PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 735 p4p, 876 weight class) and Matthew Fritz (ranked 81 p4p, 97 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Alzate
vs
Fritz

168 cm
34
135
18 - 10 - 1

165 cm
28
155
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Alzate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Fritz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fritz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fritz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alzate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fritz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alzate.
A telegraphed right hand from Fritz misses the target.
Alzate fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fritz just manages to avoid it.
Fritz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alzate was well out of range. Poor timing from Fritz.
Alzate sizes up Fritz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fritz checks a low kick from Alzate.
Fritz throws a hook but Alzate blocks it.
Alzate thows a body kick. Fritz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alzate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fritz throws out a powerful jab.
Fritz tries to move into range but Alzate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alzate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alzate with the inside leg kick.
Fritz moves out of range as Alzate strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzate defending well as Fritz loads up on a big left hand.
Fritz loads up on a big right hand but Alzate slips the punch.
Fritz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alzate.
Fritz throws out a counter right but Alzate avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fritz blocks a low kick nicely.
Fritz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzate moves away.
Fritz looks to land a left hand but Alzate moved out of range nicely.
Alzate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fritz blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fritz. That's going to slow Alzate down.
Fritz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alzate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Alzate.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Fritz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alzate backing away here, and Fritz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fritz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alzate can pounce on him.
Alzate misses with a leg kick.
Alzate pushes Fritz away with a front kick.
Alzate blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Alzate.
Fritz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alzate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fritz was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Alzate misses its intended target.
Niko Alzate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fritz is out of range.
Fritz throws out a counter right but Alzate avoids it with no problem.
Alzate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Alzate takes one on the button.
Fritz scores with a jab to the head.
Alzate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alzate throws a leg kick that misses.
Fritz connects with a nice looking jab.
Alzate misses with a low kick.
Alzate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fritz.
Alzate throws a poor cross that misses
and Fritz counters with a nice body kick.
Fritz moves away from the strike by Alzate.
Fritz throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Fritz blocks the low kick.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Fritz.
Fritz slips under a jab.
Alzate is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fritz misses with a straight right.
Alzate scores with a leg kick.
Alzate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alzate slips a straight right by Fritz.
Fritz moves out of range of the body kick.
Alzate misses with a body shot.
Alzate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fritz was well out of range. Poor timing from Alzate.
Fritz throws a nice looking combination but Alzate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alzate connects with a nice looking jab.
Fritz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fritz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fritz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Alzate counter with a right hand.
Alzate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Alzate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fritz throws a poor cross that misses
and Alzate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fritz misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzate moves out of range of the leg kick from Fritz.
Alzate blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Alzate.
Alzate staying out of range there.
Alzate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alzate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzate misses with a straight right.
Alzate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fritz.
Fritz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fritz tries to work over Alzate's front leg with a kick but Alzate checks it.
Alzate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alzate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fritz checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fritz, as that shot connected.
Alzate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Alzate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Alzate dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alzate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alzate lands an overhand right.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Fritz sees it coming and moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fritz.
Alzate throws a right hand that misses
and Alzate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alzate misses with a looping right.
Fritz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzate moves away.
Alzate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alzate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alzate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alzate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alzate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fritz. Fritz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alzate checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body punch from Fritz.
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!
Alzate scores with a hook to the body. Fritz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alzate loads up on a big right hand but Fritz slips the punch.
Alzate scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritz misses with a hook.
Niko Alzate is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Fritz lands but Alzate takes it in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alzate.
Fritz misses with an uppercut.
Fritz tries a low kick but Alzate avoids it.
Alzate staying out of range there.
Alzate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fritz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alzate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fritz finds it's way round the side to connect with Alzate's head.
Alzate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fritz can do to turn this around?
Fritz lands a jab to the head.
Alzate defending well as Fritz loads up on a big left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fritz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alzate has got the better of the exchanges.
Fritz checks a leg kick.
Fritz throws a poor cross that misses
and Alzate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alzate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alzate wants to land a leg kick but Fritz is out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Alzate here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fritz throws a big shot that misses.
