PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Mazini (ranked 4774 p4p, 4694 weight class) and Frank Deadly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazini comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mazini
vs
Deadly

199 cm
25
270
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 London, Marco Mazini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Deadly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mazini drives through with a takedown into Deadly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mazini throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mazini trying to control but Deadly is working from the bottom.
Mazini throws an elbow that misses. Deadly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mazini's guard. Nice move by Deadly!

Deadly controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Deadly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mazini wants to sweep here but Deadly controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadly wants to control from the top but Mazini keeps moving.

Mazini has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Deadly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Deadly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Deadly wants to control from the top but Mazini keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Deadly controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Mazini shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mazini was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Deadly is trying to control Mazini's posture but Mazini avoids it.
Deadly regains half guard.
Deadly wants to control but Mazini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mazini looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazini trying to advance position but Deadly counters by regaining guard.
Mazini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Deadly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mazini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Mazini feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mazini looking to sit in guard and control but Deadly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deadly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deadly postures up.
Mazini is really struggling to control Deadly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mazini being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Mazini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Horrible takedown attempt by Deadly or perhaps it was just good defense by Mazini, which made it look bad.
Marco Mazini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mazini shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mazini lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadly moves into full guard.
Mazini throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazini looking to pass the guard.
Mazini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Deadly pulls Mazini in close to prevent any damage.
Mazini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deadly can do to turn this around?
Mazini looking to sit in guard and control but Deadly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mazini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deadly controls the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mazini holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deadly controls the pace.
Mazini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mazini tries to get out of the position.
Mazini trying to control the position.

Mazini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deadly trying to control but Mazini is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mazini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Deadly manages to get to full guard.
Mazini wants to control from the top but Deadly keeps moving.
Mazini tries to free his leg and advance position but Deadly is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deadly is pulling down on Mazini's head to control his posture.
Mazini looking to sit in guard and control but Deadly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Deadly trying to control but Mazini is working from the bottom.
Mazini wants to sweep here but Deadly controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deadly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Deadly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Deadly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Deadly tries to clinch there but Mazini circles away.

Mazini closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mazini wants to pass to mount but Deadly is defending the position.
Mazini is looking to stall here but Deadly recovers full guard.
Deadly seems keen to control Mazini's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazini controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadly keeping moving, preventing Mazini from controlling successfully.
Mazini landing with the ground and pound.
Deadly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mazini.
Deadly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazini trying to control the position from guard on top but Deadly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Deadly has managed to clinch.

Mazini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mazini looking to score a takedown here. Deadly is defending well but Mazini drives through and ends up in Deadly's guard.
Deadly controls Mazini momentarily but Mazini frees himself.
Mazini looking to sit in guard and control but Deadly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadly trying to control but Mazini is working from the bottom.
Deadly controlling from the top position.
Deadly trying to control but Mazini is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marco Mazini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Deadly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Mazini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deadly is trying to defend but Mazini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deadly is staying active underneath Mazini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Mazini showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mazini 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Mazini!
A relieved looking Marco Mazini thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.