PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 2909 p4p, 2897 weight class) and Fiore Azul (ranked 391 p4p, 389 weight class). Zaintashara comes to the cage accompanied by The Art of War. Fiore Azul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zaintashara
vs
Azul

188 cm
28
185
14 - 6 - 2

182 cm
25
199
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fiore Azul!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaintashara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaintashara with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Zaintashara. Beautiful body shot.
Azul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaintashara manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaintashara.
Azul follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Musan Zaintashara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azul cracks Zaintashara with a good jab.

Azul manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zaintashara on his heels. He'll look to pass Zaintashara's guard now, I'm sure.
Azul trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaintashara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azul throws an elbow that misses. Zaintashara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Azul's guard. Nice move by Zaintashara!

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azul looking for a sweep. Not yet Azul, not yet.
Zaintashara tries to stand but Azul is controlling from the bottom.
Zaintashara controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaintashara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Azul is proving hard to escape from.
Azul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Azul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zaintashara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Azul is trying to control the position but Zaintashara postures up.
Zaintashara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zaintashara wants to get up but he can't break Azul's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Azul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zaintashara wants to stand but Azul is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zaintashara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azul takes one to the side of the head.

Zaintashara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azul, pushing him back against the cage.
Zaintashara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azul scores with a shot to the side of Zaintashara's head.
Zaintashara digs a right hand underneath Azul's ribcage. Azul let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaintashara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaintashara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Azul on the inside.
Zaintashara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azul misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaintashara.
Azul working aggressively here.
Zaintashara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azul backwards.
Azul looks winded!
Zaintashara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaintashara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azul takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaintashara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaintashara.
Zaintashara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaintashara lands a left hand.
Zaintashara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Zaintashara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaintashara can't find room to land a body shot as Azul controls the action.
Zaintashara tries a body shot but Azul blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaintashara.
Zaintashara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zaintashara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaintashara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Zaintashara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaintashara throws a punch but it's blocked by Azul.
Zaintashara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaintashara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaintashara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Zaintashara.

Azul is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azul takes a shot to the head.
Zaintashara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaintashara lands a shoulder strike.
Zaintashara lands with a right to the head.
Zaintashara throws a punch but it's blocked by Azul.
Zaintashara misses with the head strike.
Zaintashara tries to work over Azul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaintashara struggles to land a body shot inside as Azul controls his hands.
Zaintashara blocks an uppercut.
Zaintashara lands with a light punch inside.
Azul blocks an uppercut.
Zaintashara misses with some punches.
Zaintashara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaintashara misses with the head strike.
Zaintashara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Musan Zaintashara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Zaintashara does it's job there.
Zaintashara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zaintashara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azul.
Azul unleashes a big counter combination but Zaintashara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by Zaintashara.
Zaintashara tried to counter with a leg kick but Azul avoided it.
Zaintashara scores with a decent looking hook.
Azul sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Zaintashara cracks Azul with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Zaintashara has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Azul to stand back up!
Azul is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaintashara finish him?

It looks like Fiore Azul has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaintashara flashes Azul a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Azul's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Azul crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Zaintashara punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Musan Zaintashara!
A very excited looking Musan Zaintashara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.