PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazna Futzchag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Futzchag's entrance music is Dione . A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Futzchag
vs
Vazquez

190 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazna Futzchag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Vazquez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futzchag shoots and misses
and Vazquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Futzchag looks to land a combination but Vazquez avoids it well.
Vazquez circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Vazquez counter with a right hand.
Vazquez lands a right hook to the body.
Futzchag tries to clinch there but Vazquez circles away.
Futzchag misses with a double jab.
Kazna Futzchag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown but Vazquez shows good takedown defense.
Vazquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Futzchag can pounce on him.
Futzchag shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vazquez defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futzchag dives in and grabs Vazquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vazquez pushes down on Futzchag's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a head kick that misses.
Futzchag defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vazquez.
Futzchag tries to clinch up
and Vazquez counters with a nice uppercut.
Futzchag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vazquez is fending him off so far but Futzchag persists. Nope, Vazquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Vazquez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Futzchag back to the cage. Vazquez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Futzchag looks to clinch
and Vazquez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Futzchag thinking.
Vazquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Futzchag sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vazquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Futzchag scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Futzchag fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Futzchag backs up against the cage.
Futzchag takes one on the button.
Vazquez throws a right hand that Futzchag ducks under and follows up with a left that Futzchag also avoids with ease.
Vazquez moves out of range as Futzchag throws a body kick.
Futzchag lands with a thumping leg kick.
Futzchag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Futzchag fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Futzchag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Futzchag is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vazquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vazquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Futzchag.
Vazquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Futzchag circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Futzchag shoots for a double leg takedown but Vazquez sprawls well. He's pushed Futzchag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Futzchag tries to move into range but Vazquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Futzchag. No joy for Vazquez on that attempt.
Futzchag wants to clinch
enabling Vazquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vazquez throws a series of punches but Futzchag moves out of range.
Futzchag will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the body from Futzchag misses
and Vazquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vazquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Futzchag breaks from the clinch.
Futzchag thows a body kick. Vazquez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Futzchag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Futzchag scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Futzchag shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vazquez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vazquez looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ground and pound from Futzchag seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Futzchag scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Vazquez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vazquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Futzchag tries to sprawl out of it but Vazquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Futzchag manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Futzchag tries to clinch but Vazquez moves out of range.
Futzchag avoids the head kick by Vazquez.
Javier Vazquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vazquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vazquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Futzchag tries to clinch but Vazquez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Futzchag throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Futzchag moves in looking to clinch but Vazquez pushes him off.
Vazquez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vazquez throws a right and a left that Futzchag avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Futzchag. Futzchag circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Futzchag.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vazquez as he jumps to the side.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vazquez sprawls well. Vazquez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Futzchag gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vazquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vazquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown but Vazquez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag misses with a takedown attempt
and Vazquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Futzchag shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Futzchag misses with a head shot.
Vazquez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Futzchag looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vazquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Futzchag looking to finish with strikes here!
Futzchag landing punches.
Vazquez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Futzchag looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag looking to ground and pound but Vazquez is blocking nicely.
Futzchag throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Futzchag throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vazquez because Futzchag loaded up on that one.
Futzchag lands a nice shot to the head.
Futzchag sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Futzchag lands a heavy elbow.
Futzchag thowing shots but they're missing.
Vazquez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Futzchag.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Futzchag looking to ground and pound but Vazquez is blocking nicely.
Vazquez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Futzchag.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Futzchag scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Futzchag misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Futzchag punching from mount but Vazquez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vazquez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Futzchag punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vazquez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazna Futzchag dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Futzchag lands a high kick!

Vazquez is rocked!
Futzchag looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Vazquez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Futzchag to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Futzchag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Futzchag wants to pass the guard but Vazquez is keeping the position.
Futzchag missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Futzchag throwing strikes from guard but Vazquez blocks nicely.
Vazquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Futzchag throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vazquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Futzchag throws a big elbow that misses.
Futzchag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Futzchag has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Futzchag is looking to work some ground and pound but Vazquez has wrist control.
Kazna Futzchag overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Futzchag works over Vazquez with some ground and pound from guard.
Futzchag looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vazquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vazquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Futzchag.

Vazquez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kazna Futzchag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown but Vazquez shows good takedown defense.

Futzchag moves into the clinch.
Vazquez is trying to break the clinch but Futzchag is controlling him.
Vazquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vazquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vazquez tries to break free but Futzchag pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vazquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vazquez lands with a nice combination. Futzchag backs away looking to recover.
Vazquez looks to land a combination but Futzchag avoids it well.
Futzchag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vazquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Futzchag walks into a stiff left hand from Vazquez.
Futzchag misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Futzchag tries to clinch up.

Futzchag has Vazquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Futzchag missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Futzchag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Futzchag lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vazquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Vazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Futzchag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Futzchag tries to clinch

so Vazquez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vazquez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Javier Vazquez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Futzchag fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazna Futzchag showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Futzchag has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazna Futzchag!