PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Alvarez (ranked 24359 p4p, 25077 weight class) and Jim Bum (ranked 674 p4p, 711 weight class). Jim Bum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alvarez
vs
Bum

175 cm
18
205
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
205
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Bum!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bum back to the cage. Alvarez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bum shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.

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

Bum is trying to trip Alvarez. He has hold of a leg but Alvarez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bum persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Bum from controlling successfully.
Bum stops Alvarez from standing up.
Bum wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Bum is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alvarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but Bum is having none of it.
Alvarez is adopting a defensive guard.

Alvarez is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bum has his hands clasped together but Alvarez extends and breaks Bum's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Alvarez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Alvarez!
Diego Alvarez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.