PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis comes to the cage accompanied by Bark at the moon. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dennis
vs
Alvarez

185 cm
33
178 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

191 cm
29
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dennis!
Alvarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dennis tries to lock up and control but Alvarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dennis tries to reverse the position but Alvarez maintains control.
Alvarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dennis wants to hold on but Alvarez pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dennis tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
Dennis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dennis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alvarez tries to control but Dennis wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alvarez avoids the attempt from Dennis to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dennis is squirming around, avoiding Alvarez's attempts to control the action.
Alvarez prevents Dennis from getting the reversal.
Alvarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Dennis is trying to escape the mount.
Alvarez punching from mount but Dennis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alvarez controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking to control but Dennis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alvarez prevents Dennis from getting the reversal.
Alvarez controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez trying to control but Dennis is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dennis is defended easily by Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a left hand

and Dennis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Alvarez!

Dennis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Alvarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alvarez is trying to improve his position.
Alvarez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dennis working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis lands some shots froms side control.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Alvarez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dennis lands a few punches from side control.
Alvarez is trying to control Dennis's posture but Dennis avoids it.

Dennis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alvarez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dennis's best efforts.
Dennis is looking to advance position but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alvarez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis won't allow Alvarez to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis scoring with some ground and pound.
Dennis chips away with some ground and pound.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis postures up.

Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez looking to control.
Dennis forces his way into half guard.
Dennis is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis thows a huge punch but Alvarez dodges it nicely.
Dennis moves into full mount! Alvarez won't be happy about that!
Dennis raining down shots from the mount!
Dennis avoids the attempt from Alvarez to control.
Alvarez really wants to buck Dennis off and get back to his feet.
Dennis landing strikes from the mount and Alvarez is in trouble!
Dennis lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennis with shots to the head and body - Alvarez looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Dennis connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dennis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alvarez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dennis looking to finish Alvarez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alvarez!

Dennis has control of Alvarez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alvarez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dennis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarez can't escape the position.
Alvarez wants to control but Dennis is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Dennis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alvarez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jorge Dennis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Dennis.
Nick Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez scores with a jab.
Dennis staying out of range there.
Alvarez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alvarez throws a hook but Dennis avoids it easily.
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Dennis avoids the punch easily.
Dennis slips under a jab.
Dennis keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dennis throws out the jab.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dennis sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dennis.
Dennis defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Dennis closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. Dennis pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body. Dennis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Dennis or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvarez which made him look bad.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Dennis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Dennis.
Dennis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dennis on the side of the head.
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!
Alvarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennis.
Dennis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dennis loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
Nick Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dennis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Dennis checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvarez defends well and Dennis ends up having to push Alvarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez digs a right hand into Dennis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dennis's gas tank.
Alvarez lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
A short left from Alvarez.
Dennis wants a takedown but no success here.
Dennis has Alvarez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alvarez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alvarez is leaning against Dennis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvarez presses Dennis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez works on Dennis's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Alvarez.
Nick Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Dennis's head but Dennis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Alvarez does it's job there.
Dennis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez 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.
Dennis walks into a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Alvarez!
Nick Alvarez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jorge Dennis was interviewed post fight and said 'Bom, o que eu tenho a dizer é que Ice Man está de parabéns, tive alguns problemas nos meus treinamentos, mas não é desculpa ele é realmente bom e merece o cinturão.'.