Alvarez v Lara...a Couchside Report

[The Commish]

Here we go...love the fact I don't have to limit this to 140 characters! Lara comes out first to a respectful cheer...Alvarez comes out to a rauccous crowd...The crowd will be cheering his every move.

-Randy G.

[Domenic]

Al Bernstein, setting the stage, awesome as always. Enjoy.

[The Commish]

Though both guys weighed in at 155, tonight the weightrs are 171 for CA & 165 for EL.

-Randy G.

[The Commish]

Lara is introduced first...Now he gets booed. Cheers go up as Jimmy Lennon introduces Canelo Alvarez.

-Randy G.

[The Commish]

RD 1--Bell rings at 11:55pm (ET)...

EL poking away with his southpaw jab...Lara pops a quick lead left
CA misses a right
EL moves to his left, now side to side
RL to body by EL
CA falls short with LR to body
EL looking very loose...RL to body...Right blocked...left gets in.

EL wins RD 1 as CA does very little


-Randy G.

[The Commish]

ROUND 2

EL moving to left
EL whips jab to face
Hook to body by CA
Side to side by lara...
They tie up
EL on the move...Fall into clinch & CA lifts EL up

EL keeps distance...jabs to face
CA reaching & missing

Another nice round for EL

-Randy G.

[The Commish]

ROUND 3

EL out behind jab at start...
CA misses uppercut
EL winning battle of hand speed
CA misses left
EL moving left...misses w/left
CA jab falls short
RL to head by EL...the left got in
Masterful performance so far by EL...has CA following him in a circle...
CA cannot find range or cut the ring off.

All EL with his boxing

-Randy G.

[The Commish]

ROUND 4

CA comes out harder & faster...hooks to body...
CA bangs hard to body
Right tobody by CA
EL on move...being booed.
RL by Lara
Rt to body by CA...hard
CA now forcing EL to move...best rd by CA, though very close
CA misses rt to head
EL moving more than punching

-Randy G.

[The Commish]

ROUND 5

Swelling arouind rt eye of CA to start round
1-2 to head by EL...then on move
Left to head then rt by EL
EL keeping distance...CA hooks to body
Hook to liver by CA
Midway...Left to body by EL
3 jabs short by EL...left blocked
Hook to head by EL
EL moves left, then right
Jab by CA
EL touches CA with left
CA misses left, then rt.

EL looks to win another round

-Randy G.

[Domenic]

Canelo working the body well, been invested there all along.