Alzate throwing a counter right hand but Fritz manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Alzate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fritz looks to throw the jab but Alzate is out of range.
Alzate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fritz blocks a jab.
Alzate throws a jab when Fritz was well out of range.
Fritz looks to throw the jab but Alzate is out of range.
It looked like Alzate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alzate with a nice calf kick.
Alzate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fritz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fritz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fritz throws a low kick but Alzate moves out of range easily.
Fritz scores with a nice right hand.
Alzate slips a straight right by Fritz.
Alzate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alzate scores with a body shot.
Fritz just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate thumps Fritz with a low kick.
Fritz moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fritz is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Alzate as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alzate.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alzate.
Fritz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alzate.
Fritz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alzate circles away quickly and effectively.
Alzate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fritz misses with an uppercut
and Alzate counters with a straight right hand.
Alzate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fritz. Alzate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alzate takes one to the side of the head.
Fritz misses with a looping left.
Alzate fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fritz just manages to avoid it.
Alzate finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alzate lands a nice hook to Fritz's body. Fritz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alzate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fritz slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fritz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fritz misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alzate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alzate tries to work over Fritz's front leg with a kick but Fritz checks it.
A nice side step and Fritz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alzate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fritz is out of range.
Fritz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fritz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alzate swings for the body but Fritz moves out of range.
Alzate moves out of range as Fritz strikes.
Fritz scores with a spinning back kick!
Fritz needs to keep his hands up - Alzate had a free shot at his head there.
Fritz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alzate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fritz moves away.
Alzate throws a front kick aimed at Fritz's knee but Fritz avoids it well.
Fritz misses the shot to the body.
Alzate fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fritz just manages to avoid it.
Alzate throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Niko Alzate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alzate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Fritz misses with a straight left.
Fritz dips to his left and cracks Alzate with an uppercut!
Fritz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alzate's head.
Alzate thows a body kick. Fritz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donk. Alzate catches Fritz right on the button with a cross.
Alzate throws a good cross that connects.
Alzate tries to score with a low kick but Fritz moves his leg out of the way.
Alzate scores with a leg kick.
Alzate just misses with a punch to the body.
Fritz lands a body shot.
Alzate slips a straight right by Fritz.
Alzate slips under a jab.
A cross from Alzate lands.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alzate.
Fritz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fritz misses with a looping right.
Alzate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate scores with the left hand. Fritz knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Alzate.
Fritz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alzate checks it well.
Fritz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Alzate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alzate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fritz misses with a head kick.
Alzate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alzate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fritz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alzate avoids a kick to the body.
Fritz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fritz.
Fritz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fritz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzate throws out the jab.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Fritz checks it.
Fritz looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fritz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fritz throws a shot from downtown. Alzate moves away and avoids it.
Alzate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fritz throws a jab when Alzate was well out of range.
Alzate scores with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alzate!
Jab, jab by Alzate - just one landing.
Alzate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alzate lands with a straight right. Fritz didn't see that one coming.
Alzate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fritz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Alzate.
Fritz loads up on a big right hand but Alzate slips the punch.
Alzate avoids the head kick by Fritz.
Fritz checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz lands with a nice combination. Alzate backs away looking to recover.
Fritz misses with a looping right.
Fritz throws a hook to the side of Alzate's head but Alzate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthew Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alzate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alzate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fritz throws a body punch but Alzate moves out of range.
Fritz checks a low kick from Alzate.
Alzate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fritz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alzate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alzate misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Alzate misses.
Fritz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fritz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alzate.
Fritz swings for the body but Alzate moves out of range.
Fritz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fritz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fritz looks to land a right hand but Alzate moved out of range.
Alzate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alzate slips under a jab from Fritz.
Alzate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Fritz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Alzate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alzate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alzate lands with an uppercut that bounces Fritz off the cage and back into range.
Fritz blocks a leg kick.
Alzate misses with an uppercut. Fritz saw that one coming.
Fritz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fritz throws a lazy head kick
and Alzate counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alzate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Fritz.
Niko Alzate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alzate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Alzate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alzate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Alzate!
Niko Alzate decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.