SFC 3: Caiazzo vs Duffy PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Man
vs
Matthews

175 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man swings for the body but Matthews moves out of range.
Man lands with a cross.

Matthews looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Man!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Man gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Man actively working from the bottom here.
Matthews stalling.

Man looking for submissions off his back.
Man gets full guard.

Matthews is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Man has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Matthews is looking to defend but Man has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Matthews! Man pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Matthews taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yip Man!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mugsy Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Superior Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keller comes into the arena with Survival of the Fittest by Mobb Deep blaring out of the sound system. Nucleus has chosen Tupac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Keller
vs
Nucleus

174 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Master Lee's One Stop
The Empire Clothing and Laundry

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mugsy Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Superior Nucleus!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keller is looking to clinch but Nucleus is avoiding it.
Keller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Keller scores with a leg kick.
Keller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keller lands with a slapping head kick.
Keller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nucleus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Nucleus throws a leg kick but Keller moved away.
Nucleus circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nucleus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Keller won't be happy with that.

Nucleus has an Americana. Keller didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Nucleus is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Nucleus hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Superior Nucleus!
During a confident post fight interview, Superior Nucleus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip Ian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philip Ian had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ian
vs
Bradley

160 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Ian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ian throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philip Ian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bradley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Bradley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradley wants to control but Ian is keeping busy.
Bradley gets full guard.

Bradley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ian is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Ian from controlling successfully.
Ian distracts Bradley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bradley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ian manages to get himself to full guard.
Bradley wants to pass the guard but Ian is keeping the position.
Bradley trying to control but Ian is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ian's guard.

Bradley is trying for a kimura here. Ian looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bradley wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Bradley!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Boze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Boze
vs
Silva

194 cm
25
242 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Soul Supremacy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugo Boze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher Silva!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boze circles away.
Silva avoids the body shot from Boze.
We've been told by Boze's head coaches at Таверна that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Boze there.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boze misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Boze.
Some wild striking there from Boze.
Boze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Hugo Boze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Boze catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Boze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Boze.
Silva slips under a jab.
Boze blocks a jab.
Hugo Boze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boze throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boze looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Boze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Boze misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Boze misses.
Boze misses the shot to the body.
Boze throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boze fails to land with a series of punches.
Boze swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Boze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Boze saw that one coming.
Boze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Boze.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Silva misses.
Boze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boze works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Boze swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva feints and as Boze raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Boze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva distracts Boze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boze keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Boze with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hugo Boze will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boze just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva blocks a head kick by Boze.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Boze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boze defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Boze lands the left hand.
Boze staying out of range there.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Silva misses.
Boze blocks a jab.
Boze throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Boze looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Boze.
Boze misses with a two punch combination.
Boze swinging wildly here.
Hugo Boze is winning the standup battle so far.
Boze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boze throws out the jab.
Boze misses with a hook.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Boze misses with a body shot.
Boze misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Boze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boze takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boze.
A big right from Boze misses.
Boze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boze takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Boze misses with a double jab.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Boze is just out of range.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boze throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Boze looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boze but Boze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Boze.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boze throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boze.
Boze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges at Boze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boze's hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boze misses with a jab to the body
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boze misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Boze is predictable there
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boze just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Boze misses

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Boze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hugo Boze will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Boze misses with a body shot.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boze fails to land with a series of punches.
Boze takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boze circles away.
Boze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Boze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boze tries a head kick but it misses.
Boze looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Boze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Boze lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boze misses with a combination
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Boze misses with a double jab
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boze misses with a wild combination.
Boze throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Boze throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Boze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Boze swinging wildly here.
Boze defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boze throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Boze scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Boze misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boze under the eye.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Boze saw that one coming.
Boze dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boze's head backwards.
Boze looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Boze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boze throws a big shot that misses.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boze throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Boze throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Boze just misses with a punch to the body.
Boze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Boze settles back down.
Boze fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boze. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christopher Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugo Boze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hugo Boze.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Boze!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Caiazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Caiazzo
vs
Duffy

186 cm
21
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfonso Caiazzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caiazzo throws a right and a left that Duffy avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Caiazzo.
Caiazzo lands an overhand right.
A combination from Caiazzo does no damage.

Duffy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Caiazzo is pushing Duffy's head away, looking to escape. Duffy manages to hold on to the position though.
Caiazzo sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy is stalling here. Caiazzo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Duffy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Caiazzo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Duffy looking for a sweep but Caiazzo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Duffy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caiazzo wants to get back to his feet but Duffy is holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy is desperately trying to improve his position but Caiazzo has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Caiazzo has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Duffy is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alfonso Caiazzo!