PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Azzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azzuri has chosen Fuck The Enemy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hume
vs
Azzuri

186 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

188 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Azzuri!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Azzuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hume moves into the clinch.
Azzuri is trying to break the clinch but Hume is controlling him.
Hume looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hume creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hume creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azzuri's defenses.
Azzuri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Azzuri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hume creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hume just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azzuri's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hume throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Azzuri.
Hume misses with an elbow strike.
Hume goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hume looking to throw knees to the head but Azzuri is blocking nicely.

Azzuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hume slips a jab and a cross from Azzuri.
Decent striking displayed by Azzuri there.

It looks like James Hume has been cut.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Azzuri pushes him off.
Azzuri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Azzuri digs a good hook to Hume's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azzuri swats away the attempt to clinch by Hume.
Azzuri lands with a straight right. Hume didn't see that one coming.
Hume is breathing heavily.
Hume is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azzuri pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzuri digs a good body shot into Hume's ribs.

Azzuri fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hume sprawls well initially but Azzuri persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Azzuri wants to control but Hume is keeping him busy.

Azzuri is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hume defends it well.
Nice strikes from Azzuri there.
Hume has hold of Azzuri's hands but Azzuri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hume tries to kick Azzuri off but Azzuri keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Azzuri seems to be working for a kimura but Hume defends the submission attempt.
Hume on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hume tries to get out of the position.
Azzuri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Azzuri wants to control but Hume is keeping him busy.
Hume is trying to stand up here but Azzuri is controlling him well.
Azzuri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Azzuri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hume with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hume pushes Azzuri off looking to stand but Azzuri dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri throwing shots but Hume is blocking nicely.
Azzuri throwing shots but Hume is blocking nicely.
Azzuri working over Hume with some ground and pound. Hume looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Azzuri not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Azzuri is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hume is just riding it out for now. Azzuri eventually gives up the hold.
Hume blocking the ground and pound attempt from Azzuri.
Azzuri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Azzuri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azzuri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James Hume is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azzuri scores with a jab. Hume acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Azzuri misses.
Hume tries to clinch but Azzuri is having none of it.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch but Azzuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume tries to clinch up but Azzuri circles away and keeps his distance.

Hume clinches up with Azzuri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Hume - that landed with a thud.

Azzuri breaks from the clinch.
Hume tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hume slips under a jab.
Hume feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azzuri's calf.
Hume tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azzuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hume fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azzuri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Azzuri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hume manages to avoid it.
Azzuri looks to land a body kick but Hume moved away.
Hume is looking to clinch but Azzuri is avoiding it.
Hume tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azzuri swings for the body but Hume moves out of range.
Hume is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azzuri.
Hume looks to score with a jab to the body but Azzuri is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume tries to clinch but Azzuri is having none of it.
Hume is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azzuri defending well as Hume loads up on a big left hand.

Hume clinches with his opponent.
Hume creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azzuri's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Azzuri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Azzuri takes an elbow to the temple.

Azzuri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hume tries to clinch up but Azzuri circles away and keeps his distance.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Azzuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Hume.
Hume is looking to slow Azzuri down with leg kicks.
Azzuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hume tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Hume.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Azzuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hume tries to clinch up.
Azzuri scores with a leg kick.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azzuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Azzuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch but Azzuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hume is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azzuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azzuri scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Azzuri misses the target.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Azzuri pushes him off.
Azzuri 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.
Azzuri connects with a right hand. Hume shakes it off.
Hume takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hume tries to clinch but Azzuri moves out of range.
Azzuri scores with a hook.
Azzuri throws a looping overhand right but Hume ducks down to avoid it.
Azzuri cracks Hume with a right hand to the side of the head.
Azzuri sizes up Hume with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Hume is rocked!

James Hume's cut is getting worse.
Hume is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Hume is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azzuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hume seems to have got his legs back now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Azzuri misses with a looping right.
Hume wants to clinch.
Azzuri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hume moves in looking to clinch but Azzuri pushes him off.
Hume moves out of range as Azzuri throws a body kick.
Hume shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hume tries to clinch but Azzuri moves out of range.
Hume takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hume is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azzuri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hume tries to clinch but Azzuri is having none of it.
Hume looks to land a body kick but Azzuri moved away.
Hume tries to clinch there but Azzuri circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hume looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azzuri is looking to score with low kicks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hume tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azzuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azzuri digs a good hook to Hume's body.
Azzuri misses with a looping left.
Azzuri connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hume! He's out on his feet! Azzuri rushes in and drops Hume with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ricardo Azzuri!