PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Lozinak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Disgracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce Disgracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lozinak
vs
Disgracie

184 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Condemned
KAISER

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Lozinak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Disgracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lozinak dives in and scores a takedown into Disgracie's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lozinak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Disgracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lozinak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Disgracie looking to control.
Disgracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lozinak is one step ahead there.
Lozinak trying to control but Disgracie is working from the bottom.
Lozinak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lozinak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lozinak cracks Disgracie with a solid left hand.
Lozinak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozinak throws a strike but Disgracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Disgracie wants to control from the top but Lozinak keeps moving.
Disgracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Disgracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Disgracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lozinak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lozinak is on top in guard.
Lozinak wants to control from the top but Disgracie keeps moving.
Disgracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lozinak!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie misses with a head shot.
Lozinak tries to buck Disgracie off but he can't manage it.
Disgracie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lozinak is bucking up trying to escape but Disgracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lozinak wants to try and get back to his feet.
Disgracie with good strikes from the mount here!
Lozinak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Disgracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Disgracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Disgracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lozinak hang on?

Disgracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lozinak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Disgracie.
Lozinak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Disgracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Disgracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Disgracie with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lozinak is squirming around, avoiding Disgracie's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lozinak trying desperately to get to his feet.
Disgracie looking to finish Lozinak with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lozinak!
Disgracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Disgracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Disgracie landing strikes from the mount and Lozinak is in trouble!
Disgracie looking to ground and pound but Lozinak is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Disgracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Disgracie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lozinak has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lozinak!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Disgracie dominated that 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.

Lozinak shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Disgracie's guard.
Disgracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lozinak.

Disgracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lozinak defends well.
Lozinak pushing down on Disgracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lozinak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Disgracie wants to improve his position but Lozinak is controlling well.
Lozinak throws a strike but Disgracie avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lozinak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozinak is working Disgracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lozinak connects with a couple of short punches.
Lozinak throws a strike but Disgracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Disgracie throwing strikes but missing.
Royce Disgracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Disgracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Disgracie trying to control but Lozinak is working from the bottom.
Disgracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lozinak controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lozinak is on top in guard.
Disgracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lozinak.
Disgracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lozinak is one step ahead there.
Lozinak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Lozinak throwing strikes but missing.
Lozinak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Disgracie is looking for a triangle but Lozinak pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lozinak wants to control from the top but Disgracie keeps moving.
Lozinak throws a strike but Disgracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Disgracie wants to control from the top but Lozinak keeps moving.
Lozinak looking for a sweep. Not yet Lozinak, not yet.
Disgracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Disgracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lozinak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lozinak tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lozinak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Disgracie is controlling him.
Disgracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Lozinak has wrist control.
Disgracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Disgracie stopping the sweep attempt from Lozinak.
Lozinak manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lozinak thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lozinak trying to control but Disgracie is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Lozinak dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lozinak gets a double leg takedown into Disgracie's guard.
Lozinak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lozinak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Disgracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lozinak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lozinak throws a big elbow that misses.

Disgracie looking for a guillotine here but Lozinak defends easily.
Disgracie keeping full guard, as Lozinak tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozinak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lozinak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lozinak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lozinak trying to control the position from guard on top but Disgracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Disgracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lozinak.

Lozinak drops back, looking for a kneebar! Disgracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Disgracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Disgracie!
You can see the frustration on Lozinak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Disgracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lozinak is avoiding damage well.
Disgracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lozinak keeps working.
Lozinak regains half guard, as Disgracie was trying to land strikes.
Lozinak is looking to control Disgracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lozinak avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lozinak is trying to stand up here but Disgracie is controlling him well.
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. Disgracie connects with a nice short shot to Lozinak's temple.
Lozinak has hold of Disgracie's hands but Disgracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Disgracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Disgracie throwing shots but Lozinak is blocking nicely.
Lozinak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Disgracie.
Disgracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Disgracie wants to control but Lozinak is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Disgracie.
Disgracie is keen to just control but Lozinak is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie is just content to waste time from the top position. Lozinak takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Disgracie trying to control but Lozinak is working from the bottom.
Disgracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disgracie looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lozinak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Disgracie.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Royce Disgracie.
I think Disgracie 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Disgracie!