PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sins (ranked 5173 p4p, 4355 weight class) and Ricky Alvarez (ranked 574 p4p, 517 weight class). Ricky Alvarez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sins
vs
Alvarez

175 cm
18
175
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sins drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Sins tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sins presses Alvarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Sins swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Sins lands a body punch.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Sins.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Sins.
Sins lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sins lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Sins as the two fighters clinch.
Sins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Sins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Sins lands a shot to the body.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sins scores with a shoulder strike.
Sins lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sins digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Sins as the two fighters clinch.
Sins pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Sins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sins.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sins.
Sins is working Alvarez over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sins.
Sins lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins misses with some punches.
Sins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sins works on Alvarez's body with a couple of short punches.
Sins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sins gets through Alvarez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sins misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Sins scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Sins as the two fighters clinch.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Sins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Sins misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Sins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sins lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sins.
A shot in the inside from Sins.
Sins misses with a body punch.
A short right from Sins on the inside.
Sins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sins misses with some punches.
Alvarez wants to break free but Sins has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Sins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Sins misses.
A big right from Sins misses.
Sins takes one to the side of the head.
Alvarez swings for the body but Sins moves out of range.
Sins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnny Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Sins avoids nicely.
Ricky Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sins misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Alvarez lands a nice shot that snaps Sins's head back.
Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sins looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sins.
Alvarez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sins misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez throws a right hand that Sins ducks under and follows up with a left that Sins also avoids with ease.
Sins tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Sins moves into the clinch.
Sins lands a left hand.
Sins presses Alvarez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Sins keeps him there for the moment.
Sins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sins.
Sins is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Johnny Sins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Sins.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Sins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sins.
Alvarez working hard to break the clinch.
Sins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sins tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Sins back against the cage.
Sins swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sins scores with a shoulder strike.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Sins throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Sins tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Sins back against the cage.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Sins.
Sins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sins pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sins lands with a short shot to the head.
Sins lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Sins.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Sins is controlling him.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Sins.
A right hook to the body lands for Sins.
Sins lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Alvarez is rocked!
Sins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sins finish him?
Sins lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sins.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sins.
Sins throws a big uppercut that drops Alvarez! More strikes from Sins and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Alvarez lies dazed against the cage as Sins celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Sins!