PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mazursky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlo Svengali (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.

Mazursky
vs
Svengali

188 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Mazursky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arlo Svengali!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mazursky clinches.
Svengali is looking to break free of the clinch but Mazursky has double underhooks.
Svengali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svengali has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mazursky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Svengali lands a damaging elbow.
Svengali misses with a knee strike.
Svengali is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mazursky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Svengali throws an elbow but it misses.
A bit of stalling here from Mazursky.
Mazursky stops a takedown attempt from Svengali.
Jake Mazursky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arlo Svengali.
Mazursky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazursky scores with a hook to the body.
Mazursky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Svengali's efforts to push away.
Svengali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mazursky prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svengali tries to stall but Mazursky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mazursky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svengali's brow.
Svengali tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Mazursky.

Mazursky breaks from the clinch.
Svengali shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mazursky sprawls well. Mazursky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Svengali gets slowly back to his feet.
Svengali misses with a double jab

and Mazursky counters by moving into the clinch.
Svengali looks gassed!

Mazursky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svengali misses with a combination
and Mazursky counters with a nice uppercut.
Svengali walks into a jab.
Svengali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mazursky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazursky stalling the fight.

Mazursky breaks from the clinch.

Mazursky drives through and clinches with Svengali against the cage.
Svengali is trying to force a seperation but Mazursky has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svengali.
Svengali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mazursky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svengali.
Svengali throws an elbow but it misses.
Svengali trying to control the position but instead, Mazursky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Svengali into the cage.
Svengali is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mazursky has denied him.
Mazursky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svengali changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mazursky fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Mazursky closes the distance and pushes Svengali back into the cage.
Svengali stalling in the clinch but Mazursky improves position.
Mazursky has Svengali pushed against the cage.
Mazursky gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Svengali throws a head punch that misses.
Mazursky tries a body shot but Svengali blocks it.
Svengali working hard to break the clinch.
Mazursky blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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.
Mazursky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Svengali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mazursky will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Svengali up against the cage.
Svengali wants to stall.

Mazursky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svengali tries to clinch
and Mazursky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svengali thinking.
Mazursky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Svengali throws a poor cross that misses

and Mazursky counters by clinching up.

Mazursky breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Mazursky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Svengali tries to clinch but Mazursky moves away

and Mazursky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mazursky.
Svengali lands an elbow just above Mazursky 's eye.
Svengali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svengali stalling in the clinch but Mazursky improves position.
Mazursky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Svengali pressing his opponent against the cage.
Svengali is trying to force a seperation but Mazursky has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svengali is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mazursky is keeping busy.
Svengali misses with some punches.
Mazursky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Svengali avoids it.
Svengali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mazursky has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mazursky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svengali shoots in but no luck this time.
Svengali is breathing heavily.

Mazursky moves into the clinch.
Mazursky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mazursky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Svengali.
Svengali with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Svengali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mazursky misses with an elbow strike.
Svengali misses with a punch on the inside.
Mazursky stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mazursky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mazursky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Svengali closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mazursky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svengali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svengali tries to clinch but Mazursky moves away

and Mazursky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mazursky lands a damaging elbow.
Mazursky prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jake Mazursky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arlo Svengali.

Mazursky breaks from the clinch.
Svengali closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mazursky counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mazursky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svengali wants to clinch

and Mazursky counters by moving into the clinch.
Svengali lands an uppercut.
Svengali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svengali wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mazursky breaks the clinch.
Mazursky scores with a nice head shot.

Mazursky clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mazursky has had enough of the clinch but Svengali keeps him there for the moment.
Svengali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Svengali is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mazursky lands a nice elbow.
Svengali presses Mazursky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Mazursky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svengali tries to clinch but Mazursky moves away

and Mazursky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mazursky slowing the pace effectively.
Svengali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Svengali tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mazursky smiles and moves away.
Svengali tries a low kick but Mazursky avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Mazursky dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Svengali wants to clinch
and Mazursky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mazursky is looking to clinch but Svengali is avoiding it.
Mazursky avoids the head kick by Svengali.
Svengali wants to clinch
and Mazursky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svengali moves to clinch but Mazursky breaks away

and Mazursky counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mazursky as Svengali tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mazursky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svengali's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svengali looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Svengali wants a takedown.
Svengali landing knees to the body.
Svengali is trying to break the clinch but Mazursky has him pressed against the cage.
Svengali blocks an elbow strike from Mazursky.
Svengali is trying to break the clinch but Mazursky is controlling him.
Svengali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Svengali pulls guard effortlessly.
Svengali wants to stand up but Mazursky is controlling him.

Svengali is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mazursky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Svengali's guard.
Svengali is looking to stand up but Mazursky isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jake Mazursky just wasn't active enough.
Mazursky tries to clinch but Svengali is having none of it.
Arlo Svengali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svengali closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mazursky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mazursky stops a takedown attempt from Svengali.
Svengali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svengali is trying to maintain a safe position but Mazursky gets an underhook and turns Svengali into the cage.

Mazursky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svengali gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mazursky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jake Mazursky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jake Mazursky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arlo Svengali.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svengali wants to clinch

and Mazursky counters by clinching up.
Arlo Svengali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svengali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Svengali wants a takedown.
Svengali keeps control of Mazursky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mazursky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Svengali is trying to push Mazursky away but Mazursky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mazursky stalling against the cage.
Svengali can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Mazursky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mazursky, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Mazursky!