PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandro Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Pain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pain
vs
Alvarez

195 cm
20
285 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

175 cm
23
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandro Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pain as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Chuck Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandro Alvarez.
Pain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Pain settles back down.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chuck Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain tried to score with a low kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pain is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Pain circles away and we're back to standing.
Pain tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pain as he jumps to the side.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Pain sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Alvarez has eaten all the pies!
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Pain shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain tries to clinch up.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pain tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pain. Pain obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
Pain is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pain avoids it really well and circles away.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pain is looking to land body kicks.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Pain sprawls well.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chuck Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Pain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Pain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pain pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Pain tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chuck Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandro Alvarez.
Pain wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Chuck Pain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pain swivels and escapes.
Pain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Pain, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Pain against the cage but Pain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pain throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick from Pain misses.

Pain has closed the distance and engaged Alvarez in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice elbow from Pain.

It looks like Alexandro Alvarez has been cut.
Pain lands a nice elbow.
Pain gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pain gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Pain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandro Alvarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Alvarez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Pain which made him look bad.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Chuck Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandro Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Pain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Pain throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alexandro Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Pain tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez checks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Pain as Alvarez shoots in.
Pain is looking to clinch.
Pain stuffs the takedown.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pain takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
Pain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
Alvarez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pain is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Alvarez.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alvarez up against the cage.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Pain to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pain.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pain lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chuck Pain.
Pain tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Pain!