PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johan Alvarez (ranked 25844 p4p, 4660 weight class) and Joeseph Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 540 weight class). Joeseph Sanford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alvarez
vs
Sanford

173 cm
25
170
0 - 3 - 0

184 cm
25
178
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joeseph Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sanford tries to get to full guard but Alvarez has control of the leg.

Alvarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanford is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanford avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura but Sanford is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvarez to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford keeping control of the position.
Sanford looks like he's trying to stand up.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanford defends it well.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is thwarting Sanford's attempts to control the position.
Sanford tries to kick Alvarez off but Alvarez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Alvarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alvarez is thwarting Sanford's attempts to control the position.

Alvarez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two 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.
Sanford wants to get back to full guard.
Sanford trying to control here.
Sanford is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Alvarez is staying active.

Alvarez is working for a kimura but Sanford is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanford is trying to control but can't.

Alvarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanford manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanford looking to control.

Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! Sanford is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanford manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into Sanford's guard.
Sanford is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Alvarez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Sanford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sanford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alvarez is aware though and is defending well.
Sanford looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanford is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Alvarez frees his head nicely. Oh but Sanford has switched to an armbar! Alvarez is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Joeseph Sanford!