PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Vizotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Malenski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malenski has chosen Superstars - Styles Of Beyond as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Vizotto
vs
Malenski

174 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Vizotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jericho Malenski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenski throws a right and a left that Vizotto avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Malenski misses.
Malenski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vizotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malenski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vizotto.
Malenski misses with a few strikes there.
Malenski misses with an uppercut.
Malenski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Malenski misses with a straight left.
Malenski fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenski swinging wildly here.
Malenski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Malenski does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizotto shoots in but Malenski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vizotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malenski.
Vizotto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malenski is fending him off so far but Vizotto persists. Nope, Malenski circles away and we're back to standing.
Vizotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malenski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malenski swings for the body but Vizotto moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenski. Vizotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vizotto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Vizotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenski misses with a wild combination.
Vizotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malenski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malenski misses with the combination.
Malenski throws the kick towards the body but Vizotto avoids it.
Malenski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vizotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malenski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vizotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Malenski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vizotto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jericho Malenski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malenski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Malenski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malenski throws a right and a left that Vizotto avoids nicely.
Malenski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vizotto slips a jab and a cross from Malenski.
Malenski misses with a two punch combination.
Malenski looks gassed!
Vizotto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malenski is fending him off so far but Vizotto persists. Nope, Malenski circles away and we're back to standing.
Vizotto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malenski throws a series of punches but Vizotto avoids them all with ease.
Vizotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malenski.
A nice combination there by Malenski.
Vizotto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Vizotto scores with a takedown into Malenski's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Vizotto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Vizotto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Malenski dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho Malenski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Malenski. Vizotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malenski tries to bum rush Vizotto with a series of wild strikes but Vizotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malenski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vizotto shoots in looking for a takedown. Malenski tries to sprawl out of it but Vizotto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malenski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Malenski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenski looks to land a right hand but Vizotto moved out of range.
Malenski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vizotto circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizotto dodges the punch combination from Malenski.
Vizotto shoots in and drives through. Malenski sprawls well.
Malenski stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Vizotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vizotto dives in and grabs Malenski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malenski pushes down on Vizotto's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Vizotto or perhaps it was just good defense by Malenski which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malenski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malenski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malenski misses with the combination.
Fernando Vizotto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A combination from Malenski does no damage.
Malenski fails to land with a series of punches.
Vizotto shoots for a double leg takedown but Malenski sprawls well. He's pushed Vizotto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vizotto is defended easily by Malenski.
Jericho Malenski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malenski misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vizotto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vizotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malenski misses with a series of wild punches.
Malenski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malenski fails to land with a series of punches.
Malenski thows a body shot but no joy.
Malenski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malenski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vizotto.

That's four 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.
Malenski throws a big shot that misses.
Malenski looks to land a combination but Vizotto avoids it well.
Malenski misses with a few strikes there.
Malenski misses with a wild combination.
Malenski stuffs the takedown attempt from Vizotto. Vizotto gets slowly back to his feet.
Malenski 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malenski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malenski connects with a right hand. Vizotto shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jericho Malenski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Malenski connects with a crisp jab.
Malenski stuffs the takedown.
Vizotto misses with a takedown attempt - Malenski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malenski fails to land with a series of punches.
Malenski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vizotto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Vizotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenski takes a swing at Vizotto's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vizotto.
Vizotto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malenski tries to avoid it but Vizotto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malenski to the ground. Malenski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malenski thows a body shot but no joy.
Malenski throws a nice looking combination but Vizotto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malenski tries to bum rush Vizotto with a series of wild strikes but Vizotto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malenski works over Vizotto's head and body with a nice combination.
Malenski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vizotto.
Malenski fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernando Vizotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizotto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malenski's waist but Malenski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vizotto off to one side.
Malenski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vizotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malenski.
Nice cross by Malenski.
Vizotto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malenski avoids it really well and circles away.
Vizotto dodges the punch combination from Malenski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenski throws a series of punches but Vizotto avoids them all with ease.
Vizotto fails to land the takedown.
Malenski throws a right and a left that Vizotto avoids nicely.
Malenski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malenski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vizotto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malenski circles away.

That's four 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.
Malenski stuffs the takedown.
Malenski throws a right hand that Vizotto ducks under and follows up with a left that Vizotto also avoids with ease.
Vizotto shoots in for a takedown but Malenski shows good takedown defense.
Vizotto dodges the punch combination from Malenski.
Malenski looks to land a combination but Vizotto avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vizotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malenski throws out the jab.
Vizotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jericho Malenski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malenski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jericho Malenski!