PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph D Pistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azman Hazardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pistone's entrance music is Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream (Remix). A fine choice. Hazardi has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - Heavy Metal Kings Featuring Ill Bill as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

D Pistone
vs
Hazardi

188 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
28
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph D Pistone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Azman Hazardi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistone tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazardi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pistone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hazardi scores with a nice right hand.
Hazardi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pistone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pistone.
Hazardi wants to stand up but Pistone is controlling him.
Pistone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pistone wants to control from the top but Hazardi keeps moving.
Hazardi trying to control the position.
Pistone preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hazardi tries to clinch but Pistone moves away
and Pistone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone slips under a jab.
Hazardi tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Pistone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hazardi's guard now.
Hazardi wants to get back to his feet but Pistone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pistone trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pistone tries to free his leg and advance position but Hazardi is retaining full guard.
Pistone preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone trying to control but Hazardi is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hazardi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hazardi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pistone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Pistone as he checks the leg kick.
Pistone misses with a jab to the body
and Hazardi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hazardi misses with an uppercut

and Pistone counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Hazardi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hazardi tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Hazardi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pistone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Pistone has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hazardi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pistone trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hazardi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hazardi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pistone just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Pistone is trying to stick to Hazardi's back but Hazardi is turning into Pistone. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pistone's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hazardi.
Hazardi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pistone has wrist control.
Hazardi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pistone has wrist control.
Hazardi looking to sit in guard and control but Pistone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hazardi is trying to control the position but Pistone postures up.
Pistone trying to control the position from guard on top but Hazardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazardi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph D Pistone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A cross from Hazardi lands.

Pistone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pistone is trying to control the action in half guard but Hazardi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hazardi is trying to stand back up but Pistone is controlling him
Well, if Pistone 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.
Hazardi wants to get back to his feet.
Hazardi moves into full guard.
Hazardi pulls Pistone in close to his closed guard and prevents Pistone from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone stops Hazardi from standing up.
Pistone wants to control from the top but Hazardi keeps moving.
Hazardi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pistone manages to get himself to full guard.
Hazardi stopping the sweep attempt from Pistone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pistone keeping moving, preventing Hazardi from controlling successfully.
Hazardi postures up in Pistone's guard and throws a big left but Pistone blocks it.
Pistone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pistone moves out of range as Hazardi throws a body kick.

Hazardi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pistone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pistone wants to sweep here but Hazardi controlling him for the moment.
Pistone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistone working a defensive guard here.
Hazardi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pistone is keeping the position for now.
Pistone keeping moving, preventing Hazardi from controlling successfully.
Hazardi looking to sit in guard and control but Pistone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hazardi is pulling down on Pistone's head to control his posture.

That's four 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.
Hazardi is trying to keep Pistone in close.
Joseph D Pistone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Azman Hazardi.
Hazardi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hazardi tries to clinch up but Pistone circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazardi is looking to chop away at Pistone's legs.
Pistone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Pistone. Beautiful body shot.
Hazardi is breathing heavily.
Hazardi tries to clinch but Pistone moves out of range.
Pistone cracks a nice hook into Hazardi's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Azman Hazardi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Hazardi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pistone misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pistone checks a leg kick.
Azman Hazardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pistone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Pistone gets a takedown into half guard.
Hazardi is looking to control Pistone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hazardi avoid being mounted?
Hazardi tries to get to full guard but Pistone has control of the leg.

Pistone seems to be looking for submissions.
Hazardi tries to roll over but Pistone keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazardi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hazardi.
Hazardi is trying to keep Pistone in close.
Hazardi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hazardi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pistone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hazardi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hazardi keeping moving, preventing Pistone from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hazardi wants to get back to his feet but Pistone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pistone preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hazardi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pistone is looking to wear down Hazardi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hazardi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hazardi throws a sloppy head kick and Pistone moves out of range easily.
Pistone lunges at Hazardi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazardi's hand.
Hazardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pistone.
Hazardi throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazardi throws a leg kick
enabling Pistone to counter with a crisp jab.
Hazardi throws a series of punches but Pistone avoids them all with ease.
Pistone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pistone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hazardi manages to avoid it.
Pistone shoots for a takedown but Hazardi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Pistone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hazardi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hazardi trying to control but Pistone is working from the bottom.
Pistone is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistone is trying to control the position but Hazardi postures up.
Hazardi content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Azman Hazardi wasn't active enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Hazardi.
Hazardi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hazardi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hazardi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Azman Hazardi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hazardi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azman Hazardi!