PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Errol Trevino (ranked 5794 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Alvarez (ranked 4314 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Alvarez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Trevino
vs
Alvarez

160 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

201 cm
23
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Errol Trevino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alvarez drives through and clinches with Trevino against the cage.

Alvarez pulls Trevino into guard.
Trevino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trevino could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trevino is one step ahead there.
Trevino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alvarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevino pushes down on Alvarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trevino is nestled in close to Alvarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trevino working Alvarez over with strikes.

Trevino postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Alvarez to stand up.

Alvarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Trevino gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez looks winded!

Alvarez dives in and scores a takedown into Trevino's guard.

Trevino has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Alvarez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Trevino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Trevino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trevino decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Trevino escapes and gets back to his feet.

Trevino shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is trying to stand.
Trevino looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Trevino seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alvarez for as long as he can get away with.

Trevino decides to return to a standing position.
Adam Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez gets caught flat footed, as Trevino shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but Trevino passes into half guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trevino trying to control the pace.
Trevino working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Trevino slips a nice elbow through Alvarez's hands, connecting with Alvarez's forehead.
Trevino not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to get to full guard but Trevino has control of the leg.

Trevino gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Alvarez has Trevino up against the cage in a clinch.
Trevino working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez wants to stall.

Alvarez pulls guard successfully.
Trevino is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Errol Trevino dominated that 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.

Trevino avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Trevino is looking for a counter combo.

Alvarez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Trevino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trevino lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Trevino pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
Trevino thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Trevino is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Trevino pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevino keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trevino is on top in guard.

Trevino lands a couple of digs.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevino controlling from the top position.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Trevino controlling him for the moment.

Trevino stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Errol Trevino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Trevino changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alvarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Trevino slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Trevino decides to stand up, so the ref orders Alvarez to his feet.
Trevino steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alvarez. That one must have hurt.

Alvarez moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trevino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Trevino has the dominant position.

Trevino breaks from the clinch.

Trevino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alvarez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Trevino gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trevino, pushing him back against the cage.

Alvarez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Trevino uses from the top position.
Trevino content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trevino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Trevino uses it to pass to side control.

Trevino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trevino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Trevino takes a little break here. Alvarez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Errol Trevino will probably get the nod.
That's time! Trevino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Alvarez throws a head kick but Trevino moves out of range.

Alvarez gets tackled into the cage by Trevino. Trevino maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Trevino's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Trevino manages to break the clinch.

Trevino throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Trevino is in Alvarez's guard.
Trevino is standing up over Alvarez. Alvarez looks to escape but Trevino dives into side control.

The referee asks Trevino politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Trevino prefers to stall for the moment though.
Trevino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Trevino stands up and beckons Alvarez to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alvarez.
Trevino gets back to half guard.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trevino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Trevino moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Trevino has Alvarez pulled in close to control his posture.
Trevino striking from the bottom here.
Alvarez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.

Trevino stands up from Alvarez's guard - Trevino perhaps looking for a knockout.

Trevino moves into the clinch.

Trevino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Alvarez gets caught napping as Trevino dives in and scores a takedown. Alvarez manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trevino controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Trevino decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Trevino fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alvarez sprawls well initially but Trevino persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trevino decides to return to a standing position.

Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Trevino has taken the fight into the clinch.

Trevino gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Trevino decides to stand up.

Trevino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Alvarez is looking to stand back up but Trevino counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alvarez.

Trevino trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevino'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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Errol Trevino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trevino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Errol Trevino!