PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 1697 p4p, 3811 weight class) and Jason Hay (ranked 102 p4p, 205 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Alvarez
vs
Hay

170 cm
30
143
12 - 9 - 0

153 cm
21
143
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Hay!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses with a straight right.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Hay avoids it well.
Alvarez with a jab.
Hay throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Hay misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hay takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Hay misses with a straight right.
Hay looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.

Alvarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hay tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alvarez is in Hay's guard.
Alvarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alvarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hay looking to control.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.

Hay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hay throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hay on the ground.
Alvarez looking to pass the guard.
Hay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Hay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hay takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez defending well as Hay loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hay misses with a wild combination.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hay is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hay throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez lands a nice looking body shot.
Hay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hay. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.

Alvarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hay tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alvarez is in Hay's guard.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Hay.
Hay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is pushing down on Hay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hay is fighting to maintain full guard but Alvarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hay is looking for a sweep. Alvarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hay is trying to stand back up but Alvarez is controlling him
Alvarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alvarez prevents Hay from improving his position.
Alvarez stalling.
Hay is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hay wants to get back to full guard.
Alvarez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hay misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hay doesn't seem phased though.

Hay gets caught napping as Alvarez dives in and scores a takedown. Hay manages to retain guard.
Alvarez is standing up over Hay. Hay looks to escape but Alvarez dives into side control.
Hay is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alvarez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hay works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hay manages to avoid it.
Hay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hay checks it well.
Hay jabs at Alvarez's body.
Hay throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Hay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hay throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
A countering left hand to the body from Hay misses.
Alvarez moves out of range as Hay strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Hay. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Hay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hay pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
Alvarez slips a jab from Hay.
Alvarez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hay circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Hay avoids it well.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hay cracks Alvarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hay misses with a looping right.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hay can do to turn this around?

Hay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alvarez won't allow Hay to get back to his feet.
Hay wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvarez won't allow Hay to get back to his feet.
Hay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Hay misses.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hay as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Hay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hay lands with a nice body punch.
Hay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jason Hay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hay connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hay.
Hay slips under a jab.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hay defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jason Hay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Hay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alvarez thinking.
Hay works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
Hay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.

Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into Hay's guard.
Hay throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Hay.
Alvarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hay trying to control the position.
Hay wants to get back to his feet but Alvarez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hay swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez defending well as Hay loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Hay.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Hay swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Hay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hay.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Hay avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hay misses with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hay tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alvarez.
Nice takedown defense from Hay. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvarez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Hay gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hay tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hay to the ground. Hay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Hay checks it.
Hay lands a right hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Hay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Hay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Hay's head but Hay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hay looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Hay tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hay tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez is hanging on to Hay's back as he tries to escape.
Hay tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hay is desperately trying to improve his position but Alvarez has a good base and remains in mount.
Hay is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hay wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hay tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez lands a big shot there that rocks Hay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hay can't escape the position.
Hay is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hay is trying to escape the mount.
Alvarez won't let Hay get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jackson Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hay wants to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Alvarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hay is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Alvarez!
Jackson Alvarez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.