PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Buklowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Buklowicz
vs
Alvarez

195 cm
25
258 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piotr Buklowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frankie Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buklowicz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Alvarez has eaten all the pies!
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Buklowicz moves out of range.
Buklowicz looks for a takedown but Alvarez sprawls well.
Buklowicz blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Buklowicz throws a big counter combination but Alvarez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alvarez is defended easily by Buklowicz.

Buklowicz darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Buklowicz is controlling the position.
Buklowicz pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Buklowicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a kick to the body.
Buklowicz shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buklowicz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Buklowicz closes the distance and clinches.

Buklowicz jumps into guard, dragging Alvarez to the mat.
Buklowicz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buklowicz is trying to hold Alvarez in close to prevent damage but Alvarez has managed to pass into half guard.
Alvarez slows the pace down in half guard.
Alvarez tries to pass to full mount but Buklowicz defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buklowicz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Alvarez manages to pass to mount!
Buklowicz tries to improve his position but instead Alvarez has taken his back!
Alvarez missing with strikes from the back.
Alvarez trying to control momentarily.
Buklowicz tries to roll but Alvarez sticks to his back.
Buklowicz trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Buklowicz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Alvarez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Alvarez missing with strikes.
Buklowicz can't escape the position.

Alvarez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Alvarez misses with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buklowicz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Buklowicz is really stuck here.
Alvarez trying to control momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buklowicz rolls, trying to escape but Alvarez keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Alvarez dominated that round.
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 blocks a head kick by Buklowicz.
Alvarez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alvarez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Buklowicz counters by clinching up.

Buklowicz manages to break the clinch.
Buklowicz fails with a takedown attempt.

Buklowicz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Buklowicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Buklowicz. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.

Buklowicz feints and as Alvarez raises his hands in defense, Buklowicz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buklowicz is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Buklowicz defends easily.
Buklowicz stops Alvarez from standing up.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.

Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Buklowicz defends easily.

Alvarez working for a triangle but Buklowicz defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Alvarez wants to control from the top but Buklowicz keeps moving.

Buklowicz looking for a guillotine here but Alvarez defends easily.
Buklowicz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is fighting to break Buklowicz's control of his arms but Buklowicz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Alvarez stands and steps away. Buklowicz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Buklowicz closes the distance and clinches.
Buklowicz wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Buklowicz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Piotr Buklowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Buklowicz just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four 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.
Buklowicz 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.

Buklowicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Buklowicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.

Buklowicz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alvarez uses from the top position.
Buklowicz looking to control but Alvarez passes into half guard.

Alvarez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buklowicz shoots in but no luck this time.
Buklowicz shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Buklowicz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Buklowicz closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. Buklowicz pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Buklowicz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Buklowicz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Piotr Buklowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvarez throws a body kick that misses.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buklowicz defends it nicely.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.

Buklowicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buklowicz 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.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Buklowicz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buklowicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buklowicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Buklowicz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Frankie Alvarez has been cut.
Buklowicz tries to work over Alvarez's front leg with a kick but Alvarez checks it.
Nice takedown defense from Buklowicz. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Piotr Buklowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buklowicz misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Buklowicz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buklowicz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Buklowicz closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buklowicz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alvarez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Buklowicz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.

Buklowicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Buklowicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Buklowicz fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buklowicz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Piotr Buklowicz is winning the standup battle so far.

Buklowicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.

Buklowicz manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buklowicz is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alvarez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buklowicz is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Buklowicz wants to control but Alvarez passes into side.

Alvarez is trying to get an arm triangle but Buklowicz is defending well.

Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buklowicz is trying to control Alvarez's posture but Alvarez avoids it.
Buklowicz wants to get back to his feet but Alvarez drags him back down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Alvarez is trying to get an arm triangle but Buklowicz is defending well.
Buklowicz struggling a bit here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Buklowicz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Buklowicz 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Buklowicz!