PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rio Brazili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavian Laszio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laszio has chosen BREAK YOUR HEART as his entrance music. Octavian Laszio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brazili
vs
Laszio

165 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Brazili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Octavian Laszio!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Laszio as Brazili shoots in.
Laszio tries to clinch there but Brazili circles away.

Brazili has managed to clinch.
Brazili fails to pull guard.

Laszio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brazili throws a head kick but Laszio moves out of range.

Brazili forces Laszio back against the cage and clinches.
Brazili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laszio smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Brazili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brazili tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laszio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brazili somewhat.
Brazili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laszio tries to avoid it but Brazili manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laszio to the ground. Laszio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laszio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Laszio has Brazili up against the cage in a clinch.

Laszio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laszio tries to clinch up but Brazili circles away and keeps his distance.
Laszio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brazili moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laszio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laszio misses with a double jab.
Brazili shoots for a double leg takedown but Laszio sprawls well. He's pushed Brazili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laszio wants to clinch

and Brazili counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brazili.
Brazili drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laszio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brazili is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laszio.
Laszio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Laszio.
A short right from Laszio on the inside.
Laszio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laszio trying to control the position but instead, Brazili has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laszio into the cage.
Laszio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laszio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brazili is trying to break the clinch but Laszio is controlling him.

Laszio manages to break the clinch.
Brazili shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laszio sprawls well. Laszio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brazili gets slowly back to his feet.
Laszio tries to clinch up

and Brazili counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laszio lands a nice uppercut.
Laszio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laszio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laszio lands a nice shot to the body.

Laszio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Laszio closes the distance and clinches.

Laszio breaks the clinch.

Laszio clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Laszio.
Come on Laszio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laszio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laszio lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laszio.
Brazili tries to pull guard but Laszio holds him up against the cage and eventually Brazili drops back down to his feet.
Laszio digs a right hand underneath Brazili's ribcage. Brazili let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Laszio manages to break the clinch.
Laszio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laszio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Octavian Laszio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laszio tries to clinch but Brazili is having none of it.
Laszio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Laszio tests Brazili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brazili swats away the attempt to clinch by Laszio.
Laszio throws a one two combo.
Laszio doesn't manage to clinch there - Brazili circles away.
Laszio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brazili paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laszio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laszio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laszio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brazili.
Brazili misses with a double jab
and Laszio counters with a series of strikes. Brazili will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Laszio.
Octavian Laszio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laszio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazili misses with a body shot.
Brazili looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laszio tries to clinch but Brazili moves out of range.
Brazili shoots in looking for a takedown. Laszio tries to sprawl out of it but Brazili keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laszio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from Laszio both land. Nice combination.
Laszio lands with a straight right. Brazili didn't see that one coming.
Brazili looks for a takedown but Laszio sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brazili changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laszio tries to avoid it but Brazili manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laszio to the ground. Laszio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brazili has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Octavian Laszio dominated that round.
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.

Brazili takes one on the button.

Laszio drives through and clinches with Brazili against the cage.
Brazili manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laszio scores with a shot to the side of Brazili's head.
A short left from Laszio.
Brazili tries for a takedown but Laszio manages to get underhooks.
Laszio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brazili.
Brazili jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laszio walks away with a smile on his face. Brazili gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brazili. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Brazili takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laszio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laszio misses with a series of wild punches.
Laszio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brazili.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Brazili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brazili circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laszio fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brazili gets a clinch.
Brazili fails to pull guard.
Brazili wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laszio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brazili.

Brazili has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laszio clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Laszio is trying to stand back up.
Brazili is trying to control but Laszio is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laszio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brazili tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brazili throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brazili thowing shots but they're missing.

Brazili wants to finish this one by submission but Laszio is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brazili.
Laszio is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brazili cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brazili tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brazili seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laszio for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Laszio is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brazili controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rio Brazili dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brazili scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rio Brazili is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brazili fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laszio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brazili.
Laszio stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Brazili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brazili shoots in and drives through. Laszio sprawls well.
Laszio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laszio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laszio lands a with a good body shot.
Laszio scores with a shot to the body.
Laszio tries to clinch there but Brazili circles away.
Laszio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Laszio misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laszio tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brazili counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brazili.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brazili fails to pull guard.
Laszio is trying to force a seperation but Brazili has the dominant position.
Brazili goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laszio prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Laszio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brazili is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laszio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laszio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brazili is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laszio gets underhooks to prevent Brazili's takedown attempt.
Laszio pushes Brazili back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laszio lands a nice uppercut.
Laszio is trying to break free.
Brazili wants to break free but Laszio has control.

That's two 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.

Brazili breaks the clinch.
Brazili shoots in for a takedown but Laszio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laszio!
Laszio throws a series of punches but Brazili moves out of range.
Brazili tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laszio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brazili somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laszio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brazili clinches.
Brazili can't break the clinch.
Laszio is trying to stall.

Laszio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brazili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laszio just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Laszio tries to throw a body punch but Brazili avoids it by throwing Laszio back against the cage.
Laszio has had enough of the clinch but Brazili keeps him there for the moment.
Brazili wants a takedown but no success here.
Laszio working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Laszio.

Brazili has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Laszio uses from the top position.
Brazili working a defensive guard here.
Laszio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brazili's guard.
Brazili is trying to control the position but Laszio postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brazili manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Laszio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brazili. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brazili won't let Laszio get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Laszio avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brazili.
Brazili sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brazili moves to take his opponent's back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Octavian Laszio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laszio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Octavian Laszio!