PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avila Alvarez (ranked 5143 p4p, 472 weight class) and Peter Barnkvist (ranked 2320 p4p, 264 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian by The Darkness. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alvarez
vs
Barnkvist

190 cm
34
180 lbs
16 - 24 - 1

183 cm
25
184 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnkvist stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Alvarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barnkvist looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barnkvist is trying to improve his position.
Alvarez working the head and body with strikes.
Barnkvist is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alvarez off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Alvarez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Barnkvist!
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!
Barnkvist has the hooks in. Alvarez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Barnkvist is punishing Alvarez with some ground and pound.
Alvarez trying to control but not successfully.
Barnkvist lands a shot to the head.
Barnkvist tries to get the hooks in deep but Alvarez pushed the leg off.
Alvarez can't escape the position.
Barnkvist is punishing Alvarez with strikes - can he finish him?!
Barnkvist struggling to land strikes to the head as Alvarez covers up.
Barnkvist scores with punches from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to stand back up.
Barnkvist throwing damaging strikes from the back! Alvarez could be in trouble here!
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Barnkvist is landing with strikes from the back.
Can Alvarez hold on?! Barnkvist is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez is trying to get back to his feet but Barnkvist has full control of the position and if anything, Alvarez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Barnkvist lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Alvarez hold on?!
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnkvist cracks Alvarez with a big right hand from the back mount! Alvarez immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Barnkvist takes this one by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Barnkvist!
A victorious Peter Barnkvist thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Avila Alvarez spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so pissed, man. I trained so hard for this camp too.'.