PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by There's No Solution. Sonny Jimenez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alvarez
vs
Jimenez

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez fails to land the takedown.

Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jimenez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alvarez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jimenez has Alvarez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alvarez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Richard Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Jimenez.
Jimenez fails to pull guard.

Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Jimenez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Sonny Jimenez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimenez circles away.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Jimenez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimenez also avoids with ease.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Alvarez and Jimenez goes tumbling to the canvas! Alvarez follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez is thwarting Jimenez's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jimenez is looking to control Alvarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jimenez avoid being mounted?
Jimenez is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jimenez punching from the bottom.
Jimenez gets full guard.
Alvarez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jimenez's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Jimenez back into the cage.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jimenez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jimenez looks gassed!
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.

That has opened up Sonny Jimenez's cut even more.
Jimenez tries for a takedown but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Jimenez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jimenez gets the takedown into side control.
Alvarez is pushing Jimenez's head away, looking to escape. Jimenez manages to hold on to the position though.

Jimenez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jimenez slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense.
Jimenez slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jimenez looks for a takedown but Alvarez sprawls well.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alvarez!
Jimenez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimenez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Jimenez tries for a takedown but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Alvarez has Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
Alvarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez stops a takedown attempt from Jimenez.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
Jimenez avoiding damage as Alvarez throws knees to the body.
Alvarez stops a takedown attempt from Jimenez.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez misses with a knee strike.
Jimenez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarez prevents it.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Jimenez is controlling the position.
Alvarez scores a nice knee to the body.
Jimenez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alvarez prevents it.
Knees to the body from Alvarez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jimenez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alvarez smiles and moves away.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Alvarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Jimenez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimenez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Jimenez avoids it well.
Jimenez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richard Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Jimenez.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Jimenez with a series of wild strikes but Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands with an overhand left.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jimenez circles away quickly and effectively.
A leg kick checked by Jimenez.

Jimenez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jimenez on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jimenez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jimenez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jimenez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jimenez tries to stand but Alvarez is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Jimenez is controlling him.

Jimenez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jimenez prevents Alvarez from getting back to his feet.

That's two 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.

Jimenez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.
Jimenez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alvarez tries to avoid it but Jimenez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alvarez to the ground. Alvarez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richard Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alvarez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richard Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

The cut above Sonny Jimenez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alvarez duly obliges.
Jimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Richard Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jimenez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Jimenez shoots in.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Jimenez avoids nicely.

Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jimenez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alvarez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jimenez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alvarez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jimenez slips under a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Jimenez shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Jimenez on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Jimenez shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Jimenez 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.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.

Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Jimenez looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Alvarez.
Jimenez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jimenez misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jimenez misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jimenez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jimenez circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Jimenez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jimenez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jimenez showed some decent athleticism there.

Jimenez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alvarez is refusing to be controlled, as Jimenez sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez prevents Alvarez from standing back up.

Jimenez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.

Jimenez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alvarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Jimenez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alvarez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jimenez controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Alvarez's legs.

Jimenez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alvarez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alvarez prevents Jimenez from moving into mount.

Jimenez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but Jimenez drags him back down.

Jimenez is trying to get an arm triangle but Alvarez is defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alvarez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvarez lands a jab-cross combination.
Alvarez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jimenez backs up against the cage.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Jimenez. Jimenez gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Jimenez is avoiding it.

Jimenez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jimenez showed some decent athleticism there.
Jimenez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Jimenez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Jimenez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Alvarez!