PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Cazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azog Defiler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Defiler has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Azog Defiler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cazz
vs
Defiler

185 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andreas Cazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Azog Defiler!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cazz ducks under a wild hook from Defiler.
Cazz attempts a counter takedown but Defiler avoids it well and moves away.
Cazz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Defiler to score with a decent uppercut.
Cazz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Defiler on the side of the head.
Defiler throws a hook but Cazz avoids it easily.
Cazz just misses with a punch to the body.
Defiler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Defiler misses with a looping left.
Cazz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Defiler sprawls and moves away.
Cazz connects with a body shot that sends Defiler's belly button to the back.
Defiler looks winded!
Defiler on the wrong end of a nice hook.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Defiler enables Cazz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Defiler manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cazz wants to control from the top but Defiler keeps moving.
Cazz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cazz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cazz with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazz looking to pass the guard.
Cazz stays in close to Defiler's body and controls the position.
Cazz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Defiler's head.
Cazz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Defiler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Defiler keeping moving, preventing Cazz from controlling successfully.
Cazz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cazz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cazz is in close to Defiler's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cazz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cazz with a nice head shot there.
Defiler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cazz controls the pace.
Defiler keeping moving, preventing Cazz from controlling successfully.
Cazz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cazz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Defiler's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defiler wants to stand up but Cazz is controlling him.
Cazz passes into half guard.
Cazz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cazz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cazz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cazz slips a nice elbow through Defiler's hands, connecting with Defiler's forehead.
Cazz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cazz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Defiler keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cazz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Defiler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cazz is trying to control. Defiler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Defiler is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cazz connects with a nice short shot to Defiler's temple.
Cazz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Defiler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Cazz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Defiler avoids the body shot from Cazz.
Cazz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Defiler.
A little feinted left hand from Cazz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body punch from Cazz.
Cazz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Defiler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Defiler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cazz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Cazz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Defiler was covering up waiting for the punch and Cazz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cazz with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Defiler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Defiler is breathing heavily.
Cazz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cazz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cazz with a nice head shot there.
Cazz with a nice head shot there.
Cazz lands a couple of digs.
Defiler keeping full guard, as Cazz tries to pass.
Cazz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Defiler's head.
Cazz trying to control but Defiler is working from the bottom.
Cazz's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cazz passes into half guard.
Defiler has hold of Cazz's hands but Cazz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cazz tries to pass to full mount but Defiler defends it.
Defiler has hold of Cazz's hands but Cazz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cazz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cazz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Defiler is trying to stand.

Defiler manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cazz ducks under a wild hook from Defiler.

Cazz instigates a clinch.
Defiler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Defiler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Defiler on the inside.
A short right from Defiler.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Defiler manages to break the clinch.
Defiler misses with a low kick as Cazz jumps back.
Cazz walks into a jab.
Cazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Defiler moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defiler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Defiler misses.
Cazz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Defiler sprawls and moves away.

Cazz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Defiler was covering up waiting for the punch and Cazz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cazz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Defiler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andreas Cazz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cazz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cazz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Defiler wants to stand up but Cazz is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cazz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andreas Cazz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Defiler throws a right hand that misses

and Cazz counters with a shoot takedown. Defiler fights it but they end up in guard.
Defiler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cazz won't allow Defiler to get back to his feet.
Cazz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Defiler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cazz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Defiler's head.
Cazz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cazz landing some decent shots from guard.
Cazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Defiler can do to turn this around?
Cazz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Defiler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cazz controls the pace.
Cazz trying to control but Defiler is working from the bottom.
Cazz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've been informed that Defiler has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cazz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cazz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cazz stops Defiler from standing up.
Defiler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cazz controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cazz tries to free his leg and advance position but Defiler is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cazz working some strikes from top position.
Defiler is looking to stand up but Cazz isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Defiler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Cazz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Defiler is looking to get back to his feet here but Cazz is keeping cool and he's managed to take Defiler's back.
Cazz lands strikes to the head.
Defiler is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Cazz 's hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cazz punching from mount but Defiler doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Defiler is squirming around, avoiding Cazz's attempts to control the action.
Cazz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Defiler is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cazz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cazz 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.
Cazz tries to control but Defiler wriggling away.
Cazz throws some wild stikes that Defiler manages to avoid easily.
Andreas Cazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cazz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cazz is landing with some decent strikes but Defiler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Defiler wants to get back to his feet.
Cazz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cazz controlling from mount.
Defiler wants to try and get back to his feet.
Azog Defiler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cazz raining down shots from the mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Cazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cazz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Cazz!