PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Menzies
vs
Lazarus

190 cm
22
219 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

200 cm
23
276 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heisenberg

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Menzies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menzies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lazarus scores with a nice body kick.
Menzies misses with a leg kick.
Lazarus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lazarus is looking to clinch but Menzies is avoiding it.
Menzies misses with a body kick.
Menzies throws a push kick but Lazarus slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Lazarus.
Lazarus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lazarus is looking to chop away at Menzies's legs.
Menzies throws out a loose jab but Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menzies manages to avoid it.
Lazarus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Menzies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kirk Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazarus is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazarus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Menzies pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Menzies chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lazarus can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus wants to clinch.
Lazarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Menzies circles away.
Lazarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Menzies avoids the body shot from Lazarus.
Menzies tries to work over Lazarus's front leg with a kick but Lazarus checks it.
Menzies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lazarus looks to land a body kick but Menzies moved away.
Menzies misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Menzies misses
and Lazarus counters with a nice leg kick.
Lazarus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Menzies is out of range.
Menzies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lazarus.

Lazarus closes the distance and clinches.
Lazarus misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Menzies tries to work over Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lazarus controlling the action here for a moment.
Lazarus continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Menzies is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lazarus is keeping busy.
Menzies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menzies.
Menzies misses with a punch to the body.
Menzies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lazarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menzies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lazarus taking a breather.
Menzies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Menzies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lazarus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menzies is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lazarus.
Menzies is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazarus slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menzies has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Menzies throws a punch but it's blocked by Lazarus.
Lazarus trying to land knees to the body.
Menzies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lazarus has him pressed against the cage.
Lazarus lands a body shot.
Lazarus lands a knee to the body.
Lazarus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menzies's face.

It looks like Steve Menzies has been cut.
Menzies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lazarus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menzies's face.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lazarus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Menzies in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Lazarus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Menzies's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lazarus throws a head kick but Menzies moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Menzies.
Lazarus wants to clinch.
Lazarus blocks a head kick by Menzies.
Good leg kick by Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lazarus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Menzies.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Menzies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lazarus - the referee stops the clock and Menzies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lazarus. Menzies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lazarus.
Lazarus is looking to slow Menzies down with leg kicks.
Lazarus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Menzies's sensitive parts.
Lazarus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menzies lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lazarus will feel that in the morning.
Menzies throws a front kick aimed at Lazarus's knee but Lazarus avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lazarus throws a head kick that half lands.
Lazarus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lazarus connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lazarus closes the distance and clinches.
Lazarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lazarus tries to work over Menzies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lazarus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lazarus lands a knee to the body.
Lazarus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menzies.
Lazarus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Menzies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lazarus lands a good knee to the midsection. Menzies won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lazarus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Menzies takes a shot to the head.

Steve Menzies's cut is getting worse.
Lazarus digs a right hand into Menzies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Menzies's gas tank.
Lazarus lands with a light punch inside.
Lazarus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menzies lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Menzies takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lazarus slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Lazarus.
Lazarus missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menzies avoiding damage as Lazarus throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Menzies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lazarus trying to land knees to the body.
Lazarus has Menzies pushed against the cage.
Lazarus tries to land a knee to the head but Menzies blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lazarus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Menzies tries to work over Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Menzies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lazarus.
Lazarus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Menzies throws a series of punches but Lazarus moves out of range.
Menzies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lazarus.
Lazarus is looking to score with low kicks.
Lazarus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Menzies takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lazarus.
Good leg kick by Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lazarus tries to work over Menzies's front leg with a kick but Menzies checks it.
Lazarus scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Menzies tries to keep at a distance but Lazarus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Menzies takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lazarus working Menzies over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Lazarus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Menzies's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A thudding body kick lands there by Lazarus!
Lazarus lands a nice looking body kick.
Menzies is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lazarus misses with a body shot
and Menzies counters with a body kick that stops Lazarus in his tracks momentarily.
Lazarus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Menzies. That did some damage!
Lazarus tries to clinch but Menzies moves out of range.
Menzies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lazarus throws a head kick but Menzies moves out of range.
Menzies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lazarus.
Lazarus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menzies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lazarus connects with a solid leg kick.

Lazarus takes the fight into the clinch.
Menzies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menzies prevents a body shot from Lazarus.
Lazarus is struggling to control the position.
Lazarus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lazarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menzies blocks it with crossed arms.
Lazarus stalls.
Lazarus landing knees to the head.
Steve Menzies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus looking to throw knees to the head but Menzies is blocking nicely.
Lazarus trying to control the position but instead, Menzies has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lazarus into the cage.

Lazarus drops Menzies with a big knee straight up the middle! Menzies is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Menzies is rocked!
Lazarus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Menzies rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menzies throws a head kick that misses
and Lazarus counters with a huge left! Menzies is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lazarus isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Menzies from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lazarus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Lazarus!
Kirk Lazarus thanked the fans post fight for their support.