PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Profit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Azevedo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Puddle Of Mudd - Psycho . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Azevedo
vs
Profit

179 cm
20
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Dr J's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Profit!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Profit tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jim Profit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Profit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azevedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Profit avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Profit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Azevedo misses with a kick to the body.
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Profit tries to clinch up.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Profit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Profit avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Azevedo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Profit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Profit.
Profit tries to clinch up.

Azevedo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Profit tries to get to full guard but Azevedo has control of the leg.
Azevedo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Profit tries to get to full guard but Azevedo has control of the leg.
Azevedo not doing much here.

We're going to have a standup here because Thiago Azevedo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Profit wants to clinch.
Profit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Profit wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Profit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Profit tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azevedo throws a sloppy head kick and Profit moves out of range easily.
Profit tries to clinch there but Azevedo circles away.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Profit blocks a head kick by Azevedo.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azevedo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo throws a head kick but Profit moves out of range.
Profit wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Profit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Profit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azevedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Profit is looking to clinch.
Profit fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Azevedo.
Azevedo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Profit wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Azevedo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Profit misses with a wild combination.
Profit closes the distance but Azevedo moves to the side

and Azevedo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Azevedo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Azevedo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Azevedo wants to stand up but Profit has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo wants to stand but Profit has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Azevedo stands up from half guard.
Profit blocks a head kick by Azevedo.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Profit tries to clinch up.

Profit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Azevedo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Azevedo passes into half guard.
Profit is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Azevedo connects with a nice short shot to Profit's temple.

Azevedo decides to stand up.
Profit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Profit doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Profit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Profit tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Profit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azevedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Azevedo looking to score a takedown here. Profit is defending well but Azevedo drives through and ends up in Profit's guard.
Azevedo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Azevedo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Azevedo pushing down on Profit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Azevedo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Profit defends it well.
Azevedo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Profit!
We've been hearing good reports from Azevedo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Azevedo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Profit hang on?
Azevedo tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Azevedo controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azevedo with the ground and pound from mount.
Azevedo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Azevedo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Profit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azevedo throws a sloppy head kick and Profit moves out of range easily.
Azevedo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azevedo swats away the attempt to clinch by Profit.
Profit fails in his attempt to clinch.

Azevedo dives in and scores a takedown into Profit's guard.
Azevedo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Profit is proving hard to escape from.
Profit throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Azevedo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Azevedo.
Profit is looking to clinch.
Profit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azevedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Profit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Azevedo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Azevedo is looking to stand up but Profit won't let him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Profit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azevedo distracts Profit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Azevedo tries to stand but Profit is controlling from the bottom.
Profit throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Profit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azevedo passes Profit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Azevedo.
Azevedo prevents Profit from improving his position.
Azevedo tries to stand but can't do so whilst Profit controls his leg.

Azevedo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Profit avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Profit doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Profit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azevedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo keeps the fight on the outside.
Profit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Profit moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Azevedo throws a sloppy head kick and Profit moves out of range easily.
Profit wants to clinch

and Azevedo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Azevedo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Azevedo misses with a body kick.
Profit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Profit tries to clinch up.
Profit tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Azevedo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Profit doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Profit tries to clinch there but Azevedo circles away.
Profit avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Profit doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Profit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Profit wants to clinch.
Azevedo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Profit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Profit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azevedo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Profit blocks a head kick by Azevedo.
Azevedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Azevedo shoots in looking for a takedown. Profit tries to sprawl out of it but Azevedo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Profit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Profit tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
Thiago Azevedo is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Profit tries to clinch up.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Profit tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Azevedo throws a sloppy head kick and Profit moves out of range easily.
Azevedo throws a head kick but Profit moves out of range.
Profit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Profit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Profit is looking to clinch but Azevedo is avoiding it.
Profit is looking to clinch.
Profit blocks a head kick by Azevedo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Profit has Azevedo up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azevedo tries to pull guard but Profit won't allow it.
Profit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Azevedo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo throws a head kick but Profit moves out of range.
Azevedo throws a head kick but Profit moves out of range.
Profit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Profit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azevedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Profit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Profit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Profit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Profit avoids the head kick by Azevedo.

Azevedo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Azevedo controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Azevedo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Profit moves out of range of the body kick from Azevedo.
Profit blocks a head kick by Azevedo.
Profit is looking to clinch.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Azevedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Profit is looking to clinch.
Profit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Profit tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Azevedo scores with a takedown into Profit's guard.
Profit looking for a sweep. Not yet Profit, not yet.
Profit trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Azevedo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Azevedo is looking to stand up but Profit won't let him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Azevedo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Azevedo tries to stand but Profit is controlling his head.
Profit gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Azevedo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Profit avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Profit wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Profit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azevedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thiago Azevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Profit slips a jab and a cross from Azevedo.
Azevedo is looking to chop away at Profit's legs.
Profit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Profit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Azevedo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like Azevedo is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo prevents Profit from improving his position.
Azevedo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Thiago Azevedo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Profit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azevedo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Profit wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Profit is looking to clinch but Azevedo is avoiding it.
Azevedo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Profit can do to turn this around?
Profit is looking to clinch.
Azevedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azevedo throws the kick towards the body but Profit avoids it.
Profit blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Azevedo.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses.
Azevedo throws a low kick but Profit moves out of range easily.
Profit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Profit avoids the head kick by Azevedo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azevedo throws a body kick that misses.
Profit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Profit avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from Profit both land. Nice combination.
Profit wants to clinch.
Profit tries to clinch there but Azevedo circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jim Profit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Profit wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Profit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azevedo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jim Profit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago Azevedo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azevedo tried to score with a low kick but Profit checks it.
Profit avoids the head kick by Azevedo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Azevedo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Azevedo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Azevedo!