PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Alarcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rand's entrance music is Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rand
vs
Alarcon

181 cm
35
182 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

185 cm
31
180 lbs
24 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

5th Round Clothing
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Rand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Alarcon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rand lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rand moves out of range as Alarcon strikes.
Rand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Alarcon.
Rand avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rand rushes Alarcon and presses him up against the cage.
Alarcon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rand uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rand.
Alarcon tries to pull guard but Rand holds him up against the cage and eventually Alarcon drops back down to his feet.
Alarcon misses with a punch on the inside.
Rand is trying to break free.
Alarcon stalling in the clinch but Rand improves position.
Rand misses with a punch on the inside.
Rand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alarcon throws a head punch that misses.
Rand being controlled against the cage.
Alarcon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rand uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rand.
Alarcon throws a punch but it's blocked by Rand.

Rand breaks the clinch.
Alarcon thows a body shot but no joy.
Rand blocks a jab.

Rand has managed to clinch.

Rand breaks from the clinch.
Rand lands a head kick. Alarcon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alarcon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alarcon scores with a decent looking hook.
Alarcon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rand.
Alarcon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Alarcon.
Rand throws a series of punches but Alarcon moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rand throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alarcon's head.
Daniel Rand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Alarcon misses.
A swing and a miss from Alarcon.
Alarcon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rand slips under a jab from Alarcon.

Rand clinches with his opponent.
Rand blocks an uppercut.
Rand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alarcon's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Rand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alarcon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Alarcon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rand uses from the top position.
Alarcon working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rand gets to his feet - Alarcon follows without any prompting.
Alarcon misses with a straight right.
Rand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rand misses with a body shot
and Alarcon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alarcon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rand misses with a double jab
and Alarcon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alarcon misses with a straight left.
Alarcon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alarcon is looking to clinch.
Alarcon misses with a looping left.
Alarcon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Rand.
Rand misses with the combination.
Alarcon scores with a jab.
Rand thuds his right hand into Alarcon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon wants to clinch.
Rand lands with a kick to the temple. Alarcon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alarcon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alarcon throws a series of punches but Rand avoids them all with ease.
Rand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alarcon.
Alarcon throws an off balance right hand
and Rand counters with a two punch combo.
Alarcon misses with an uppercut. Rand saw that one coming.
Alarcon tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Rand does no damage.
Rand tries to bum rush Alarcon with a series of wild strikes but Alarcon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alarcon throws a jab but it's blocked by Rand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Alarcon.
Rand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rand lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Rand has closed the distance and engaged Alarcon in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Alarcon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some wild striking there from Alarcon.
Daniel Rand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alarcon loads up on a big right hand but Rand slips the punch.
Rand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alarcon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rand misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Rand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alarcon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alarcon throws an overhand right that lands on Rand's shoulder, as Rand tries to avoid the shot.
Alarcon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rand.
Alarcon throws a jab but it's blocked by Rand.

Rand has closed the distance and engaged Alarcon in a clinch.
Rand lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rand is trying to break the clinch but Alarcon is controlling him.
Alarcon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rand throws a head punch that misses.
Alarcon misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Alarcon.
Alarcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rand throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Alarcon.
A head punch on the inside from Rand fails to land.
Alarcon tries to stall but Rand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Rand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rand lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alarcon backs up against the cage.
Rand throws a right hand that Alarcon ducks under and follows up with a left that Alarcon also avoids with ease.
A jab from Rand misses.
Rand avoids the body shot from Alarcon.
Rand throws a head kick that misses.
Rand throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alarcon.
Alarcon stuns Rand with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alarcon avoids the head kick by Rand.
Alarcon misses with a looping left.
Rand moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rand on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rand moves out of range as Alarcon strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alarcon.
Alarcon misses with a hook. Rand ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Alarcon. That snapped Rand's head back.
Alarcon tries to clinch but Rand is having none of it.
Alarcon swats away the attempt to clinch by Rand.
Rand ducks under a wild hook from Alarcon.
Rand staying out of range there.
Rand wants to clinch up but Alarcon keeps it at a distance.
Alarcon connects with a crisp jab.
Rand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alarcon.
Alarcon dodges the punch combination from Rand.
Rand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Rand rushes Alarcon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alarcon jumps guard but Rand stands there with Alarcon around his waist. Alarcon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon struggles to land a body shot inside as Rand controls his hands.
Alarcon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rand avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alarcon.
Alarcon lands a hook that snaps the head of Rand backwards.
Oscar Alarcon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rand fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rand gets through Alarcon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Alarcon as the two fighters clinch.

