PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Tixarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Valasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tixarian is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tixarian
vs
Valasquez

180 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

177 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Global MMA Gear
Black Skull Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Tixarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Valasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tixarian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Valasquez throws a jab when Tixarian was well out of range.
Valasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Tixarian is breathing heavily.
Tixarian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tixarian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valasquez dips to his left and cracks Tixarian with an uppercut!
Valasquez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab by Valasquez.
Valasquez cracks Tixarian with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Valasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tixarian slips a jab and a cross from Valasquez.
Valasquez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Valasquez.
Tixarian slips a jab from Valasquez.
Valasquez throws a combination. Tixarian tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Valasquez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valasquez misses with the combination.
Valasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tixarian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tixarian defending well as Valasquez loads up on a big left hand.
Valasquez throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Valasquez.
Valasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Valasquez.
Valasquez misses with a double jab.
Valasquez throws a series of punches but Tixarian moves out of range.
A combination from Valasquez does no damage.
Tixarian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

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.
Valasquez throws a hook but Tixarian avoids it easily.
Valasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valasquez throws a series of punches but Tixarian avoids them all with ease.
Valasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valasquez throws a series of punches but Tixarian moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Valasquez both land. Nice combination.
Tixarian blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Valasquez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Valasquez misses with an uppercut.
Valasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Valasquez does no damage.
Tixarian doesn't manage to clinch there - Valasquez circles away.
Tixarian tries to clinch but Valasquez moves out of range.
A combination from Valasquez does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valasquez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tixarian has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Valasquez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valasquez looks to land a combination but Tixarian avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Valasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valasquez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valasquez looks to land a combination but Tixarian avoids it well.
Valasquez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valasquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eddie Valasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Valasquez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez missing with a left hand there. Tixarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tixarian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tixarian avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tixarian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valasquez tries to bum rush Tixarian with a series of wild strikes but Tixarian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valasquez throws a hook but Tixarian avoids it easily.
Valasquez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez throws the left hand but Tixarian avoids the punch easily.
Valasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Valasquez misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Valasquez misses.
Valasquez throws a lazy right hand but Tixarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tixarian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valasquez.

That's four 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.
Valasquez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Valasquez misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Valasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valasquez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tixarian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Valasquez does no damage.
Tixarian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valasquez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Valasquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Tixarian takes one to the chin there.
Tixarian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valasquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valasquez misses with a hook.
Valasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valasquez cracks Tixarian with a good jab.
Andy Tixarian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valasquez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valasquez throws a combination. Tixarian tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tixarian drops his hands momentarily and Valasquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Valasquez does no damage.
Valasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tixarian.
Jab by Valasquez.
Good shot there by Valasquez.
Valasquez misses with a wild combination.
Valasquez lands with an uppercut that bounces Tixarian off the cage and back into rage.
Andy Tixarian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Tixarian slips a jab and a cross from Valasquez.
Valasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tixarian circles away quickly and effectively.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tixarian might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Valasquez tests Tixarian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Valasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tixarian avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tixarian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tixarian is looking to clinch but Valasquez is avoiding it.
Tixarian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tixarian tries to clinch up but Valasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Valasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valasquez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

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.
Valasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Valasquez scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Valasquez.
Valasquez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valasquez thuds his right hand into Tixarian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valasquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valasquez throws the left hand but Tixarian avoids the punch easily.
Valasquez swinging wilding here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Valasquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valasquez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Valasquez!