PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Azzolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen Right Said FRED---I'm to Sexy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Douglas Azzolini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Azzolini
vs
Rivera

190 cm
24
230 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

196 cm
20
281 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Cobra Kai Nutrition (St. Pete's Best)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Azzolini !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azzolini swinging wildly here.
Azzolini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Azzolini circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Azzolini keeps it at a distance.
Raphael Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azzolini lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azzolini scores with a hook.
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!
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Azzolini throws a hook but Rivera avoids it easily.
Azzolini swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Azzolini is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azzolini .
Azzolini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivera is keeping busy.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Azzolini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azzolini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azzolini avoids it.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Azzolini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azzolini managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Azzolini blocks with his arms.
Azzolini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivera looks gassed!
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as Azzolini tries to tie him up.
Azzolini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Azzolini - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Azzolini 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Azzolini looking to slow down the pace here.

Azzolini 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azzolini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
Azzolini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azzolini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azzolini blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Azzolini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azzolini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivera.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azzolini misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzolini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azzolini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azzolini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera throws a right and a left that Azzolini avoids nicely.
Azzolini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azzolini throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.
Azzolini misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Azzolini !
Azzolini throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Rivera colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Azzolini as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Rivera is left battered and dazed whilst Azzolini and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Azzolini !