PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alvarez (ranked 1068 p4p, 106 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 3786 p4p, 316 weight class). Brah has chosen Dropped by Smoke Serpent as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Alvarez
vs
Brah

179 cm
20
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

IniTech Nutrition
Freebok (85% Laundry)

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Brah shows good takedown defense.
Brah thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.

Alvarez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alvarez lands in his opponent's guard.

Brah wriggles free and stands up.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Brah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brah.
Nice straight punches there by Brah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brah.
Brah looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Brah sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brah sprawls and moves away.
Alvarez goes for a double leg but Brah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brah continues to drive forward.

Alvarez darts in and clinches Brah up against the cage.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez looking for a takedown.
Alvarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Alvarez wants the takedown. Brah is fighting it off but Alvarez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brah's guard against the cage.

Brah pushes Alvarez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Brah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brah throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Brah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brah finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Brah slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ricardo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brah finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvarez's head.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brah lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt - Brah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
A nice side step and Brah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brah swivels and escapes.
Brah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brah.
Brah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Alvarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.

Alvarez drives through and clinches with Brah against the cage.
Alvarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Brah counters with a straight right hand.
Brah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Brah looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Brah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brah cracks Alvarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Brah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brah but Brah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brah cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brah.
Brah misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Brah circles away.
Alvarez wants to clinch
and Brah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alvarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brah misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Brah moves out of range.

Brah gets caught napping as Alvarez dives in and scores a takedown. Brah manages to retain guard.

Brah has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Alvarez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown.

Brah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Brah stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Brah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alvarez with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
letting Brah counter with a right hand.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Brah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brah pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Brah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brah stalks Alvarez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvarez's face. Alvarez staggers backwards, shaken.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brah throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brah lands an overhand right.
Brah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
No luck for Alvarez with that takedown attempt.
Alvarez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvarez scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Brah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brah throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Nice body punch from Brah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alvarez clinches up against the cage.

Brah manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Brah.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Brah circles away easily
enabling Brah to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brah misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brah as he jumps to the side.
Brah throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edgy Brah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez moves to clinch but Brah breaks away
and Brah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Brah sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brah misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricardo Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brah circles away.
Alvarez defending well as Brah loads up on a big left hand.
Edgy Brah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Brah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Brah sneaks out the side door and pushes Alvarez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brah lands with a nice body punch.
Brah punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brah circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Brah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brah tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brah keeps the fight on the outside.
Brah lands with a right hand.
Brah misses with a wild body shot.
Brah lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgy Brah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Brah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Brah, which made it look bad.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Brah counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Brah to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brah stuffs the takedown.
Brah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brah pinned against the cage. Brah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brah scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brah lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alvarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brah lands a right hook to the body.
Alvarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Brah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brah lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brah scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brah lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Brah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brah as he avoids it easily.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Brah scores with a punch to the head.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Brah, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Brah against the cage but Brah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Brah shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Brah pushes him off.
Brah throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Brah gets in close and tags Alvarez with a short punch that almost sends Alvarez to the mat! Oh Alvarez is in big trouble! He turns his back on Brah, trying to create some distance but Brah rushes him, striking wildly and Alvarez goes down! The referee tackles Brah into the cage to end the fight! Brah is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgy Brah!
Edgy Brah is the new featherweight champion!
Edgy Brah took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.