PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Obisagna (ranked 4222 p4p, 4266 weight class) and Roberto Alvarez (ranked 453 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Obisagna
vs
Alvarez

178 cm
24
154
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Obisagna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obisagna doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez unleashes a big counter combination but Obisagna bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Obisagna throws a combination. Alvarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alvarez leaves Obisagna with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Obisagna scores with a one two! Alvarez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Roberto Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obisagna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obisagna dives in and grabs Alvarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes down on Obisagna's head and hops out.
Sam Obisagna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Obisagna moves into the clinch.
Obisagna has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alvarez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Obisagna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Obisagna.
Obisagna misses with a head kick.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Obisagna drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alvarez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Obisagna fails with the takedown.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Obisagna throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Obisagna shoots for a takedown but Alvarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obisagna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obisagna looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obisagna with a body shot.
Alvarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obisagna throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Obisagna throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Alvarez responds with a good body kick, but Obisagna manages to step out the way in time.
Obisagna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obisagna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obisagna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Obisagna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obisagna is breathing heavily.
Obisagna gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obisagna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Obisagna.
As Obisagna backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Obisagna manages to avoid it all.
Obisagna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obisagna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obisagna swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obisagna tries to clinch up.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obisagna. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obisagna tries to clinch up
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obisagna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Obisagna.
A little jabbing left from Alvarez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obisagna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obisagna scores with a hook to the body. Alvarez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Obisagna misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvarez misses.
Obisagna shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Obisagna's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Obisagna throws a combination that misses
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Obisagna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Obisagna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Alvarez's cut.
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 dodges the punch combination from Obisagna.
Obisagna wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obisagna misses with a double jab.
Alvarez throws a big counter head kick but Obisagna avoids it with no problem.
Obisagna misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Obisagna on that attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvarez misses.
Obisagna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Obisagna.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvarez misses.
Obisagna throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Obisagna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Obisagna darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Obisagna shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Obisagna misses with a series of wild punches.
Sam Obisagna is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Obisagna.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but Obisagna avoids it with no problem.
Obisagna fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Obisagna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obisagna throws a right hand that misses
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obisagna wants to clinch but Alvarez slips to the side
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Obisagna shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obisagna with a body shot.
Alvarez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Obisagna.
Alvarez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obisagna looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Obisagna. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Obisagna is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obisagna misses with a double jab
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obisagna misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obisagna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obisagna misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Obisagna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Obisagna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Obisagna misses.
Obisagna tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obisagna with a body shot.
Obisagna fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obisagna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Obisagna misses with a two punch combination.
Obisagna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obisagna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Obisagna darts in trying to clinch
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obisagna misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Alvarez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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 Sam Obisagna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Alvarez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Obisagna with a poor takedown
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sam Obisagna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez moves out of range of the leg kick from Obisagna.
Alvarez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sloppy strikes from Obisagna. Those never looked like landing.
Obisagna throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Obisagna goes for a double leg but Alvarez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvarez continues to drive forward.
Alvarez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obisagna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Obisagna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obisagna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Obisagna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obisagna with a body shot.
Obisagna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obisagna tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obisagna looks to throw a body kick
and Alvarez counters with a right hand to the body.
Obisagna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Obisagna.
Alvarez throws out a counter right but Obisagna avoids it with no problem.
Obisagna closes the distance but Alvarez moves to the side
and Alvarez counters with a series of strikes. Obisagna will be more careful next time no doubt.
Obisagna throws a combination that misses
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Obisagna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obisagna thinking.
Obisagna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Obisagna misses with the combination.
Obisagna fails with the takedown
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Obisagna. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Obisagna.
Obisagna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Obisagna with a body shot.
Obisagna misses with a double jab.
Alvarez throws a big counter head kick but Obisagna avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obisagna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Alvarez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obisagna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Obisagna fails to land the takedown.
Obisagna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Obisagna closes the distance but Alvarez moves to the side
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Obisagna misses.
Alvarez throws a big counter head kick but Obisagna avoids it with no problem.
Obisagna closes the distance but Alvarez moves to the side
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obisagna.
Sloppy strikes from Obisagna. Those never looked like landing.
Obisagna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alvarez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Obisagna on that attempt.
Alvarez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Obisagna misses with a few strikes there.
Obisagna fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obisagna moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obisagna throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Obisagna throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvarez's waist but Alvarez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Obisagna off to one side.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obisagna.
Obisagna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obisagna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Obisagna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez unleashes a big counter combination but Obisagna bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Obisagna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obisagna 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Roberto Alvarez!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Roberto Alvarez!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Sam Obisagna!

Roberto Alvarez wins by split decision!
Roberto Alvarez thanked the fans post fight for their support.