PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hitter
vs
Kaz

213 cm
19
334 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heavy Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Kaz!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaz tries to clinch but Hitter is having none of it.
Kaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hitter.
Hitter misses the body punch
and Kaz counters with a three punch combo that has Hitter backing up. Hitter nods at Kaz to acknowledge the strikes.

Kaz closes the distance and pushes Hitter back into the cage.
Hitter is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaz has double underhooks.
Kaz is struggling to control the position.
Kaz taking a breather.

Kaz breaks from the clinch.
Hitter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kaz lands a head kick!
Kaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaz lands a head kick!
Kaz scores with a three punch combo!

Kaz moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hitter as Kaz tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hitter is keeping busy.
Hitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaz is looking to control Hitter's arms but Hitter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaz has his back to the cage.
Hitter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaz has him pressed against the cage.
Kaz is trying to break the clinch but Hitter is controlling him.
Hitter prevents Kaz from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Big Kaz.
Kaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaz tries to clinch but Hitter is having none of it.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kaz. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitter misses the target.
Kaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hitter throws a right hand that misses
and Kaz counters with a nice body kick.
Kaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hitter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hitter is breathing heavily.
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz counters with a body kick that stops Hitter in his tracks momentarily.
Hitter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hitter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitter throws a hook but Kaz blocks it.
Kaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitter swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaz.
Kaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hitter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitter circles away.
Hitter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hitter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz counters with a three punch combo that has Hitter backing up. Hitter nods at Kaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Hitter looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hitter is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kaz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Kaz avoids them all with ease.
Hitter misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaz misses with a body punch
and Hitter counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Kaz misses.
Hitter looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well.
A combination from Kaz does no damage.
Hitter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hitter misses with a wild combination.
Kaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Hitter tries to bum rush Kaz with a series of wild strikes but Kaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaz ducks under a wild hook from Hitter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hitter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hitter duly obliges.
Kaz lands with a kick to the temple. Hitter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hitter misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaz counters with a three punch combo that has Hitter backing up. Hitter nods at Kaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Hitter throws a right hand that Kaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaz also avoids with ease.
Hitter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaz, right into the meat.
Kaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hitter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heavy Hitter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hitter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Big Kaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hitter prevents Kaz from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz stalling in the clinch but Hitter improves position.
Hitter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hitter wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaz won't allow it.
Hitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hitter is trying to push Kaz away but Kaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hitter tries to break free but Kaz pushes him back against the cage.
Hitter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kaz keeps control of Hitter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitter has double underhooks.
Kaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitter has double underhooks.
Hitter tries to break free but Kaz pushes him back against the cage.
Kaz keeps control of Hitter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hitter's efforts to push away.
Hitter is trying to force a seperation but Kaz has the dominant position.
Kaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hitter's efforts to push away.
Hitter is trying to force a seperation but Kaz has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter has had enough of the clinch but Kaz keeps him there for the moment.
Kaz prevents Hitter from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitter has him pressed against the cage.
Hitter is trying to break the clinch but Kaz is controlling him.
Hitter is trying to force a seperation but Kaz has the dominant position.
Hitter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hitter as Kaz tries to tie him up.
Hitter is looking to control Kaz's arms but Kaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitter has his back to the cage.
Hitter is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hitter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaz prevents Hitter from breaking the clinch.
Kaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaz prevents Hitter from breaking the clinch.
Hitter can't break the clinch.
Hitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hitter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaz prevents Hitter from breaking the clinch.
Hitter prevents Kaz from breaking the clinch.
Hitter is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaz has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Kaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hitter misses with a double jab.
Kaz scores with a nice body kick.
Hitter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaz counters with a big head kick but Hitter shrugs it off.
Hitter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Hitter throws a big shot that misses.
Kaz stalks Hitter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hitter's face. Hitter staggers backwards, shaken.
Hitter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaz.
Kaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaz lands a high kick!
Hitter throws a combination that misses
letting Kaz counter with a right hand.
Kaz scores with a three punch combo!
Kaz lands a high kick!
Hitter throws an off balance right hand
and Kaz counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Hitter down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hitter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
Kaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hitter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hitter counters with a three punch combo that has Kaz backing up. Kaz nods at Hitter to acknowledge the strikes.
Hitter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Kaz avoids them all with ease.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
and Kaz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hitter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hitter works over Kaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Kaz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hitter's head.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Kaz avoids them all with ease.
Hitter misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaz counters with a nice body shot.
Hitter misses with a shot to the body
and Kaz counters with a body kick.
Kaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hitter rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitter throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range.
Kaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Kaz misses.
Hitter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kaz misses with a hook.
Hitter misses with a wild combination.
Hitter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kaz lands a head kick!
Hitter misses with a straight left.
Hitter misses with a double jab
and Kaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hitter.
Hitter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter misses with the combination.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Hitter misses with a hook. Kaz ducked under it nicely.
Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hitter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hitter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hitter throws a combination that misses
and Kaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Hitter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hitter throws a series of punches but Kaz moves out of range.
Kaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitter throws the left hand but Kaz avoids the punch easily.
Hitter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hitter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hitter tries to bum rush Kaz with a series of wild strikes but Kaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaz jabs at Hitter's body.
A punch combination from Hitter misses.
Kaz misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hitter throws a jab when Kaz was well out of range.
Hitter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hitter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hitter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hitter misses the shot to the body.
Hitter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaz.
Heavy Hitter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Hitter misses.
Hitter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hitter throws a nice looking combination but Kaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaz lands with a kick to the temple. Hitter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hitter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hitter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Big Kaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hitter misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Kaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Kaz!