PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiagollo Pazziollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pazziollo
vs
Williams

169 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiagollo Pazziollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pazziollo with a jab.
Pazziollo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pazziollo misses with a hook.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pazziollo circles away.
Pazziollo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Jared Williams has been cut.
Pazziollo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Pazziollo sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Pazziollo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thiagollo Pazziollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Williams.
Pazziollo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Pazziollo and Williams goes tumbling to the canvas! Pazziollo follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Williams is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pazziollo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Pazziollo finish him?
Pazziollo is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pazziollo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pazziollo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pazziollo.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pazziollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazziollo with a nice head shot there.

Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pazziollo is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Pazziollo from controlling successfully.
Pazziollo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Pazziollo from standing up.
Pazziollo postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pazziollo stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Pazziollo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pazziollo has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Pazziollo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Pazziollo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pazziollo trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pazziollo is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pazziollo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pazziollo throws a big right hand that misses.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pazziollo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Williams has his foot on Pazziollo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pazziollo works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pazziollo is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
Pazziollo throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Pazziollo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pazziollo throwing strikes but missing.
Williams trying to control the position.
Pazziollo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Pazziollo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pazziollo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pazziollo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pazziollo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pazziollo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams keeping moving, preventing Pazziollo from controlling successfully.
Pazziollo throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pazziollo wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiagollo Pazziollo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Pazziollo throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pazziollo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.

That has opened up Jared Williams's cut even more.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pazziollo's waist but Pazziollo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Pazziollo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pazziollo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Thiagollo Pazziollo is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Pazziollo lands a jab to the nose.

The cut above Jared Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jared Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pazziollo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Pazziollo. Williams falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Pazziollo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiagollo Pazziollo!