PBC on NBCSN: Lucian Bute vs. Andrea Di Luisa & Eleider Alvarez vs. Isidro Prieto RBR

Round 8

Alvarez is keeping his distance and laying the jab on Prieto while steering clear of his churning body combos. Prieto is laboring to get inside and then not maximizing his chances once there. Good snap turns by Alvarez, working the uppercut off the jab fluidly in motion.

10-9 Alvarez

77-75 Alvarez

 

Okay, so Isidro Prieto is a pretty good six-round fighter..

 

Round 9

Alvarez is sticking his jab, cuffing wide around the nape with his right arm, then bearing down on Prieto in a smother/clinch. Prieto is waiting on the outside, measuring out pantomime jabs in the air, nowhere close to Alvarez's face. Wild overhand by Prieto, hung up on Alvarez's left shoulder and getting him stuck on the flypaper. Alvarez releases him and jogs away, standing up tall, boxing off the jab. Alvarez is clinching every time Prieto dives in headfirst now, becoming increasingly frequent. During the separation time, Alvarez outboxes Prieto with ease. A few right hands clip the mohawk of Alvarez while he is backpedaling, although he plants his feet and staves Prieto off with a counter uppercut. Backhanded up-jab and running right cross by Prieto from outside, blocked. Wild looping rights by Prieto inside, a few grazing.

10-9 Alvarez

87-84 Alvarez

 

Round 10

Prieto is lobbing left hooks up into Alvarez's right arm, bent at 90°. Prieto is huffing and puffing while tossing 1-1-2s center lane into the guard. Counter uppercuts by Alvarez, now forcing Prieto to initiate clinches. Alvarez is patient, stepping in and out, jabbing Prieto in the face and sticking a few daggers in his belly.

10-9 Alvarez

97-93 Alvarez