PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Asheed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Asheed
vs
Alvarez

170 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahmed Asheed!
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, Miguel Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asheed tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asheed tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Alvarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura here.

Alvarez is looking for a kimura but Asheed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alvarez to get the leverage.
Still in half guard, Alvarez seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Alvarez lands a big shot there that rocks Asheed but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alvarez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Asheed hang on?
Alvarez working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Asheed is rocked!
Alvarez controlling from mount.
Asheed is trying to stand.
Alvarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Asheed is looking to escape.
Asheed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.

Alvarez has hold of Asheed's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Asheed manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez controlling from mount.
Asheed is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alvarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Asheed?
Asheed is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asheed is in a horrible position here. Alvarez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Alvarez looking for a guillotine from mount but Asheed is having none of it.
Alvarez looks gassed!
Alvarez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alvarez lands a heavy elbow.
Asheed is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Alvarez controlling the pace for now.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alvarez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Asheed manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Asheed works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Alvarez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Asheed has managed to free his arm - good work.
Asheed could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asheed is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alvarez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Asheed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez pushing down on Asheed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Asheed won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asheed's head.
Alvarez lands with a punch from half guard.
Alvarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Asheed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Alvarez has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Asheed defend it? Alvarez steps over the head and cranks it - Asheed is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Alvarez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Alvarez!