PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Azh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Gamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azh comes to the cage accompanied by Manu Militari - Voix De Fait. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Azh
vs
Gamma

190 cm
26
212 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Azh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Gamma!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azh throws a poor cross that misses

and Gamma moves into the clinch.
Gamma missing with knees to the body.
Gamma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Azh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Azh wants a takedown but no success here.
Gamma stalling.
Gamma is leaning against Azh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gamma lands a knee to the head.
Gamma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Azh trying to stall but Gamma improves his position.
Gamma tries to land a knee to the head but Azh blocks with his arms.
Gamma misses with a punch on the inside.
Azh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gamma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Azh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamma tries a knee to the head but Azh blocks it.
Azh slowing the pace effectively.
Gamma lands a nice knee to the body.
Azh is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamma lands a good knee to the midsection. Azh won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamma.
Gamma tries a knee to the head but Azh blocks it.
Gamma lands a body shot.
Gamma avoiding damage.
Gamma receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gamma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gamma lands a shoulder strike.
Azh wants to stall.
Gamma with a knee to the head.
Gamma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls for Gamma to work.
Gamma lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gamma.
Gamma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azh is defending well for now.
Come on Azh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gamma content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamma digs a right hand underneath Azh's ribcage. Azh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gamma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gamma works on Azh's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Gamma - that landed with a thud.
Gamma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azh.
Azh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Azh stalling in the clinch but Gamma improves position.
Good body shot from Gamma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Gamma.
A body shot lands from Gamma.
Gamma lands a nice knee to the body.
Gamma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gamma stalling.
Gamma scores with a hook to the body.
Gamma leaning against his opponent.
Gamma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azh's face.
Gamma scores a nice knee to the body.
Azh is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gamma with a knee to the head.
Gamma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gamma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gamma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azh is defending well for now.
Gamma working Azh over with knees to the body.
Gamma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gamma stalling the fight.
Gamma lands a nice knee to the body.
Gamma leaning his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Gamma.
Gamma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Azh is looking to control Gamma's arms but Gamma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Azh has his back to the cage.
Gamma lands a good knee to the midsection. Azh won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gamma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azh tries to throw a body punch but Gamma avoids it by throwing Azh back against the cage.
Gamma stalling in the clinch.
Azh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gamma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gamma.
Azh stalling in the clinch but Gamma improves position.
Gamma slows down the pace here.
Gamma continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gamma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azh or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gamma lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Gamma.
Azh taking a breather.
Azh managing to block the knees to the body from Gamma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Gamma dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Azh misses.

Gamma closes the distance and pushes Azh back into the cage.
Azh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gamma tries to land knees in the clinch but Azh avoids the damage to the body.
Azh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gamma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gamma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azh's efforts to push away.
Gamma stalling the fight.
Gamma looking to throw knees to the head but Azh is blocking nicely.
Gamma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gamma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gamma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamma looking to throw knees to the head but Azh is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Azh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dog Gamma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gamma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gamma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gamma pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gamma tries to land a knee to the head but Azh blocks with his arms.
Azh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gamma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gamma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gamma tries to land a knee to the head but Azh blocks with his arms.
Gamma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Gamma.
Gamma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Azh up against the cage.
Azh trying to control the position but instead, Gamma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azh into the cage.
Gamma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gamma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gamma connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gamma.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Gamma.
Gamma working Azh over with knees to the body.
Gamma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Azh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azh takes an elbow to the temple.
Gamma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamma landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gamma misses with a knee to the head.
Gamma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Gamma.
Azh is trying to stall.
Gamma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azh blocks it with crossed arms.
Azh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Azh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gamma tries to land a knee to the head but Azh blocks with his arms.
Azh lands with a light punch inside.
Gamma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Azh is keeping busy.
Gamma scores with a knee to the head.
Gamma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Azh tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azh managing to block the knees to the body from Gamma.
Gamma trying to stall but Azh improves his position.
Gamma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azh avoiding damage as Gamma throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gamma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azh stalling in the clinch but Gamma improves position.
Azh avoiding damage as Gamma throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamma.
Gamma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gamma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azh avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Gamma.
Azh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gamma is looking to control Azh's arms but Azh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gamma has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Gamma 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Azh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gamma pinned against the cage. Gamma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gamma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gamma tries to clinch up.
Azh throws an overhand right that lands on Gamma's shoulder, as Gamma tries to avoid the shot.
Gamma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gamma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Azh counters with a right hand to the body.
Azh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gamma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Azh throws a series of punches but Gamma moves out of range.
Azh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gamma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azh.
Nice uppercut lands for Azh. That snapped Gamma's head back.
Gamma is looking to clinch but Azh is avoiding it.
Gamma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Azh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gamma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dog Gamma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azh misses with a left hand
and Gamma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gamma moves out of range of the strikes.
Azh misses with a right hand
and Gamma counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azh thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gamma tries to close the distance and clinch but Azh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dog Gamma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gamma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Azh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azh looks to land a left hand but Gamma moved out of range nicely.
Azh thows a leg kick but Gamma checks it
and Gamma counters with a nice leg kick.
Gamma closes the distance looking to clinch
and Azh counters with a nice leg kick.
Gamma tries to clinch up but Azh circles away and keeps his distance.
Gamma tries to clinch there but Azh circles away.

Gamma clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Gamma fails to land.
Azh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azh trying to control the position but instead, Gamma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azh into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma has Azh pushed against the cage.
Gamma lands a knee to the body.

Azh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Azh misses its intended target.

Gamma gets a clinch.
Gamma lands with a left to the head.
Gamma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Azh is looking to control Gamma's arms but Gamma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Azh has his back to the cage.

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.
Azh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andre Azh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gamma keeps control of Azh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gamma misses with a knee strike.
Gamma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azh.
Azh wants to stall.
Azh misses with a body punch.
Azh misses with the head strike.
Gamma controlling the action here for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dog Gamma.
I've got Gamma 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Gamma!