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Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1078 Round 2
Date: Nov 27, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Alvarado changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pyrinos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pyrinos tries to bench press Alvarado off him but Alvarado keeps the position. #SUB#
Alvarado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pyrinos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alvarado tries to stand but Pyrinos is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Pyrinos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado is working Pyrinos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pyrinos tries to buck Alvarado off but Alvarado is having none of it.#T1#
Alvarado lands an elbow.
Pyrinos tries to buck Alvarado off but Alvarado is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Alvarado working away.#SU#
Alvarado decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pyrinos dips to his left and cracks Alvarado with an uppercut!
Pyrinos stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Alvarado closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pyrinos to the mat! Pyrinos manages to get full guard.
Alvarado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Alvarado is working hard here to advance position.
Pyrinos trying to control the position.
Alvarado slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Pyrinos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alvarado passes into half guard.
Pyrinos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarado scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Alvarado with the ground and pound but Pyrinos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alvarado landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alvarado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alvarado has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pyrinos keeping moving, preventing Alvarado from controlling successfully.
Alvarado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pyrinos is keeping the position for now.
Alvarado looking to sit in guard and control but Pyrinos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Alvarado trying to control the position here.
Alvarado keeping full guard, as Pyrinos tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pyrinos being controlled here momentarily.
Alvarado wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Pyrinos is now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isidro Alvarado dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
Alvarado moves into range and clinches up with Pyrinos.#BC#
Alvarado breaks from the clinch.
Pyrinos tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pyrinos.#TD#
Alvarado feints and as Pyrinos raises his hands in defense, Alvarado changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pyrinos trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Pyrinos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alvarado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alvarado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alvarado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pyrinos can do to turn this around?
Alvarado throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Pyrinos trying to control the position.
Pyrinos keeping moving, preventing Alvarado from controlling successfully.
Alvarado wanted to stand there but Pyrinos had control of the position. #SUB2#
Alvarado got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pyrinos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarado has managed to get both his arms back between Pyrinos's legs - danger averted.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alvarado trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyrinos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick from Alvarado lands but Pyrinos takes it in his stride. #CL#
Alvarado pushes Pyrinos up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarado tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alvarado goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pyrinos prevents it.
#BC#
Alvarado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Alvarado clinches with his opponent.
Alvarado misses with the head strike.
Pyrinos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarado has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarado prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC#
Alvarado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3##CL#
Alvarado moves into the clinch.#TD#
Alvarado has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pyrinos uses from the top position.
Alvarado being controlled here, momentarily.
Pyrinos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarado is keeping the position for now.
Alvarado not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pyrinos throwing strikes from guard but Alvarado blocks nicely.
Pyrinos tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarado is retaining full guard. #T4#
Pyrinos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alvarado's guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pyrinos closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarado, looking for a takedown. Pyrinos pushes Alvarado against the cage but Alvarado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarado seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Isidro Alvarado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyro Pyrinos.
Pyrinos with a poor takedown #CL#
and Alvarado counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pyrinos is breathing heavily.
Pyrinos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alvarado walks away with a smile on his face. Pyrinos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Alvarado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvarado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarado is leaning against Pyrinos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pyrinos misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Alvarado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isidro Alvarado dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Pyrinos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Alvarado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvarado.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pyrinos.
#BC#
Alvarado breaks the clinch.
Pyrinos fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Alvarado takes the fight into the clinch.
Pyrinos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarado prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Pyrinos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alvarado uses from the top position.
Alvarado trying to control but Pyrinos is working from the bottom. #T1#
Alvarado looking to pass the guard.
Alvarado is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pyrinos looking to control.
Alvarado trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pyrinos's guard.
Alvarado wants to control from the top but Pyrinos keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarado looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pyrinos wants to control the position but Alvarado says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Nice strikes from Alvarado there. #ES2#
Pyrinos has one foot on Alvarado's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#CL#
Alvarado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvarado is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pyrinos is defending well for now.#TD#
Alvarado lands a takedown into guard.
Alvarado pushes down on Pyrinos's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T3#
Alvarado is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Alvarado is looking for a kimura but Pyrinos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvarado to get the leverage.
Alvarado wants to take a breather but Pyrinos is having none of it.
Pyrinos wants to improve his position but Alvarado is controlling well.
Pyrinos is trying to control but can't.
Pyrinos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pyrinos tries to get to full guard but Alvarado has control of the leg.
Pyrinos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Pyrinos is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarado.
Pyrinos tries to get to full guard but Alvarado has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isidro Alvarado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvarado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Isidro Alvarado!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Isidro Alvarado!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Isidro Alvarado!
Isidro Alvarado wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1078 Round 1
Date: Nov 26, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Xx gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pyrinos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pyrinos throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xx wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pyrinos manages to pass to side control.
Nice strikes from Pyrinos there.
Xx tries to kick Pyrinos off in order to stand up. Pyrinos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Xx takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Xx wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xx is trying to escape the position but Pyrinos is controlling the position.
Xx wants to get back to his feet but Pyrinos is dominant here and he's now got Xx's back!
Xx is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Xx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pyrinos on the ground.#SUB2#
Pyrinos looking for the choke from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Xx wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Pyrinos is persistently looking for the submission but Xx is defending it well.
Pyrinos is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Xx up.
Xx is trying to get back to his feet but Pyrinos has full control of the position and if anything, Xx has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB2#
Pyrinos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pyrinos softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Xx is trying to stand back up.
Pyrinos connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Xx to escape the position.
#T2#
Pyrinos lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I would not like to be Xx right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xx is trying to stand back up. #T3#
Pyrinos lands a shot to the head. #SUB2#
Pyrinos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Xx knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Xx for a finish. #SUB2#
Xx preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pyrinos.
Xx is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pyrinos.
Xx is trying to stand back up. #T4##SUB2#
Pyrinos is cranking Xx's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Xx! He's tightened the choke and Xx is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pyro Pyrinos! |
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