PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gregon Dome (ranked 3345 p4p, 4421 weight class) and Christian Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Body Snatchers. Christian Alvarez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Dome
vs
Alvarez

178 cm
20
144
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregon Dome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dome takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Dome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Dome was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alvarez darts in trying to clinch
and Dome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dome throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Alvarez forces Dome back against the cage and clinches.
Alvarez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dome is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.
Alvarez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Alvarez pulls Dome into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dome has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from.

Dome stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dome swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dome throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dome throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Nice cross by Dome.
Dome misses with a lunging right hand

and Alvarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dome's guard.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Dome gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dome wants to get up but he can't break Alvarez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dome wants to stand and escape but instead Alvarez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Alvarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Dome has Alvarez pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dome working a defensive guard here.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dome is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dome looking to control.
Alvarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dome swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Dome keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dome circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dome moves into the clinch successfully.
Dome is looking to break free of the clinch but Alvarez has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Dome holds him up against the cage and eventually Alvarez drops back down to his feet.
Dome wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Dome is trying to push Alvarez away but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dome looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Alvarez unleashes a big counter combination but Dome bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Dome on that attempt.
Dome fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gregon Dome will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dome misses with a combination

and Alvarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
Dome bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.

Dome wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing Dome from standing up.
Dome wants to stand and escape but instead Alvarez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Alvarez trying to control but Dome is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dome looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dome is keeping the position for now.
Christian Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Dome has wrist control.
Dome is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dome keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez connects with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Dome.

Alvarez has gone for a leg lock! Dome slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alvarez's guard.

Dome wants to stand and escape but instead Alvarez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dome looking for a sweep. Not yet Dome, not yet.
Dome manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alvarez manages to get himself to full guard.

Dome is looking to stand up but Alvarez won't let him.
Alvarez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dome wants to stand and escape but instead Alvarez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Dome not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Dome gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dome wanted to stand there but Alvarez had control of the position.

Dome stands up from Alvarez's guard - Dome perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dome lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dome.

Dome closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alvarez did well to prevent Dome getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dome is working for a submission of some sort.
It looks like Dome is going to stand back up.
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 Gregon Dome will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dome drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dome wanted to stand there but Alvarez had control of the position.
Alvarez trying to control the position.
Dome would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alvarez working for a triangle but Dome defends it easily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dome wants to stand but Alvarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dome wanted to stand there but Alvarez had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Gregon Dome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Dome is having none of it.
Dome misses with a double jab

and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dome won't be happy with that.
Alvarez wants to control but Dome is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dome gets back to half guard.
Alvarez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alvarez trying to control from Dome's half guard. Dome has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dome bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.

Dome tries to stand but Alvarez is controlling from the bottom.

Dome stands and steps away. Alvarez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gregon Dome is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dome.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dome.
Gregon Dome is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Dome moves out of range.
Dome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.

Dome rushes Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez prevents Dome from breaking the clinch.

Dome pulls guard.
Alvarez lands a couple of elbows.

Alvarez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dome manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alvarez has Dome in his guard.

Dome has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dome avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dome has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alvarez is proving hard to escape from.
Dome is looking to advance position but Alvarez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dome gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregon Dome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dome, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregon Dome!