PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 2244 p4p, 318 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 1180 p4p, 186 weight class). Stern comes to the cage accompanied by The Great American Nightmare. This should be a great matchup!

Stern
vs
Alvarez

184 cm
38
205 lbs
30 - 23 - 1

187 cm
30
218 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
The Juice Haven

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stern avoids it really well and circles away.

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

Alvarez has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Stern has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Alvarez lands a left hand.
Stern taking a breather.
Stern wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Alvarez.
Stern throws an elbow that misses.
Stern blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stern's elbow.
Stern scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Stern blocks it.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stern lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stern.
A hook to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stern misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Stern.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stern wants to stall.
Stern blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stern throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alvarez pushes Stern back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Stern has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stern throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvarez.
Alvarez is stalling here.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Stern, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stern breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stern misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stern moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez takes a swing at Stern's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Stern sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stern misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stern slips under a jab.
Stern chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stern takes one to the side of the head.
Stern misses with a looping right.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Stern.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stern in his tracks.
Alvarez connects with an inside leg kick.

Stern gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stern misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez stalls.
Alvarez presses Stern against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stern is breathing heavily.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
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.
Stern creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alvarez lands a right hand.
Stern wants to get back to striking at distance but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez has Stern pushed against the cage.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stern wants to break free but Alvarez has control.

Stern jumps guard and drags Alvarez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Alvarez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stern slips under a jab.
Stern just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stern shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Stern keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stern moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stern lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alvarez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Stern misses.
A low kick from Stern misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stern slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Stern throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Stern avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Stern scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Stern bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stern blocks a leg kick.
Stern scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvarez in his tracks.
Stern takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvarez.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Stern misses with a hook
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stern on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Stern is predictable there
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Stern thows a leg kick but Alvarez checks it
and Alvarez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stern's knee momentarily.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Nice defenses there by Stern.
Aaron Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stern ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stern looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but Stern avoids it with no problem.
Stern feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stern pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stern throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Stern misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Stern.
A big right from Stern misses.
Stern misses with a right hand
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stern throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stern eats them both and turns towards Alvarez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stern moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stern fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Stern swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a left to the body.
Stern uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Stern appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stern tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Alvarez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stern looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stern on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvarez throws a jab when Stern was well out of range.

Stern fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alvarez to the ground. Stern is now in Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Stern controlling him for the moment.
Alvarez is looking to stand up but Stern isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvarez trying to control the position here.
Alvarez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stern throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Stern misses.
Alvarez counters with a body kick.
Stern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Stern's shoulder, as Stern tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stern's head.
Alvarez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stern misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Stern throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Stern is rocked!
Stern fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Stern is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Stern seems to have got his legs back now.
Stern misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Stern takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez lands with a nice body punch.
Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Stern throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alvarez! But no joy.
Alvarez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stern pinned against the cage. Stern gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stern looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alvarez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvarez throws a hook but Stern avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Stern.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
Stern slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Stern misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Stern tries to clinch but Alvarez moves away
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
Howard Stern has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lunges at Stern with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stern's hand.
Stern thumps Alvarez with a low kick.
Stern lands with an overhand left.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Stern.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stern throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stern pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alvarez takes a swing at Stern's ribcage but misses.
Stern misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Stern takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Stern ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Stern misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stern throws an off balance right hand
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Stern misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a left to the body.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Stern moves out of range.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stern digs a good body shot into Alvarez's ribs.
The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Alvarez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvarez.
Stern with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stern misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stern. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern shoots and misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stern was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez cracks Stern with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stern takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Stern works over Alvarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Stern tries a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvarez. Stern shrugs it off though.
Stern throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez with a nice cross.
Stern looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aaron Alvarez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvarez scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alvarez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Alvarez!
In defeat, Howard Stern stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.