|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Vazzappo (ranked 5755 p4p, 503 weight class) and Marc Sandal (ranked 25027 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Vazzappo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Vazzappo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Sandal!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandal misses with a wild combination.
Sandal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandal gets tackled into the cage by Vazzappo. Vazzappo maintains the clinch.
Sandal keeps control of Vazzappo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sandal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sandal is looking to control Vazzappo's arms but Vazzappo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandal has his back to the cage.
Sandal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vazzappo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vazzappo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sandal.
Sandal tries to score a body lock takedown but Vazzappo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tony Vazzappo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Sandal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sandal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vazzappo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sandal gets control of Vazzappo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sandal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vazzappo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazzappo postures up.
Sandal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sandal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vazzappo manages to get himself to full guard.
Sandal prevents Vazzappo from getting back to his feet.
Sandal wants to control from the top but Vazzappo keeps moving.
Vazzappo controlling the position.
Vazzappo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sandal on the ground.
Sandal prevents Vazzappo from getting back to his feet.
Vazzappo has his hands on Sandal's head, controlling the position.
Sandal stops Vazzappo from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sandal trying to control but Vazzappo is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vazzappo lands a really nice looking cross but Sandal seems unphased.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vazzappo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandal.
Vazzappo has closed the distance and engaged Sandal in a clinch.
Vazzappo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vazzappo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vazzappo controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Vazzappo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo lands with a short shot to the head.
Sandal tries to pull guard but Vazzappo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vazzappo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sandal prevents it.
Vazzappo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sandal tries to pull guard but Vazzappo holds him up against the cage and eventually Sandal drops back down to his feet.
Vazzappo working hard to break the clinch.
Sandal is looking to control Vazzappo's arms but Vazzappo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandal has his back to the cage.
Vazzappo effectively controlling the action here.
Sandal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vazzappo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vazzappo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandal gets control of Vazzappo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sandal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vazzappo throwing strikes from guard but Sandal blocks nicely.
Sandal has his hands on Vazzappo's head, controlling the position.
Sandal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sandal controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Vazzappo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vazzappo slips a jab and a cross from Sandal.
Sandal moves in looking to clinch but Vazzappo pushes him off.
Vazzappo has Sandal up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vazzappo smiles and moves away.
Vazzappo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandal.
Vazzappo has Sandal up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandal looking to stall.
Sandal is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandal can do to turn this around?
Sandal breaks from the clinch.
Sandal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marc Sandal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sandal fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazzappo cracks Sandal with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vazzappo.
Sandal breaks from the clinch.
Vazzappo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vazzappo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sandal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sandal misses with a wild combination.
Vazzappo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vazzappo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sandal backwards.
Sandal jumps guard.
Sandal has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vazzappo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandal misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vazzappo.
Sandal fails to pull guard.
Tony Vazzappo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Sandal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vazzappo is keeping busy.
Sandal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vazzappo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vazzappo or perhaps it was just good defense by Sandal, which made it look bad.
Vazzappo scores with a three punch combo!
Sandal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandal throws a right and a left that Vazzappo avoids nicely.
Sandal misses the jab.
Sandal misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vazzappo clinches.
Sandal prevents Vazzappo from breaking the clinch.
Vazzappo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sandal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vazzappo after a bit of a struggle.
Sandal jumps guard but Vazzappo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sandal is breathing heavily.
Sandal is trying to pull guard but Vazzappo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vazzappo stops a takedown attempt from Sandal.
Vazzappo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandal backwards.
Vazzappo lands a shoulder strike.
Vazzappo tries to break free but Sandal pushes him back against the cage.
Vazzappo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vazzappo presses Sandal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vazzappo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sandal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vazzappo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vazzappo works on Sandal's body with a couple of short punches.
Sandal tries to stall but Vazzappo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vazzappo tries to break free but Sandal pushes him back against the cage.
Sandal breaks from the clinch.
Vazzappo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sandal back to the cage. Vazzappo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vazzappo takes the fight into the clinch.
Sandal manages to break the clinch.
Vazzappo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sandal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vazzappo somewhat.
Vazzappo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vazzappo wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Vazzappo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vazzappo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandal.
A big right from Sandal misses.
Sandal lands an overhand right.
Sandal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vazzappo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sandal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vazzappo shoots in and gets a takedown into Sandal's guard.
Sandal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vazzappo trying to control but Sandal is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandal keeping full guard, as Vazzappo tries to pass.
Vazzappo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazzappo is fighting to break Sandal's control of his arms but Sandal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sandal trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sandal throws the left hand but Vazzappo avoids the punch easily.
Sandal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tony Vazzappo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vazzappo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vazzappo moves into the clinch.
Vazzappo lands a shoulder strike.
Sandal is trying to pull guard but Vazzappo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tony Vazzappo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sandal breaks the clinch.
Sandal misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Sandal tries to get set, Vazzappo tries to push him back and clinch up but Sandal manages to avoid the attempt.
Sandal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vazzappo moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Sandal does no damage.
Marc Sandal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vazzappo has managed to clinch.
Vazzappo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sandal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vazzappo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sandal up against the cage.
Vazzappo lands a body shot.
Vazzappo lands a nice shot to the body.
Vazzappo is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandal pulls guard successfully.
Sandal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vazzappo wants to stand up but Sandal is controlling him.
Sandal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vazzappo is keeping the position for now.
Vazzappo wants to sweep here but Sandal controlling him for the moment.
Sandal trying to control but Vazzappo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazzappo pulls Sandal in to control the position.
Vazzappo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vazzappo is looking to sweep but instead, Sandal has passed into half guard.
Vazzappo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sandal.
Vazzappo wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vazzappo's head.
Tony Vazzappo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sandal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marc Sandal.
I think Vazzappo 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Vazzappo!
An out of breath Tony Vazzappo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
