PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Santos (ranked 5709 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Alvarez (ranked 5714 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Alvarez

165 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alvarez has Santos pushed against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alvarez.
Santos jumps guard but Alvarez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Alvarez.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvarez has Santos pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos leaning against his opponent.

Santos gets control of Alvarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alvarez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard.

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

Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Alvarez.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Alvarez slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez letting Santos take a breather here.
Santos letting Alvarez take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Alvarez has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Alvarez stalls.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to clinch.

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.

Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez leaning against his opponent.
Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santos stalling in the clinch.
Santos taking a breather.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
Come on Alvarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez wants to stall.
Santos lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Alvarez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Santos.

Alvarez gets a clinch.
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Come on Alvarez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juan Alvarez.

Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Alvarez is looking to control Santos's arms but Santos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Santos tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to stall.

Santos pulls guard effortlessly.
Alvarez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos being controlled here, momentarily.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.

Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.

Santos has his foot on Alvarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvarez works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alvarez controls the pace.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.

Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.

Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alvarez looking for a sweep but Santos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Alvarez is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alvarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santos working for a guillotine from mount but Alvarez is in no mood to give up.

Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alvarez turns into him and now he's in Santos's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Santos working for a triangle but Alvarez defends it easily.

Santos looking for a guillotine here but Alvarez defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Santos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Santos gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Juan Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos 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 stalling against the cage.

Santos gets control of Alvarez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Santos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Alvarez postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is pulling down on Alvarez's head. It's preventing any offense from Alvarez, at least for the moment.

Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alvarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santos is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Igor Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos is trying to keep Alvarez in close.
Alvarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two 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.
Alvarez is continuing to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Santos closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alvarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Santos tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maybe Santos would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Santos.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.

Santos drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Alvarez just leaning against Santos, taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Igor Santos.

Alvarez darts in and clinches Santos up against the cage.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Santos is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Santos tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvarez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Alvarez.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Igor Santos!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Juan Alvarez!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Igor Santos!

Igor Santos wins by split decision!