PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Fazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fazio has chosen The Mob Rules as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Randy
vs
Fazio

225 cm
21
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Fazio!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy throws a wild body kick that Fazio sees coming a mile off.
Randy throws a series of punches but Fazio moves out of range.
Randy misses with a head kick.
Fazio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Randy checks it well.
Randy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randy staying out of range there.
Fazio swats away the attempt to clinch by Randy.
Fazio misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Fazio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fazio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Randy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fazio motions for Randy to come forward. Fazio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Randy as he checks the leg kick.
Randy moves out of range of the leg kick from Fazio.
Fazio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fazio misses with a lunging right hand
and Randy counters with a leg kick.
Fazio blocks a head kick by Randy.
A telegraphed right hand from Randy misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazio fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazio misses with a low kick as Randy jumps back.
Randy moves in looking to clinch but Fazio pushes him off.
Fazio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fazio throws out the jab.
Fazio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Randy ducks under a wild hook from Fazio.
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fazio misses with a low kick.
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fazio.
Fazio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fazio missing with a left hand there. Randy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macho Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randy misses with a head kick.
Fazio avoids the head kick by Randy.
Randy closes the distance but Fazio moves to the side

and Fazio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Randy's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fazio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

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!
Fazio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fazio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fazio advances to half guard.
Randy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fazio.
Fazio trying to control from half guard but Randy is working away.
Fazio is pressing down on Randy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Randy is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randy wants to improve his position but Fazio is controlling well.
Fazio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazio is looking to stall here but Randy recovers full guard.
Fazio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Randy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fazio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fazio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fazio lands a couple of elbows.
Randy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazio throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fazio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fazio trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fazio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fazio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Randy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randy keeping moving, preventing Fazio from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Fazio 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.

Randy takes a swing at Fazio's ribcage but misses.
Fazio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Randy tries to clinch there but Fazio circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Randy checks a leg kick.
Randy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fazio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randy.
Randy moves out of range as Fazio strikes.
Randy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fazio is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Randy tries to clinch but Fazio is having none of it.
Fazio connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Fazio as he checks the leg kick.
Randy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fazio avoids the head kick by Randy.
Randy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ed Fazio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randy moves away.
Randy walks into a straight right hand from Fazio.
Jab from Randy.
Fazio moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Fazio does no damage.
Fazio missing with a left hand there. Randy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randy thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Fazio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Randy rushes Fazio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fazio has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fazio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fazio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randy lands a nice elbow.
Fazio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fazio avoids the elbow strike from Randy, against the cage.
Fazio throws a punch but it's blocked by Randy.
Randy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy lands with a light punch inside.
Randy has a couple of punches blocked by Fazio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazio blocks an elbow strike.
Randy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fazio fails to land.
Fazio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Randy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fazio is keeping busy.
Randy throws a punch but it's blocked by Fazio.
Randy looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fazio looking to throw knees to the head but Randy is blocking nicely.
Fazio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fazio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randy.
Randy can't find room to land a body shot as Fazio controls the action.
Randy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fazio misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy misses with an elbow strike.
Fazio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Randy is keeping busy.
Fazio dodges an elbow strike from Randy.
Fazio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Randy's elbow.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Randy throws an elbow but misses.
Fazio takes an elbow to the temple.
Randy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fazio wants to stall.
Fazio swings wildly with an uppercut but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fazio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randy takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Macho Randy has been cut.
Randy struggles to land a body shot inside as Fazio controls his hands.
Fazio misses with some punches.
Fazio misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy taking a breather.
Fazio tries a body shot but Randy blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Randy tries to work over Fazio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fazio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randy blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Randy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fazio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randy misses with a body punch.
A short right from Randy on the inside.
Fazio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy lands an elbow inside that Fazio shrugs off.
Randy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randy lands a body punch.
Fazio misses with a knee to the head.
Randy lands an elbow inside that Fazio shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Randy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Macho Randy's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fazio throws a leg kick but Randy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fazio tries to score with a low kick but Randy moves his leg out of the way.
Randy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Randy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fazio.
Fazio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fazio takes a step back to recover.
Fazio looks to score with a jab to the body but Randy is just out of range.
Fazio blocks a head kick by Randy.
Fazio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randy.
Fazio misses with a low kick.
Fazio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Randy.
Randy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macho Randy is winning the standup battle so far.
Fazio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randy.
Randy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Randy moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Randy.
Fazio misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Randy tries a body shot but Fazio blocks it.
Randy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fazio struggles to land a body shot inside as Randy controls his hands.
Randy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Randy.
Macho Randy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fazio.
Fazio misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Randy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fazio's brow.
Fazio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fazio avoids the elbow strike from Randy, against the cage.
Fazio tries to throw a body punch but Randy avoids it by throwing Fazio back against the cage.
Randy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fazio lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fazio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Randy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fazio has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fazio.
Randy can't find room to land a body shot as Fazio controls the action.
Fazio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randy throws an elbow that misses.
Fazio misses with the head strike.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
Fazio has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
Randy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Randy - that landed with a thud.
Fazio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fazio misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Randy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fazio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fazio looking to throw knees to the head but Randy is blocking nicely.
Randy lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fazio takes an elbow to the temple.
Fazio misses with a punch to the body.
Randy is looking to control Fazio's arms but Fazio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Randy has his back to the cage.
Fazio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Randy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Randy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randy lands a damaging elbow.
Fazio takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Fazio.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
Randy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fazio stalling in the clinch but Randy improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fazio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fazio letting Randy take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazio blocks a body shot from Randy.
Fazio blocks an elbow strike from Randy.
Randy lands with a left to the head.
Randy is looking to control Fazio's arms but Fazio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Randy has his back to the cage.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fazio's defenses.

It looks like Ed Fazio has been cut.
Randy prevents a body shot from Fazio.
Fazio looking to slow down the pace here.
Fazio tries a knee to the head but Randy blocks it.
Randy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
Randy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Randy lands an elbow that stopped Fazio in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randy throws an elbow that misses.
Fazio throws a head punch that misses.
Randy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Randy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macho Randy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Randy 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macho Randy!