PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Reznick
vs
Damozzi

182 cm
24
215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
211 lbs
13 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reznick's head.
Damozzi scores with a push kick.
Damozzi lands with a nice body kick.
Reznick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been informed that Damozzi 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.
Damozzi avoids a kick to the body.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Reznick avoids it with no problem.
Reznick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reznick misses with a hook. Damozzi ducked under it nicely.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Reznick avoids it with no problem.
Damozzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Reznick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reznick.
Reznick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reznick scores with a hook to the body. Damozzi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reznick connects with a solid leg kick.
Damozzi lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reznick motions for Damozzi to come forward. Reznick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reznick tries to clinch but Damozzi is having none of it.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damozzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reznick under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damozzi.
Reznick connects with a right hand. Damozzi shakes it off.
Reznick checks a leg kick.
Damozzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Damozzi.
Some bone on bone action there as Damozzi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damozzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reznick connects with a looping right hand.
Damozzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reznick.
Reznick misses the shot to the body.
Reznick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reznick thumps Damozzi with a low kick.
Reznick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Reznick throws out a powerful jab.
Damozzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Reznick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick misses with a straight right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Damozzi. Reznick shrugs it off though.
Damozzi throws a head kick that Reznick semi-blocks.
Reznick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damozzi drops his hands momentarily and Reznick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reznick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick moves out of range as Damozzi throws a body kick.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reznick was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
Reznick throws a leg kick

and Damozzi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Damozzi.
Reznick trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Reznick is retaining full guard.
Reznick is trying to control the position but Damozzi postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Reznick is retaining full guard.
Damozzi passes into half guard.
Reznick is doing well to control the position and prevent Damozzi from advancing to side control.
Reznick wants to get back to full guard but Damozzi has passed into side control.
Damozzi taking a break here but Reznick is having none of it and regains half guard.
Damozzi lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi is trying to control. Reznick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Damozzi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Damozzi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nice strikes from Damozzi there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A low kick from Reznick misses

and Damozzi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Damozzi is looking for a kimura here.
Damozzi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reznick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Damozzi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reznick's head.
Damozzi working over Reznick with some ground and pound. Reznick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reznick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Damozzi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damozzi.
Reznick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damozzi.
Frank Damozzi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reznick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damozzi is working away from the top position though.
Reznick is trying to get back to full guard.

Damozzi wants to work for an arm triangle but Reznick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reznick is trying to maintain the position but Damozzi is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reznick is looking to get back to full guard here but Damozzi has managed to pass to side control instead.
The strikes coming from Damozzi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Reznick defending against the ground and pound.
Reznick wants to control but Damozzi postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trevor Reznick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznick throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick swings for the body but Damozzi moves out of range.
Reznick moves away from the strike by Damozzi.
Damozzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damozzi avoids a kick to the body.
Damozzi connects with a right hand. Reznick shakes it off.
Damozzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damozzi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reznick is able to avoid easily.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch but Damozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reznick swinging wildly here.
Damozzi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reznick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Damozzi. That one must have hurt.
Reznick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damozzi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch but Damozzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reznick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trevor Reznick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick is looking to land body kicks.
Reznick takes a swing at Damozzi's ribcage but misses.
Damozzi lands with a hook. Reznick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reznick. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reznick avoids a kick to the body.
Damozzi throws out a loose jab but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damozzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damozzi feints a counter leg kick.
Damozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reznick tries a low kick but Damozzi avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Damozzi.
Damozzi feints the counter takedown.
Reznick throws out a leg kick but Damozzi moves out of range and Reznick only half commits.
Damozzi feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damozzi throws a good cross that connects.
Reznick misses with a hook
and Damozzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reznick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reznick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Damozzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reznick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi lands with a left to the head.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Reznick.

Damozzi breaks the clinch.
Reznick cracks the inside of Damozzi's front leg.
Reznick lands with a straight right. Damozzi didn't see that one coming.
Damozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznick is just out of range.
Damozzi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reznick takes one to the chin there.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Damozzi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reznick slips under a jab from Damozzi.
Reznick blocks a jab.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Damozzi checks it.
Jab, jab by Damozzi - just one landing.
Frank Damozzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damozzi misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damozzi moves away.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reznick defends it well.
Reznick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Damozzi counters with a nice body shot.

Reznick rushes Damozzi and presses him up against the cage.
Reznick taking a breather.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Reznick.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Reznick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Damozzi lands a body shot.

Damozzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reznick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Damozzi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Reznick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throws a hook but Reznick blocks it.
Damozzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reznick misses with a low kick.
Reznick jabs at Damozzi's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reznick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reznick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damozzi throws out a counter right but Reznick avoids it with no problem.
Damozzi looks to land a body kick but Reznick moved away.
Reznick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reznick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Damozzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reznick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damozzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi feints the counter takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Reznick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reznick.
Damozzi checks a leg kick.
Reznick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damozzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reznick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reznick closes the distance and clinches.
Damozzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
Reznick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damozzi.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.

Damozzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reznick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reznick looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi throws the left hand but Reznick avoids the punch easily.
Reznick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reznick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damozzi throws out the jab.
Damozzi scores with a hook.
Reznick scores with a head kick.
Damozzi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reznick.

Reznick moves into the clinch successfully.
Damozzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four 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!
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Reznick has a couple of punches blocked by Damozzi.
A body shot lands from Reznick.
Damozzi managing to block the knees to the body from Reznick.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Reznick tries a body shot but Damozzi blocks it.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi is leaning against Reznick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Damozzi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reznick regains guard.
Reznick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damozzi stands up over Reznick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Frank Damozzi just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Damozzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reznick.
Reznick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reznick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damozzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Reznick clinches.
Reznick lands a damaging elbow.
Reznick tries to work over Damozzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damozzi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Reznick.
Trevor Reznick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick misses with a body punch.
Damozzi slowing the pace effectively.
Damozzi has Reznick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reznick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Reznick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reznick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reznick gets underhooks to prevent Damozzi's takedown attempt.
Reznick stalling.
Reznick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damozzi trying to control the position but instead, Reznick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Damozzi into the cage.
Reznick has Damozzi pressed against the cage, preventing Damozzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick blocking some punches.
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Reznick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Damozzi - that landed with a thud.
Damozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Reznick scores with a nice short uppercut.

Damozzi has hold of one of Reznick's legs. Reznick is fighting the takedown attempt but Damozzi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damozzi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Damozzi throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi lands a couple of digs.
Reznick trying to keep a closed guard but Damozzi is proving a slippery customer.
Damozzi wants to control from the top but Reznick keeps moving.
Damozzi slips nicely into half guard.
Damozzi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reznick gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Damozzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Reznick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reznick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reznick tried to score with a low kick but Damozzi checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Damozzi! But no joy.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reznick throws out the jab.
Damozzi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reznick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reznick.
Reznick throws a head kick but Damozzi moves out of range.
Damozzi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Frank Damozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Damozzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reznick as he jumps to the side.
Reznick connects with a leg kick. Damozzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reznick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reznick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Damozzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reznick looks for the body kick but Damozzi saw that one coming.
Damozzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damozzi scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick misses with a body kick.
Reznick swings for the body but Damozzi moves out of range.
Damozzi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Damozzi moves out of range of the body kick from Reznick.
Damozzi scores with a nice head shot.
Reznick looks to score with a jab to the body but Damozzi is just out of range.
Damozzi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick lands with a hook. Damozzi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reznick's corner calls for a 1-2. Reznick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Damozzi misses the target.
Damozzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damozzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reznick, right into the meat.
Reznick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damozzi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reznick works over Damozzi's head and body with a nice combination.
Reznick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a low kick but Reznick moves out of range easily.
Damozzi misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Reznick.
Reznick lands with a shot 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!
Reznick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damozzi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damozzi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damozzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damozzi throws out a powerful jab.
Damozzi moves out of range as Reznick strikes.
Damozzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reznick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Damozzi.
Reznick scoring well with a low kick there.
Damozzi throws a low kick, looking for Reznick's leg but Reznick calmly moves out of range.
Reznick tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick closes the distance but Damozzi moves to the side
and Damozzi counters with a two punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reznick.
Reznick tries to work over Damozzi's front leg with a kick but Damozzi checks it.
Damozzi connects with a crisp jab.
Reznick lands a high kick!
Damozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Trevor Reznick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Reznick.
Reznick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reznick ducks under a wild hook from Damozzi.
Reznick throws out a leg kick but Damozzi moves out of range and Reznick only half commits.
Damozzi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reznick.
Reznick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damozzi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reznick scrambles back to his feet.
Reznick throws a push kick but Damozzi slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reznick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damozzi throws a shot from downtown. Reznick moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Damozzi blocks the leg kick.
Damozzi ducks under a wild hook from Reznick.
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
Damozzi thumps Reznick with a low kick.
Reznick has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Damozzi.
Damozzi misses the jab.
Damozzi cracks Reznick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reznick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damozzi is able to avoid easily.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
It seemed like Damozzi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reznick throws a hook but Damozzi avoids it easily.
Reznick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trevor Reznick.
I think Damozzi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Trevor Reznick!