PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Hugo (ranked 2866 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bbequenbawer Alvarez (ranked 5598 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hugo
vs
Alvarez

175 cm
25
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Hugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bbequenbawer Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez stuffs the takedown.
Hugo leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hugo tries to counter by clinching up but Alvarez breaks away and moves out of range.

Hugo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hugo.

It looks like Bbequenbawer Alvarez has been cut.
Hugo lands a nice elbow.
Hugo misses with some punches.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Hugo.
Hugo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hugo lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Hugo won't allow it.
Alvarez fails to pull guard.
Hugo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hugo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
David Hugo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bbequenbawer Alvarez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alvarez looks winded!
Hugo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Hugo lands a nice elbow.
Alvarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hugo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hugo landing knees to the head.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hugo lands a nice knee to the body.
Hugo lands a knee to the body.
Alvarez fails to pull guard.
Hugo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hugo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hugo lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Hugo lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Hugo lands a knee to the head.
Hugo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Hugo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hugo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Hugo connects with a knee to the head.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvarez jumps guard but Hugo stands there with Alvarez around his waist. Alvarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hugo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hugo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hugo lands an elbow inside.
Hugo lands a knee to the head.
Hugo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hugo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hugo lands a knee to the head.
Hugo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hugo lands a nice knee to the body.
Hugo lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugo lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
A knee to the head by Hugo.
Hugo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hugo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hugo lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Hugo lands a nice elbow.
Hugo tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hugo smiles and moves away.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hugo. Hugo gets slowly back to his feet.

Hugo forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
Hugo scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
Hugo lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hugo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hugo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Hugo lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Hugo lands a knee to the head.
Hugo scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugo.
Hugo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hugo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
Knees to the body from Hugo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hugo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bbequenbawer Alvarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hugo drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hugo lands a nice elbow.
Hugo crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Hugo.
Hugo misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Hugo.
Hugo lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hugo connects with a knee to the head.
Hugo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hugo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hugo lands an elbow inside.
David Hugo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugo lands a knee to the body.
Hugo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Hugo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hugo scores a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Hugo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugo.
Hugo lands a damaging elbow.
Hugo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hugo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hugo 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.
Hugo lands an elbow inside.
Hugo lands a knee to the head.
Hugo tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Hugo scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hugo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hugo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hugo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Hugo landing knees to the body.
Hugo landing knees to the body.
Hugo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hugo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hugo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hugo lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Hugo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hugo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hugo lands an elbow inside.
Hugo lands a nice elbow.
Hugo landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugo landing knees to the body.
Hugo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hugo.
Hugo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Hugo misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hugo is defending well.
Hugo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Hugo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Hugo.
Hugo crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Hugo.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hugo lands a knee to the body.
Hugo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hugo working Alvarez over with knees to the body.
Hugo landing knees to the body.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hugo lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Hugo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hugo.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hugo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hugo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hugo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bbequenbawer Alvarez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hugo clinches up with Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Hugo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hugo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hugo.
Alvarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hugo prevents it.
Hugo lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Hugo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hugo scores a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Hugo won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hugo lands a damaging elbow.
Hugo lands a damaging elbow.
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 takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hugo lands an elbow inside.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugo lands a shoulder strike.
Hugo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hugo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hugo lands a nice elbow.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Hugo is controlling the position.
Hugo has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Hugo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Hugo lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Hugo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
Hugo misses with a body punch.
Hugo tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Hugo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hugo scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hugo landing knees to the body.
Hugo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvarez's defenses.
Hugo landing knees to the body.
Hugo lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
Good body shot from Hugo.
Hugo lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hugo.
Hugo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Hugo improves position.
Hugo lands an elbow that stopped Alvarez in his tracks for a moment.
Hugo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alvarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hugo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hugo working Alvarez over with knees to the body.
Hugo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
Hugo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hugo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Hugo won't allow it.
Hugo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hugo lands a nice elbow.
Hugo lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hugo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hugo.
A head punch on the inside from Hugo fails to land.
Hugo crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
Hugo lands a nice elbow.
Hugo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hugo landing knees to the body.
Hugo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hugo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hugo landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hugo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hugo.
Bbequenbawer Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Hugo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hugo obliges.
Hugo managing to block the knees to the body from Alvarez.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Hugo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hugo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Hugo!