PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Alvarez (ranked 6788 p4p, 538 weight class) and Con McGregor (ranked 8774 p4p, 592 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alvarez
vs
McGregor

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Con McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvarez as he connects with a hook.
Alvarez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGregor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGregor doesn't seem phased though.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
McGregor feints the counter takedown.
McGregor walks into a straight right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Alvarez moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGregor is defended easily by Alvarez.
McGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez lands a two punch combo.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
Alvarez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGregor feints a jab promting Alvarez to slip. McGregor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alvarez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alvarez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGregor at a distance.

Alvarez takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGregor tries to score a body lock takedown but Alvarez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGregor blocks a low kick nicely.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGregor just manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by McGregor.
McGregor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
McGregor throws a body kick that misses.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
McGregor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGregor blocks a leg kick.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
McGregor swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGregor tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
McGregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGregor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justin Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Con McGregor.
McGregor looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor takes one to the chin there.
Alvarez sizes up McGregor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alvarez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alvarez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
McGregor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGregor.
McGregor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from McGregor.
McGregor with a hook.
McGregor throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
McGregor scores with a decent looking hook.
McGregor misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGregor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez scores with the left hand. McGregor knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a jab. McGregor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Alvarez scores with a jab. McGregor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGregor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGregor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alvarez scores with a jab. McGregor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGregor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Alvarez - just one landing.
McGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGregor.
Alvarez clobbers McGregor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGregor moves away.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez lands with a hook. McGregor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
McGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
McGregor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvarez. That snapped McGregor's head back.
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez throws a low kick but McGregor moves out of range easily.
Alvarez looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
McGregor darts in trying to clinch
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that McGregor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Justin Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGregor defends it nicely.
McGregor feints the counter takedown.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez catches McGregor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McGregor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A right-left combo lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Con McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from McGregor misses.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but McGregor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alvarez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGregor!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Alvarez cracks McGregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the head.
McGregor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGregor closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarez, looking for a takedown. McGregor pushes Alvarez against the cage but Alvarez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justin Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Con McGregor.
McGregor checks a leg kick nicely.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvarez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGregor.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
Alvarez lands with a straight right. McGregor didn't see that one coming.
Alvarez digs a good body shot into McGregor's ribs.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGregor.
McGregor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez wants to land a leg kick but McGregor is out of range.
McGregor just misses with a punch to the body.
As McGregor looks to move away, Alvarez throws a big counter combo but McGregor just gets out of the way.
Alvarez lands a jab to the nose.
McGregor is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alvarez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McGregor.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alvarez with a jab.
Alvarez jabs McGregor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGregor is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
McGregor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor throws a head kick that half lands.
McGregor misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown attempt from McGregor. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet.
McGregor checks a low kick from Alvarez.
It seemed like McGregor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvarez scores with a body shot.
McGregor takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
Some bone on bone action there as McGregor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGregor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends McGregor's belly button to the back.
McGregor checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Alvarez does no damage.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvarez defends well and McGregor ends up having to push Alvarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Alvarez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Alvarez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Justin Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvarez tried to score with a low kick but McGregor checks it.
McGregor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGregor is defended easily by Alvarez.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvarez throws a low kick but McGregor moves out of range easily.
Alvarez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvarez scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor shoots for a double leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls well. He's pushed McGregor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez lands a slapping body shot.
McGregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
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!
No joy there for McGregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGregor is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGregor.
Alvarez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGregor.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGregor's head backwards.
Alvarez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGregor has time to react.
McGregor throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alvarez.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGregor to score with a decent uppercut.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
McGregor throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
McGregor sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alvarez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McGregor eats them both and turns towards Alvarez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGregor.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez connects with the punch.
McGregor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvarez lands with a nice body punch.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez thuds a left hand into McGregor's body.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGregor.
Alvarez dives in and grabs McGregor's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGregor pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
McGregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGregor momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from McGregor.
Alvarez slips a jab from McGregor.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGregor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Justin Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Con McGregor.

Alvarez clinches up with McGregor and pushes him back against the cage.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

McGregor breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGregor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
Alvarez misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.

Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justin Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from McGregor.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
McGregor misses with a combination
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGregor in his tracks.
Alvarez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGregor on the side of the head.
Con McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez blocks a head kick by McGregor.
Alvarez fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGregor just manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvarez 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

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