PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Lips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amzi Azzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lips comes to the cage accompanied by Burning down the House by Talking Heads. Thunder Lips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lips
vs
Azzan

193 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
217 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo
Balco Boys - Hilo

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thunder Lips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amzi Azzan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lips misses with an uppercut. Azzan saw that one coming.
Lips misses with a few strikes there.
Lips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Azzan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lips clobbers Azzan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azzan ducks under a wild hook from Lips.

Azzan moves into the clinch.

Azzan has clasped his hands together around Lips's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azzan taking a breather here.
Lips is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzan trying to control the action but Lips is working from the bottom.
Azzan landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azzan staying calm.
Azzan trying to control the action but Lips is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Azzan grinds an elbow into Lips's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzan is looking to take a break and control but Lips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azzan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lips is not content to let Azzan control the position.

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.
Azzan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Azzan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lips knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Azzan throws an elbow but Lips slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amzi Azzan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Azzan rushes Lips and presses him up against the cage.

Azzan lands a takedown into guard.
Lips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azzan advances to half guard.
Lips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Azzan.
Azzan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lips controlling the position well.
Lips is staying active underneath Azzan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lips is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azzan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Lips looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Azzan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Azzan misses with a head shot. Lips uses the momentum to regain guard.
Azzan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Azzan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lips's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lips is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Azzan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lips wants to control but Azzan is keeping him busy.
Lips keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Azzan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lips throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Azzan keeping moving, preventing Lips from controlling successfully.
Azzan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lips manages to get himself to full guard.
Azzan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lips is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Azzan lands a couple of digs.
Azzan wants to control from the top but Lips keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amzi Azzan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lips misses with an uppercut

and Azzan counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azzan grinds an elbow into Lips's temple.
Azzan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lips some visible discomfort.
Azzan lands some shots froms side control.

Azzan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lips tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lips is working hard here to advance position.
Azzan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lips tries to bench press Azzan off him but Azzan keeps the position.
Azzan tries to advance to mount but Lips instead regains half guard.
Azzan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lips does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Azzan.
Lips trying to control here.
Azzan not doing much here.
Azzan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Azzan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Amzi Azzan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Azzan tries to clinch up.
Lips misses with a hook. Azzan ducked under it nicely.
Azzan closes the distance but Lips moves to the side
and Lips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lips thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Lips.
Azzan moves out of range as Lips strikes.
Azzan tries to clinch up.
Azzan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azzan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amzi Azzan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab from Lips.

Azzan has Lips up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lips prevents it.
Thunder Lips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Azzan as Lips tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Lips scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azzan is working for takedown but Lips is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lips is trying to stall.
Lips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azzan can't get the takedown.
Thunder Lips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amzi Azzan.
Azzan lands with a short shot to the head.
Azzan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lips pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Azzan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lips fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lips lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Azzan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lips misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azzan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amzi Azzan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Azzan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amzi Azzan!