PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Soldier, I'm a Fighter. Hugo Azevedo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Azevedo
vs
Bacon

185 cm
22
216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
217 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Azevedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Bacon!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trevor Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.

Azevedo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Azevedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azevedo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bacon is keeping the position for now.
Azevedo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo slips nicely into half guard.
Azevedo passes the guard and advances to mount!

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.
Bacon tries to hold on but Azevedo pushes him away.

Azevedo has control of Bacon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bacon regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Azevedo wants to finish this one by submission but Bacon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Azevedo.
Azevedo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Azevedo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azevedo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Azevedo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Bacon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azevedo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azevedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon is looking to clinch.
Azevedo shoots in for a double leg but Bacon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Bacon tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hugo Azevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Azevedo.
Bacon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that Bacon avoids nicely.
Bacon is looking to clinch.
Bacon tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Azevedo.
Azevedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bacon tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azevedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azevedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trevor Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Bacon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bacon tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.

Azevedo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bacon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Azevedo trying to control the action but Bacon is working from the bottom.

Azevedo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Azevedo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bacon, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo taking a breather here.
Bacon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Azevedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bacon parries the strikes from Azevedo easily there. Azevedo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bacon to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bacon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Azevedo.
Azevedo wants to control but Bacon is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Azevedo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azevedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon wants to clinch.
Bacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azevedo throws and low kick but Bacon moves out of range easily.
Azevedo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bacon circles away.
Bacon tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacon looks to throw the jab but Azevedo is out of range.
Azevedo shoots for a double leg takedown but Bacon sprawls well. He's pushed Azevedo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.
Bacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bacon scores with the left hand. Azevedo knows he should have avoided that one.
Bacon blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon throws a hook but Azevedo blocks it.
Bacon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azevedo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bacon tries to clinch there but Azevedo circles away.
Bacon tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azevedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Azevedo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azevedo misses with a straight right.
Azevedo misses with a wild combination.
Bacon tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.

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.
Bacon tries to clinch there but Azevedo circles away.
Jab from Azevedo.
Bacon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Bacon tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Azevedo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bacon gets a clinch.
Bacon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azevedo is defending well for now.
Bacon pushes off an throws an elbow but Azevedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Azevedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bacon avoids the damage to the body.
Bacon is looking to control Azevedo's arms but Azevedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bacon has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Azevedo - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bacon throws an elbow but misses.

Azevedo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azevedo lands a body shot.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bacon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azevedo.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Bacon tries to clinch there but Azevedo circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Azevedo.

It looks like Trevor Bacon has been cut.
Azevedo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bacon should have avoided that one.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azevedo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Azevedo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bacon tries to clinch up.
Bacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azevedo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bacon doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azevedo scores with a nice strike.
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!
Bacon shoots and misses
and Azevedo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bacon is rocked!
Azevedo drops Bacon with a naaaaasty hook - Bacon is in real trouble here! Azevedo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Azevedo!
Hugo Azevedo retains his light heavyweight title!