PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes into the arena with Killa Sharks blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alex Holmes enters the cage!

Alvarez
vs
Holmes

180 cm
23
167 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

181 cm
20
166 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Crippler\'s Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Holmes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holmes just leaning against Alvarez, taking a breather.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Holmes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holmes is struggling to control the position.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Holmes has him pinned against the cage.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Holmes won't allow it.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holmes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Holmes.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Alvarez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alvarez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with an elbow strike.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
Holmes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Alvarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmes.
Holmes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mike Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez jumps guard but Holmes stands there with Alvarez around his waist. Alvarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holmes has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes landing knees to the body.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes lands a nice elbow.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Holmes won't allow it.
Alvarez is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmes.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holmes lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Holmes.
Holmes has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holmes smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alvarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holmes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holmes stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez stalks Holmes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holmes's face. Holmes staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in but Holmes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
Holmes stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Alvarez fails with the takedown.
Holmes scores with a body shot.

Holmes drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Holmes leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.
Holmes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holmes taking a breather.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmes.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Holmes circles away easily

and Holmes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Holmes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmes is stalling here.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Holmes.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Holmes won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Alex Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez letting Holmes take a breather here.
Alvarez is looking to control Holmes's arms but Holmes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holmes to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmes tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holmes scores with a jab.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a nice body kick.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Holmes rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes just leaning against Alvarez, taking a breather.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.
Holmes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Holmes.
Holmes scores with a knee to the head.

Alvarez pulls Holmes into guard.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvarez is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.
Holmes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez is looking to sweep but instead, Holmes has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to stand but Alvarez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alvarez wants to get back to full guard but Holmes has passed into side control.
Alvarez tries to bench press Holmes off him but Holmes keeps the position.
Holmes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Alvarez is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez is trying to get back to half guard.
Alex Holmes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Holmes!