PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dick Tiger (ranked 4275 p4p, 5362 weight class) and Canelo Alvarez (ranked 452 p4p, 509 weight class). Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mexico Lindo y Querido. Dick Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tiger
vs
Alvarez

173 cm
18
170
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
168
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canelo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez moves out of range as Tiger strikes.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Tiger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiger is looking to counter punch.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Tiger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiger walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
Tiger jabs Alvarez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
Tiger misses with a shot to the body
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Tiger swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Tiger throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiger moves forwards but Alvarez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tiger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tiger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Tiger.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Tiger is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tiger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
Tiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the ropes and back into range.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger slips a jab from Alvarez.
Tiger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tiger swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Alvarez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Jab by Tiger.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Tiger scores with a shot to the body.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
It looked like Tiger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alvarez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tiger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Alvarez throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Tiger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the head.
Tiger needs to keep his hands up - Alvarez had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Dick Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Alvarez.
Tiger jabs at Alvarez's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a jab to the body
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Tiger is rocked!
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Tiger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Tiger seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
Tiger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Tiger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Tiger.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
Tiger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Canelo Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Tiger misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez throws a good cross that connects.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiger misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
Canelo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiger's hands.
Tiger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger takes one on the button.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiger has time to react.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Tiger misses.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvarez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez closes the distance and catches Tiger with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Tiger is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Tiger is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Tiger is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Alvarez takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Canelo Alvarez!
A very excited looking Canelo Alvarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.