PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aychtoo Bizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Assasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizzle comes to the cage accompanied by TUF theme song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bizzle
vs
Assasi

179 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aychtoo Bizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sami Assasi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizzle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assasi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Assasi misses its intended target.
Bizzle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bizzle.

Assasi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Assasi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bizzle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bizzle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Assasi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bizzle tries to buck Assasi off but he can't manage it.
Assasi working Bizzle over with strikes here.
Assasi raining down shots from the mount!
Assasi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Assasi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bizzle hang on?

Assasi wants to finish this one by submission but Bizzle is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Assasi.
You get the feeling that Bizzle really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assasi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bizzle is now in Assasi's guard. A big mistake from Assasi there, giving up the dominant position!
Bizzle wants to get up but he can't break Assasi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Assasi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bizzle's guard.

Bizzle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Assasi closes the distance and clinches up with Bizzle, looking for a takedown. Assasi pushes Bizzle against the cage but Bizzle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bizzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assasi throws out the jab.
Assasi misses with a double jab

and Bizzle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizzle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bizzle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bizzle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Assasi lands a knee to the body.

Assasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assasi misses with a body shot.
Bizzle slips a jab from Assasi.
Assasi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bizzle counters with a head kick.
Assasi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Assasi.
Assasi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Assasi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizzle is looking to escape.
Assasi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bizzle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bizzle is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assasi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Assasi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assasi working over Bizzle with some ground and pound. Bizzle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bizzle tries to kick Assasi off but Assasi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Assasi moves nicely into side control.
Assasi cracks Bizzle with a big right hand but Bizzle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Assasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bizzle keeps working.
Bizzle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Assasi is controlling him well.
Assasi trying to control the action but Bizzle is working from the bottom.
Assasi working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assasi scoring with punches and elbows.
Bizzle on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bizzle is pushing Assasi's head away, looking to escape. Assasi manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assasi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Bizzle is rocked!
Assasi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oh Bizzle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bizzle tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bizzle looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bizzle seems to have got his legs back now.

Assasi has got one arm under Bizzle's chin. This could be trouble... Bizzle trying to control the other hand but Assasi gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Bizzle has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sami Assasi!