PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jambo Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Golotowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jambo Alvez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Alvez
vs
Golotowski

180 cm
32
190 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

198 cm
25
188 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jambo Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrzej Golotowski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golotowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golotowski connects with a high kick.
Andrzej Golotowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golotowski moves away.
Golotowski lunges at Alvez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvez's hand.

Alvez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alvez is chipping away with strikes.
Alvez controls the position from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvez trying to control the position but Golotowski is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Alvez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Golotowski's face as Alvez controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jambo Alvez just wasn't active enough.
Alvez misses with a double jab.
Golotowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Golotowski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golotowski throws a right hand that Alvez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvez also avoids with ease.
Alvez misses with a hook.
Golotowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Alvez shoots in and gets a takedown into Golotowski's guard.
Alvez postures up in Golotowski's guard and throws a big left but Golotowski blocks it.
Alvez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alvez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alvez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jambo Alvez just wasn't active enough.

Alvez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alvez lands in his opponent's guard.
Alvez won't allow Golotowski to sweep him here.
Golotowski is looking to stand up but Alvez isn't so interested in that idea.
Alvez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Golotowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Jambo Alvez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Alvez darts in and clinches Golotowski up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golotowski misses with an elbow strike.
Golotowski has had enough of the clinch but Alvez keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jambo Alvez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Alvez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alvez content to control rather than advance.
Alvez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alvez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Golotowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alvez working over Golotowski with some ground and pound. Golotowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Golotowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alvez throws a strike but Golotowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Alvez cracks Golotowski with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alvez prevents Golotowski from getting back to his feet.
Golotowski keeping moving, preventing Alvez from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jambo Alvez.
Golotowski slips a jab and a cross from Alvez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golotowski throws a leg kick but Alvez sees it coming and moves out of range.

Alvez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Golotowski is trying to stand.
Golotowski is refusing to be controlled, as Alvez sits in half guard.
Alvez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alvez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alvez prevents Golotowski from standing back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alvez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jambo Alvez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Golotowski throws a right and a left that Alvez avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alvez.
Alvez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Golotowski keeps working.
Golotowski is letting Alvez control him for a moment.
Alvez looking to control but instead Golotowski has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alvez prevents Golotowski from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jambo Alvez.

Alvez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Golotowski is trying to defend but Alvez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jambo Alvez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Alvez misses with a few strikes there.

Alvez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alvez stops Golotowski from getting back to his feet.
Alvez is taking a breather. Golotowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Alvez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alvez stalling.
Jambo Alvez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jambo Alvez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice body kick there by Golotowski.
Golotowski avoids the body shot from Alvez.
Alvez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvez there as he acknowledges the shot.

Alvez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Golotowski to the mat! Golotowski manages to get full guard.
Alvez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvez prevents Golotowski from getting back to his feet.
Alvez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jambo Alvez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jambo Alvez.

Alvez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Golotowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alvez is looking to take a break and control but Golotowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Jambo Alvez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Alvez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Golotowski.
Golotowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Golotowski lands with a kick to the temple. Alvez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golotowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golotowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvez.
Alvez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golotowski.
Golotowski throws an overhand right that lands on Alvez's shoulder, as Alvez tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golotowski is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Golotowski finds it's way through Alvez's defenses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvez.
A shot to the liver by Golotowski. Beautiful body shot.
Alvez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golotowski looks to land a combination but Alvez avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golotowski scores with a jab to the body.
Alvez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Golotowski sprawls well. Golotowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvez gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrzej Golotowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Alvez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrzej Golotowski.
I think Alvez 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambo Alvez!
Jambo Alvez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.