PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 1933 p4p, 218 weight class) and Marco Alvado (ranked 1263 p4p, 153 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pixies - Where is my Mind. Alvado has chosen Ichense Dub as his entrance music. 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.

Durden
vs
Alvado

180 cm
23
173 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
26
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Urban Fighter

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Alvado.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
Alvado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Durden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvado!
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado slips under a jab from Durden.
Alvado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden slips under a jab from Alvado.
Alvado throws a push kick but Durden slaps the foot to one side.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Alvado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvado.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Durden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Durden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Durden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Durden backing away here, and Alvado unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durden misses with a hook.
Durden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Alvado misses with a hook
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alvado lands with an uppercut that bounces Durden off the cage and back into range.
Durden misses with a hook.
Alvado has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Durden's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden throws a poor cross that misses
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvado misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Alvado misses with a looping right.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
Durden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Durden catches Alvado right on the button with a cross.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Durden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Durden misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Durden misses with a straight left.
Durden throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a leg kick.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Durden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvado is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durden tries to move into range but Alvado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
Durden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Durden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Durden throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado thumps Durden with a low kick.
Alvado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvado misses with the body kick
and Durden counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Alvado keeps Durden at a distance using the push kick.
Alvado thumps Durden with a low kick.
Alvado lands the left hand.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Alvado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado tries to clinch up.
Durden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvado.
Durden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Alvado will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Durden misses.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Durden throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Durden misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado slips a jab from Durden.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Alvado checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Alvado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvado.
Durden throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Durden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durden throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Durden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Durden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Durden takes one on the button.
Alvado slips under a jab from Durden.
Alvado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durden might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado jabs at Durden's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado dips to his left and cracks Durden with an uppercut!
Alvado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado feints a counter leg kick.
Durden takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Durden with a body shot.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Durden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
Durden moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Durden.
Alvado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
A shot to the body from Alvado misses
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden blocks the body kick.
Alvado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvado slips a jab from Durden.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Durden - just one landing.
Durden misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Durden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvado throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado scores with a kick to the body.
Alvado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alvado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden avoids the body shot from Alvado.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvado.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Durden misses.
Alvado steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Durden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alvado. That one must have hurt.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Alvado 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Durden misses with a straight right.
Marco Alvado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvado misses.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden misses with a body punch
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Durden.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alvado. That one must have hurt.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvado.
A big left from Durden misses.
Durden tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alvado scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden avoids the body shot from Alvado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado catches Durden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado lands a jab.
Alvado throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Durden misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvado.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Alvado appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvado finds it's way round the side to connect with Durden's head.
Durden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durden misses with a hook.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvado throws a front kick that sends Durden stumbling back into the cage.
Durden avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Alvado connects with a leg kick. Durden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvado thumps Durden with a low kick.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alvado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durden throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a good, hard body kick but Durden shrugs it off.
Alvado scores with a sloppy right hand. Durden should have avoided that one.
Alvado jabs at Durden's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado delivers a nice body kick.
Durden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvado.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Durden misses.
Alvado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Alvado does it's job there.
Durden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvado.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a nice hook to Durden's body. Durden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Abraham Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durden misses with a left hand
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Durden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Durden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado lands a head shot.
Alvado connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Alvado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvado 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Alvado!
After winning the bout, Marco Alvado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.