PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Marziato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolo Jr Yolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marziato might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC'S Thunderstruck. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marziato
vs
Jr Yolo

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angelo Marziato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolo Jr Yolo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marziato instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yolo.
Yolo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marziato jumps guard but Yolo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yolo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marziato just stands there and leans against the cage.

Marziato jumps guard.
Marziato tries to strike from the bottom.
Marziato trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Yolo wants to control from the top but Marziato keeps moving.
Marziato keeping full guard, as Yolo tries to pass.
Marziato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Marziato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marziato tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rolo Jr Yolo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yolo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marziato pinned against the cage. Marziato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yolo wants to clinch

and Marziato counters by moving into the clinch.
Marziato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yolo backwards.
Yolo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Angelo Marziato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolo Jr Yolo.
Marziato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yolo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marziato is pressed up against the cage. Yolo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marziato down to the mat. Marziato avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yolo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Marziato has Yolo up against the cage in a clinch.
Marziato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yolo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yolo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marziato gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marziato avoiding damage as Yolo throws knees to the body.
Yolo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marziato could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yolo stalling.
Marziato is looking for a takedown.
Yolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marziato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yolo letting Marziato take a breather here.
Yolo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yolo is trying to maintain a safe position but Marziato gets an underhook and turns Yolo into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yolo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marziato keeps control of Yolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Marziato manages to break the clinch.
Yolo tries for a takedown but Marziato circles away easily

and Marziato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Marziato manages to break the clinch.
Marziato tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yolo swivels and escapes.
Marziato is breathing heavily.
Yolo stuffs the takedown attempt from Marziato. Marziato gets slowly back to his feet.
Yolo misses with a takedown attempt - Marziato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yolo shoots in looking for a takedown but Marziato manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yolo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marziato misses with a head kick.

Marziato moves into the clinch.
Yolo jumps guard but Marziato turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yolo pushes off an throws an elbow but Marziato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Marziato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marziato lands a leg kick that knocks Yolo off balance momentarily.
Marziato slaps away a takedown attempt from Yolo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yolo throws a lazy head kick
and Marziato counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marziato tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yolo swivels and escapes.
Marziato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yolo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Marziato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marziato moves to clinch but Yolo breaks away

and Yolo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yolo.
Yolo stalling in the clinch but Marziato improves position.

Marziato breaks the clinch.
Yolo misses with a combination
and Marziato counters with a straight right hand.
Yolo throws a head kick that misses.
Yolo with a poor takedown
and Marziato counters with a left to the body.
Yolo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marziato.

Marziato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yolo stops a takedown attempt from Marziato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yolo wants to break free but Marziato has control.
Yolo is breathing heavily.
Yolo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marziato is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marziato jumps guard but Yolo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Marziato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yolo prevents the takedown attempt.

Marziato manages to break the clinch.
Marziato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yolo tries to clinch but Marziato moves out of range.
Marziato scores with a head kick. Yolo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Yolo moves into the clinch successfully.
Yolo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yolo jumps guard but Marziato stands there with Yolo around his waist. Yolo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Marziato manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marziato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yolo is one step ahead there.
Marziato pulls Yolo in close to prevent any damage.
Marziato wants to sweep but no luck.
Marziato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marziato keeping moving, preventing Yolo from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marziato throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Marziato has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marziato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yolo manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marziato controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yolo is trying to keep Marziato in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Marziato looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marziato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yolo is fending him off so far but Marziato persists. Nope, Yolo circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marziato moves in looking to clinch but Yolo pushes him off.
Marziato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yolo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yolo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yolo shoots for a double leg takedown but Marziato sprawls well. He's pushed Yolo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Marziato.
Marziato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yolo tries to avoid it but Marziato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yolo to the ground. Yolo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marziato connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Marziato dominated that second round.
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!

Yolo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yolo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marziato tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yolo swivels and escapes.
Marziato shoots in looking for a takedown. Yolo tries to sprawl out of it but Marziato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yolo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Marziato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yolo throws a series of punches but Marziato avoids them all with ease.
Marziato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yolo tries to avoid it but Marziato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yolo to the ground. Yolo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marziato checks a leg kick.
Yolo fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marziato throws a sloppy head kick and Yolo moves out of range easily.
Yolo tries to clinch but Marziato moves out of range.
Marziato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yolo as he jumps to the side.

Yolo clinches up against the cage.
Marziato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yolo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marziato prevents the takedown attempt.
Yolo is trying to break free.
Yolo is trying to pull guard but Marziato turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marziato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marziato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yolo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marziato.
Marziato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yolo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marziato counters with a big head kick but Yolo shrugs it off.
Yolo throws a nice looking combination but Marziato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yolo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yolo throws a head kick but Marziato moves out of range.
Marziato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marziato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yolo is fending him off so far but Marziato persists. Nope, Yolo circles away and we're back to standing.
Marziato leaves Yolo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marziato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yolo's waist but Yolo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marziato off to one side.
Yolo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marziato circles away.
Marziato shoots in for a double leg but Yolo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marziato swats away the attempt to clinch by Yolo.
Marziato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yolo sprawls well. Yolo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marziato gets slowly back to his feet.
Yolo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marziato.
Marziato shoots in for a takedown but Yolo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Angelo Marziato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yolo tries to clinch but Marziato is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Marziato. No joy for Yolo on that attempt.

Marziato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yolo, pushing him back against the cage.

Marziato decides to pull guard.
Yolo is pushing down on Marziato's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marziato is fighting to maintain full guard but Yolo has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marziato tries to get to full guard but Yolo has control of the leg.
Rolo Jr Yolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angelo Marziato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marziato is pressing down on Yolo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rolo Jr Yolo.
Well Marziato 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Marziato!
Our winner, Angelo Marziato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.