PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit - My Way. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mad Dog enters the cage!

Kazarian
vs
Dog

165 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mad Dog!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian moves out of range of the body kick.
Kazarian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dog takes a step back to recover.
Kazarian fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dog.
Kazarian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dog swivels and escapes.
Dog misses with a takedown attempt - Kazarian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dog shoots in but Kazarian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tony Kazarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog.
Dog misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tony Kazarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazarian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dog was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazarian.
Kazarian dives in and grabs Dog's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dog pushes down on Kazarian's head and hops out.

Kazarian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dog to the mat! Dog manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kazarian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog wants to stand and escape but Kazarian is having none of it.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian postures up in Dog's guard and throws a big left but Dog blocks it.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dog trying to keep a closed guard but Kazarian is proving a slippery customer.
Dog avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dog is trying to keep Kazarian in close.
Kazarian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Dog trying to keep a closed guard but Kazarian is proving a slippery customer.
Kazarian wants to pass the guard but Dog is keeping the position.
Dog has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kazarian distracts Dog with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kazarian is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kazarian is in close to Dog's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazarian connects with a couple of short punches.
Kazarian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kazarian postures up in Dog's guard and throws a big left but Dog blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
Dog lands some strikes from the bottom.
Dog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Kazarian preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
Dog trying to control the position.
Kazarian content to stall in guard here.

Kazarian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dog has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kazarian has managed to get both his arms back between Dog's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog working a defensive guard here.
Dog thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dog is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kazarian preventing the sweep.
Kazarian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kazarian works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazarian connects with a couple of short punches.

Dog has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazarian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Dog blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian dominated that round.
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.

Kazarian stuffs the takedown.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dog sprawls well. Dog wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kazarian gets slowly back to his feet.
Dog dives in and grabs Kazarian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kazarian pushes down on Dog's head and hops out.
Dog shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kazarian sprawls well. Kazarian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dog gets slowly back to his feet.
Tony Kazarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazarian.
A head kick by Kazarian misses
and Dog counters with a thumping low kick.

Dog shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dog was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dog misses with a head shot.
Kazarian is desperately trying to improve his position but Dog has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog throws some wild stikes that Kazarian manages to avoid easily.
Dog prevents Kazarian from getting the reversal.
Dog tries to control but Kazarian wriggling away.
Kazarian is trying desperately to improve position.
Dog looking to land elbow strikes but Kazarian uses the position to regain half guard.
Dog is trying to control the action in half guard but Kazarian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Dog decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Kazarian. No joy for Dog on that attempt.
Dog misses with a body punch

and Kazarian counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dog's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Kazarian lands a couple of digs.
Kazarian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
Kazarian advances position into side control!
Tony Kazarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kazarian tries to score with some ground and pound. Dog controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kazarian working away.
Kazarian working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kazarian lands a few punches from side control.
Kazarian working the ground and pound but Dog is defending the strikes.
Dog gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dog wants to get back to full guard.

Kazarian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dog is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kazarian is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dog is just riding it out for now. Kazarian eventually gives up the hold.
Kazarian winds up and cracks Dog with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kazarian trying to control from half guard but Dog is working away.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dog to regain full guard.
Dog striking off his back but it's not causing Kazarian any problems.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kazarian avoids the head kick by Dog.

Dog throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kazarian tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dog is in Kazarian's guard.

Dog stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dog is looking to clinch but Kazarian is avoiding it.
Kazarian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dog.
Kazarian throws a head kick that misses.
Dog avoids a kick to the body.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Kazarian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dog's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dog defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian working over Dog with some ground and pound. Dog looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kazarian wants to pass to mount but Dog is defending the position.
Kazarian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kazarian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Dog is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kazarian pulls his head out easily.

Dog manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dog walks into a straight right hand from Kazarian.

Kazarian manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dog on his heels. He'll look to pass Dog's guard now, I'm sure.
Kazarian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dog trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kazarian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kazarian throws an elbow that misses. Dog uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kazarian's guard. Nice move by Dog!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dog wants to control from the top but Kazarian keeps moving.
Dog wants to stand but Kazarian is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dog preventing the sweep.
Dog trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazarian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kazarian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dog wants to hold on but Kazarian pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kazarian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dog is squirming around, avoiding Kazarian's attempts to control the action.
Kazarian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kazarian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dog?
Dog taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is desperately trying to improve his position but Kazarian has a good base and remains in mount.
Kazarian avoids the attempt from Dog to control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kazarian lands a big elbow.
Dog taking shots to the head.
Kazarian lands a nice shot to the head.

Kazarian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dog can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tony Kazarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazarian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dog really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kazarian looking to ground and pound but Dog is blocking nicely.
Mad Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog tries to reverse the position but Kazarian maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Kazarian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazarian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Kazarian!
An out of breath Tony Kazarian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.