PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeeJay Request (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Request comes to the cage accompanied by Dont Tell Me What to Play. Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by There's No Solution. This should be a great matchup!

Request
vs
Alvarez

188 cm
23
214 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeeJay Request!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Request connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvarez momentarily.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Request.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Request moved out of range nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
Request stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Request avoids it.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Request's face.

It looks like DeeJay Request has been cut.
Alvarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez looks gassed!
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Request avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Request wants to stall.
Request managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Request avoids the damage to the body.
Request misses with a punch to the body.
Request is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Request fails to land.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Request throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Request holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Request is trying to break the clinch but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Request.
Request tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Request has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Request tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Request taking a breather.
Request misses with a body punch.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Request avoids the damage to the body.
Request stalling against the cage.
Alvarez crunches a lovely knee into Request's ribcage.
Request swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Request is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request scores with a nice hook to the head.
Request working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Request can't break the clinch.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Request.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Request can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Request on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Request lands with a right to the head.
Request throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Request lands a right hand.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Request takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request throws a head punch that misses.
Request scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Request is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alvarez missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request just leaning against Alvarez, taking a breather.
Request misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Request misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Request has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Request has his back to the cage.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Request tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Request seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Alvarez is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Request.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Request tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DeeJay Request's cut.
That's time! Request's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Request misses with a series of wild punches.
Request tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Request.
Request throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richard Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Request lands a nice hook to Alvarez's body. Alvarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Request's corner calls for a 1-2. Request obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Request fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Request.
Request punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Request throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Request with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Request. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Request misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Request misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Request waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Request misses with the combination.
Request looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.
Request throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Request looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Request throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Request misses with an uppercut.
Request connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Request.
Alvarez slips a jab from Request.
Request swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Request misses with a body kick.
Request throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Request.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Request misses with a series of wild punches.
Request throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Request waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Request moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Request with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
Request misses with a double jab
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Request avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Request misses with a straight right.
Alvarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alvarez throws a right hand that Request ducks under and follows up with a left that Request also avoids with ease.
Request with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Request scores with a jab.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Request.
DeeJay Request is winning the standup battle so far.
Request looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Request throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Request.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Request.
Request clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Request lands with a cross.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but Request is just out of range.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Request.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Request.
Request throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Request throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Request stalks Alvarez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvarez's face. Alvarez staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Request stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Request looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Request lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Request takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Request scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Request keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Request thuds his right hand into Alvarez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Request, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeeJay Request dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DeeJay Request's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Request throws a left and a right that both miss

and Alvarez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Request's face.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Request is defending well for now.
Request tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Request blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request working aggressively here.
Alvarez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Request's efforts to push away.
Request tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the cage.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Request tries to tie him up.
Request presses Alvarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to land knees to the body.
Request is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Request fails to land.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Request.
Request lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Request misses with the head strike.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Request is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Request is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Request into the cage.
Alvarez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Request throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Request.
Stalling in the clinch from Request.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Request fails to land.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head.
Request lands an uppercut.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Request misses with the head strike.
Request misses with some punches.
Request blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Request takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Request blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Request throws a head punch that misses.
Request stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Request lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Request throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to throw knees to the head but Request is blocking nicely.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Request avoids it.
Request misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Request blocks it with crossed arms.
Request avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Request fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Request creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Request is trying to stall.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Request misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Request trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.

That's four 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.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Request lands a body shot in the clinch.
Request lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Request blocks with his arms.
Alvarez prevents Request from breaking the clinch.
Request swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Request's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Request fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries a knee to the head but Request blocks it.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Request doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Request trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Request has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Request avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Request fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to DeeJay Request.
I think Request has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... DeeJay Request!