PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jetset Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niemi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Parker & Clind - Generator. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Niemi
vs
Al Fazz

170 cm
26
177 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

190 cm
26
180 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jetset Niemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quizz Al Fazz!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemi avoids the head kick by Fazz.
Fazz doesn't manage to clinch there - Niemi circles away.
Fazz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Niemi throws a right hand that Fazz ducks under and follows up with a left that Fazz also avoids with ease.
Niemi cracks a nice hook into Fazz's ribs.
Niemi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Niemi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Niemi throws a hook but Fazz avoids it easily.
Niemi misses the jab.
Niemi moves out of range as Fazz strikes.
Niemi misses with a body kick.
Niemi scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niemi avoids the head kick by Fazz.
Niemi misses with a leg kick.
Niemi lands a leg kick that knocks Fazz off balance momentarily.
Niemi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niemi's sensitive parts.
Niemi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niemi. Fazz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fazz.
Niemi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fazz at a distance.
Fazz throws a looping overhand right but Niemi ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Niemi. Those never looked like landing.
Niemi walks into a jab.
Niemi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fazz.
Niemi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Niemi moves out of range as Fazz throws a body kick.
Fazz misses the shot to the body.
Niemi throws a big shot that misses.
Fazz throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz throws a front kick that sends Niemi stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazz lands a nice looking body kick.
Fazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niemi.
Fazz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niemi lands an overhand right.
Niemi throws a nice looking combination but Fazz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body kick from Fazz.
Niemi misses with a wild combination.

Fazz closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Fazz.

Fazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niemi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Niemi checks a low kick from Fazz.
Niemi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Niemi thows a body shot but no joy.
Fazz lands with a cross.
Fazz looks to throw the jab but Niemi is out of range.
Fazz tries to clinch but Niemi moves out of range.
Niemi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fazz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Niemi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niemi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fazz slips a jab and a cross from Niemi.
Quizz Al Fazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fazz throws a hook to the side of Niemi's head but Niemi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fazz lands with an overhand left.
Fazz throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fazz can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niemi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fazz checks it well.
Fazz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fazz takes one to the chin there.
Fazz connects with a high kick.
Niemi thows a body shot but no joy.
Niemi avoids the body shot from Fazz.
Fazz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Fazz there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fazz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quizz Al Fazz dominated that round.
That's time! Niemi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fazz avoids the body shot from Niemi.
Niemi looks to land a combination but Fazz avoids it well.
Niemi misses with a low kick.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Fazz scores with a spinning back kick!
Niemi misses with a right hand
and Fazz counters with a good low kick that Niemi was not able to check.
Niemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fazz is just out of range.
Niemi motions for Fazz to come forward. Niemi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fazz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niemi misses with a double jab.
Quizz Al Fazz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niemi swats away the attempt to clinch by Fazz.
Niemi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Niemi moves out of range as Fazz throws a body kick.
Niemi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Niemi looks to land a body kick but Fazz moved away.
Niemi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fazz tries to clinch but Niemi moves out of range.
Niemi wants to land a leg kick but Fazz is out of range.
That kick from Fazz tenderised Niemi's leg. Niemi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fazz connects with a right hand. Niemi shakes it off.
Fazz misses with a kick to the body.
Niemi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fazz thows a body kick. Niemi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemi tries a low kick but Fazz avoids it.
Fazz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Niemi backs up against the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fazz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi looks to land a right hand but Fazz moved out of range.
Niemi takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fazz. Niemi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Fazz.
Niemi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fazz misses with a body kick.
Fazz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fazz throws a jab but it's blocked by Niemi.
An inside leg kick lands from Fazz.
Fazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niemi throws out the jab.
Fazz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niemi has time to react.
Fazz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Niemi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi avoids the head kick by Fazz.
Fazz moves out of range as Niemi strikes.
Jetset Niemi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fazz tried to score with a low kick but Niemi checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fazz.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niemi throws a hook to the side of Fazz's head but Fazz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fazz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niemi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fazz.
Niemi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Niemi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fazz's sensitive parts.
Niemi feints a jab promting Fazz to slip. Niemi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fazz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fazz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemi throws a hook to the side of Fazz's head but Fazz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemi missing with a left hand there. Fazz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Fazz.

Fazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fazz.

Fazz breaks the clinch.
Fazz tries a head kick but it misses.
Fazz slips a jab and a cross from Niemi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fazz fakes the leg kick and cracks Niemi in the body.
A jab lands there for Fazz.
Fazz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Niemi will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quizz Al Fazz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Niemi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Niemi.
Niemi avoids a kick to the body.
Fazz swings for the body but Niemi moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Fazz misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Niemi throws a chopping leg kick but Fazz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Niemi misses with a hook
and Fazz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Niemi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Fazz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Niemi.
Niemi catches Fazz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fazz connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niemi's sensitive parts.
Fazz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fazz ducks under a wild hook from Niemi.
Fazz misses with a head kick.
Fazz misses with a hook. Niemi ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Fazz slams his shin into Niemi's torso.
Fazz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Niemi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fazz tries to close the distance and clinch but Niemi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fazz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fazz connects with a single shot there.
Fazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Fazz clinches.
Nice elbow from Fazz.
Fazz missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz lands a nice uppercut.
Niemi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niemi backwards.
Fazz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niemi is working for takedown but Fazz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Niemi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Niemi tries to work over Fazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Fazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niemi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jetset Niemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fazz manages to avoid it.
Niemi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fazz.
Niemi tries to work over Fazz's front leg with a kick but Fazz checks it.

Fazz rushes Niemi and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niemi.
Fazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fazz controlling the action here for a moment.
Fazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Niemi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Niemi digs a right hand underneath Fazz's ribcage. Fazz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Niemi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niemi tries to circle away but Fazz has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Fazz.
Fazz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fazz stops a takedown attempt from Niemi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jetset Niemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fazz blocks a body shot from Niemi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fazz taking a breather.
Niemi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fazz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niemi or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niemi is trying to stall.
Quizz Al Fazz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fazz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fazz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Niemi looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fazz is pushing Niemi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fazz blocks an elbow strike from Niemi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quizz Al Fazz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fazz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quizz Al Fazz!
Quizz Al Fazz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.