PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xaiera Vazlarios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hej Hoppsidaisy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hej Hoppsidaisy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vazlarios
vs
Hoppsidaisy

185 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xaiera Vazlarios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hej Hoppsidaisy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vazlarios shoots in but no luck this time.
Hoppsidaisy misses with the combination.
Hoppsidaisy avoids the head kick by Vazlarios.
Vazlarios will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vazlarios closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoppsidaisy circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xaiera Vazlarios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoppsidaisy scores with a three punch combo!
Vazlarios shoots in and drives through. Hoppsidaisy sprawls well.

Vazlarios has managed to clinch.
Vazlarios pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoppsidaisy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vazlarios jumps guard but Hoppsidaisy stands there with Vazlarios around his waist. Vazlarios gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vazlarios tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoppsidaisy smiles and moves away.

Vazlarios decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vazlarios is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoppsidaisy defends it well.
Well, if Vazlarios is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hoppsidaisy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hoppsidaisy is refusing to be controlled, as Vazlarios sits in half guard.
Vazlarios is controlling the pace.
Hoppsidaisy is trying to stand up here but Vazlarios is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppsidaisy looks gassed!
Vazlarios passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoppsidaisy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vazlarios tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hoppsidaisy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vazlarios is landing with some decent strikes but Hoppsidaisy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Vazlarios get's back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Vazlarios.
Nice takedown defense from Hoppsidaisy. No joy for Vazlarios on that attempt.
Hoppsidaisy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hej Hoppsidaisy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vazlarios throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoppsidaisy's waist but Hoppsidaisy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vazlarios off to one side.
Vazlarios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Vazlarios closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoppsidaisy to the mat! Hoppsidaisy manages to get full guard.
Vazlarios won't allow Hoppsidaisy to get back to his feet.
Vazlarios controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoppsidaisy keeping moving, preventing Vazlarios from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoppsidaisy pushes Vazlarios off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vazlarios throws a head kick that misses.
Vazlarios looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoppsidaisy is fending him off so far but Vazlarios persists. Nope, Hoppsidaisy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoppsidaisy scores with a three punch combo!
Vazlarios tries a head kick but it misses.
Vazlarios lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vazlarios tries to move into range but Hoppsidaisy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vazlarios shoots in for a takedown but Hoppsidaisy shows good takedown defense.
Vazlarios shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoppsidaisy but Hoppsidaisy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vazlarios shoots in but no luck this time.
Hej Hoppsidaisy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vazlarios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoppsidaisy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vazlarios will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Vazlarios or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoppsidaisy which made him look bad.
Hoppsidaisy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vazlarios looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vazlarios blocks a head kick by Hoppsidaisy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppsidaisy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vazlarios shoots in but Hoppsidaisy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vazlarios avoids the head kick by Hoppsidaisy.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoppsidaisy scores with a four punch combination!
Vazlarios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoppsidaisy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoppsidaisy fails to land with a series of punches.
Vazlarios throws a body kick that misses.
Vazlarios tries to clinch there but Hoppsidaisy circles away.
A combination from Hoppsidaisy does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Vazlarios or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoppsidaisy which made him look bad.

Vazlarios darts in and clinches Hoppsidaisy up against the cage.
A short right from Vazlarios on the inside.
Vazlarios fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoppsidaisy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vazlarios won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hej Hoppsidaisy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vazlarios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hoppsidaisy works over Vazlarios's head and body with a nice combination.

Vazlarios scores a takedown into full mount!
Hoppsidaisy is squirming around, avoiding Vazlarios's attempts to control the action.
Hoppsidaisy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vazlarios tries to control but Hoppsidaisy wriggling away.
Vazlarios tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vazlarios dominating with strikes here.
Vazlarios lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hoppsidaisy hang on?
Hoppsidaisy is trying to stand.
Vazlarios trying to control but Hoppsidaisy is having none of it.
Hoppsidaisy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vazlarios. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoppsidaisy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazlarios looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vazlarios has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hoppsidaisy wants to get back to his feet.
Vazlarios is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vazlarios thowing shots but they're missing.
Vazlarios trying to control but Hoppsidaisy is having none of it.

