PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Yabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Mozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabal comes to the cage accompanied by New Divide, Linkin Park. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Yabal
vs
Mozzi

170 cm
27
141 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
130 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannu Yabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Mozzi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozzi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mozzi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mozzi looks to land a combination. Yabal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mozzi tries to clinch up.

Yabal tries to keep at a distance but Mozzi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yabal is stalling here.
Mozzi blocks the elbow strike.
Yabal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yabal'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.
Mozzi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mozzi is trying to force a seperation but Yabal has the dominant position.
Mozzi wants to break free but Yabal has control.
Yabal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mozzi letting Yabal take a breather here.
Yabal throws an elbow but it misses.
Mozzi blocks the elbow strike.
Mozzi is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mozzi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mozzi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yabal misses with a punch on the inside.
Mozzi is trying to maintain a safe position but Yabal gets an underhook and turns Mozzi into the cage.
Yabal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mozzi is defending well for now.
Mozzi blocks an uppercut.
Yabal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mozzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Yabal looking to throw knees to the head but Mozzi is blocking nicely.

Mozzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mozzi defending well as Yabal loads up on a big left hand.
Mozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabal moves away.

Yabal tries to keep at a distance but Mozzi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mozzi wants to break free but Yabal has control.
Yabal has Mozzi pressed against the cage, preventing Mozzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yabal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mozzi avoids it.
Yabal misses with a knee to the head.
Yabal crunches a lovely knee into Mozzi's ribcage.
Mozzi is trying to force a seperation but Yabal has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mozzi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yabal misses with an elbow over the top.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped Mozzi in his tracks for a moment.
Yabal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yabal fails to pull guard.
Mozzi blocks an elbow strike.
Yabal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mozzi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yabal backwards.
Yabal goes for a takedown attempt but Mozzi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mozzi lands a jab to the nose.
Yabal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mozzi scores with the left hand. Yabal knows he should have avoided that one.
Mozzi thuds a left hand into Yabal's body.
Ricardo Mozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mozzi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mozzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mozzi throws a left that rocks Yabal and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mozzi dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Yabal regain composure!

Yabal is rocked!
Yabal is breathing heavily.
Mozzi is staying tight to Yabal's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Oh Yabal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yabal sneaks back into half guard.
Yabal wants to get back to full guard.
Yabal seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yabal wants to get back to full guard.
Yabal is staying active underneath Mozzi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yabal tries to get to full guard but Mozzi has control of the leg.
Mozzi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yabal is desperately trying to improve his position but Mozzi has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabal sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Yabal actively working from the bottom here.
Mozzi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Mozzi stands up out of the half guard.
Mozzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yabal takes a swing at Mozzi's ribcage but misses.

Yabal rushes Mozzi and presses him up against the cage.

Mozzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mozzi misses the jab.
Mozzi moves in looking to clinch but Yabal pushes him off.
Yabal avoids the body shot from Mozzi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Mozzi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yabal throws a head kick that half lands.

Yabal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yabal missing with knees to the body.
Mozzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mozzi avoids a wild elbow strike from Yabal.
Mozzi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yabal misses with a body punch.
Mozzi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mozzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yabal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yabal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mozzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Yabal misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yabal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mozzi working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yabal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Mozzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mozzi misses with a wild combination.

Mozzi darts in and clinches Yabal up against the cage.
Yabal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mozzi avoids it.
Mozzi blocks an elbow strike from Yabal.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mozzi fails to land.
Mozzi being controlled against the cage.
Mozzi is trying to force a seperation but Yabal has the dominant position.
Yabal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mozzi misses with a punch on the inside.

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.
Yabal has Mozzi pressed against the cage, preventing Mozzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mozzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Mozzi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yabal has him pressed against the cage.
Yabal scores with a shoulder strike.
Yabal pushes off an throws an elbow but Mozzi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mozzi managing to block the knees to the body from Yabal.

Yabal pulls guard.
Yabal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mozzi.
Yabal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mozzi is one step ahead there.
Mozzi trying to control but Yabal is working from the bottom.
Mozzi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mozzi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yabal wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yabal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Mozzi.
Yabal tries to land knees in the clinch but Mozzi avoids the damage to the body.
Mozzi working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Mozzi breaks the clinch.

Yabal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yabal trying to advance position but Mozzi counters by regaining guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabal trying to control but Mozzi is working from the bottom.
Mozzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mozzi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yabal's guard.
Mozzi won't allow Yabal to sweep him here.
Yabal keeping moving, preventing Mozzi from controlling successfully.
Mozzi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yabal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yabal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mozzi is one step ahead there.
Yabal tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ricardo Mozzi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mozzi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yabal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mozzi slips a straight right by Yabal.
Mozzi lands an overhand right.
Mozzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricardo Mozzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yabal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mozzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yabal tries to clinch up
and Mozzi counters with a straight right hand.
Mozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Yabal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mozzi misses with a few strikes there.
Ricardo Mozzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mozzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yabal throws a shot from downtown. Mozzi moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mozzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Yabal.
Yabal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Yabal has Mozzi up against the cage in a clinch.
Yabal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mozzi is defending well for now.
Mozzi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yabal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yabal blocking some punches.
Yabal tries a knee to the head but Mozzi blocks it.
Yabal effectively controlling the action here.
Yabal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yabal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Yabal.
Yabal misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yabal throws an elbow but misses.

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.
Mozzi'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.
Mozzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mozzi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mozzi lands a nice uppercut.
Yabal tries to land knees in the clinch but Mozzi avoids the damage to the body.
Mozzi misses with the head strike.
Yabal tries to land knees in the clinch but Mozzi avoids the damage to the body.
Yabal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mozzi is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mozzi as Yabal tries to tie him up.
Yabal tries a knee to the head but Mozzi blocks it.
Mozzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yabal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mozzi.
Yabal is trying to stall.
Mozzi is trying to break the clinch but Yabal has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mozzi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yabal obliges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yabal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mozzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mozzi blocks an elbow strike from Yabal.
Yabal misses with a knee strike.
Yabal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mozzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Mozzi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yabal.
Yabal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yabal has a couple of punches blocked by Mozzi.
Mozzi dodges an elbow strike from Yabal.
Yabal is pushing Mozzi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yabal misses with a knee strike.

That's four 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.
Mozzi lands a hook that snaps the head of Yabal backwards.
Mozzi is stalling here.
Yabal looking to throw knees to the head but Mozzi is blocking nicely.
Ricardo Mozzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mozzi is working Yabal over against the cage.
Mozzi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mozzi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yabal or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mozzi as Yabal tries to tie him up.
Mozzi is trying to break the clinch but Yabal has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yabal throws an elbow but misses.

Mozzi breaks from the clinch.
Hannu Yabal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yabal misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Mozzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mozzi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Mozzi!