PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransico Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quizz Al Fazz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Al Fazz
vs
Junior

190 cm
24
180 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
184 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quizz Al Fazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fransico Junior!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazz lands a nice looking body kick.
A low kick from Fazz is predictable there
enabling Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fazz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fazz scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Fazz. No joy for Junior on that attempt.
A left and a right from Junior both land. Nice combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Junior blocks the leg kick.
Fazz throws a leg kick
and Junior counters with a stiff right hand.
Fazz tries to land a leg kick but Junior saw it coming and moves away.
Fazz stuffs the takedown.
Fazz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fazz lands with a nice body kick.
Fazz misses the body punch
and Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fazz.
Fazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junior connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fazz. Fazz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Junior takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fazz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Junior looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fazz!
Junior wants to control the pace but Fazz is squirming around nicely.
Fazz can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz is working hard here to advance position.
Fazz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Junior is trying to control the action in half guard but Fazz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz is looking to improve his position.
Fazz trying to hold on to Junior's head to control him but Junior postures up.
Fazz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fazz tries to get out of the position.
Junior thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fazz to regain full guard.
Fazz wants to sweep here but Junior controlling him for the moment.

That's four 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.
Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Junior throwing strikes from guard but Fazz blocks nicely.
Fazz keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Junior throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quizz Al Fazz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A low kick from Fazz is predictable there

and Junior counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fazz!
Fazz is looking to get to half guard.
Junior throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Junior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior unloads with some shots from mount but Fazz bucks and avoids them well.
Junior trying to control but Fazz is having none of it.
Junior controlling the pace for now.

That's two 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.
Junior trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Junior has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fazz's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Junior looking to ground and pound but Fazz is blocking nicely.
Junior throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fazz because Junior loaded up on that one.
Junior lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Junior can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fazz is looking to escape.
Fazz tries to lock up and control but Junior gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Junior avoids the attempt from Fazz to control.
Junior thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junior controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fransico Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fazz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Junior checks the leg kick.
Fazz throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Junior decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fazz's guard.
Fazz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Junior throwing strikes but missing.
Junior trying to control but Fazz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Fazz is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Junior accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Junior accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Junior preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Fazz is keeping the position.
Junior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fazz keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Junior jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fazz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior.
Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fazz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fazz throws a nice looking combination but Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz lands a leg kick that knocks Junior off balance momentarily.
Junior avoids the body shot from Fazz.
Nice sprawl there from Fazz as Junior shoots in.
Quizz Al Fazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fazz scores with a head kick.
Fazz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Fazz.
Fazz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fazz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Junior counters with a left to the body.
Junior lands a right hook to the body.
Fazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
Fazz misses with a kick to the body
and Junior counters with a right hand to the body.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
Junior misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fazz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fazz throws a front kick that sends Junior stumbling back into the cage.
Junior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fazz can pounce on him.
Fazz throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
A big left from Junior misses.
Fazz throws an off balance right hand

and Junior counters with a takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fransico Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Junior has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fransico Junior!