PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bud beer man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Enter The Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

beer man
vs
Alvarez

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bud beer man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
beer man shoots for a double leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls well. He's pushed beer man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
beer man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.

Alvarez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Alvarez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so beer man is just riding it out for now. Alvarez eventually gives up the hold.
beer man regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alvarez tries to stand but beer man is controlling from the bottom.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from beer man.

beer man is working an open guard so Alvarez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
beer man fails with the takedown

and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bud beer man. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez gets to his feet - beer man follows without any prompting.
beer man doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alvarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with beer man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Alvarez gets to his feet - beer man follows without any prompting.

Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
beer man is breathing heavily.
beer man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

beer man is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Alvarez pulls his head out easily.
Alvarez tries to stand and escape but beer man is controlling the position.
beer man trying to control but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of beer man's head.

Alvarez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Alvarez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows beer man to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
beer man shoots and misses
and Alvarez counters with a two punch combo.

Alvarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
beer man tries for a takedown. No joy.

Alvarez has clasped his hands together around beer man's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
beer man struggling a bit here.
beer man gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
beer man trying to control here.
beer man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

beer man manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
beer man misses with a takedown

and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body.

Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
beer man doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Alvarez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in beer man's guard now.
Alvarez trying to stand up but can't free himself from beer man's guard.

beer man is looking to sinch up a triangle. Alvarez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to beer man's body to avoid the submission. beer man has instead reached around Alvarez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! beer man arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bud beer man!