Rand breaks the clinch.
Rand ducks under a wild hook from Alarcon.
Alarcon dodges the punch combination from Rand.
A telegraphed right hand from Alarcon misses the target.
Alarcon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alarcon jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rand counters with a big head kick but Alarcon shrugs it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rand moves out of range as Alarcon throws a body kick.
Rand looks to land a combination but Alarcon avoids it well.
Alarcon misses with a looping right.
Oscar Alarcon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alarcon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Rand.
Alarcon missing with a left hand there. Rand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rand tries to clinch up but Alarcon circles away and keeps his distance.
Rand bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alarcon's head backwards.
Alarcon misses with the combination.
Rand lands a glancing blow to the side of Alarcon's head.
Alarcon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alarcon throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alarcon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alarcon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rand moves away.
Rand throws a series of punches but Alarcon avoids them all with ease.
Rand tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oscar Alarcon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rand walks into a stiff left hand from Alarcon.
Rand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Alarcon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alarcon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alarcon throws a looping overhand right but Rand ducks down to avoid it.
Rand ducks under a wild hook from Alarcon.
Alarcon takes a swing at Rand's ribcage but misses.
Alarcon throws a shot from downtown. Rand moves away and avoids it.

Alarcon rushes Rand and presses him up against the cage.
Rand can't find room to land a body shot as Alarcon controls the action.
Rand struggles to land a body shot inside as Alarcon controls his hands.
Alarcon misses with an elbow strike.
Alarcon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rand lands a left hand.
Rand misses with a short punch on the inside.

Rand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon throws a jab when Rand was well out of range.
Rand fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alarcon on the side of the head.
Rand avoids the body shot from Alarcon.

Rand clinches.
Rand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alarcon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alarcon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alarcon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rand to keep the fight standing.
Alarcon prevents a body shot from Rand.
Rand tries to circle away but Alarcon has him pinned against the cage.
Alarcon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rand walks away with a smile on his face. Alarcon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rand walks into a stiff left hand from Alarcon.
Alarcon misses with the combination.
Alarcon scores with a sloppy right hand. Rand should have avoided that one.
Alarcon throws a hook but Rand avoids it easily.
Jab by Alarcon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rand. Those never looked like landing.
Alarcon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alarcon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alarcon throws a lazy uppercut
and Rand counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alarcon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alarcon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rand has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alarcon throws a lazy right hand but Rand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alarcon scores with a jab to the head.
Alarcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alarcon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alarcon lands a nice shot that snaps Rand's head back.
Rand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rand pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alarcon back to the cage. Rand follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Rand clinches with his opponent.
Alarcon tries to pull guard but Rand forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daniel Rand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Alarcon.
Rand lands with a right to the head.
Rand throws a punch but it's blocked by Alarcon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rand scores with a shot to the side of Alarcon's head.
Rand scores with a shot to the side of Alarcon's head.
Alarcon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rand lands an uppercut.
Alarcon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alarcon jumps guard but Rand stands there with Alarcon around his waist. Alarcon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Rand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rand throws a right and a left that Alarcon avoids nicely.
Alarcon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rand.
Rand tries to clinch up but Alarcon circles away and keeps his distance.
Rand blocks a jab.
Oscar Alarcon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Alarcon does no damage.
Rand ducks under a wild hook from Alarcon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon throws an overhand right that lands on Rand's shoulder, as Rand tries to avoid the shot.
Alarcon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rand doesn't seem bothered though.
Alarcon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rand counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Alarcon misses.
Rand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rand throws a nice looking combination but Alarcon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rand moves away from the strike by Alarcon.
Alarcon throws a sloppy head kick and Rand moves out of range easily.
Rand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alarcon counters with a thumping low kick.
Daniel Rand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rand connects with a body shot.
Alarcon loads up on a big right hand but Rand slips the punch.
Alarcon throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rand tries to close the distance and clinch but Alarcon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rand is looking to clinch.
Alarcon blocks a head kick by Rand.
Alarcon takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oscar Alarcon.
I've got Alarcon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oscar Alarcon!
Our winner, Oscar Alarcon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.