Vazlarios with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoppsidaisy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Vazlarios controlling from mount.
Hoppsidaisy's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Vazlarios lands a big shot there that rocks Hoppsidaisy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vazlarios has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vazlarios tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hoppsidaisy is trying to stand up.
Vazlarios looking to finish with strikes here!
Vazlarios scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vazlarios with the ground and pound from mount.
Hoppsidaisy is squirming around, avoiding Vazlarios's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vazlarios looking for a guillotine from mount but Hoppsidaisy is having none of it.
The referee warns Hoppsidaisy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vazlarios won't let Hoppsidaisy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Vazlarios controlling from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Xaiera Vazlarios just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice takedown defense from Hoppsidaisy. No joy for Vazlarios on that attempt.
Hoppsidaisy works over Vazlarios's head and body with a nice combination.
Vazlarios fails with the takedown.
Hoppsidaisy stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xaiera Vazlarios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vazlarios changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoppsidaisy tries to avoid it but Vazlarios manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoppsidaisy to the ground. Hoppsidaisy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazlarios dodges the punch combination from Hoppsidaisy.
Vazlarios misses with a body shot.
Vazlarios misses with a takedown attempt - Hoppsidaisy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vazlarios shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hoppsidaisy as he jumps to the side.
Vazlarios misses with a takedown attempt - Hoppsidaisy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vazlarios throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vazlarios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoppsidaisy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vazlarios tries to land a front kick but Hoppsidaisy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vazlarios shoots in and drives through. Hoppsidaisy sprawls well.
Vazlarios throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Danga de danga de dang - Vazlarios scores with a four punch combination!
Xaiera Vazlarios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vazlarios closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vazlarios is taking a breather. Hoppsidaisy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hoppsidaisy pushes Vazlarios off looking to stand but Vazlarios dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xaiera Vazlarios dominated that second round.
That's time! Vazlarios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hoppsidaisy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hoppsidaisy throws a head kick but Vazlarios moves out of range.
Vazlarios tries to clinch there but Hoppsidaisy circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vazlarios.
Hoppsidaisy stuffs the takedown.
Vazlarios will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xaiera Vazlarios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoppsidaisy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Vazlarios scores a takedown into full mount!
Vazlarios thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vazlarios trying to control but Hoppsidaisy is having none of it.
Hoppsidaisy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Vazlarios with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazlarios with a couple of short strikes.
Vazlarios controlling the pace for now.
Hoppsidaisy is squirming around, avoiding Vazlarios's attempts to control the action.
Vazlarios content just to control the position here.
Vazlarios with the ground and pound from mount.
Vazlarios breaks from Hoppsidaisy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vazlarios landing shots from mount.
Vazlarios tries to control but Hoppsidaisy wriggling away.
Vazlarios controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazlarios can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoppsidaisy is looking to escape.
Vazlarios landing strikes from the mount and Hoppsidaisy is in trouble!
Vazlarios with the ground and pound from mount.

Vazlarios is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hoppsidaisy is surviving well by controlling Vazlarios's body position as best he can.
Vazlarios trying to control but Hoppsidaisy is having none of it.
Vazlarios lands with some strikes.
Vazlarios can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoppsidaisy is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Xaiera Vazlarios just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hoppsidaisy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazlarios shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoppsidaisy as he avoids it easily.

Vazlarios drives through with a takedown into guard.

Vazlarios stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vazlarios shoots in but no luck this time.
Hoppsidaisy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hoppsidaisy duly obliges.
Vazlarios tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoppsidaisy swivels and escapes.
Vazlarios lands a head kick. Hoppsidaisy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hoppsidaisy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Vazlarios! Hoppsidaisy is out on his feet! Vazlarios rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hoppsidaisy is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hoppsidaisy is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xaiera Vazlarios!