PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alverez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ALL DAY. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Alverez
vs
Sibelius

172 cm
29
164 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Alverez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sibelius throws a body punch but Alverez moves out of range.
Alverez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sibelius is just out of range.
Sibelius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alverez's hands.
Sibelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alverez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sibelius throws a shot from downtown. Alverez moves away and avoids it.
Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sibelius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sibelius misses with a shot to the body
and Alverez counters with a left and a right that stings Sibelius.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jean Sibelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sibelius misses with a body shot.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Alverez does a little dance to reset his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sibelius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sibelius trying to control the position but Alverez is working away.
Alverez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alverez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sibelius.
Alverez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sibelius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alverez tries to buck Sibelius off but Sibelius is having none of it.
Sibelius working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alverez is pushing Sibelius's head away, looking to escape. Sibelius manages to hold on to the position though.
Alverez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Alverez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sibelius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sibelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alverez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sibelius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Sibelius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius thows a huge punch but Alverez dodges it nicely.
Sibelius working over Alverez with some ground and pound. Alverez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sibelius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alverez keeps working.
Sibelius is pressing down on Alverez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alverez is holding on for now.
Alverez trying to control from the bottom.
Alverez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alverez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sibelius is working away from the top position though.
Alverez is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sibelius is keen to just control but Alverez is a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alverez avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
A shot to the body from Alverez misses
and Sibelius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sibelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Alverez tries to sprawl out of it but Sibelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alverez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alverez sprawls well. Alverez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sibelius gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sibelius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alverez blocks a jab.
Sibelius throws a sloppy body shot
and Alverez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sibelius works Alverez's body with a nice hook.
Sibelius walks into a left hand.
Sibelius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alverez rather than just go for the knockout.
Sibelius scores with a nice head shot.
Alverez misses the jab.
Sibelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sibelius shoots in but Alverez avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez slaps away a takedown attempt from Sibelius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sibelius jabs at Alverez's body.
Alverez with a jab.
Sibelius throws a looping overhand right but Alverez ducks down to avoid it.
Sibelius shoots for a double leg takedown but Alverez sprawls well. He's pushed Sibelius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sibelius.
Alverez swings for the body but Sibelius moves out of range.
Sibelius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sibelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alverez scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alverez avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Sibelius misses with a body punch
and Alverez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sibelius thinking.
Sibelius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alverez avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sibelius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alverez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius misses with a shot to the body
enabling Alverez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sibelius throws a big shot that misses.
Sibelius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alverez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sibelius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alverez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sibelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alverez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Sibelius. Those never looked like landing.
Alverez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sibelius lunges at Alverez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alverez's hand.
Alverez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alverez moves away.
Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Alverez is just out of range.
Alverez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sibelius. Sibelius gets slowly back to his feet.
Alverez stuffs the takedown.

Alverez gets the takedown into side control.
Sibelius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alverez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alverez working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jean Sibelius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Alverez misses with a looping left.
Alverez misses with a body shot.
Sibelius fails with the takedown.
Sibelius misses with a lunging right hand
and Alverez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alverez scores with a nice head shot.
Alverez misses with a body shot.
Sibelius with a jab.
Sibelius shoots in for a takedown but Alverez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sibelius lands a really nice looking cross but Alverez seems unphased.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sibelius.
Mike Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sibelius.
Sibelius misses with a body shot
and Alverez counters with a nice body shot.
Sibelius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez throws a looping overhand right but Sibelius ducks down to avoid it.
Alverez slips under a jab.
Alverez fails to land the takedown.
Alverez lands a jab to Sibelius's midsection.
Alverez misses the shot to the body.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alverez moves away.
Alverez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alverez moves away.
Sibelius with a hook.
Sibelius closes the distance and clinches up with Alverez, looking for a takedown. Sibelius pushes Alverez against the cage but Alverez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius misses the shot to the body.
Alverez lands a body shot.
Alverez looks to land a left hand but Sibelius moved out of range nicely.
Alverez misses with the combination.
Sibelius takes a swing at Alverez's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Sibelius both land. Nice combination.
Sibelius fails with a takedown attempt.
Sibelius misses with a wild body shot.
Mike Alverez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sibelius.
Sibelius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alverez.
Sibelius looks to land a combination but Alverez avoids it well.
Alverez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sibelius manages to avoid it.
Jean Sibelius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sibelius misses with a wild combination.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sibelius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alverez at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Alverez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius lands an overhand right.
Mike Alverez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sibelius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alverez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alverez slips under a jab from Sibelius.
Sibelius slips a jab from Alverez.
Alverez tries to clinch up.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sibelius fails with a takedown attempt.
Sibelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alverez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sibelius.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alverez misses with a straight right.
Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jean Sibelius.
Well Sibelius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sibelius!