alvarado is refusing to be controlled, as Hauser sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from Hauser there.
Ground and pound from Hauser.
Hauser performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Hauser is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alvarado sees it coming and defends easily.
Hauser throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alvarado actively working from the bottom here.
Hauser working over Alvarado with some ground and pound. Alvarado looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hauser takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Hauser is trying to work for a kimura but Alvarado is defending well.
Hauser stops Alvarado from getting back to his feet.

Hauser is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alvarado has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hauser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hauser prevents Alvarado from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauser throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Hauser there.
Hauser stops Alvarado from getting back to his feet.
Alvarado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hauser.

Alvarado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hauser prevents Alvarado from standing back up.
Alvarado is breathing heavily.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alvarado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hauser shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hauser seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvarado 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.

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

Hauser manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alvarado on his heels. He'll look to pass Alvarado's guard now, I'm sure.
Alvarado trying to control the position.
Hauser working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hauser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hauser postures up in Alvarado's guard and throws a big left but Alvarado blocks it.
Hauser trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hauser looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauser is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarado has wrist control.
Alvarado keeping moving, preventing Hauser from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauser throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hauser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hauser postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alvarado wants to get back to his feet but Hauser is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hauser throws a big elbow that misses.
Hauser works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hauser is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alvarado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hauser.
Hauser not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauser tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alvarado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alvarado moves into full guard.
Alvarado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hauser.
Alvarado working a defensive guard here.
Hauser is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alvarado is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hauser is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauser throws a big right hand that misses.
Hauser throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Alvarado gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hauser to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hauser's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hauser working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hauser pushing down on Alvarado's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hauser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Hauser is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hauser is breathing heavily.
Alvarado lands a couple of sideways elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hauser.
Hauser throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hauser looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvarado with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alvarado tries to kick Hauser off but Hauser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hauser scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alvarado taking some punishment here, with Hauser in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarado is looking to control Hauser's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarado avoid being mounted?
Hauser not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaspar Hauser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hauser shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alvarado's guard.
Hauser trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hauser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hauser distracts Alvarado with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hauser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarado keeping moving, preventing Hauser from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauser won't allow Alvarado to get back to his feet.
Hauser scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hauser is one step ahead there.
Hauser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hauser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hauser working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarado's head.
Hauser wants to control from the top but Alvarado keeps moving.

Hauser thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hauser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hauser is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarado has wrist control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.
Alvarado tries to close the distance and clinch but Hauser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hauser is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Alvarado instigates a clinch.
Alvarado keeps control of Hauser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarado is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hauser is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Alvarado manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauser passes into half guard.
Hauser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hauser is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hauser is working for a kimura but Alvarado is defending it quite comfortably.
Alvarado controlling the position well.
Alvarado tries to kick Hauser off but Hauser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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.
Hauser lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alvarado tries to kick Hauser off but Hauser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hauser winds up and cracks Alvarado with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Hauser seems to be working for a kimura but Alvarado defends the submission attempt.
Hauser is thwarting Alvarado's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hauser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaspar Hauser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hauser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaspar Hauser!