PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Wazher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wazher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jesus is my Friend. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wazher
vs
Esposito

175 cm
21
171 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
182 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 Cardio

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Wazher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazher slips under a jab from Esposito.
Wazher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wazher throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wazher checks a leg kick.
Wazher feints and then cracks Esposito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esposito down.
Wazher misses with a takedown attempt - Esposito sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wazher moves out of range of the strikes.
Esposito thuds a left hand into Wazher's body.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Wazher ducks down to avoid it.
Wazher blocks a head kick by Esposito.
Wazher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito.
Wazher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wazher avoids the head kick by Esposito.
Wazher with a nice cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wazher.
Esposito fails to land with a series of punches.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wazher. That did some damage!
Esposito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Esposito tries a head kick but it misses.
Esposito moves out of range as Wazher throws a body kick.
Esposito throws a chopping leg kick but Wazher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wazher throws a front kick aimed at Esposito's knee but Esposito avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wazher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wazher.
Esposito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wazher shoots in but Esposito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jesus Wazher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wazher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esposito throws a series of punches but Wazher moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wazher.
Wazher blocks the body kick.
Wazher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Wazher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wazher lands in his opponent's guard.
Wazher is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito trying to keep a closed guard but Wazher is proving a slippery customer.
Wazher trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esposito has control of Wazher's left arm, preventing Wazher from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esposito can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wazher controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wazher is working Esposito over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Esposito looking for a sweep. Not yet Esposito, not yet.
Wazher pushing down on Esposito's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

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.
Wazher is keen to just control but Esposito is a slippery customer.
Esposito won't allow Wazher to pass to mount.
Esposito is concentrating on defense, preventing Wazher from advancing position.

Wazher is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Esposito doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wazher.
Wazher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Wazher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Esposito defending well as Wazher loads up on a big left hand.
Wazher misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Esposito!
Wazher throws a big shot that misses.
Wazher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Esposito's head.
Wazher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wazher. That's going to slow Esposito down.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Wazher misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wazher. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wazher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wazher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wazher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esposito's calf.
Esposito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wazher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wazher cracks Esposito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Wazher misses its intended target.
Wazher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazher with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wazher.
Good leg kick by Esposito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frank Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Wazher.
Wazher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wazher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito.
Esposito walks into a straight right hand from Wazher.
Wazher throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Wazher moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Wazher misses.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Frank Esposito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wazher sizes up Esposito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wazher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wazher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wazher moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito lunges at Wazher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wazher's hand.
Wazher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Esposito sprawls well. Esposito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wazher gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wazher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wazher blocks a head kick by Esposito.
Esposito scores with a nice head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito.
Wazher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Esposito lunges at Wazher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wazher's hand.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wazher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wazher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Wazher is rocked!
Wazher loses concentration momentarily and Esposito pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Wazher crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Esposito finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Esposito!