PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom has chosen Erika - I Don't Know as his entrance music. Robert De Noteboom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Alvarez
vs
De Noteboom

191 cm
39
183 lbs
27 - 16 - 2

178 cm
40
182 lbs
40 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nick Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez tries a body shot but De Noteboom blocks it.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the side of De Noteboom's head.

De Noteboom tightens his grip and picks Alvarez up, before dumping him to the ground. Alvarez manages to land in guard.
De Noteboom with a nice head shot there.
De Noteboom connects with a couple of short punches.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
De Noteboom trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez trying to control the position.

Alvarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Noteboom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
De Noteboom lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvarez is on top in guard.

De Noteboom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Noteboom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

De Noteboom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alvarez's guard.
De Noteboom prevents Alvarez from standing back up.
Alvarez won't allow De Noteboom to pass to mount.
Alvarez is looking to control De Noteboom's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?
Alvarez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom working Alvarez over with strikes.
De Noteboom working the head and body with strikes.
Alvarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Noteboom.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. De Noteboom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez wants to get back to full guard but De Noteboom has mounted him!
De Noteboom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alvarez tries to hold on but De Noteboom pushes him away.
BOOM! De Noteboom connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Noteboom in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Noteboom lands a big shot there that rocks Alvarez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alvarez is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Noteboom raining down hammerfists from mount.
De Noteboom trying to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alvarez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Noteboom tries to control but Alvarez wriggling away.
De Noteboom has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alvarez's face.
De Noteboom in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is in a horrible position here. De Noteboom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Noteboom in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Noteboom avoids the attempt from Alvarez to control.
De Noteboom with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, De Noteboom cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
De Noteboom lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alvarez hang on?
De Noteboom looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Alvarez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert De Noteboom!
An out of breath Robert De Noteboom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.