PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Francesco Owens has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Owens
vs
Alvarez

192 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eduardo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alvarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Owens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alvarez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Owens up against the cage.
Owens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.

Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Alvarez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Owens!

Owens bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Owens makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Alvarez clinches.
Owens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Owens tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the cage.
Owens is looking to take this one to the mat.

Alvarez pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens scoring with some ground and pound.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Owens is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Alvarez looks winded!
Owens is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Owens lands a couple of digs.
Owens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Owens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Owens scoring with some ground and pound.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Owens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alvarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Owens controls the position.

Owens decides to stand back up. Owens steps back and let's Alvarez get back to his feet.

Owens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alvarez did well to prevent Owens getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Owens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in half guard, Owens seems content to control.
Owens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvarez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Owens is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Owens not doing much here.
Alvarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Owens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Owens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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. Owens connects with a nice short shot to Alvarez's temple.
Alvarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Owens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Owens is trying for a kimura here. Alvarez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Owens wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francesco Owens!