PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Buzzetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezio Buzzetta had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Buzzetta
vs
Paul Harris

184 cm
18
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

TITAN
TITAN

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Buzzetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rousimar Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Buzzetta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buzzetta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ezio Buzzetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Paul Harris.
Buzzetta stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Buzzetta prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris jumps guard but Buzzetta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buzzetta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Buzzetta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Buzzetta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buzzetta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buzzetta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Harris looks gassed!
Buzzetta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris can't get the takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Buzzetta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Buzzetta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzetta has Harris pushed against the cage.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buzzetta is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Buzzetta as the two fighters clinch.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Buzzetta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Buzzetta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.

Buzzetta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Buzzetta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buzzetta lands a right hand.
Buzzetta digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Buzzetta leaning against his opponent.
Buzzetta lands with a left to the head.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.
Buzzetta closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Buzzetta closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buzzetta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Buzzetta could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Buzzetta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Buzzetta digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buzzetta after a bit of a struggle.
Buzzetta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buzzetta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Buzzetta stalls.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Buzzetta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buzzetta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Buzzetta - that landed with a thud.
Buzzetta lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta takes the fight into the clinch.
Buzzetta is stalling here.
Buzzetta prevents a takedown attempt there.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buzzetta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to drag Buzzetta to the mat but Buzzetta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Buzzetta.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buzzetta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buzzetta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.

Buzzetta manages to break the clinch.
Ezio Buzzetta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Buzzetta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Buzzetta.
Buzzetta leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A left lands for Buzzetta.
Buzzetta fails in his attempt to clinch.

Harris tries to keep at a distance but Buzzetta has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzetta.
Harris looking for a takedown.

Buzzetta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buzzetta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buzzetta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buzzetta lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Buzzetta scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Buzzetta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Buzzetta pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzetta'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.
Buzzetta lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Buzzetta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buzzetta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Buzzetta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Buzzetta rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buzzetta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ezio Buzzetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Paul Harris.
Harris tries to work over Buzzetta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzetta'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.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch.
Ezio Buzzetta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Buzzetta drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.

Buzzetta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Buzzetta clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buzzetta.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Buzzetta manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Buzzetta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Buzzetta scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris being controlled against the cage.
Buzzetta gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buzzetta is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buzzetta down to the mat. Buzzetta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzetta digs a good hook to Harris's body.

Buzzetta forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Buzzetta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buzzetta digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Buzzetta scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Buzzetta.
Buzzetta lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Buzzetta as the two fighters clinch.
Buzzetta lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Buzzetta scores with a nice short uppercut.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Buzzetta slowing the pace effectively.
Buzzetta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buzzetta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buzzetta lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch.

Buzzetta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Buzzetta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.
Ezio Buzzetta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Buzzetta has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Buzzetta.
Harris takes a shot to the head.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.

Buzzetta rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Buzzetta lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzetta.

Buzzetta manages to break the clinch.

Buzzetta drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Buzzetta is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buzzetta down to the mat. Buzzetta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezio Buzzetta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Buzzetta has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Buzzetta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Buzzetta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buzzetta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Buzzetta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buzzetta pinned against the cage. Buzzetta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Buzzetta counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ezio Buzzetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Paul Harris.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Buzzetta drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzetta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buzzetta'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.

Buzzetta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Harris gets tackled into the cage by Buzzetta. Buzzetta maintains the clinch.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Buzzetta pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch.

Buzzetta takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Buzzetta on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buzzetta.
Buzzetta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.
Buzzetta scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Buzzetta.
Buzzetta lands with a short shot to the head.

Buzzetta breaks from the clinch.
Buzzetta tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Buzzetta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Buzzetta as the two fighters clinch.
Buzzetta is stalling here.
A short right from Buzzetta on the inside.
Harris tries for a takedown but Buzzetta manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buzzetta.
Ezio Buzzetta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buzzetta lands an uppercut.
Buzzetta has Harris pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzetta gets underhooks to prevent Harris's takedown attempt.
Buzzetta stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Buzzetta - that landed with a thud.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Buzzetta instigates a clinch.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Buzzetta.
Buzzetta pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Buzzetta breaks the clinch.

Buzzetta darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Ezio Buzzetta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Buzzetta.
Buzzetta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buzzetta lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris letting Buzzetta take a breather here.
Buzzetta pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Buzzetta lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buzzetta lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Buzzetta.
Rousimar Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Buzzetta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezio Buzzetta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buzzetta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezio Buzzetta!